What command reverses the direction of a march?

What command reverses the direction of a march?

• A. Rear March
• B. About Turn
• C. Left Face
• D. Right Face

Answer: (A)

The main idea tested here is how drill commands control the direction of movement while a formation is marching. The command to reverse the direction of march is rear march. When given, the unit changes course so they begin moving in the opposite direction as a group, continuing in cadence and keeping the formation intact. It differs from turning commands that change your facing without necessarily reversing the march path: an about face turns you 180 degrees in place to face the opposite direction and then continue forward, while left face and right face turn you 90 degrees to face a new direction. Rear march, by contrast, reverses the travel direction as a marching movement, without the same in-place facing changes.

The main idea tested here is how drill commands control the direction of movement while a formation is marching. The command to reverse the direction of march is rear march. When given, the unit changes course so they begin moving in the opposite direction as a group, continuing in cadence and keeping the formation intact. It differs from turning commands that change your facing without necessarily reversing the march path: an about face turns you 180 degrees in place to face the opposite direction and then continue forward, while left face and right face turn you 90 degrees to face a new direction. Rear march, by contrast, reverses the travel direction as a marching movement, without the same in-place facing changes.