are tehy train to be able to stand liek taht for long periods of time with out moving ?
2007-03-03 09:28:40 · 10 answers · asked by bik k 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Well there are various states in which we are trained to stand in. At ease isn't such a bad state because your allowed to relax your shoulders and drop your arms a bit. You may also move your head to follow the person who is addressing you. This is the position that you would use when your talking to your soldiers about training or something of the like.
Parade Rest on the other hand is the killer and probably what you're refering to here. Parade Rest is the same position except that your shoulders and arms are locked in a perfect position and you can not move your head, eyes, arms, shoulders, legs or anything for any reason.
We are in fact trained to stand like this. When I was in basic we were put at the position of parade rest and told that we had to stand like that for an hour. If we could go the entire hour without anyone moving then we would be allowed to take the rest of the morning to do personal tasks. However, for everyone that was caught moving the tacked an extra half hour on to our time. It was horrible. We stood there for 3 hours before we were given a 20 minute break, which was used to run laps to get the blood pumping. Then we were put back and told to try it again.
The Army spends a lot of time practicing D & C (Drill and Ceremony). This is an integral part of the discipline that we learn in the military. A unit must be able to move together perfectly, and stand motionless as well.
It really is quite a sight to see a highly trained unit march together. It's even better to be part of that unit.
2007-03-03 09:37:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is a difference between 'at ease' and 'parade rest' ! The normal position to stand a stationary post is 'parade rest' or 'attention' when an officer moves close to the post. These people are expected to maintain this position for four to six hours in some cases, but can change positions to accommodate physical stress, as long as the new position fits protocol !
2007-03-03 09:54:51 · answer #2 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Trained? No, you just learn how to stand at ease, the length of time does not matter. Whatever your superior officer tells you to do is what you do.
2007-03-03 10:29:57 · answer #3 · answered by haylsin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There IS NO time limit on standing AT EASE!!
You can move around when standing at ease.
2007-03-03 09:56:47 · answer #4 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
standing at ease is easy, Standing at Attention is hard, I've seen people passout because the blood pools in their legs and not enough oxygen goes to the brain, after about 15 minutes of standing at attention, the trick is to flex your butt muscles to get the blood moving
2007-03-03 09:31:32 · answer #5 · answered by Samantha 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Soldiers are often required to stand at ease for nearly 4 hours......
2007-03-03 09:36:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I've done it for two hours before, but that was on a shady day, in the sun no one would last that long.
2007-03-03 09:34:19 · answer #7 · answered by Boston Bluefish 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
74 hours.
....standing at ease is pretty easy. ...maybe the longest i ever stood at east was an hour and a half.
standing at attention is what i dont like cause it squishes my gaint balls.
2007-03-03 09:36:51 · answer #8 · answered by sean_mchugh6 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As long as they are told -- however long that may be.
2007-03-03 14:35:01 · answer #9 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They stand until they are dismissed....however long it is.
2007-03-03 09:47:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋