What is the command given to revoke a preparatory command?

What is the command given to revoke a preparatory command?

• A. As you were
• B. At ease
• C. Stand fast
• D. Forward

Answer: (A)

In drill and ceremonies, a preparatory command signals what is coming next, and the execution command actually carries out the movement. If you need to cancel that planned action before it’s carried out, you use the phrase that revokes the preparatory cue: “As you were.” When you hear it, you revert to the position you were in before the preparatory command and no movement occurs. For example, if the unit is cued by a preparatory command indicating a change in position and then, before the execution command is given, the supervisor says “As you were,” everyone returns to their prior stance and the planned move is abandoned. The other options either change posture (relaxing or maintaining readiness) or initiate movement, so they don’t cancel a pending action.

In drill and ceremonies, a preparatory command signals what is coming next, and the execution command actually carries out the movement. If you need to cancel that planned action before it’s carried out, you use the phrase that revokes the preparatory cue: “As you were.” When you hear it, you revert to the position you were in before the preparatory command and no movement occurs.

For example, if the unit is cued by a preparatory command indicating a change in position and then, before the execution command is given, the supervisor says “As you were,” everyone returns to their prior stance and the planned move is abandoned. The other options either change posture (relaxing or maintaining readiness) or initiate movement, so they don’t cancel a pending action.