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General Orders.


The following General Orders must be memorized by all military personnel in 'boot camp.' The duty of standing watch and guarding your post is the most basic military skill. The principles laid down in the Orders are fundamental to the mission of the military. Failure to follow these General Orders can be grounds for Court Martial, and during wartime, the penalties can be most severe. Desertion of your post in wartime is betrayal of your country and fellow soldiers to the enemy.


General Order 1

To take charge of this post and all government property in view.

General Order 2

To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing.

General Order 3

To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.

General Order 4

To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guardhouse than my own.

General Order 5

To quit my post only when properly relieved.

General Order 6

To receive, obey and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the commanding officer, officer of the day, and officers and noncommissioned officers of the guard only.

General Order 7

To talk to no one except in the line of duty.

General Order 8

To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.

General Order 9

To call the corporal of the guard in any case not covered by instructions.

General Order 10

To salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.

General Order 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.




The principles of the General Orders are directly applicable to the militia. The militia is charged with the duty of upholding and executing the laws (the Constitution is the Supreme Law) of the State of Arkansas, and to "...repel invasion, repress insurrection, and preserve the public peace in such manner as may be authorized by law." This is our assigned POST, OUR DUTY, OUR ORDERS, OUR GUARD AND WATCH. We RECEIVE AND HOLD our authority from the ultimate rulers and sovereigns of the State of Arkansas, WE THE PEOPLE:


The Constitution of the State of Arkansas, Article 2, Sec.1.:

"All political power is inherent in the people and government is instituted for their protection, security and benefit; and they have the right to alter, reform or abolish the same in such manner as they may think proper."


Thus, it is We, The People of Arkansas, who have ordained and established the Constitution and the offices of government enumerated therein. This government is charged, through the delegation of power and authority from We The People, to secure our safety, security, and benefit. The government (and the offices and officers thereof), is our delegated agent and servant, and should it fail to carry out its charge, for whatever the cause or reason, We The People can recall and take back part, or all, of our delegated powers and authority. Further, should all ordinary and peaceful means of correction be exhausted or unavailable, We The People have final recourse, if necessary, to the militia established in Article Eleven as the means to ensure our safety, security, and benefit while reforming, altering, or even abolishing a government that has failed to function properly or has even become repugnant to our Liberty, Safety, and Benefit. Obviously, the militia or the government (in fact, all societies or groups) are only as good as the people themselves. The Governor, General Assembly, and the militia, are all ultimately servants of We The People, and they may all fall, in times of necessity, under the direct control of We, The People of the State of Arkansas.


"While the people are virtuous, they cannot be subdued: but when once they lose their virtue, they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader." --Samual Adams

'Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of making the right choices.' - anonymous.


There is, accordingly, a DIRECT relationship between We The People and the militia of Article 11 of the Arkansas Constitution:


The Constitution of the State of Arkansas, Article 2, Sec.2:

"The citizens of this State shall have the right to keep and bear arms for their common defense."


The right to keep and bear arms belongs to the people alone, not to the government. Government agencies like the police and military are charged with the "duty" of bearing arms for the safety and benefit of the citizens. It is We The People who own the right and the property of Arms. It is We The People who grant, through DELEGATED and ENUMERATED powers, and under the RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS, specified in the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, a 'license' to government to bear arms. Amazingly, We The People now find ourselves in the position of 'slave' or servant, instead of master, where government now claims to own OUR right and property, and claims authority to grant or deny a license or permit (for a fee, of course!) 'allowing' the people to exercise their right, under government's terms and conditions, to keep and bear arms, a right and property they already own! This amounts to nothing less than criminal conversion of the rights and property of We The People, who are the true masters, to government, which is OUR servant.

Thus, the Militia of Washington County, Arkansas stands at its post and has reclaimed the right of the people to keep and bear arms, arms of a kind necessary and proper to the safeguarding of Liberty, and giving public notice to all of who the property and right belong to, while alerting others of the dangers to their Liberty from the thieves in their midst.


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