11/30/2023 0 Comments All usmc general ordersTo save the country is paramount to all other considerations. Its most complete sway is allowed - even in the commander's own country - when face to face with the enemy, because of the absolute necessities of the case, and of the paramount duty to defend the country against invasion. Much greater severity may be exercised in places or regions where actual hostilities exist, or are expected and must be prepared for. Martial Law should be less stringent in places and countries fully occupied and fairly conquered. As Martial Law is executed by military force, it is incumbent upon those who administer it to be strictly guided by the principles of justice, honor, and humanity - virtues adorning a soldier even more than other men, for the very reason that he possesses the power of his arms against the unarmed. Military oppression is not Martial Law: it is the abuse of the power which that law confers. Martial Law is simply military authority exercised in accordance with the laws and usages of war. The commander of the forces may proclaim that the administration of all civil and penal law shall continue either wholly or in part, as in times of peace, unless otherwise ordered by the military authority. Martial Law in a hostile country consists in the suspension, by the occupying military authority, of the criminal and civil law, and of the domestic administration and government in the occupied place or territory, and in the substitution of military rule and force for the same, as well as in the dictation of general laws, as far as military necessity requires this suspension, substitution, or dictation. Martial Law does not cease during the hostile occupation, except by special proclamation, ordered by the commander in chief or by special mention in the treaty of peace concluding the war, when the occupation of a place or territory continues beyond the conclusion of peace as one of the conditions of the same. The presence of a hostile army proclaims its Martial Law. Martial Law is the immediate and direct effect and consequence of occupation or conquest. 11) To be especially watchful at night and during the time for challenging, to challenge all persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.SECTION I Martial Law - Military jurisdiction - Military necessity - Retaliation Article 1.Ī place, district, or country occupied by an enemy stands, in consequence of the occupation, under the Martial Law of the invading or occupying army, whether any proclamation declaring Martial Law, or any public warning to the inhabitants, has been issued or not. 10) To salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased. 9) To call the Corporal of the Guard in any case not covered by instructions. 8) To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder. 7) To talk to no one except in the line of duty. 6) To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me, all orders from the Commanding Officer, the Officer of the Day, and all officers and non-commissioned officers of the guard only. 5) To quit my post only when properly relieved. 4) To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guard house than my own. 3) To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce. 2) To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert and observing everything which takes place within sight or hearing. 12.)"Don't Get Caught" 1) To take charge of this post and all government property in view. An addition to the 11 General Orders of a Sentry (or watchstander) in the United States Military.
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