The cadence of the slow pace having become perfectly habitual, a quick
time is next taught, which is 108 steps in a minute, each of thirty
inches, making 270 feet in a minute.
Quick March.--The command Quick March being given with a pause between
them, the word Quick is to be considered as a caution, and the whole
to remain perfectly steady. On the word March, the whole move off,
conforming to the directions already given. (This pace is applied
generally to all movements by large as well as small bodies of troops;
and therefore the recruit is trained and thoroughly instructed in this
essential part of his duty.)