chain of command/general orders

1st General Order

To take charge of this post and all government property in view.

2nd General Order

To walk this post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert, and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing.

3rd General Order

To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.

4th General Order

To repeat all calls from any post more distant from the guardhouse or the quarter-deck than my own.

5th General Order

To quit my post only when properly relieved.

6th General Order

To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me, all orders from the Commanding Officer, Command Duty Officer, Officer of the Deck, and Officers and Petty Officers of the watch only.

7th General Order

To talk to no one except in the line of duty.

8th General Order

To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.

9th General Order

To call the Officer of the Deck in any case not covered by instructions.

10th General Order

To salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.

11th General Order

To be especially watchful at night, and during the time for challenging, challenge all persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.

President / Commander in Chief

President Donald J. Trump

Vice President

Vice President James D. Vance

Secretary of War

The Honorable Pete Hegseth

Secretary of State

The Honorable Marco Rubio

Secretary of the Navy (acting)

The Honorable Hung Cao

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

General Dan Caine

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)

Admiral Daryl Caudle

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)

MCPON (SW/AW) John Perryman

Commandant of the Marine Corps

General Eric M. Smith

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz

Naval Education & Training Command (NETC)

Rear Admiral Gregory C. Huffman

Naval Service Training Command (NSTC)

Rear Admiral Matthew T. Pottenburgh

NJROTC Program Director

Mr. Bruce Nolan

NJROTC Area Manager (Area 21)

CDR Thomas Garcia

Senior Naval Science Instructor (SNSI)

CDR William M. Lauper