SYLLABUS.

1. LEADERSHIP.         (a) Its meaning.

(b) How to acquire the gift of.

• DISCIPLINE.             (a) General behaviour and conduct of the Officers.

(b) Personal appearance – Physical Fitness – Punctuality – Saluting.

• MORAL.                     Its meaning and importance – Responsibility of Officers

and N.C.O.s regarding it – Patriotism – Esprit de Corps – Esprit de Brigade – Esprit de Division – Esprit d’Armee – Psychology of the War.

• DISCIPLINE & COMMAND. Necessity of System of Command so as to

ensure continuity – bearing of Officers and N.C.O.s towards their men.

• ORGANISATION.     Battalion – Brigade – Division – Chain of Responsibility.

• CARE OF ARMS.    Rifles, Bayonets, Ammunition – Equipment – Smoke

Helmets – Clothing – Iron Rations.

• SANITATION.           (a). In trenches, Billets, Bivouacs, Line of March.

(b). Care of feet: Standing Orders on the Subject.

(c). First aid, use of Field Dressings.

(d). Evacuation of the wounded, general principles of.

• Billet Life.                   How to care for and get the best out of the men in billets

– N.B. This is a special subject with a very special importance, which was not realised at the commencement of the last winter campaign.

• DUTIES OF               In camp, bivouac and billets.

PLATOON &             (a) System of billeting.

SECTION COMDRS (b) On the line of march (discipline).

                                    (c) In the trenches.

                                    (d) In the Attack.

1. PROTECTION.         Advance guard, Rear, Flank, and Outposts.

1. PRINCIPLES OF      (a) Organisation previous to.

ATTACK NORMAL. (b) Distribution of troops for.

                                    (c) Formation with regard to ground.

                                    (d) Formation with regard to fire.

12. FIRE DISCIPLINE.  (a) Combination of Fire with Movement.

                                          (b) Fire Control.

                                          (c) Description of Targets.

(d) Use of Range finders.

1. DEFENCE NORMAL.   (a) Principal lines of defence.

(b) Taking up a defensive line.

(c) Siting of trenches by day and by night .

(d) Telling off and distribution of working parties.

1. TRENCH WARFARE. (a) Organisation for an attack from the trenches.  (attack)               Supply of Ammunition, grenades, rations, water.

1. DECENCE.         (a) Construction of Trenches.

(b) Construction of Parapets.

(c) Construction of Traverses.

(d) Revetting, sandbags, fascine, wire, hurdle and other

expedients.

(e) Construction of Splinter Proof.

(f) Loopholes, sighting and construction of.

(g) Sniping Posts.

(h) Listening Posts.

(i) Sapping, principles of.

(j) Entrenching tools, use of.

(k) Entanglements.

(l) Use of telescopes and periscopes.

(m) Sniping, use and methods to be employed in.

1. Trench Orders.    (a) Absolute necessity for.

(b) Organisation of work.

(c) Allotment of hours for watch, work, meals etc.

1. MACHINE GUNS. (a) How to fire the Lewis Maxim Gun.

   (b) Principles of employment in attack and defence.

1. GRENADES.      (a) Description of.

(b) Handling of.

(c) Use in attack and defence.

(d) Use in attack and defence.

(e) Training of Grenadiers.

(f) Organisation of Grenadiers in the attack.

    Organisation of Grenadiers in defence.

(g) Carrying of.

(h) Supply of.

1. PATROL WORK. (a) Importance of.

  (b) How to organise.

• MAP READING. (a) Simple scales and meaning of.

(b) How to read a map.  (Explain how it should be looked

      upon as a book and not as a puzzle.

(c) Compass, variation of, taking angles.  Conversion of

      Magnetic into true bearings

(d) Setting a map by compass and by other methods.

• Co-operation       Importance of, and method of.

of other Arms      Co-operation between Staff and Regimental Officers.

• MASSAGES &    (a) Official letters, writing of.

REPORTS.          (b) Memoranda.

                              (c) Minutes.

                              (d) Field Messages, method of writing.

(e) Verbal messages, limitations of.

(f) Reports, how to be written.

(g) Reconnaissance, simple form of.

(h) Trench reports.

• ARREST.             (a) Rules for.

(b) Telling off and disposal of prisoners.

(c) Crimes and punishments on Active Service.

(d) Field General Courts Martial.

(e) Army (suspension of sentences) Act 1915.

• INTELLIGENCE.            (a) Service of security.

(b) Information.

(c) Prisoners of War.

(d) Their treatment and disposal.

• G.R.O.                  Extracts from, Secrecy, Dress, Discipline,

                              Correspondence etc.

• GAS.                     Use of protectors, methods of dealing with, organisation

                              of attack.

• SYSTEM of         (a) Ammunition.

SUPPLY.             (b) Supplies.

• DRILL.                  (a) Importance of as a means to an end.

(b) Squad with arms.

(c) Platoon.

(d) Company.

• Physical Training. (a) Bayonet Fighting.

(b) Football.

• REVOLVER.       (a) Method of using.

(b) Short course in the use of.

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