What are the positions of rest besides POA?

• A. At Ease, Rest, Parade Rest, Stand at Ease
• B. At Ease, Stand at Ease, Parade Rest, Rest
• C. Stand at Ease, At Ease, Rest, Parade Rest
• D. Parade Rest, Rest, At Ease, Stand at Ease

Answer: (B)

In drill, after the Position of Attention you have four standard rest postures that soldiers can assume to relax without breaking formation: At Ease, Stand at Ease, Parade Rest, and Rest. The correct choice is the one that includes all four of these rest positions, since each represents a distinct level of relaxation and corresponding rules about motion and speech. Listing all four confirms you know every rest option that exists besides the Position of Attention.

• At Ease is the first step toward relaxation; you may shift slightly and speak quietly after the command is given, while staying in formation.

• Stand at Ease allows a bit more comfort than At Ease, with less restriction on movement, but you still should be in place and not disrupt the formation.

• Parade Rest is a more formal rest posture with hands interlaced behind the back, and it typically requires you to remain still and silent.

• Rest is the most relaxed of the four, with arms at the sides and minimal restrictions beyond staying in formation.

Other options would omit one of these standard rest positions, so they wouldn’t fully reflect the set of accepted rest postures.