CHAPTER VI.
A TEN-DAY PROGRAM FIRST DAY Attention! Hips Firm Neck Firm Arms Bend Arms Cross Arms Stretch Arms Reach Mark Time Mark Time on Toes Attention! Stepping Heels Raise Deep Breathing (At "Arms Stretch") Hike or Outdoor Work Walk half-mile on level, each man at his own stride.
[Illustration: CORRECT POSITION OF NECK AND SHOULDERS IN ALL REACH EXERCISES] Walk in pairs--column of twos; the shorter men should be in front.
SECOND DAY Attention! Hips Firm Neck Firm Body Prone Hips Firm Stride Stand Body Bend (Side to left and right) Attention! Arms Bend Arms Cross Balancing (On one foot--to right and left) Arms Stretch Mark Time Mark Time on Toes Attention! Heels Raise Stepping Deep Breathing Hike or Outdoor Work Walk three-quarters of a mile, column of twos, keeping step.

Starting at command, "Forward--March!" beginning with left foot.

Leader calls "Company--Halt!" three or four times, and then "Forward--March!" again.
Leader commands occasionally, "Change Step--March!" THIRD DAY Attention! Arms Bend Arms Cross Stride Stand Turn Body (On hips--right and left) Attention! Neck Firm Body Prone Body Backward Bend Attention! Balancing (On one foot--to right and left) Mark Time Mark Time on Toes Stride Stand Heels Raise Deep Breathing Hike or Outdoor Work [Illustration: STOOPING.

INCORRECT POSITION, LETTING THE HEAD FALL FORWARD] Walk a mile, column of twos, keeping step.

Last half-mile command men to stand up and keep their necks pressed back against their collars, chins in.
FOURTH DAY Attention! Arms Bend Arms Stretch Palms Front Bring Arms Downward and Backward Attention! Arms Bend Arms Cross Balancing (On one foot--to right and left) Stride Stand (Foot advanced) Bend Knee and Touch Floor with Hand (Right and left) Mark Time Mark Time on Toes Stepping Deep Breathing Hike or Outdoor Work Walk a mile, marching step, column of twos, shorter men in front, but try to get them up to a thirty-inch stride.