INTERIOR GUARD

DUTIES
MILITARY SCIENCE (MS-1)
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 Introduction

 An interior guard duty system is installed to

preserve order, protect property, and enforce
military regulations. Security is part of the
commander’s responsibility,.
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Normally, an interior guard system is composed
of the following:

 Field Officer of the Day (FOD)

 Officers of the Day(OD)
 Commanders of the Guard (COG)
 Sergeants of the Guard (SOG)
 relief commander for each relief
 sentinels of the guards.
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Countersign
consists of a secret challenge and reply to
aid the guards/sentinels in the scrutiny of
persons who apply to pass the lines or it
may be defined as a secret challenge and
the secret password.
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Challenge

the command, “HALT, WHO IS THERE?”

given by a sentry is used to cause an
unidentified person or party to halt and be
identified.
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Password
Word or a distinctive sound used to answer
a challenge, identifies the person or party
desiring to enter or pass and is always a
secret.
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Interior Guard
the guard detailed by a commander to
preserve order, protect property and
enforce regulations within the jurisdiction of
the command.
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Relief
those members of the guard who, under
the supervision of and including a corporal
of the guard, have the same watch; the
procedure whereby posted member of the
guard.
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Sentry
an enlisted man assigned to duty as member
of the guard, to keep watch, maintain order,
protect person or property, or warn of any
attack, a sentinel
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Watch
a period of time during which a member of a
guard performs the prescribed duties,
beginning from when he is posted and the
termination when he is relieved by proper
authority.
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Relieve
to direct any member of the guard to cease
performance duties.
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Post
the place or area where a sentry is stationed
or the place where a member of the guard
other than the sentry is required to be when
not performing duties elsewhere
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Patrol Post
A post within a sentry prescribed his own
route, within specified limits, or has his
route prescribed for him.
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Fixed Post
A post within the limits of which a sentry is
not required to more about appreciable for
the performance of this duty.
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Guardhouse
a building, tent or other location designated
as the headquarters of the
guard.
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Detain
the action of any person so authorized used
to secure the custody of an illegal offender
until proper authority may be noticed.
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Field Officer of the Day

(FOD)- A field grade officer detailed as FOD
is the Commanding Officer’s personal
representative. His primary concern is the
proper supervision in the performance of
duty of the interior guards.
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Officer of the Day

(OOD)- The OOD is responsible for the
proper performance of duty by the main
guards. He is charged with executing all
orders of the commanding officers relating
to interior duty guard.
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Commander of the Guard

(COG)- He is responsible for the

instruction, discipline, and performance of
the guards.
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Sergeant of the Guard

(SOG)- The SOG is the overall supervisor

over the other NCO and sentinels of the
guards. He takes over as commander of the
guards in case no one else is detailed as
such.
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Relief Commander

instructs his relief as to their orders and

duties, and makes certain that each sentinel
understands them.
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Sentinel of the Guards

They must memorize, understand, and

comply with the general orders for sentinels
and comply with the specific orders
applicable to their particular posts,
including the use of countersigns if they are
in effects.
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General Orders No. 1 -

To take charge of my post and all

government property in view.
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General Orders No. 2 -

To walk my post in a military manner,

keeping always on the alert and
observing everything that takes place
within sight or hearing.
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General Orders No. 3 -

To report all violations of orders I am

instructed to
enforce.
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General Orders No. 4 -

To repeat all calls from posts more

distant from the
guardhouse than my own.
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General Orders No. 5 -

To quit my post only when properly

relieved.
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General Orders No. 6 -

To receive obey and pass to the sentinel who

relieves
me all orders from the Commanding
Officer, officer of the Day, Commissioned
and Non - Commissioned Officers of the
guard only.
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General Orders No. 7 -

To talk to no one except in line of duty.

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General Orders No. 8 -

To give alarm in case of fire and disorders.

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General Orders No. 9 -

To call the Commander of the Guard in

any case not covered by instructions.
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General Orders No. 10 -

To salute all officers, and all colors and

standard not cased.
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General Orders No. 11 -

To be especially watchful at night during

the time for challenging and to challenge
all persons on or near my post and not
to allow no one to pass without proper
authority.
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