4/31 The men should be arranged in order of height, the tallest being No. 1, front rank.No.4 of the front rank acts as corporal of the squad. Its use is to get the company out of the double line formation into a column of four men abreast, the usual marching formation. At the executive command, "March!" No. 1 front rank acts as the pivot, and makes a right-angled turn to the right, marking time in that position until the three other men in the front rank have executed a right-oblique movement and have come up on the new line. |