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To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the commanding officer, officer of the deck, officers, and noncommissioned officers of the guard only. [3] To talk to no one except in the line of duty. To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder. To call the officer of the deck in any case not covered by instructions.
[1] [2] They were introduced in 1957 and since then only the numbering changed, in order to make them easier to memorize. [ 3 ] The rules were based upon the success of the United States Armed Forces ' General Orders for Sentries , a set of guidelines designed for safety and efficiency for military personnel standing sentry duty.
For example, if multiple units are responding Code 3 to a call, but the units already at the scene have mostly resolved the situation, the scene units may request that the responding units "reduce code". In this example, to "reduce code" would mean to continue responding, but at Code 2 or Code 1, rather than discontinue altogether.
The term usually encompasses both the sign given by the approaching party as well as the sentry's reply. However, in some militaries, the countersign is strictly the reply of the sentry to the password given by the person approaching. [1]
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When sentries are relieved by their replacements, the sentry stationed at the Guardhouse, designated "No. 1", is conventionally relieved first. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Modern guardhouses are manufactured with welded, galvanized steel construction, insulated, include heat and light, have 360 degree visibility, and can also be bullet resistant.
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USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 110 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...