What is the Third General Order?

What is the Third General Order?

• A. I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to my commander of the relief.
• B. I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.
• C. I will obey my special orders and perform all of my duties in a military manner.
• D. I will stand fast and maintain discipline at all times.

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is how a sentry handles issues on the post. The Third General Order tells a guard to report any violations of special orders, emergencies, or anything not covered by instructions to the commander of the relief. This ensures that problems or unexpected situations are escalated to the person in charge of the relief so appropriate action can be taken and the post remains properly supervised. The other statements describe different responsibilities: guarding the post and quitting only when properly relieved relates to the duty to remain at the post; obeying special orders and performing duties in a military manner covers following directives; standing fast and maintaining discipline is about conduct but not the specific reporting requirement.

The key idea here is how a sentry handles issues on the post. The Third General Order tells a guard to report any violations of special orders, emergencies, or anything not covered by instructions to the commander of the relief. This ensures that problems or unexpected situations are escalated to the person in charge of the relief so appropriate action can be taken and the post remains properly supervised.

The other statements describe different responsibilities: guarding the post and quitting only when properly relieved relates to the duty to remain at the post; obeying special orders and performing duties in a military manner covers following directives; standing fast and maintaining discipline is about conduct but not the specific reporting requirement.