Defensive Retreat
You call for a careful retreat. Signal all squadmates within the aura of your banner; each can immediately Step up to three times as a free action. Each Step must take them farther away from at least one hostile creature they are observing and can only take them closer to a hostile creature if doing so is the only way for them to move toward safety (such as if they're surrounded).
Traits
The brandish trait indicates an ability that involves you waving or otherwise actively displaying your banner. To use an ability that has the brandish trait, you must be holding your banner in one hand or wielding a weapon it is attached to. Since you have to be actively signaling with your banner to direct your squadmates while using a tactic with the brandish trait, you cannot use free actions or reactions granted as part of a brandish tactic unless specifically noted otherwise.
This trait indicates abilities from the commander class.