I was a road guard on the ten mile march in basic.....carrying a full pack w/ shelter half n weapon. After the last soldier past the road crossing..had to run..back to my place behind the squad leader. The pitfalls being tall...but it helped me in Vietnam.
The column kept extending..and extending..
The column kept extending..and extending..
Tell me. I'm 6'1" and was 6'2" in basic and in the 4th platoon. I was road guard on many marches too. We kept bitching about the slow troops in front. One day they decided to let 4th platoon lead the march. We stayed in formation and the rest was strung out for hundreds of yards. That was the only time we ever led a march.