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1. Purpose. The purpose of this exercise is to enable the unit commander to establish his unit rapidly and correctly in single shelter tents, arranged in a neat and orderly way.

2. Formation.-The company commander forms the company in column of platoons on smooth or level ground suitable for instruction. During the instruction, if level ground is not available, the normal formation may be departed from sufficiently to indicate to the men the correct manner of taking advantage of the ground in camping. When tents are pitched on broken or rolling ground, the company commander indicates the general disposition for platoons. Platoon commanders provide for the proper disposition of tents in their own platoons. Except at inspection the alignment should always be subordinate to the proper employment of ground in camping.

3. Commands.-a. FORM FOR SHELTER TENTS.

b. 1. Take interval, 2. To the right (left), 3. MARCH, 4. Company, 5. HALT.

C. PITCH TENTS.

4. Execution.-a. Forming.-At the command Form for shelter tents the file closers fill blank files. Men taken from the left (right) of the platoon concerned fill any remaining blank files; surplus file closers and members of

platoon headquarters take position as additional files on the flank away from the point of rest.

b. Taking intervals.-At the commands for taking interval, the movement is executed as prescribed in TR 420-50. (Chapter VIII).

c. Pitching.-(1) At the command Pitch tents each front-rank man draws his bayonet with his left hand and thrusts it into the ground, ring to the front. outside of and against his left heel near the instep. The bayonet marks the position for the front pole of the tent. Men armed with the pistol mark the place with the left heel. At the same time each rear-rank man moves to the front and places himself in the center of the interval, to the right of, and on line with his front-rank man. (Plate 1).

(2) Each man steps off obliquely to the right with the right foot, a full pace, lays his rifle on the ground, muzzle to the front, barrel to the left, butt near the toe of his right foot. He then steps back into place.

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unsling equipment and place the packs on the ground in front of them. They then open their packs and remove their shelter halves, poles and pins. The men of each file spread their shelter halves on the ground the tent is to occupy, triangle to the rear, buttons to the center, the rear-rank man's half on the right.

(3) They then button the halves together. The front-rank man adjusts his pole, inserts its small end through the front eyes of the tent, and holds the pole upright in position beside the bayonet. The rear-rank man pins down the front corners of the tent in line with the bayonets. He then drives the front guy pin a rifle length in front of the front pole. If he is not armed with the rifle, he measures off, on the tent rope, the distance from the base of the front tent pole to either the right or left front tent pin and drives the front guy pin this distance in front of the front tent pole (the distance from the base of a tent pole to its corresponding corner tent pin being equal to the length of a rifle). He places the loop of the guy rope over the front guy pin, runs the

other end of the rope through the loops of the shelter halves, and ties it at such length that the pole is vertical when the rope is taut. Both men of the file then proceed to the rear of their tent. The rear-rank man adjusts his pole as described above, while the front-rank man pins the tent corners, the rear guy rope, and the rear triangle so that the rear guy pin is a bayonet length in rear of the triangle. If he is not armed with the bayonet, he drives the rear

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guy pin as prescribed for the front guy pins. The rear-rank man drives the remaining pins on the right and the front-rank man drives them on the left. (Plates 2 and 3).

(4) Each man then arranges the contents of his pack as described in TR 50-90, Part III, this chapter, and stands at attention by the side of his own shelter-half, toes on line with the corner tent pins.

5. Supervision.-Platoon commanders supervise their platoons throughout the exercise. They are responsible for an exact alignment of the poles and guy-rope pins. (Plate 4.)

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6. Purpose. The purpose of this exercise is to establish the unit rapidly and correctly in a double tent camp, arranged in a neat and orderly manner. The double tent camp is preferable to the single tent in cold or inclement weather because of the superior shelter it affords. It is valuable in restricted areas, because of its greater concentration of personnel. The double tent is composed of two single tents buttoned together at the square ends. The tent is supported by three poles, one in the center and one at each end. Two guy ropes are attached to each end. Guy pins are in line with the side pins of the tent. Nos. 1 and 2, front and rear rank, pitch and occupy one double tent; Nos. 3 and 4, front and rear rank, another.

7. Formation.-As for single tents, paragraph 2.

8. Commands.-a. FORM FOR SHELTER TENTS.

b. 1. Take interval, 2 paces, 2. To the right (left), 3. MARCH, 4. Company, 5. HALT.

c. PITCH DOUBLE TENTS.

9. Execution.-a. Forming.-At the command Form for shelter tents the exercise proceeds as for single tents, paragraph 4a.

b. Taking intervals.-At the commands for taking interval, the movement is executed as prescribed in TR 420-50, but with an interval of 2 paces.

c. Pitching. (1) At the command Pitch double tents all men proceed as for single tents, paragraph 4c, except that only the odd numbers of the front rank mark the line with their bayonets. The rear-rank men do not step

forward in line with the front rank. They place their packs and rifles on the ground at such convenient distance to the rear as not to interfere with pitching the tent.

(2) After the bayonets have been placed, all men spread their shelter halves on the ground to be occupied by their respective tents. Front-rank men place their shelter halves with triangles to the front; the rear-rank men place theirs with the triangles to the rear.

(3) They button together the four shelter halves of each tent, the ridges first, then the square ends. The odd numbers, front and rear rank, insert and support the front and rear poles, respectively, the front pole in contact with the bayonet, the rear pole in a line with it perpendicular to the line of bayonets. The even numbers, front and rear ranks, pin the front and rear corners of the tent. The even number of the front rank then enters the tent with his pole and, assisted by the even number of the rear rank, adjusts the pole to the center eyes of the shelter halves. He inserts the top of the pole, in the following order, through the eyes of the lower half of the front tent,

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the lower half of the rear tent, the upper half of the front tent, and the upper half of the rear tent. The even numbers then fasten the guy ropes and all drive the remaining pins.

(4) The occupants turn back the triangular ends, display the contents of their packs, as prescribed in TR 50-90 (Part III, this chapter), and stand at attention by the side of their own shelter halves, facing outward, with their toes on line with the corner tent pins. (Plate 5).

Procedure

Section III

WHEN PACKS ARE NOT CARRIED

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10. Procedure.-When packs are not carried by the men the following procedure governs :

a. Arms are stacked and the men are directed to fall out to obtain and sling their packs.

b. When the men have returned to their positions, the unit commander causes them to take arms and then pitch tents as heretofore prescribed.

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