For example, a recruit is instructed to hold his/her food tray in a similar fashion to holding the butt of a rifle during "shoulder arms."
When the officer returns the salute the guard will return to right (left) shoulder arms and resume his duties.
Combatants typically take turns punching each other in the shoulder, arm, or face, until one participant gives in.
And adjustable rear sight made it as accurate as a bolt-action shoulder arm.
Their rifles are at shoulder arms and their left hands clutch their genitals.
The fatigue-clad figure holding the joint at shoulder arms hung around the perimeter like a green-and-brown ghost.
He ordered right shoulder arms; the rifles went up.
Right shoulder arms, order arms, inspection arms, parade rest, calling the orders and counting the movements by the numbers.
When the sarge hollered "Right shoulder arms!"
Vehicle and Heavy Weapons crewmen carried 1 cm pistols (unless they had picked up shoulder arms on their own).
