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((Short description|Two-part drill command))
((About|a military drill||Present Arms (disambiguation)))
((Cleanup bare URLs|date=September 2022))
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[[File:Present Arms fixing bayonet.JPG|thumb|[[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force|Japanese soldiers]] present arms with bayonets fixed]]'''Present arms''' is a two-part [[Drill commands|drill command]] used by many militaries and public safety professionals in the world as a sign of respect. It comes from the old British command "Arms to the present!"
This was used especially between 1700 and about the late nineteenth century in Great Britain
and later the United Kingdom.

==By country==

===Australia===
Within the [[Australian Defence Force]], the command "Present Arms" is executed using the following procedures.

# If unarmed, a salute is rendered (although this is usually given by the command "To the front salute")
# If armed with a [[F88 Austeyr]]; the command is "PRESENT - ARMS". For instructional purposes the movement is divided into two parts.
##'PRESENT ARMS BY NUMBERS - ONE'. Move the right forearm smartly upward, bringing the rifle to a vertical position, the front handgrip in line with the right shoulder.
## 'BY NUMBERS - TWO'. Raise the right foot through the position of mark time and place it on the ground with the instep against the left heel, the foot at the same angle as for the position of attention. At the same time bring the left arm smartly across the body, forearm parallel to the ground, elbow against the body, hand against the base of the pistol grip with the fingers extended and together, and the thumb on top of the forefinger.<ref>RAAF Manual of Drill DI(AF) AAP 5135.001 Ch 5 Parragraph 510 - 511</ref>

# If armed with a [[7.62mm SLR]] the command is "Present - Arms". This movement is divided up into 2 parts. The timing is "1, 2-3, 1".
## On the first "1", the rifle is flung from the shoulder to a position directly centered and perpendicular to the parade ground. At the same time, the left hand is brought up sharply and is to grasp the rifle just above the magazine. 
## On the second "1", the right hand moves sharply from a grasp around the pistol grip to a "goose neck" grip directly above the rear sight or directly below the rear sight on the small of the butt. At the same time, the right foot moves to the "break step" position (i.e. the right foot is behind the left foot on a 45° angle - the left heel inside the right instep), this is executed through the proper "Mark Time" position.<ref>RAAF Manual of Drill DI(AF) AAP 5135.001 Ch 5 (SLR Drill) Paragraph 515 -516</ref>

# If armed with a sword, the command is "Present - Arms". This movement is divided into 2 parts. As with the SLR, the timing is "1, 2-3, 1". 
## On the first "1", the sword is brought to the "recover" position (i.e. in a vertical position, handle in front of the face, 10&nbsp;cm from the mouth, guard to left). 
## On the second "1", the sword is lowered in a sweeping motion towards the front, the tip of the sword is 30&nbsp;cm from the ground, guard to the left and inline with the seam of the trousers.<ref>RAAF Manual of Drill DI(AF) AAP 5135.001 Ch 6 Parragraph 620 - 621</ref>

=== Finland ===
The command in Finnish military is "ETEEN - VIE!".<ref>https://puolustusvoimat.fi/documents/1948673/2258487/PEVIESTOS_sulkeisj%C3%A4rjestysopas2016.pdf/</ref>

=== France ===
[[File:A Senegalese Red Guard in June 2013.jpeg|thumb|180px|A Senegalese Red Guard presenting arms in June 2013.]]The current standard weapon of the [[French Military]] is the [[FAMAS]], a short, [[bullpup]] assault rifle worn slung in diagonal over the chest; consequently, at the command "''Présentez... armes !''", French military personnel will put the right hand flat over the handle of the weapon, and take hold of the received handguard with the left. The rifle itself does not move.

Officers and non-commissioned officers holding a sword or sabre present it vertically, with the guard in front of the face. Absent a weapon, the standard military salute is rendered, hand above the right eye, palm facing forward.
<gallery>
File:Marins SNLE-IMG 8977.JPG|A sailor of the Ballistic Submarine Squadron presenting arms with his FAMAS-G2
File:Marins Base navale de Brest-IMG 8972.JPG|A Captain of Brest Naval Base presenting arms with his sabre
</gallery>

=== Indonesia ===
In [[Indonesia]], present arms is given the command in [[Indonesian Language|Indonesian]]: "''Hormat Senjata, Gerak!''" (weapon salute) for personnel carrying arms. The command "''Hormat, Gerak!''" is the command for personnel not carrying arms and is to execute a [[Salute|hand salute]]. For commands only to [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]] carrying swords ([[sabre]]s), the command would be: "''Hormat Pedang, Gerak!''", but when officers who parade with men carrying rifles in a ceremony, the "''Hormat Senjata, Gerak!''" command is used.

In some occasions usually during parades, personnel who are carrying rifles with the position of "slinged-port arms" (slinged rifle is brought to the front of the body in "port arms" position), the present arms would be different, the execution is to place the right hand flat over the folded [[stock (firearms)|stock]] of the rifle and the left hand is to hold the [[handguard]]. <small>''(See Present Arms-2 image below)''</small>
((gallery
|File:Akpol hormat senjata.jpg|Present Arms-1<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E52drNHRR04 Demonstration video]</ref>
|File:Hormat senjata posisi kalungkan senjata.jpg|Present Arms-2<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCgpbgsoIrc Demonstration video]</ref>
|File:Jaswandi hut tni 2012.png|Present arms by [[Kopassus]] during a military parade
))
[[Officer (armed forces)|Officers]] execute present arms with a [[Sabre]] in two steps, first is to bring the grip of the sabre to the front of the mouth facing the [[Hilt|guard]] to the left, and then bringing the sabre down to the right lower side of the body next to the right leg facing the blade to the ground in a 30 degree angle to the right.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgU9vGnHVU8 Demonstration video]</ref>

=== Iran ===
In Iran, they use command "پیش فنگ","pish fang", which means to hold the gun in front of the body.

=== Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States ===
For the [[Russian military]], the command ''Na k'rah-ool!'' (''На Караул!'') or ''On Guard'' is the command used for Present Arms. The preparatory command before present arms is ''Eyes on the Right'' and/or ''Eyes on the Left'' or ''Eyes on the Front''.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.13thguardspoltavaskaya.com/drill.html|title = Drill))</ref><ref>((Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uNusCwAAQBAJ&q=%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4+%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B8%CC%81%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE&pg=PA269|title = Общевоинские уставы Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации с Уставом военной полиции. С изменениями на 1 октября 2021 года|isbn = 9785457979284|last1 = Фирер|first1 = Миша|date = 14 September 2021| publisher=Litres ))</ref>

With a rifle ([[SKS]]), present arms is carried out in two steps:<ref>((Cite web|url=http://army-vt.mitm.ru/zakon.files/ovp/charter/su/su_3_2.htm|title=3. Выполнение Воинского Приветствия))</ref>

# Holding the rifle with the right hand, personnel will put the hand up to the head in a vertical position.
# Then, the personnel will have raise the rifle to the center of the chest, holding the rifle neck with the left.
# Finally, the right hand is to be moved to barrel of the rifle, all while keeping it straight.

When carrying an assault rifle, such as an [[AK-74M]] (the standard service rifle of the Russian Ground Forces) personnel will put the left hand flat over the neck of the weapon, while the right hand, which should have by default been on the barrel of the gun, stays the same.

When performing an unarmed present arms, the right hand is brought to the right temple, while not quite, touching; the head has to be covered.

The same format is also used by countries in the Russian led [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] (CIS), which includes countries such as [[Belarus]], [[Armenia]], and [[Tajikistan]]. [[Ukraine]] has conducted the command differently since the fall of the [[Soviet Union]], executing it similarly to the Polish version.

<gallery>
File:Erewacht (6260762960).jpg|Rifle present arms.
File:Oath-taking ceremony for the 154th Independent Commandant's Regiment.jpg|Present arms with [[AK-74]]s.
File:Acting commander of the Russian Northern Fleet rear admiral Andrey Volozhinsky renders a salute, 2011.jpg|Rear Admiral [[Andrei Volozhinsky]] renders a military salute.
File:Aliyev in Turkmenistan 06.jpg|A Turkmen color guard lowering the national flag in the present arms position.
File:Vladimir Putin in Armenia 14-15 September 2001-1.jpg|Armenian troops presenting arms using [[AK-47]] assault rifles that were used in their [[Honour Guard Battalion (Armenia)|guard battalion]] from 1991 to 1998. 
</gallery>

===Singapore===
In the [[Singapore Armed Forces]], the command "''Hormat Senja-ta!''" is given. A full arms salute is given to Officers of rank Major and above. A butt salute, with presentation of weapon and left arm at trigger is given to junior officers. In sword drill, the sword is raised in front of the mouth, then lowered in an 8-beat. The sword is pulled back fully.

=== United Kingdom ===
In the UK, the present arms is given with the SA80 service weapon, or a sword if appropriate.

==== Rifle ====
With the SA80, according to the RAF Drill and Ceremonial manual (AP818),<ref>((Cite web|url=https://learning.bader.mod.uk/Global/AP818%20Drill%20and%20Ceremonial/20061003%20-%20AP%20818%20-%20u.pdf|title=RAF Drill and Ceremonial|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=))</ref> the movement starts with arms at the slope. Firstly, the right arm is moved across the body to strike and grip the butt, keeping the arm parallel to the ground. Next, the right arm is to move the rifle across to the centre of the body, keeping it vertical, with the magazine pointed outwards, whilst the left hand is to be moved 6 inches in front of the rifle. The rifle is then moved down until the right arm is as extended as it can be, with the rifle kept vertically in front of the body, with the left hand striking and gripping the rifle shortly above the trigger guard. The right foot is then moved (in the Army and RAF the leg is bent to 90 degrees, in the navy this is not the case), and placed so that the hollow of the right foot is touching the heel of the left, at an angle of 30 degrees.

==== Sword ====
With the sword (usually carried by officers and, in some cases, warrant officers), the present arms is identical to that of the salute at the halt. The sword is first moved up to a position called the recover (the blade is vertical, turned to the left, with the tip uppermost, and the hilt in front of the face before the mouth), before being lowered smoothly to the front, in line with the right shoulder, with the hilt resting behind the thigh, blade edge to the left, and the tip approximately 30&nbsp;cm from the ground. When the command for rifles to be shouldered is given (shoulder - ARMS), this process is reversed.

===United States===
Within the [[United States Military]], it is executed in the following procedures:

# If unarmed, or armed with only a [[Sidearm (weapon)|side arm]], a hand salute is rendered.
# If armed with a [[firearm]], present the underside of the firearm towards the one receiving the honour.
# If bearing a [[guidon (United States)|guidon]], lower the guidon to a horizontal position with the lower portion of the staff resting in the pit of the right arm.
# If armed with a [[sword]] or [[sabre]], on the first count raise the sword vertically or at a 30-degree angle from vertical, depending on the branch of the military, with the sword grip 6&nbsp;inches in front of the neck, and then on the second count lower the sword to the right side, pointing at the ground at a 45-degree angle, with the right hand or knuckle bow next to the pant seam. The true edge is always to the left during the whole procedure of "present sword."

As with all proper commands, it is to be given from the position of attention only.

Following "Present arms", the command "Order arms" (also a two-part command) is given to return to the proper [[position of attention]].

<gallery>
File:US Navy 070918-N-3143M-023 Sailors present arms after performing a gun salute during a burial at sea on board Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) for two former Sailors.jpg|Sailors of US Navy present arms during burial on sea on aircraft carrier USS ''Harry S. Truman''.
File:US Navy 110909-N-MH885-010 Color guard members present arms during the national anthem at the start of the Patriot's Day ceremony aboard USS Georg.jpg|Color guard present arms
File:U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing Honor Guard, pay tribute to six U.S. Soldiers killed during the Korean War in a ceremony led by Brig. Gen. Joseph Reynes Jr., commander of the 51st Fighter Wing 070412-F-IF940-026.jpg|Airman presenting arms 
</gallery>

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