11 General Orders

1. 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 ANYTHING 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 MY POST, MORE DISTANT FROM THE GUARD HOUSE 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 ORDERS FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER, OFFICER OF THE DAY, COMMISSIONED AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE GUARD ONLY.

7. TO TALK TO NO ONE EXCEPT IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

8. TO GIVE ALARM IN CASE OF FIRE OR DISORDER.

9. TO CALL THE COMMANDER OF RELIEF IN ANY CASE NOT COVERED BY INSTRUCTIONS.

10. TO SALUTE ALL OFFICERS, ALL COLORS, AND ALL STANDARDS NOT CASED.

11. 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.