Word: drilled
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...neck to the tall yellow sand-dunes on the shore of the gray Atlantic. The shooting from the plane is wonderful fun, and soon we are to shoot at targets towed behind other machines. The morale of the place is splendid, no roll-calls or formations or guards or drill, yet everything goes smoothly and everyone here is happy...
...their neat, trim appearance, but also in the certainty and precision with which the men executed all their movements," said Major Flynn, after the inspection of the Second and Third Battalions yesterday. "Some of the military authorities at the University feared, after such a long period without practical drill, the Corps would be unable to make a creditable showing. I, however, held no such fear concerning the regiment, and was greatly pleased to see that my firm belief in the men was well-founded. The general appearance of the troops was excellent throughout, and I feel certain that the Corps...
...will meet the "volunteer platoon" on Wednesday morning at 7.30 at the Weld Boathouse. The benefit of this special drill is open to any and all members of the regiment who desire extra drill. Special opportunity will be given to each man to command the platoon and special stress will be laid upon the part of the drill which is desired by those present...
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Next week's schedule will bring with it still another change in training for the men of the Corps, when half of the drill hour will be given over to gallery practice. The ranges under the Stadium will be used for this phase of the training, as was done last spring, and all the men will receive ample opportunity to use the sub-calibre rifles. This work will perform a highly important part in preparing the men in Military Science 1 for the range work at Wakefield in May. In addition to the rifle practice, the work with bayonets will...