Posted on Jul 26, 2014
As you were: conceited or just easier to correct?
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When doing DNC (for those that still utilize this old skill) when the person giving the orders messes up I always wondered why they say as you were. It comes off as if they never make mistakes even though it was their fault. So is it to be conceited or just easier to correct the mistake?
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I thought it was to be taken literally. In other words, go back to my last correct command (as you were, before I screwed everyone up).
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That's how I've always used it. "As you were" means I said something wrong and need to correct.
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Sadly, I think this was my most frequent command in BCT. D&C is somehow lost on me. My DS would constantly shout, "G-d damn it, Wolfer! Oh-nine-sierra is the only MOS you could be!"
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FM 22-5: The commander gives the command AS YOU WERE to revoke a preparatory command that he has given. The command AS YOU WERE must be given prior to the command of execution. The commander cannot cancel the command of execution with AS YOU WERE. If an improper command is not revoked, the personnel execute the movement in the best manner possible
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During DnC, when I'd hear the command "as you were", I always took it to mean, "Continue what you were doing because I screwed up."
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