Hi All :)
   I believe the term is "Route Step" for what we do when marching "large"
elements across bridges whether they be natural or manmade.  And yes... it has
to do with the increasing of the force exerted on the bridge.... as I recall
from reading in the Drill and Ceremony Manual  (sorry I forget the manual's
number.... but I do have a copy or two floatting around :) hehehe)

Art "All Accounted for :) not necessarily All Present hehe" Bahrs

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>From: Bill Lancaster <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: OT: Y2K, electricity and you
>Date: Fri, 17 Dec, 1999, 11:22
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> Not just the Roman military.  When I was in U.S. Navy bootcamp 24 years ago
> we had to do the same thing!
>
> Bill
>
> At 12:18 PM 12/17/1999 -0600, Janet Thorp wrote:
>>      Ah yes - the Roman soldiers knew this - when marching across bridges
>>      they would fall "out of step" so that the bridge would remain intact.
>>
>>      Happy Holidays to everyone-
>>      Janet
>>