What does the 3rd General Order require you to do?

What does the 3rd General Order require you to do?

• A. To walk my post in a military manner keeping always on the alert and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing
• B. To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce
• C. To quit my post only when properly relieved
• D. To receive, obey, and pass onto the sentry who relieves me all orders from the commanding officer, command duty officer, officer of the deck, and officers and petty officers of the watch only

Answer: (B)

The third General Order requires you to report all violations of orders you are instructed to enforce. This sets your duty to observe and promptly inform the appropriate authority when you see someone disobeying directives you’re responsible for upholding. Reporting violations keeps the post disciplined and ensures issues are addressed through the proper chain of command, not ignored or handled informally. Think of it in the context of guarding a post: you’re not just enforcing rules yourself, you’re the eyes and the messenger for those rules. If you witness a breach, you report it to the commanding officer, the officer of the deck, or the watch as defined by protocol. The other statements describe different duties: one is about walking the post with alertness, another about quitting the post only when properly relieved, and another about receiving and passing on orders to the relieving sentry. Each is important, but they do not encapsulate the responsibility to report violations the way this one does.

The third General Order requires you to report all violations of orders you are instructed to enforce. This sets your duty to observe and promptly inform the appropriate authority when you see someone disobeying directives you’re responsible for upholding. Reporting violations keeps the post disciplined and ensures issues are addressed through the proper chain of command, not ignored or handled informally.

Think of it in the context of guarding a post: you’re not just enforcing rules yourself, you’re the eyes and the messenger for those rules. If you witness a breach, you report it to the commanding officer, the officer of the deck, or the watch as defined by protocol.

The other statements describe different duties: one is about walking the post with alertness, another about quitting the post only when properly relieved, and another about receiving and passing on orders to the relieving sentry. Each is important, but they do not encapsulate the responsibility to report violations the way this one does.