Parade Rest

Parade Rest- The preparatory command is "Parade" and the execution is "Rest."  On the
command of execution "Rest," raise your left foot just high enough to clear the ground.  Keep
your legs straight, but not stiff.  Extend your leg to the left and plant foot so that heels are 12
inches apart.  Your feet will point 22 1/2 degrees off the centerline of your body forming a 45
degree angle.  The centerline of your body is an imaginary line that divides your body in half from
head to toe.  Simultaneously, as the foot moves, slide your arms around your body and clasp your
hands behind your back.  Your arms will hang naturally behind your back.  The back of your right
hand will lay in your left palm.

Your right thumb draped over your left thumb forming an X.  Your fingers will be joined and
extended.  Your head and eyes will remain straight ahead throughout movement.  Silence and
immobility are required.  To return to the position of attention, the preparatory command is
Detail and the command of execution is Attention.  On the preparatory command, maintain the
position of parade rest.  On the command of execution, lift your left leg just enough to clear
the ground.  Keep your legs straight, but not stiff.  Bring your left foot smartly into the right
foot.  Simultaneously slide arms back to your sides, assuming the position of attention.  See below.