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39-40 THE BAND
BAND. The drum major of the base band places himself,
facing to the front, so that the center of the massed band
will be opposite and 12 paces from the massed-band leader.
The base band is marched in column of squads in playing
formation to the line by its leader so that, upon halting, the
right front-rank man of the leading squad will be on a line
with and 9 inches to the left of the drum major. After the
band is halted, its leader alines it to the front and to the
right, then faces toward the massed-band leader and reports,
"Sir, band present," and takes his post. All other
bands are marched successively on the line to the left of the
base band and alined and reported in a similar manner.
After reporting, or in the case of the massed-band leader
after receiving the last report, each leader takes post as follows:
The senior abreast of and 2 paces to the right of the
leading rank; the next senior in a corresponding position to
the left of the leading rank; the other two leaders in order of
rank 2 paces to the right and left, respectively, of the front
rank of the middle squad. The assistant band leader of the
band to which the massed-band leader belongs, after reporting,
takes his place in ranks. When the leader of the last
band on the line has given the command FRONT, the drum
majors take post as follows: The drum major for the massed
band 3 paces in front of the center of the band; all others as
the rear-rank file of the chief trumpeters of their respective
bands. Necessary blank files will be left for this purpose.
b. Band leaders will repeat all preparatory commands of the
massed-band leader and assist in keeping a correct alinement
when marching.
c. In case the front is too extended to direct efficiently the
honors required to be rendered by the field music, the distance
between the massed band proper and the field music may
be increased to 4 paces at the discretion of the massed-band
leader. In that case, the senior chief trumpeter will take
post 2 paces in front of the center of the front rank of the
field music.
* 40. To DISMIss.-At the command of the massed-band
leader DISMISS YOUR BANDS, other leaders will salute and move
by the most direct route to their respective bands. Drum
majors take their proper posts. Each band leader then
marches off his band and dismisses it.
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United States. War Department. The band., book, March 31, 1941; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1049/m1/35/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.