HONOR GUARD WAKE SERVICE MANUAL·
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1. SINGLE FILE DOWN SIDE AISLE ATTEMPT TO BE CONSISTANT ON DIRECTION OF ENTRANCE AND EXIT TO AVOID CONFUSION IF PATH IS BLOCKED USE DIFFERENT AISLE WHEN NECESSARY SOFTLY AND POLITELY SAY EXCUSE US PLEASE NEVER ORDER OR PUSH PEOPLE ASIDE 6 GUARDSMEN PROCESS ALWAYS STEP OFF ON LEFT FOOT STAY IN STEP WITH GUARD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOU TO FRONT OF PARLOR MAINTAINING EVEN SPACING AND SQUARE OFF ALL TURNS 7 WILL WAIT AT OF AISLE FOR CASKET KNEELER TO BE CLEAR AND ASK THOSE IN LINE TO PAY RESPECTS TO WAIT FOR GUARD CHANGE 8 OIC WILL MOVE TO POSITION AT CENTER OF CASKET FACING WALL NEXT GUARD IN LINE WILL STEP OUT AROUND OIC TAKING PLACE INFRONT OF FACING WALL REAR GUARD FALLS IN BEHIND FACING WALL 9 ALL GUARDSMEN CENTER FACE TOWARD CASKET AT COMMAND DO NOT ANTICIPATE DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY FACE CASKET UPON REACHING POSITION 10 AT COMMAND SWORD SALUTE ALL SWORDS COME UP TOGETHER RIGHT HAND TO CHIN SWORDS STRAIGHT UP RIGHT ELBOW IN TO SIDE AND LEFT HAND HOLDING SCABBARD AT ALL TIMES 11 AT COMMAND TO ALL SWORDS RETURN TO CARRY POSITION 12 AT COMMAND POST BOTH GUARDS TAKE ONE STEP FORWARD STOP CENTER FACE STOP AND TAKE ONE STEP BACK TO ENDS OF CASKET IF NECESSARY ADJUST POSITIONS SO AS NOT TO BLOCK CASKET VIEWING AND BE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM EACHOTHER 13 WILL LEFT OR RIGHT FACE IN DIRECTION OF ENTRANCE AND PROCESS OUT ALONE SUBSEQUENT POSTINGS 14 SEE2. STEPS 1 7 BE SURE TO HOLD THE SCABBARD AT ALL TIMES 15 OIC WILL TO POSITION AT CENTER OF CASKET FACING WALL NEXT GUARD IN LINE WILL STEP OUT AROUND OIC TAKING PLACE INFRONT OF OIC FACING WALL REAR GUARD FALLS IN BEHIND OIC FACING WALL POSTING GUARDSMEN SHOULD BE CLOSE TO LIEUTENANT SO THOSE ON DUTY CAN STEP INTO LINE ON THE OUTSIDE 16 AT COMMAND CENTER FACE POSTING GUARDSMEN CENTER FACE TOWARD CASKET AND TWO POSTED GUARDS CENTER FACE AND STEP BACK INTO LINE ON OUTSIDE POSITIONS WITH GUARDS TO BE POSTED DO NOT ANTICIPATE DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY FACE CASKET UPON REACHING POSITION 17 IF CASKET KNEELER IS OCCUPIED OIC WILL WAIT FOR IT TO CLEAR BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH POSTING 18 COMMAND SWORD ALL SWORDS UP RIGHT HAND TO CHIN SWORDS STRAIGHT UP RIGHT ELBOW IN TO SIDE AND LEFT HAND HOLDING SCABBARD AT ALL TIMES 19 COMMAND ALL SWORDS RETURN TO CARRY POSITION 20 AT COMMAND POST BOTH NEW GUARDS TAKE ONE STEP FORWARD STOP CENTER FACE STOP TAKE ONE STEP BACK TO ENDS OF CASKET IF NECESSARY ADJUST POSITIONS SO AS NOT TO BLOCK CASKET VIEWING AND BE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM EACHOTHER 21 OIC WILL COMMAND LEFT OR RIGHT FACE PREFERABLY IN SAME DIRECTION AS ENTRANCE WAS FROM TO AVOID CONFUSION 22 WILL MARCH OUT PAST GUARD IN FRONT OF HIM DEPENDING ON FACING MOVEMENT GUARD BEHIND FOLLOWS OUT LAST IN LINE ALOWING GUARD OIC PASSES TO FOLLOW DIREC
3. D GUARDS REMAIN IN NORMAL FACING POSITION 54 STARTING FROM THE FRONT OF BOTH LINES ALL OFFICERS AND GUARDS MOVE TO CENTER OF CASKET 2 AT A TIME BETWEEN POSTED GUARDS TO SALUTE DECEASED SALUTE IS SLOW MOVEMENT AND TURNS SHOULD BE SQUARED OFF AFTER SALUTING RIGHT OR LEFT FACE TO GO OUT THE SAME SIDE 1 BEHIND THE OTHER FILE DO NOT BREAK RANKS TO STOP AND SPEAK TO FAMILY YOUR PERSONAL RESPECTS MAY BE DONE BEFORE OR AFTER THE SERVICE WITHOUT REGALIA 55 THE NAVIGATOR WILL PAY RESPECTS TO FAMILY AND PRESENT SWORD IT BELONGED TO DECEASED 56 AS OFFICER GUARD MOVES FORWARD TO SALUTE THE LINE OF OFFICERS GUARDS MOVES FORWARD WITH THE FRONT OFFICER GUARD OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE POSTED GUARD AS OFFICERS GUARDS LEAVE THEY PROCESS OUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE GUARD LINE BETWEEN THE LINE OF GUARDS AND COMMANDER OR NAVIGATOR 57 ALL OFFICERS AND GUARDS RETURN TO STAGING AREA OFFICERS ON ONE SIDE OF ROOM GUARDS ON THE OTHER AWAITING DISMISSAL BY COMMANDER 58 CLOSING OIC STAYS WITH THE COMMANDER 59 AFTER ALL GUARDS HAVE SALUTED CLOSING GUARDS STEP TOWARD EACH OTHER AND FACE OFF TO CASKET SALUTE AND PROCESS OUT 60 THE CHAPLAIN IS LAST TO PAY RESPECIS 61 COMMANDER AND OIC ARE ONLY ONES LEFT AND NOW 62 COMMANDER WILL ORDER HAND SALUTE AND TO FACING DECEASED FOLLOWED BY AN ABOUT FACE AND HAND SALUTE AND TO FACING THE FAMILY 63 REMAINS IN POSITION HILE COM
4. HONOR GUARD WAKE SERVICE MANUAL NEW YORK 1 DISTRICT cO PREPARATION CHECK FOR CORRECT PARLOR LOCATION INSPECT PARLOR LAYOUT FOR POSTING MEET WITH FUNERAL DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS SPECIAL REQUESTS CIRCUMSTANCES AND IF THERE WILL BE SERVICES BY COUNCIL PRIEST ORGANIZATIONS THE DECEASED WAS A MEMBER OF DETERMINE IF SWORD 15 IN CASKET IF OIC PLACES CLOSING LIEUTENANT S SWORD IN CORRECT POSITION IN CASKET AFTER POSTING CLOSING GUARDS ON NIGHT OF CLOSING SERVICES DESIGNATES LIEUTENANTS FOR POSTINGS GUARDSMEN WEAR ONLY AMERICAN FLAG PIN ON LEFT LAPEL NO BADGES MISC PINS OR HONOR GUARD JEWELS ARE TO BE WORN PAIR UP GUARDSMEN BASED ON TURNOUT CONSIDERING EXPERIENCE PLACE MORE EXPERIENCED GUARDSMEN IN FRONT DIRECTLY BEHIND LIEUTENANT OFFICER IN CHARGE MARCHES IN FRONT DOWN SIDE AISLE ALL GUARDSMEN STEP OFF ON LEFT FOOT POSTING OF GUARDS USUALLY BEGINS AT 7 00 P M CHANGING EVERY 10 15 MINUTES DEPENDING ON TURNOUT AND CLOSING CEREMONIES AT 8 30 P M WHEN IN PARLOR COMMANDS MUST AUDIBLE BUT NOT LOUDER THAN NEEDED BASED ON NOISE LEVEL AT TIME NEVER BEGIN POSTING UNTIL FAMILY HAS ARRIVED INITIAL POSTING 21 LINES UP TWO GUARDS FACING HIM PAIR OFF MORE EXPERIENCED GUARD TO MARCH DIRECTLY BEHIND OIC 2 COMMAND TO DRAW SWORD 3 OIC ABOUT FACES 4 TWO GUARDSMEN FOLLOW IN SINGLE FILE SWORDS DRAWN AT CARRY POSITION 5
5. MANDER PAYS RESPECTS TO THE FAMILY 64 COMMANDER PROCESSES OUT FOLLOWED BY OIC SINGLE FILE BACK TO STAGING AREA FOR DISMISSAL NOTE THIS IS A RECOMENDED GUIDE FOR A WAKE SERVICE IT IS UP TO THE COMMANDER TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS HE FEELS NECESSARY REGARDING THE FUNERAL PARLOR LAYOUT SIZE OF THE ROOM ANDIOR THE OF GUESTS AND GUARDSMEN
6. NOR GUARD AND OFFICERS WILL RETURN THE NEXT DAY FOR GUARD DUTY AS WELL AS CLOSING PRAYER SERVICES 36 WILL COMMAND RIGHT OR LEFT FACE AND PROCESS OUT GUARDS FOLLOWIN NORMAL FORMATION SINGLE FILE BACK TO STAGING AREA CLOSING 37 DESIGNATES CLOSING GUARDS AND COMMANDER FOR SERVICES 38 POSTS CLOSING GUARDS AND ADVISES FUNERAL DIRECTOR THAT SERVICE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN SO AISLES ARE CLEAR 39 ALL GUARDSMEN WILL CARRY SWORDS SHEATHED IN SCABBARDS 40 OIC LINES UP GUARDSMEN AND OFFICERS IN TWO LINES COMMANDER IN FRONT ON L SIDE CHAPLAIN IN FRONT OFFICERS PAIRED OFF NEXT IN LINE ON BOTH SIDES FOLLOWED BY EVEN NUMBER OF GUARDSMEN ON BOTH SIDES 5 ARE IN FRONT OF LINES WITH LESS EXPERIENCED GUARDS MIXED INBETWEEN MORE EXPERIENCED GUARDSMEN CLOSING OIC IS FIRST GUARD ON L SIDE BEHIND OFFICERS FAITHFULL NAVIGATOR IS DIRECTLY BEHIND CHAPLAIN 41 AND CHAPLAIN LEAD PROCESSION IN TWO LINES SIDE BY SIDE FROM STAGING AREA TO PARLOR 42 AFTER ENTERING PARLOR COMMANDER WILL GO TO FRONT USING L SIDE AISLE AND CHAPLAIN WILL LEAD DOWN AISLE STOPPING ACROSS FROM GUARDS POSTED HEAD AND FOOT OF 43 COMMANDER MOVES INTO CENTER OF ROOM OFF TO L SIDE CHAPLAIN TAKES POSITION AT CASKET IN FRONT OF GUARD POSTED AT FOOT OF CASKET NAVIGATOR TAKES POSITION IN FRONT CENTER NEXT TO COMMANDER 44 ALL OFFICERS AND GUARDS FORM A V BEGINNING JUST OFF THE SHOULDER OF POSTED G
7. TLY BEHIND SQUARE OFF ALL TURNS 23 WILL BACK STAGING AREA AND ABOUT FACE BOTH GUARDS LINE UP SIDE BY SIDE FACING OIC 24 WILL COMMAND SHEATHE SWORD THEN DISMISSED 25 POSTINGS WILL TAKE PLACE EVERY 10 15 MINUTES 26 WILL ATTEMPT TO CHANGE GUARDS JUST PRIOR TO ANY SERVICES BY PRIEST OR ORGANIZATIONS REMOVAL OF LAST GUARDS NO GLOSING 27 WHEN HONOR GUARD IS SCHEDULED FOR MULTIPLE NIGHTS THE CLOSING SERVICES ARE ONLY DONE ON THE LAST NIGHT ALL OTHER NIGHTS THE FINAL TWO GUARDS WILL BE REMOVED BY AN OIC 8 30 P M 28 MARCHES IN ALONE TAKES POSITION IN CENTER OF CASKET FACING WALL 29 AT COMMAND CENTER FACE OIC FACES CASKET POSTED GUARDS CENTERFACE AND STEP BACK INLINE WITH OIC AND ONE SIDESTEP TOWARD 30 AT COMMAND SWORD SALUTE ALL SWORDS COME UP TOGETHER RIGHT HAND TO CHIN SWORDS STRAIGHT UP RIGHT ELBOW IN TO SIDE AND LEFT HAND HOLDING SCABBARD AT ALL TIMES 31 AT COMMAND TO ALL SWORDS RETURN TO CARRY POSITION 32 WILL COMMAND ALL TO ABOUT FACE AND FACE TOWARD FAMILY 33 AT COMMAND SWORD SALUTE ALL SWORDS UP TOGETHER RIGHT HAND TO CHIN SWORDS STRAIGHT UP RIGHT ELBOW IN TO SIDE AND LEFT HAND HOLDING SCABBARD AT ALL TIMES 34 AT COMMAND TO ALL SWORDS RETURN TO CARRY POSITION 35 WILLSTEP TOWARD FAMILY AND ANNOUNCE CONCLUSION OF HONOR GUARD PRESENCE THANK THE FAMILY AND ADVISE THAT THE HO
8. UARDS ON EITHER SIDE BACK UP SIDE AISLES 45 NAVIGATOR AND COMMANDER TURN TO AUDIENCE TO IDENTIFY ASSEMBLY AND ANNOUNCE START OF PRAYER SERVICE 46 WILL SILENT COMMAND CHAPPEAU TO SHOULDER FOR PRAYER SERVICE 47 IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE THE FOLLOW THE GUARD ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF AISLE IF THE MAKES MISTAKE IN MOVEMENT OR LACK THEREOF ALL GUARDSMEN FOLLOW NO EXCEPTIONS ALL GUARDSMEN SHOULD GLANCE TO SIDE AND FORWARD TO BE SURE EVERYONE IS CONSISTANT IF A GUARD IS OUT OF PROTOCAL DESCRETELY CUE HIM TO CORRECT POSITION IF POSSIBLE UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD WE ATTRACT UNDUE ATTENTION 48 AT CONCLUSION OF PRAYERS WILL SILENT COMMAND CHAPPEAUS ON 49 CLOSING LIEUTENANT MOVES UP NEXT TO COMMANDER BOTH STEP TOWARD CASKET 50 AS OIC REACHES INTO CASKET FOR SWORD POSTED GUARDS REMAIN IN POSITION FACING EACH OTHER 51 AFTER COMMAND WORTHY COMMANDER SHEATHE THY BROTHER S SWORD COMMANDER WILL COME UP TO PRESENT ARMS AND COMMAND IT BRIGHT FOR LIBERTY S 5 WHICH TIME BOTH GUARDS TO SWORD SALUTE THEN ALL THREE AUTOMATICALLY PLACE THE SWORD DIRECTLY INTO SCABBARD BYPASSING NORMAL SHEATHE SWORD POSITION AT LEFT SHOULDER COMMANDER WILL WAIT FOR GUARDS TO BE READY SO ALL COMPLETE MOVE INTO SCABBARD AT SAME TIME 52 AND COMMANDER FACE EACH OTHER SO AUDIENCE HAS VIEW OF SHEATHING CEREMONY 53 STEPS BACK INTO PLACE NEXT TO COMMANDER FACING CASKET AND POSTE
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