Eleven General Orders of a Sentry Flashcards
What is your first General Order?
To take charge of this post and all government property in view.
What is your second 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.
What is your third General Order?
To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.
What is your fourth General Order?
To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the Guardhouse than my own.
What is your fifth General Order?
To quit my post only when properly relieved.
What is your sixth 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.
What is your seventh General Order?
To talk to no one except in the line of duty.
What is your eighth General Order?
To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.
What is your ninth General Order?
To call the Officer of the Deck in any case not covered by instructions.
What is your tenth General Order?
To salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.
What is your eleventh 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.
What is the RTC Maxim?
I will not lie, cheat, or steal nor tolerate those among us who do.
What is the Mission of the Navy?
The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.
