  1. “Guard,” “withdrawals,” “thrusts,” “parries,” and the “jab” will be taught first with the left, then with the right foot forward. 2. The position from which the “short thrust” is made is shown in Plate IV. All short thrusts will be practised from this position. Except after a thrust into a dummy, make a momentary pause in this position so as to break men of the habit of drawing back the rifle from the guard before making the thrust. 3. From the outset squads will be frequently practised in charging for short distances in the open as a strengthening 4. A target at which to thrust will always be named when working by word of command; it will be indicated by the position of hand when working in class and be clearly marked on all dummies. 5. When working in ranks, the distance apart must be sufficient to avoid all danger of accident when the thrusts are being made. When thrusts have been made advancing, the ranks will change position by coming to the high port, doubling past each other right shoulder to right shoulder and turning about. When working against dummies, men will always continue the movement past the dummy, which they will leave on their right. 6. The “withdrawal,” once taught, will be made after each thrust. After a thrust advancing rear foot or on the advance, the hand will always be moved up the rifle, but in the first and second practices, since the arm and body are already stretched to their 8. In the third practice, the thrusts will also be practised deliberately and progressively on dummies placed, as a preparation for the Final Assault Course, in positions of increasing difficulty; e.g., on parapets and steps of shallow trenches, and in fire and communicating trenches. 9. Scabbards will not be removed from the bayonet except for thrusting at dummies. |
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