General Orders

1st General Order

TO TAKE CHARGE OF THIS POST AND ALL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY IN VIEW.

2nd General Order

TO WALK MY 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 POSTS MORE DISTANT FROM THE GUARDHOUSE 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. OFFICER OF THE DAY, AND OFFICERS AND NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE GUARD 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 CORPORAL OF THE GUARD 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, TO CHALLENGE ALL PERSONS ON OR NEAR MY POST. AND TO ALLOW NO ONE TO PASS WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORITY.