Privates' Handbook of Military Courtesy and Guard Duty: Being Paragraphs from Authorized Manuals with Changes in Manual of Arms, Saluting, Etc., According to Recent Modifications, and Their Adaptations to the Springfield Arm, Embodied, and Notes |
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Privates' Handbook of Military Courtesy and Guard Duty: Being Paragraphs ... Melvin Weston Rowell No preview available - 2018 |
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Privates' Handbook of Military Courtesy and Guard Duty: Being Paragraphs ... Melvin Weston Rowell No preview available - 2018 |
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30 paces approach armed party Art of War Assistant Adjutant-General authorized manuals call the corporal Cavalry School chal challenge charge of prisoners colors or standards commanding officer commissioned officer company quarters dismounted enlisted Fort Leavenworth Full blue cloth Full cloth guard duty guard-house Infantry and Cavalry instruction Manual of Guard MILITARY COURTESY mind the guard National Guard night non-commissioned officers offi officer leaves officer passed old sentinel order arms ORDERS FOR SENTINEL person or party poral port arms position of port postpaid on receipt proper authority REESE LIBRARY Regiment resumes walking reveille rifle or carbine rifle salute right shoulder saber salute all officers salute is acknowledged senior Sent postpaid sentinel calls sentinel in charge sentinel on post sentinel takes sentinel will call sentinel will say sentinel's post sentry-boxes soldier special orders tinel U. S. Army U. S. Infantry UNITED STATES ARMY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA vigilance walking his post
Popular passages
Page 38 - ... to give a parole or watchword different from that which he received, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
Page 16 - When an officer enters a room where there are soldiers, the word "Attention" is given by some one who perceives him, when all rise and remain standing in the position of a soldier until the officer leaves the room. Soldiers at meals do not rise.
Page 16 - Standing he faces an officer for the same purpose. If the parties remain in the same place or on the same ground, such compliments need not be repeated.
Page 30 - To take charge of this post and all 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 instructed to enforce. 4. To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guardhouse than my own. 5. To quit my post...
Page 56 - He will be prepared to tell whenever asked how many prisoners are in the guardhouse and how many are out at work or elsewhere.
Page 39 - In case of disorder he will call, " The Guard, No. ( )," adding the number of his post. If the danger be great, he will in either case discharge his piece before calling.
Page 37 - The instructions relative to the post having been communicated, the new corporal commands, Post; both sentinels then resume the right shoulder, face toward the new corporal, and step back so as to allow the relief to pass in front of them. The new corporal then commands: " 1. Forward, 2. MARCH"; the old sentinel takes his place in rear of the relief as it passes him, his piece in the same position as those of the relief. The new sentinel stands fast at a right shoulder until the relief has passed...
Page 46 - Between reveille and retreat to turn out the guard for all persons designated by the commanding officer, for all colors or standards not cased, and in time of war for all armed parties approaching my post, except troops at drill and reliefs and detachments of the guard. At night, after challenging any person or party, to advance no one but call the corporal of the...
Page 40 - If he is not satisfied, he must cause them to stand and call the corporal of the guard. So, likewise, if he have no authority to pass persons with the countersign, or when the party has not the countersign, or gives an incorrect one.
Page 30 - To salute all officers, and all colors and standards not cased. 12. 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.