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Present arms (command)
present arms with bayonets fixed Present arms is a two-part drill command used by many military and public safety professionals as a sign of respect. It comes from the old British command "Arms to the present!". The term was used between 1700 and the late nineteenth century in Great Britain, and later across the United Kingdom.
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present arms with bayonets fixed Present arms is a two-part drill command used by many military and public safety professionals as a sign of respect. It comes from the old British command "Arms to the present!". The term was used between 1700 and the late nineteenth century in Great Britain, and later across the United Kingdom.
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