Chapter 8
Company Drill
“The fundamentals of drill are established daily.... If these maneuvers are all accurately observed and practiced every day then the army will remain virtually undefeatable and always awe inspiring….”
Frederick the Great: “History of My Own Times,”
translated to English in 1789
Section 1
Procedures and Personnel
8-1. The procedures used and personnel required to conduct company drill are described in this section.
Section 2
Formation and Movements
8-5. This section discusses the formations and movements used in conducting a company drill.
Section 3
Inspections
8-35. This section discusses the procedures used to conduct inspections for a company drill. The two typical inspections discussed are in-ranks inspections and in-quarters inspections.
