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Laying Out a Line

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This skill is necessary when constructing a bivouac or camp and in sketching. At the point from which we wish to lay out a line, we place a staff or a person, standing ourselves facing the given direction. A second person positions themselves or a staff at any point along the correct direction. We align them precisely on the intended direction using hand signals. The direction of adjustment is indicated with the hand: left hand—adjustment is also to the left, right hand—to the right. We will use this method for: laying out straight lines between two points, marking points on a given line, indicating a certain direction in the terrain, and during cross-country marches (we then select a series of terrain features along the line of march).


Source scan: Polona / National Library, marked “Public Domain”. View scan — image 129.

  • Type: game
  • Traits: Not stated in the source
  • Source: Jan Jasiński, Gry i ćwiczenia terenowe (Harce terenowe) (1938)
  • Printed pages: 121–122
  • Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
  • Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 121
  • Read the source text: gct-060