Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Part 15

To the flank: "_Right_ (or left) _Face_."

Raise slightly the left heel and the right toe; face to the right, turning on the right heel, a.s.sisted by a slight pressure on the ball of the left foot; place the left foot by the side of the right. "Left Face"

is executed on the left heel in the corresponding manner. Right (or left) Half Face is executed similarly, facing forty-five degrees.

To the rear: _About Face._

Carry the toe of the right foot about half a foot length to the rear and slightly to the left of the left heel without changing the position of the left foot; face to the rear, turning to the right on the left heel and right toe; place the right heel by the side of the left.

Eyes Right or Left

1. _Eyes Right_ (or left). 2. _Front._

At the command "Right," turn the head to the right oblique, eyes fixed on the line of Scouts in, or supposed to be in, the same rank. At the command "_Front_" turn the head and eyes to the front.

The Rests

Being at halt, the commands for the different rests are as follows:

FALL OUT, REST, AT EASE and 1 PARADE, 2 REST.

At the command _Fall Out_, the Scouts may leave the ranks, but are required to remain in the immediate vicinity. They resume their former places, at attention at the command "_Fall In_."

At the command "_Rest_" each Scout keeps one foot in place, but is not required to keep silence or immobility.

At the command _"At Ease"_ each Scout keeps one foot in place and is required to keep silence but not immobility.

_1 Parade, 2 Rest._

Carry the right foot six inches straight to the rear, left knee slightly bent; clasp the hands, without constraint, in front of the center of the body, fingers joined, right hand uppermost, left thumb clasped by the thumb and forefinger of the right hand; preserve silence and steadiness of position.

To resume the attention: _1 Squad (or Company) 2 Attention._

Steps and Marchings

All steps and marchings executed from the halt, except right step, begin with the left foot.

The length of the full step in "_Quick Time_" for a Scout is twenty inches, measured from heel to heel, and the cadence is at the rate of one hundred twenty steps per minute.

The length of the full step in "_Double Time_," for a Scout, is about twenty-four inches; the cadence is at the rate of one hundred eighty steps per minute.

The instructor, when necessary, indicates the cadence of the step by calling "One, Two, Three, Four," or "Left, Right, Left, Right," the instant the left and right foot, respectively, should be planted.

All steps and marchings and movements involving march are executed in "Quick Time" unless the squad (or company) be marching in "Double Time."

Quick Time

Being at a halt, to march forward in quick time: 1 _Forward_, 2 _March_.

At the command "_Forward_," s.h.i.+ft the weight of the body to the right leg, left knee straight.

At the command "_March_" move the left foot smartly straight forward twenty inches from the right, sole near the ground, and plant it without shock; next, in like manner, advance the right foot and plant it as above; continue the march. The arms swing naturally.

Being at a halt, or in march in quick time, to march in double time; 1 _Double time_, 2 _March_.

If at a halt, at the first command s.h.i.+ft the weight of the body to the right leg. At the command "_March_" raise the forearms, fingers closed to a horizontal position along the waist line; take up an easy run with the step and cadence of double time, allowing a natural swinging motion to the arms.

If marching in quick time, at the command "_March_," given as either foot strikes the ground, take one step in quick time, and then step off in double time.

To resume the quick time: 1 _Quick Time_, 2 _March_.

At the command _March_, given as either foot strikes the ground, advance and plant the other foot in double time; resume the quick time, dropping the hands by the sides.

To Mark Time

Being in march: 1 _Mark Time_, 2 _March_.

At the command _March_, given as either foot strikes the ground, advance and plant the other foot; bring up the foot in rear and continue the cadence by alternately raising each foot about two inches and planting it on line with the other.

Being at a halt, at the command _March_, raise and plant the feet as described above.

The Half Step

1 _Half Step_, 2 _March_.

Take steps of ten inches in quicktime, twelve inches in double time.

_Forward_, _Half Step_, _Halt_ and _Mark Time_ may be executed one from the other in quick or double time.

To resume the full step from half step or mark time: _Forward March._

Side Step

Being at halt or mark time: 1 _Right (or left) Step_, 2 _March_. Carry and plant the right foot twelve inches to the right; bring the left foot beside it and continue the movement in the cadence of quick time.

The side step is used for short distances only and is not executed in double time.

Back Step

Being at a halt or mark time: 1 _Backward_, 2 _March_. Take steps of twelve inches straight to the rear. The back step is used for short distances only and is not executed in double time.