CHAPTER IX.

EXTRACTS FROM MANUAL OF INTERIOR GUARD DUTY.

UNITED STATES ARMY, 1914.

[The numbers refer to paragraphs in the Manual.]

SECTION 1.  INTRODUCTION.

1.  Guards may be divided into four classes:  Exterior guards, interior guards, military police, and provost guards.

2.  Exterior guards are used only in time of war.  They belong to the domain of tactics and are treated of in the Field Service Regulations and in the drill regulations of the different arms of the service,

The purpose of exterior guards is to prevent surprise, to delay attack, and otherwise to provide for the security of the main body.

On the march they take the form of advance guards, rear guards, and flank guards.  At a halt they consist of outposts.

3.  Interior guards are used in camp or garrison to preserve order, protect property, and to enforce police regulations.  In time of war such sentinels of an interior guard as may be necessary are placed close in or about a camp, and normally there is an exterior guard further out consisting of outposts.  In time of peace the interior guard is the only guard in a camp or garrison.

4.  Military police differ somewhat from either of these classes.  (See Field Service Regulations.) They are used in time of war to guard prisoners, to arrest stragglers and deserters, and to maintain order and enforce police regulations in the rear of armies, along lines of communication, and in the vicinity of large camps.

5.  Provost guards are used in the absence of military police, generally in conjunction with the civil authorities at or near large posts or encampments, to preserve order among soldiers beyond the interior guard.

SECTION 2.  CLASSIFICATION OF INTERIOR GUARDS.

6.  The various elements of an interior guard classified according to their particular purpose and the manner in which they perform their duties are as follows: 

(a) The main guard.

(b) Special guards:  Stable guards, park guards, prisoner guards, herd guards, train guards, boat guards, watchmen, etc.

SECTION 3.  DETAILS AND ROSTERS.

7.  At every military post, and in every regiment or separate command in the field, an interior guard will be detailed and duly mounted.

It will consist of such number of officers and enlisted men as the commanding officer may deem necessary, and will be commanded by the senior officer or noncommissioned officer therewith, under the supervision of the officer of the day or other officer detailed by the commanding officer.