_Order, extended:_ The formation in which the units are separated by
intervals greater than in close order.

_Pace:_ Thirty inches; the length of the full step in quick time.

_Point of rest:_ The point at which a formation begins. Specifically,
the point toward which units are aligned in successive movements.

_Rank:_ A line of men placed side by side.

_Right:_ The right extremity or element of a body of troops.

PART I.--DRILL.

INTRODUCTION.

1. Success in battle is the ultimate object of all military training;
success may be looked for only when the training is intelligent and
thorough.

2. Commanding officers are accountable for the proper training of
their respective organizations within the limits prescribed by
regulations and orders.

The excellence of an organization is judged by its field efficiency.
The field efficiency of an organization depends primarily upon its
effectiveness as a whole. Thoroughness and uniformity in the training
of the units of an organization are indispensable to the efficiency of
the whole; it is by such means alone that the requisite teamwork may
be developed.

3. Simple movements and elastic formations are essential to correct
training for battle.

4. The Drill Regulations are furnished as a guide. They provide the
principles for training and for increasing the probability of success
in battle.

In the interpretation of the regulations, the spirit must be sought.
Quibbling over the minutiae of form is indicative of failure to grasp
the spirit.

5. The principles of combat are considered in Part II of these
regulations. They are treated in the various schools included in Part
I only to the extent necessary to indicate the functions of the
various commanders and the division of responsibility between them.
The amplification necessary to a proper understanding of their
application is to be sought in Part II.

6. The following important distinctions must be observed:

(_a_) Drills executed at _attention_ and the ceremonies are
_disciplinary exercises_ designed to teach precise and soldierly
movement, and to inculcate that prompt and subconscious obedience
which is essential to proper military control. To this end, smartness
and precision should be exacted in the execution of every detail. Such
drills should be frequent, but short.

(_b_) The purpose of _extended order drill_ is to teach the
_mechanism_ of deployment, of the firings, and, in general,