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Guard (military)

Guard (military) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Guard (military) rather than just read about it. In short: Guard (Russian: Караул; Polish: Warta; Ukrainian: Варта; French: Garde) is an armed unit that performs a combat mission to protect and defend battle flags, military and state facilities, protect persons held in the guardhouse or in a disciplinary battalion, and also to render military honors. Etymology In the Russian language the term is called Karaul (Russian: Караул) originated from Kazakh word Karau (Kazakh: кара…

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Reference excerpt

Guard (Russian: Караул; Polish: Warta; Ukrainian: Варта; French: Garde) is an armed unit that performs a combat mission to protect and defend battle flags, military and state facilities, protect persons held in the guardhouse or in a disciplinary battalion, and also to render military honors.

Etymology In the Russian language the term is called Karaul (Russian: Караул) originated from Kazakh word Karau (Kazakh: карау) which stands for I watch and aul (Kazakh: аул). Guards were also called guard detachments sent by Turkic military leaders to reconnoiter the route before the main army arrived. In the Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language Karaul, is a guard, people assigned to guard, with the purpose of saving something.

Overview

Depending on the state affiliation of the armed forces, there are different types of guards. According to the Charter of the Garrison and Guard Service of the Russian Armed Forces, there are 3 types of guards:

Internal guard is a guard for the protection of objects in a military town, at the permanent deployment point of a military unit. That is, inside the military town (ship). It is located within the perimeter of the military town, in a separate building with a fenced area called a guard town. The guard town is a restricted area on the territory of the military unit. Access to it for military personnel not engaged in guard duty is limited. The internal guard is not a permanent formation. It is formed for a certain period of time. For example, in the Soviet Armed Forces, the guard is formed for 24 hours. After 24 hours, the guard in full force is replaced by another guard according to the established procedure. The internal guard is subordinate to the commander of the military unit, known as Korablya (Russian: корабля), the duty officer for the unit and his assistant. Garrison (camp) guard is a guard for the protection and defense of garrison facilities that do not have their own security units, as well as for the protection of military personnel held in the garrison guardhouse. Subordinate to the garrison (camp assembly) chief, the garrison military commandant and the guard duty officer. Guard of honour - is a ceremonial unit of permanent or temporary composition, formed to protect historical sites, state facilities, to meet high officials of foreign states, to render military honours. According to the organization, guards are permanent and temporary. Permanent guards are guards of facilities that are under constant protection. Permanent guards are provided for by the guard schedule, which determines the change of units going on duty. Temporary guards are appointed by order to protect and defend military property during its loading (unloading) at railway stations (river/sea ports, airports) or temporary storage in other places during natural disasters and fires, to protect and escort special cargo, as well as to protect arrested and convicted persons during transportation. The most famous permanent guard in Russia is Post No. 1 at standing next to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Alexander Garden in Moscow.

Legal basis

The Charter of garrison and guard service is the general governing document for the Russian Armed Forces, regulating the functioning of the guard. In Russia and some other post-Soviet states the legislation in force is based the Soviet Armed Forces traditions is taken as a basis, accordingly, its basis was the charter of garrison and guard service of the Imperial Russian Army. The charter contains a complete list of duties of persons included in the guards, the procedure for actions to protect objects, the procedure for guard mounting and changing, the order of subordination and reporting on guard duty, the organization of guard duty, requirements for the arrangement of guarded objects and much more.

Guard composition The guard includes the following officials:

Guard chief Assistant guard chief Assistant guard chief (operator) for technical security equipment Guard leader Sentry (guard on duty) Vehicle driver Withdrawal (for guard at the guardhouse)

References

Citations

Bibliography Grachev, Pavel, ed. (1995). "Караул" [Guard]. Военная энциклопедия в 8 томах [Military Encyclopedia in 8 volumes] (in Russian). Vol. 3. Moscow: Voenizdat. pp. 482–483. ISBN 5-203-00748-9. Dal, Vladimir (1882). Толковый словарь живого великорусского языка (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Типография М. О. Вольфа..

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Guard (military)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Guard (military) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Guard (military) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Guard (military) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Guard (military)

In research: Guard (military) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Guard (military) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Guard (military) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Military ceremonies, Military law, Military science, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Guard (military) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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