Back Step

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The command, backwards, MARCH is given only when you are at a HALT.

  1. At the command, MARCH, you step off to the rear with your left foot and take 15-inch steps at a rate of 120 steps per minute. Swing your arms naturally.
  2. When doing back step. Take one more back step after HALT. Bring the forward heel back against the other.


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