Marine corps drill and ceremonies manual - Regimental Drum Major ...

Figure 7-4.--Falling In at Close Interval.
7-3. TO DISMISS THE SQUAD
a. The squad is dismissed only from a line with men at attention.
b. Armed troops are dismissed with the commands INSPECTION, ARMS;
PORT, ARMS; DISMISSED.
c. Unarmed troops are dismissed with the command DISMISSED.
7-4. TO COUNT OFF
a. In line, the command is COUNT, OFF. At the command OFF, all men
except the man on the right flank smartly turn their heads and look to the
right. The right flank man shouts ONE. The man to his left shouts TWO.
Each man shouts the next higher number after the man to his right has
shouted a number. At the same time he shouts the number, each man smartly
turns his head and looks to the front. Numbers are counted in cadence of
quick time from man to man.
b. In column, the command is FROM FRONT TO REAR, COUNT, OFF. Each
man, starting with the front man, turns his head to the right and smartly
shouts his number as he turns his head back to the front.
7-5. TO ALIGN THE SQUAD
a. In line, the commands are DRESS RIGHT (LEFT), DRESS; READY,
FRONT, or AT CLOSE INTERVAL, DRESS RIGHT (LEFT), DRESS; READY, FRONT.
b. These commands are given only when the squad is at approximately
the same interval as the interval at which the dress is commanded.
c. At the command DRESS, all men, except the right flank man,
smartly turn their heads, look, and align themselves to the right. At the
same time, all men except the left flank man smartly extend their left
arms shoulder high (or if at close interval, place their left hands on
their hips). All men except
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