Which General Order requires you to receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves you all orders from the commanding officer, field officer of the day, officer of the day, and officers and petty officers of the watch?

Which General Order requires you to receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves you all orders from the commanding officer, field officer of the day, officer of the day, and officers and petty officers of the watch?

• A. 4th General Order
• B. 6th General Order
• C. 5th General Order
• D. 7th General Order

Answer: (B)

The main idea is about how a guard maintains command and communication during a watch change. This General Order makes it clear that you must receive any orders from the higher authority figures (the commanding officer, field officer of the day, officer of the day, and the officers and petty officers of the watch), obey them, and then pass all of those orders on to the guard who relieves you. This ensures a smooth handoff with no loss of instructions, so the new guard starts with the same information and responsibilities. Think of it as the rule that guarantees continuity of command at the moment a guard changes shifts. For example, if the officer of the day issues a specific instruction about access to a zone, you relay that instruction to the incoming guard so the policy remains consistent and enforced. That’s why this is the correct General Order here: it directly covers receiving, obeying, and passing on orders during relief, which is exactly what the question describes. The other general orders cover different duties, such as posting and reporting or not leaving your post, but they don’t address the relay of orders during relief in the same explicit way.

The main idea is about how a guard maintains command and communication during a watch change. This General Order makes it clear that you must receive any orders from the higher authority figures (the commanding officer, field officer of the day, officer of the day, and the officers and petty officers of the watch), obey them, and then pass all of those orders on to the guard who relieves you. This ensures a smooth handoff with no loss of instructions, so the new guard starts with the same information and responsibilities.

Think of it as the rule that guarantees continuity of command at the moment a guard changes shifts. For example, if the officer of the day issues a specific instruction about access to a zone, you relay that instruction to the incoming guard so the policy remains consistent and enforced.

That’s why this is the correct General Order here: it directly covers receiving, obeying, and passing on orders during relief, which is exactly what the question describes. The other general orders cover different duties, such as posting and reporting or not leaving your post, but they don’t address the relay of orders during relief in the same explicit way.