INTERIOR

GUARD DUTY
 OVERVIEW
DEFINITION OF TERMS

PROCEDURES FOR CHALLENGING AND

REPLYING A PASSWORD

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF

GUARDS
11 GENERAL ORDERS
 DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. OFFICER OF THE DAY

 Acting directly under the commanding officer.

 Responsible on a given day for the execution of

all orders of the commanding officer relating to
interior guard duty and other duties as may be
assigned.
2.COMMANDER OF THE GUARD
Responsible for the instruction, discipline,
and performance of duty of the guards.

Member of the guard next junior to the

Officer of the Day.
3.SERGEANT OF THE GUARD
Non-commissioned officer of the
guard.
Supervises the enlisted members of
the guard.
Responsible to the Commander of
the Guard for the execution of all
orders related to guard duty.
4.GUARDHOUSE
A building occupied by men
detailed for interior guard duty.
It is a guard tent or any other
designated location for the
headquarters of the guard.
5.CHALLENGE
Used to cause an unidentified party or
person to halt and to be identified.
If secret challenge is used, it follows the
original challenge and consists of a
word or distinctive sound.
The command “HALT. WHO IS THERE?”
6.PASSWORD
A word or distinctive sound used
to answer a challenge, identifies the
person or party desiring to enter or
pass and is always secret.
7.COUNTERSIGN
 Consists of a secret challenge and a
password.
 Words comprising the countersign are
issued from the principal headquarters
of a command to aid guards and
sentinels in their scrutiny of person
who apply to pass the lines.
8.CONFINEMENT OFFICER
A military police officer assigned to
a stockade and charge with the
security, administration, care, and
custody of all prisons confined in the
local stockade or hospital prisoner
ward.
9. RELIEF
The procedure whereby members
of the post is relieved and members is
posted in his place.
10. RELIEVED
To direct any members of the guard
to cease performance of duty.
11.WATCH
A period of time during which member
of the guard performed the prescribed
duties beginning where he is posted and
terminated his duties.
12.STOCKADE
A confinement facility under the
jurisdiction of an instillation commander
used for the confinement of military
 PROCEDURES FOR CHALLENGING
AND REPLYING A PASSWORD
2. CHALLENGING ONE PERSON
AIR FORCE SENTRY
a. To a person about to enter his post:
“HALT WHO GOES THERE”
b. Sentry orders the person forward
“ADVANCE, Cdt Damasco TO BE RECOGNIZED”
c. When a person close enough to be
identified. The Sentry commands:
“HALT” (He does not recognized Cdt Damasco)
d. The Sentry has identified the person, he will
permit him to proceed.
“PASS SIR”
 PERSON CHALLENGED
a. On halt immediately and
answers:
Cdt Damasco, THE Personnel, S-1”

b. The person will advance without

replying.
 PERSON CHALLENGED
c. Person will halt and wait for
further instruction.

d. The person challenged will give

the reply in low voice.

e. Person will proceed when told to

proceed.
 CHALLENGING A GROUP
a. To a group of person about to enter his
post:
GUARD: “HALT, WHO GOES THERE”
LT MORE: “LT MORE AND MTI’S request
permission to enter / pass”.
b. Guard will order the most Senior to
advance forward:
“ADVANCE LT MORE TO BE
RECOGNIZED”
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c. When LT MORE is close enough

to be identified, guard will
command:
“ADVANCE THE PATROL TO BE
RECOGNIZED”
d. Once recognized, the group will be
allowed to enter or pass.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Commanding Officer – CO
Provides sentinel for security.
Prescribes regulations and special
orders of the guard.
Receives the report of the Officer
of the Day
Supervises and inspects stockade
prisoners.
2. Officer of the Day – OD
 Responsible for the performance of
the Guard.
 Protects life and properties in case of
alarm.
 Provides signature of the Guard
report.
 Responsible for the guard.
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Responsible for the instruction,

performance, and discipline of the
guard.
Prepares the daily report.
Responsible for the lowering and
raising of the National Flag.
Forms the reserve guard in case of
alarm.
3. Sergeant of the Guard – SOG
 Supervises the Non-Commissioned
Officer of the Guard.
 Responsible for the posting of relief
at proper time.
 Responsible for the cleanliness of
the Guard house and its
surroundings.
 Forms the guard in case of
emergency.
4. Corporal of the guard – COG
 Assigns members of the guard to
their post.
 Reports to the sergeant of the guard
all violations of orders and unusual
incidents.
 Posts himself at the guard house.
 Awakens the next relief on time of
relieving.
 Examine persons halted or
determined by sentinels.
6. Sentinels
Memorize, understand, and
complied with the 11 General
Orders, Special Orders General
Orders
ELEVEN (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
everything that takes place within sight or
hearing.
3. To report all violations of orders I am
instructed to enforce.
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4. To repeat all calls from post more distant
from the guardhouse than my own.
5. To quit my post only when properly relieved.
6. To receive, obey and pass to the sentinel
who relieves me all orders by the
Commanding Officer, Officer of the Day and
Non-commissioned officer of the guard only.
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7. To talk to no one except in the line

of duty.
8. To give the alarm in case of fire or
disorder.
9. To call the Corporal of the Guard in
any case not covered by instruction.
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10. To salute all officers, colors and

standard not cased.
11.To be specially watchful at night and
during the time of challenging, to
challenge all persons on or near my
post and to allow no one to pass
without proper authority.
 SPECIAL ORDERS
Orders promulgated by the
commanding officers which prescribe
the special duties for the main and
special guards.
 SUMMARY
DEFINITION OF TERMS

PROCEDURES FOR CHALLENGING AND

REPLYING A PASSWORD

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF

GUARDS

11 GENERAL ORDERS
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