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The Order.-- The recruit will first fall in as directed in Part I, S. 24. The rifle will then be placed perpendicularly at his right side, the butt on the ground, its toe in line with the toe of the right foot. The right arm to be slightly bent; the right hand to seize the rifle between the bands thumb pressed against the thigh, fingers slanting towards the ground
When the rifle has been properly placed at "the Order," the recruit will be instructed always to fall in on parade or for drill, with it in that position.