SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER

PART II - LESSON III

Manual of Arms

249. The object of this lesson is to prepare the recruits to load at will, and to cause them to distinguish the times which require the greatest regularity and attention, such as charge cartridge, rams cartridge and prime. It will be divided as follows:
250. The first time will be executed at the end of the command; the three others at the commands, two, three and four. The instructor will command:
     
     1. Load in four times 2. LOAD



251. Execute the times to include charging the cartridge.
     
     2.



252. Execute the times to include ram cartridge.
     
     3.



253. Execute the times to include prime.
     
     4.



254. Execute the time of shoulder arms.
     
     To load at will



255. The instructor will next teach loading at will, which will be executed as loading in four times, but continued, and without resting on either of the times. He will command:
     
     1. Load at will 2. LOAD



256. The instructor will habituate the recruits, by degrees, to load with the greatest possible promptitude, each without regulating himself by his neighbor, and above all without waiting for him.



257. The cadence prescribed No. 129, is not applicable to loading in four times, or at will.

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