A2C NONILO Q AQUINO JR 864570 PAF

Definition of Terms
Procedures for

challenging and
replying a password
Duties and

responsibilities of
guards

INTERIOR GUARD
- Interior Guard is detailed by the
Commanders of all military installations to
preserve order, protect property, and enforce
military regulations.

COMMANDING OFFICER
- The Officer Commanding
installation, garrison or bivouac.

an

OFFICER OF THE DAY

- An officer acting directly under the
commanding officer who is 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.

COMMANDER OF THE GUARD

- The senior officer or Noncommissioned officer (NCO) who is
responsible for the instruction, discipline,
and performance of duty of the guards. He
is the member of the guard next junior to the
Officer of the Day.

SERGEANT OF THE GUARD

- The Non-commissioned officer of the
guard. He supervises the enlisted members
of the guard and is responsible to the
Commander of the Guard for the execution of
all orders related to guard duty.

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

GUARDHOUSE
- A building occupied by men detailed
for interior guard duty. It might include
guard tent or any other designated location
for the headquarters of the guard.

CHALLENGE
- The command HALT WHO GOES
THERE? is 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.

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.

COUNTERSIGN
- A countersign consists of a secret
challenge and a password. The 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.

RELIEF
- The procedure whereby members of
the post is relieved and members is posted
in his place.
RELIEVED
- To direct any members of the guard to
cease performance of duty.

WATCH
- A period of time during which member
of the guard performed the prescribed duties
beginning where he is posted and terminated
his duties.

STOCKADE
- A confinement facility under the
jurisdiction of an instillation commander used
for the confinement of military persons.

A. To a person about to enter his post:

G - HALT WHO GOES THERE
Halt immediately and answers:

PC - TSG RAMOS, THE OPERATION NCO

B.
Sentry orders the person forward
G - ADVANCE, TSG RAMOS TO
BE RECOGNIZED
PC - advance without replying.

C. When a person close enough to be identified.

The Sentry commands:

G - HALT (He does not recognized TSG RAMOS)

PC - halt and wait for further instruction.
D. Password and Countersign
G - challenge with password
PC - will give the reply in low voice.

E. The Sentry has identified the person,

he will permit him to proceed.

G - PASS SIR
PC - proceed when told to proceed.

A. To a group of person about to enter his post:

G- HALT, WHO GOES THERE
Group will immediately halt and the most senior will
answer:
GC - LT MORE WITH MTIS
B. Sentry will order the Senior forward:
G - ADVANCE LT MORE TO BE RECOGNIZED
GC - Person who reply will advance

C.
When LT MORE is close enough to be
identified, sentry will command:

G - ADVANCE THE PATROL TO BE

RECOGNIZED
Patrol will come forward then direct to be
identified by
GC - LT MORE AND MTIS WILL PASS
THROUGH THE POST.

D. Password and Countersign

G - challenge with password
PC - will give the reply in low voice.

E.

The Sentry has identified the Group,

he will permit to proceed.

G PASS SIR
GC Proceed when told to proceed

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.

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.

Commander of the Relief

- Responsible for the instruction,
performance,
and discipline of the guard.
-

Prepares the daily

report.
- Responsible for the
lowering and raising of
the National

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.

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

Sentinels
- Memorize, understand, and
complied with the general orders.
- Memorize, understand, and
complied with special orders.

To take charge
of this post and
all government
property in
view.

To walk my post in a
military manner keeping
always on the alert and
observing everything
that takes place within
sight or hearing.

To report all violations

of orders I 'am
instructed to enforce.

To repeat all calls from

post more distant from
the guardhouse than
my own.

To quit my
post only
when
properly
relieved.

To receive, obey and pass

on to the sentinel who
relieves me all orders from
the Commanding Officer,
Officer of the Day, and
Non-commissioned
officers of the guard only.

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To talk to no
one except in
line of duty.

To give the
alarm in case
of fire or
disorder.

To call the
Corporal of the
Guard in any
case not covered
by instruction.

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To salute all
officers and all
colors and
standard not
cased.

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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.

Orders promulgated by the

Commanding
Officers
which
prescribe the special duties for the
main and special guards.

 Definition of Terms
Procedures for

challenging and
replying a password
Duties and

responsibilities of
guards