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• November 1, 2018 06:30:49 Zafiro Marti

  SENTRY DUTY
  MY GENERAL ORDERS ARE:
  1. To take charge of this post and ail government

  property in view.

  2. To walk my post in a military manner, keeping

  always on the alert and observing everything that

  takes place within sight or hearing.

  3. To report all violations of orders I am in-

  structed to enforce,

  4. To repeat all calls from posts more distant

  from the guardhouse than my own,

  5. To quit my post only when properly relieved.

  6. To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentinel

  who relieves me all orders from the commanding

  officer, officer of the day, officers and non-commis-

  sioned officers of the guard only.

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

  8. In case of fire or disorder to give the alarm.

  9. To allow no one to commit a nuisance on or

  near my post,

  10. In any case not covered by instructions, to

  call the corporal of the guard.

  11. To salute all officers and all colors and stand-

  ards not cased.

  One thing that a sentinel should not be sloppy

  about is his manner of saluting. Nothing looks

  more neat than a snappy salute from a sentinel, and

  there is nothing that looks more disrespectful than

  a salute from a sentry who goes about it as if he

  were dying of the pip. Put some life and snap into

  every salute.

   To salute, a dismounted sentinel, with piece at

  right shoulder, halts and faces the person to be

  saluted when the latter arrives within thirty paces.

  The limit within which individuals and insignia of

  rank can be readily recognized is assumed to be

  thirty paces, and therefore at this distance cogniz-

  ance is taken of the person or party to be saluted.

  
  

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