Bearing.

In the military, you hear the term ‘bearing’, usually paired with ‘dress’, as in ‘dress and bearing’.

A soldier with good posture, alert, aligned with her fellow soldiers when formed up in ranks, who marches in sync with them, is said to have good ‘bearing’.

‘Bearing’ is one’s orientation to the world around us.

‘Situational awareness’ is a related term, and a person with good bearing usually has good situational awareness.

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