Which signal requires you to face the unit and raise both arms, crossing them over the head with palms to the front to disregard a previous command?

Which signal requires you to face the unit and raise both arms, crossing them over the head with palms to the front to disregard a previous command?

• A. I do not understand hand signal
• B. Right or left flank hand signal
• C. Disregard Previous Command hand signal
• D. Forward hand signal

Answer: (C)

Disregard Previous Command is signaled by facing the unit and raising both arms, crossing them over the head with the palms facing forward. This gesture clearly tells everyone to ignore the prior instruction and await new orders, making it the appropriate signal when you need to cancel or negate what was just commanded. The other signals are for different actions: one indicates a lack of understanding, another signals turning to the right or left flank, and another indicates moving forward. None of those convey canceling a command, so they don’t fit the described gesture.

Disregard Previous Command is signaled by facing the unit and raising both arms, crossing them over the head with the palms facing forward. This gesture clearly tells everyone to ignore the prior instruction and await new orders, making it the appropriate signal when you need to cancel or negate what was just commanded. The other signals are for different actions: one indicates a lack of understanding, another signals turning to the right or left flank, and another indicates moving forward. None of those convey canceling a command, so they don’t fit the described gesture.