Below- Zouave recruits training in Tunisia, 1915. Entire company at with amazing l’arme sur l’epaule amount of precision. (present arms from the right shoulder)— --Presentez-Arme Same position as from l’arme au pied One motion Drop right arm and allow rifle to slide down your shoulder to become vertical- it is never raised or lifted off shoulder. As soon as you begin dropping motion with right arm, smartly bring left hand over to grab rifle between sight and receiver (as described for above). Have both hands on rifle as much as possible. presentez-arme Motion completed, right arm should be fully extended. Left hand near shoulder, rifle tight to body. Left elbow low, left forearm tight against chest. (Return)-- --Reposez Arme Bring rifle back to previous position, (right shoulder) in this case. l’arme sur l’epaule (Return)-- --Reposez Arme Go to the order l’arme au pied- (Stack arms)-- --Formez les faisceaux Stacking is an unceremonious process. It is done properly, but without time or count. Rather than attempt to describe here we’ll simply learn it as a group. However a few remarks would help: It’s done in Two files or four men. “fours”. Nearly all work is done by the even-numbered file. Stack formed men return to the as their stack is formed. position de l’attention (Break Ranks)-- --Rompez vos Rang Men disperse from without ceremony. la faisceaux --Rassemblement (fall in)-- Men at the in their original places. Make sure to place feet against stocks of rifles exactly as rassemble faisceaux they were when forment les faisceaux. (break the stack, unstack-arms) --Rompez la fascieux
Below- Zouave recruits training in Tunisia, 1915. Entire company at l’arme sur l’epaule with amazing amount of precision. --Presentez-Arme (present arms from the right shoulder)— Same position as from l’arme au pied One motion Drop right arm and allow rifle to slide down your shoulder to become vertical- it is never raised or lifted off shoulder. As soon as you begin dropping motion with right arm, smartly bring left hand over to grab rifle between sight and receiver (as described for presentez-arme above). Have both hands on rifle as much as possible. Motion completed, right arm should be fully extended. Left hand near shoulder, rifle tight to body. Left elbow low, left forearm tight against chest. --Reposez Arme (Return)-- Bring rifle back to previous position, l’arme sur l’epaule (right shoulder) in this case. --Reposez Arme (Return)-- Go to l’arme au pied- the order --Formez les faisceaux (Stack arms)-- Stacking is an unceremonious process. It is done properly, but without time or count. Rather than attempt to describe here we’ll simply learn it as a group. However a few remarks would help: It’s done in “fours”. Two files or four men. Nearly all work is done by the even-numbered file. Stack formed men return to the position de l’attention as their stack is formed. --Rompez vos Rang (Break Ranks)-- Men disperse from la faisceaux without ceremony. --Rassemblement (fall in)-- Men rassemble at the faisceaux in their original places. Make sure to place feet against stocks of rifles exactly as they were when forment les faisceaux. --Rompez la fascieux (break the stack, unstack-arms)
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