This document contains two lists of rules or orders - one titled "Taboos" with 11 items, and the other titled "11 General Orders" also with 11 items. The Taboos list guidelines for proper conduct, such as not defaming uniforms, avoiding excuses, and using respectful language. The General Orders outline the responsibilities of a sentry or guard, including maintaining alertness, reporting violations, and properly relieving the next sentry.
This document contains two lists of rules or orders - one titled "Taboos" with 11 items, and the other titled "11 General Orders" also with 11 items. The Taboos list guidelines for proper conduct, such as not defaming uniforms, avoiding excuses, and using respectful language. The General Orders outline the responsibilities of a sentry or guard, including maintaining alertness, reporting violations, and properly relieving the next sentry.
This document contains two lists of rules or orders - one titled "Taboos" with 11 items, and the other titled "11 General Orders" also with 11 items. The Taboos list guidelines for proper conduct, such as not defaming uniforms, avoiding excuses, and using respectful language. The General Orders outline the responsibilities of a sentry or guard, including maintaining alertness, reporting violations, and properly relieving the next sentry.
This document contains two lists of rules or orders - one titled "Taboos" with 11 items, and the other titled "11 General Orders" also with 11 items. The Taboos list guidelines for proper conduct, such as not defaming uniforms, avoiding excuses, and using respectful language. The General Orders outline the responsibilities of a sentry or guard, including maintaining alertness, reporting violations, and properly relieving the next sentry.
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TABOOS
1. Uniform must not be defamed
2. Never slink under cover to avoid retreat 3. Offer no excuses 4. Use of third person by an officer is of poor taste 5. Servility is scorned 6. Avoid praising your commander to his face 7. Old man to be spoken with care 8. Avoid going over the officers head 9. Harsh remarks are to be avoided 10. Avoid vulgarity and profanity 11. Excessive indebtedness to be avoided
11 GENERAL ORDERS
1. To take charge of this post and all government property in view
2. To walk my post in military manner, keeping always on the alert and observing everything that take place within sight or hearing 3. To report all violation of orders I am instructed to enforce 4. To repeat all calls from my posts more distance from the guard house than my own 5. To quit post only when properly relieved 6. To receive, obey and pass to the sentinel who relieves me all orders from the commanding officer, officer of the day, and all non-commissioned officers of the guard only 7. To talk to no one except in the line of duty 8. To give the alarm in case of fire of disorder 9. To call the corporal of the guard in any case not covered by instructions 10. To salute all officers and all colors and 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 1. To take charge of this post and 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 violation 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 only when properly relieved 6. To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me, all orders from the commanding officer, officers of the day, officers, and non-commissioned officers from guard only 7. To talk to no one except on the line of duty 8. To give the alert in case of fire and disorder 9. To call the commander of the relief in any case not covered by instructions 10. To salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased 11. To be especially watchful at night and during the time for challenge, to challenge all persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority
1. Uniforms must not be defamed
2. Never slink undercover to avoid retreat 3. Offer no excuses 4. Use of third person by an officer is of poor taste 5. Servility is scorned 6. Avoid praising your commander to his face 7. Old man to be spoken with care 8. Avoid going over the officers head 9. Harsh remarks are to be avoided 10. Avoid vulgarity and profanity 11. Excessive indebtedness to be avoided