standing at attention in English

military stance that is upright and with the arms as the sides

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1. I'm still standing at attention, thank you.

2. Some of the Army’s more common Courtesies include rendering the hand salute, standing at attention or …

3. If raising or lowering the flag is part of a special ceremony, with people standing at attention or saluting the flag, then performing this act amounts to sharing in the ceremony.

4. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, "I pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.When not in uniform men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold