Which drill command requires hands to be at your sides with posture relaxed?

• A. Attention
• B. At Ease
• C. Parade Rest
• D. Ready

Answer: (B)

The command being tested is about relaxing your body while staying in formation. When told to be At Ease, you smooth out the stiffness of the previous position and allow a comfortable, relaxed posture. Your hands can rest by your sides in this stance, and you’re not held as rigid as you are at Attention. This contrasts with the stricter Attention, where the body is kept very straight and tense, and with Parade Rest, where the arms are positioned in a formal way (often in front or behind). So the reason At Ease is the best answer is that it explicitly calls for a relaxed posture while remaining in position, with the hands allowed to be at your sides.