5/3/2023 0 Comments Parade restHigh port arms: The weapon is brought out in front of the soldier in the form similar to Port Arms but higher so that the butt and forestock or equivalent is raised.Port arms: The weapon is brought out in front of the soldier, and held by the right hand on small of the butt, or equivalent, and the left hand about the forestock, or equivalent.Order arms: Servicemen carrying a weapon lower the butt of the weapon to the ground, muzzle vertical.In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, the command is often preceded with a general salute or royal/presidential/national salute, when appropriate. ![]() Soldiers without weapons use a salute appropriate for their headdress. Present Arms: The soldiers bring their weapons to the front of their bodies, and adjust their right foot position.Change arms (Commonwealth only): When the rifle is being carried at the slope, trail or shoulder, it is changed from one side of the body to the other.Shoulder/slope arms: The rifle is brought on the left or right sides by the shoulder.Eyes front (United States: ready front) – the front rank snaps their arms down and faces forward, while all other ranks simply face forward.At the same time, all members of the formation snap their heads so they are facing right. All personnel to the left of the colours in front row and right side column except the right marker take one step forward, pause, and only the front rank bring up their right arms parallel to the ground. At the same time, all members of the formation snap their heads so they are facing left. All personnel to the right of the colours in front row and left column except the left marker take one step forward, pause, and only the front rank bring up their left arms parallel to the ground. The formations to the left of the colour party will dress to the right and the formations to the right of the colour party will dress to the left. This is used so that dressing is off the colours. Inwards dress/centre dress – used when a parade is formed up in two or more groups with colours, guidons, or banners on parade.The American version of this is called dress left, dress. After this, they pause, and then shuffle back to a new position, where their hand is extremely close to the soldier's shoulder on their right, unless otherwise specified. ![]() ![]()
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