The 11th General Order requires the guard to be especially watchful at night and to challenge all persons on or near the post. Which statement reflects that requirement?

The 11th General Order requires the guard to be especially watchful at night and to challenge all persons on or near the post. Which statement reflects that requirement?

• A. Be especially watchful at night, and during the times of challenging, to challenge all persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.
• B. To salute all officers and colors not cased.
• C. To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guardhouse.
• D. To call the corporal of the guard in any case not covered by instructions.

Answer: (A)

Being vigilant and controlling access at night is the key point. The 11th General Order requires you to stay especially watchful after dark and to challenge every person on or near your post, only allowing passage with proper authority. This combination of heightened alertness and strict verification of who can pass is what protects the post during vulnerable hours. Other statements address different duties: saluting officers and colors is about ceremonial bearing, repeating distant calls is about relaying information, and calling the corporal for cases not covered by instructions is about escalation. None of those emphasize the nighttime vigilance and the authority-based passage control described in the 11th General Order, so they don’t fit as well.

Being vigilant and controlling access at night is the key point. The 11th General Order requires you to stay especially watchful after dark and to challenge every person on or near your post, only allowing passage with proper authority. This combination of heightened alertness and strict verification of who can pass is what protects the post during vulnerable hours.

Other statements address different duties: saluting officers and colors is about ceremonial bearing, repeating distant calls is about relaying information, and calling the corporal for cases not covered by instructions is about escalation. None of those emphasize the nighttime vigilance and the authority-based passage control described in the 11th General Order, so they don’t fit as well.