Draw weapon as a standard action?

[Tadeus]

Hi guys :)

The rules say you can draw a weapon as a move action or draw something that is harder to reach (in your backpack) as a standard action.

Can you choose to draw the weapon as a standard action?

My player has a BAB of 0 so he cannont draw for free while moving.

He would like to move (move action) and to draw his weapon (standard action). Can he do this or does he need to have the weapon in his backpack? :D

[Jeraa]

You are always allowed to give up your single standard action, and take a move action in its place.

[Grick]

Jeraa is correct, and here's why:

Move Action: "You can take a move action in place of a standard action."

Note that this is an exception, you can't 'trade down' other actions (to get multiple swift actions, for example).