Platoon Leaders.

1. Must accompany company commander on inspection of trenches one
day previous to occupying them.
2. Make necessary reliefs for his men in his segment.
3. Make a plan of defense and counterattack for his position or
approve the one left there.
4. Establish sniping posts and arrange reliefs.
5. Establish Listening Posts and arrange reliefs.
6. Assign non-commissioned officer to duty with platoon and arrange
relief.
7. Instruct every man as to his place in case of attack.
8. Establish liaison with platoons on both flanks; and one runner
to Company Headquarters.
9. Have one platoon guide report to Company Headquarters on day his
platoon is to be relieved.
10. On completion of posting his platoon, report to his company
commander.
11. Turn over to platoon relieving him all orders and data
pertaining to his position.
12. Be especially attentive to rigid military discipline; _i.e._,
every soldier to be neat; equipment must be clean at all times;
to render the required salute when not observing or firing at
the enemy.
13. Have one non-commissioned officer on duty at all times.
14. To inspect rifles, equipment and latrines twice daily.
(a) To have at least one latrine in working order at all times.
(b) To have a sentry on duty at each platoon dugout at all
times.
(c) Establish one Observation Post in daytime.
15. In Front Line Trenches:
(a) No smoking or talking to be allowed at night.
(b) Every man to wear his equipment except packs.
(c) Have rifle within reaching distance.
(d) All reliefs to be within kicking distance of soldier on
duty.
16. Inspect at "Stand to" and report results to Company
Headquarters, especially if each man has 170 rounds of
ammunition and necessary grenades and bombs.
17. To be especially attentive to sanitation and care of the men's
feet.
18. To have one (1) watcher and relief on duty at all times near
platoon dugouts.
19. To get a good field of fire to his front and to cover the sector
of each platoon on his flanks.
20. Make requisition for material.
21. To see that all of his men are properly fed.
22. Report to company commander when relieved.
23. Must know what every man is doing at all times.

Duties of Non-Commissioned Officer on Duty (Each Platoon).

1. To