COMMANDS
OPEN RANKS
WHAT HAPPENS
2 PARTS
CLOSE RANKS
100

COUNT, OFF

WHAT IS THE FIRST COMMAND GIVEN IN THE OPEN RANKS INSPECTION?

100

THIS SQUAD STAND FAST

WHAT DOES 3RD SQUAD DO DURING THE OPEN RANKS PROCEDURE?
100

YOU FALL IN FORMATION THIS WAY.

WHAT IS POSITION OF ATTENTION?

100

YOU MAY ONLY MOVE WHEN THIS PART OF A COMMAND IS GIVEN.

WHAT IS THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION?

100

WHEN THE COMMAND CLOSE RANKS, MARCH IS GIVEN, THE 4TH SQUAD DOES THIS

WHAT IS 1, 30 INCH STEP FORWARD?

200

CLOSE RANKS, MARCH

WHAT IS THE 5TH COMMAND GIVEN IN THE OPEN RANKS PROCEDURE?

200

WHEN OPEN RANKS IS CALLED, THIS SQUAD TAKES 2, 15 INCH STEPS BACKWARD.

WHAT DOES THE 4TH SQUAD DO?

200

DURING OPEN-RANKS AND CLOSE RANK THE 3RD SQUAD DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD.

WHAT IS STAND, FAST?

200
IDENTIFY THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION IN RIGHT, FACE

WHAT IS FACE?

200

4, 15 INCH STEPS BACKWARD

HOW MANY STEPS DOES FIRST SQUAD TAKE WHEN THE COMMAND "CLOSE RANK, MARCH" IS GIVEN?

300

THE 3RD COMMAND GIVEN DURING THE OPEN-RANKS INSPECTION PROCEDURE.

WHAT IS DRESS RIGHT, DRESS?

300

WHEN OPEN, RANKS IS CALLED, THIS SQUAD TAKES 1, 30 INCH STEP FORWARD.

HOW MANY STEPS DOES THE SECOND SQUAD TAKE?

OR WHAT DOES TE 2ND SQUAD DO?

300
WHEN THE COMMAND DRESS RIGHT DRESS IS GIVEN, THE SQUAD LEADERS CONTINUES TO LOOK IN THIS DIRECTION.
WHAT IS THE SQUAD LEADER CONTINUES TO LOOK FOWARD?
300

THIS PART OF THE COMMAND PREPARES YOU FOR THE COMMAND

WHAT IS THE PREPARTORY COMMAND?

300

WHEN THE COMMAND CLOSE RANKS, MARCH IS GIVEN, THE 2ND SQUAD DOES THIS

WHAT IS 2, 15 INCH STEPS BACKWARD?

400

ARMS DOWNWARD, MOVE

WHAT IS THE 4TH COMMAND GIVEN DURING THE OPEN-RANKS PROCEDURE?

400
WHEN OPEN, RANKS IS GIVEN, THIS SQUAD TAKES 2, 30 INCH STEPS FORWARD.

HOW MANY STEPS DOES THE FIRST SQUAD TAKE? OR WHAT DOES THE FIRST SQUAD DO?

400

THIS CAN'T BE DONE FROM POSITION OF ATTENTION.

WHAT IS TALKING?

WHAT IS MOVING?

400

THIS PART OF THE COMMAND TELLS YOU WHEN TO MOVE.

WHAT IS THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION?

400

3RD SQUAD DOES THIS WHEN THE COMMAND "CLOSE RANK, MARCH" IS GIVEN.

WHAT IS STAND, FAST?

500

THIS IS THE LAST COMMAND GIVEN DURING THE OPEN RANKS PROCEDURE.

WHAT IS CLOSE-RANKS, MARCH?

500

THE PLATOON SERGEANT TAKES THIS MANY STEPS BACKWARD DURING THE OPEN RANKS PROCEDURE.

WHAT IS 4, 15 INCH STEPS BACKWARD?

500

HEELS TOGETHER, TOES POINTING 45 DEGREE LEGS STRAIGHT, BODY STRAIGHT, SHOULDERS SQUARED, HEAD/FACE FORWARD, ARMS  STRAIGHT WITH FINGERS CURLED, THUMB STRAIGHT ALONG SEAM OF TROUSERS. YOU CAN NOT TALK WHILE IN THIS POSITION.

WHAT IS ATTENTION?

WHAT IS POSITION OF ATTENTION?

500

TWO PARTS TO COMMANDS

WHAT IS THE PREPARTORY COMMAND AND THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION?

500

THE PLATOON SERGEANT TAKES THIS MANY STEPS FORWARD WHEN THE COMMAND "CLOSE RANKS, MARCH" IS GIVEN.

WHAT IS 2, 30 INCH STEPS FORWARD?