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b. At the command MOUNT, all break ranks, move at the
double time and mount. Engines are started.
C. Movements to pass in review are started on the com-
mands: I. PASS IN REVIEW, 2. COLUMN OF MASSES ON FIRST
TROOP (SQUADRON), 3. MARCH.
d. Units normally pass in review with distances between
troops of 25 yards and between squadrons of 50 yards.
e. Movements to pass in review are as follows:
(I) Troops successively execute RIGHT TURN from line
of masses.
(2) Troops successively execute LEFT TURN in order to
make next change of direction at the end of the review field.
(3) Troops successively execute LEFT TURN in order to
make last change of direction before passing the reviewing
stand.
f. After the review, troops successively leave the field in
column or other prescribed formation by designated routes,
or move to assembly areas as directed in the orders for the
review.
g. In case the initial formation is column of masses, each
rear troop moves to the front after the units ahead have
cleared, and then executes the prescribed movements to pass
in review on the same ground and in the same formation as
the leading unit in column.
72. SPEED. The speed for a review is prescribed by the
commanding officer, but should be approximately IO to 15
miles per hour.
73. ROAD REVIEWS. a. Road reviews usually are held
in column of vehicles. Special instructions must be issued
for control of traffic safety precautions, markers, and guides.
Speeds for and distance between vehicles must be prescribed.
In order to prevent traffic jams, provisions must be made for
divergent routes for units after having passed the reviewing
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United States. War Department. Cavalry drill regulations, mechanized., book, March 15, 1944; Washington, D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28311/m1/57/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.