MANUAL
FOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND
PRIVATES OF
CAVALRY
OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES

1917

TO BE ALSO USED BY ENGINEER COMPANIES
(MOUNTED) FOR CAVALRY INSTRUCTION
AND TRAINING

WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1917

War Department,
Document No. 620.
Office of The Adjutant General.

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WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington, June 28, 1917.

The following Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry is published for the information and guidance of all concerned.

[2582824 C.—A. G. O.]

By order of the Secretary of War:

TASKER H. BLISS,

Major General, Acting Chief of Staff.

Official:

H. P. McCain,

The Adjutant General.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

•  Page.
• Chapter I. Military discipline and courtesy 9
• Section 1. Oath of enlistment 9
• Section 2. Obedience 9
• Section 3. Loyalty 11
• Section 4. Discipline 11
• Section 5. Military courtesy 13
• Section 6. Saluting 13
• Section 7. Rules governing saluting 15
• Section 8. Courtesies in conversation 18
• Chapter II. Arms, uniforms, and equipment 20
• Section 1. The rifle 20
• Section 2. Care of the rifle 21
• Section 3. Cleaning the rifle 23
• Section 4. Uniforms 27
• Section 5. The service kit 30
• Section 6. The surplus kit 32
• Section 7. Assembling equipment 33
• Chapter III. Rations and forage 36
• Section 1. The ration 36
• Section 2. Individual cooking 37
• Section 3. The forage ration 41
• Chapter IV. Personal hygiene and care of the feet 43
• Chapter V. Extracts from Cavalry Drill Regulations, 1916 50
• Section 1. Definitions 50
• Section 2. General provisions, individual instruction 54
• Section 3. School of the trooper, dismounted 57
• Section 4. School of the trooper, mounted 112
• Section 5. General provisions, elementary collective instruction