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• Guard Duty

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Introduction

• Soldiers
• Perform guard
• Protect and preserve government property

• Guard duty requires
• Sound judgement
• Common sense
• Pride in appearance
• Self-discipline

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Types Of Guard

• Interior guard
• Protect property
• Enforce specified military regulations

• Exterior guard
• Act as lookouts
• Act as listening posts
• Act as guard posts in a combat zone

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Composition Of InteriorGuard

• Main guard
• Consists of a combination of patrols and fixed
  guards
• Special guard
• Protects parks, trains, boats, and aircraft
• Reserve guard
• Maintains a large enough force at guard house to
  meet any local emergency

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Interior Guard

• Main guard
• Patrol
• Moving or roving guards that follow a specific
  route of movement
• Fixed post
• A guard that remains at one location
• Special guard
• Consists of patrols and/or fixed post

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Sentinel (Guard)

• Guards and protects assigned post
• Memorizes, understands, and complies with all
  general and special orders for the post

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Supernumerary

• Best sentinel during guard mount inspection
• Does not perform guard unless required to replace
  someone

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General Orders
General order number 1I will guard everything
within the limits of my post andquit my post
only when properly relieved.
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General Orders
General order number 2 I will obey my special
order and perform all my duties in a military
manner.
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General Orders
General Order Number 3
I will report violations of my special orders,
emergencies, and anything not covered in my
instructions to the commander of the relief.
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Special Orders
Special orders are established by the commanding
officer and differ from various posts, depending
upon the nature of the area being guarded
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Special Orders For EachGuard Post
Explain the post location, boundaries, and any
particular orders for the post, including those
conditions under which force will be used.