What is the command "Parade rest"? What is it for?

Answer 1

modified at-ease

Answer 2

Attention is used whenever you have to salue an officer. ANY officer.
Parade rest is normally used in cerimony. It is basically to give the soldiers in formation a break while the cerimony is going on but they will still have to be there to carry out more of the cerimony.
Parade rest as described before is right hand over left in the middle of the back at the hips feet shoulder width apart.
Attention is fett together hands at sides. Attention can only be held for so long before people start haveing circulation problems and such.
Position of attention is where menuvers are normally carried out from.
The only valid command from parade rest is attention.
And as i said before Attention is how you salute when not moveing. At least in the coast guard we were allowed to salute on the move unsure about other branches.
I think most officers would have a FIT if you saluted them from parade rest. I never did it tho so i dont know.

Answer 3

Parade Rest is a modified position of attention. You can not speak, you can not move your eyes except to follow someone addressing the formation. Feet shoulder width apart, elbows bent hands at belt level, shoulders back and straight.

At Ease you can relax your stance somewhat but stil no talking, or unnecessary movement.

Rest, you can talk, drink from your canteen, move your feet ( just one though)

And the only position you can be called to from any of these is Attention. You can't go from At Ease to Parade Rest.

Answer 4

Parade rest is a slightly more comfortable stance than full attention. However, even at Parade Rest, the individual is not supposed to talk or move around. This position is often used by embassy guards who are required to come to attention often, when officers or dignitaries approach, yet stay at Parade Rest when not at attention.

Answer 5

Parade Rest- is the pose you use when rendering courtesy to an NCO (Non Commissioned Officer) or WO (Warrant Officer), feet shoulder with apart and hands held at the small of your back (right hand in the palm of your left). Your head and eyes should be to the frontand unmoving.

Attention- is the pose(with the salute, unless you are indoors, then you only salute when reporting) you use when rendering courtesy to an officer or the flag. Your heels touch with your toes pointed out at a 45 degree angle. Your hands should make a fist with your thumbs to the outside of the pointer finger. Your fist should rest along you trouser seams (this draws your shoulders back). Your head and eyes should be fixed straight ahead never moving.

At Ease- modified Parade Rest, hands (still joined) may be lowered to the buttocks. Your head and eyes should be fixed on whomever is speaking to you. If no one is up front you may speak with your Battle Buddy as long as you remain stationary. (also may mean Shut Up)

Rest- you may move any part of your body as long as you left foot remains planted.

Answer 6

parade rest takes you to and from attention.
its much more comfortable than Attention and allows you to get the blood flowing again. Being at attention is a tricky thing. Mustn't lock the knees. Folks have a tendency to pass out.

Answer 7

your hands must remain on your lower back crossed with the right hand on top, feed spread, you can not move your feet out of this position, you can only move or bend, twist your body, you can speak while in parade rest, it is used while in formations and being spoken to, the command that always follows parade rest is attention, and you can only get to parade rest from the position of attention

Answer 8

hey mack, you stand at attention for a warrent officer, not parade rest, they are officer's. Although since most wo's are prior enlisted they won't care about your stance.

Answer 9

Attention=feet together
Parade rest=feet apart at shoulder width

Answer 10

It is a modified at-ease, though still rigid (formal) in it's stance! It gives soldiers breaks from standing at attention which is not easy for long periods of time!