What is the command to cancel a previous command?

What is the command to cancel a previous command?

• A. At ease
• B. As you were
• C. Dismissed
• D. Stand easy

Answer: (B)

The concept being tested is how to revoke a command and return to the state you were in before it was given. The best answer is the one that tells everyone to revert to their original condition and ignore the instruction, effectively canceling what was just commanded. This phrase is used to withdraw an instruction before it’s acted upon and put the unit back to the prior posture or activity. That command is used precisely to erase the effect of the previous instruction and resume the prior state. It’s different from changing posture or relaxation commands, which don’t cancel the earlier directive. For example, telling a group to stand easy or at ease adjusts their stance but doesn’t nullify the previous command. Dismissed ends the drill and releases the unit, rather than canceling a specific instruction.

The concept being tested is how to revoke a command and return to the state you were in before it was given. The best answer is the one that tells everyone to revert to their original condition and ignore the instruction, effectively canceling what was just commanded. This phrase is used to withdraw an instruction before it’s acted upon and put the unit back to the prior posture or activity.

That command is used precisely to erase the effect of the previous instruction and resume the prior state. It’s different from changing posture or relaxation commands, which don’t cancel the earlier directive. For example, telling a group to stand easy or at ease adjusts their stance but doesn’t nullify the previous command. Dismissed ends the drill and releases the unit, rather than canceling a specific instruction.