General Orders
Enlisted Ranks
Officer Ranks
Phonetic Alphabet
Navy Terms
100

The 4th General Order

To report all call from posts more distant from the guardhouse than my own

100

E-1

Seaman Recruit

100

O-1

ESN

100

L in the phonetic alphabet

Lima

100

Head

Bathroom

200

The 6th General Order

To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry that relieves me all orders from the commanding officer, command duty officer, officer of the deck, and officers and petty officers of the watch only

200

E-2

Seaman Apprentice

200

O-3

Lieutenant

200

J in the phonetic alphabet 

Juliet

200

Port

Left

300

The 11th General Order

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 

300

E-5

Petty Officer 2nd Class

300

O-5

Commander

300

Z in the phonetic alphabet 

Zulu

300

Bravo Zulu

Well Done

400

The 12th General Order

Chief is always right

400

E-7

Chief Petty Officer

400

O-7

Rear Admiral Lower Half

400

I in the phonetic alphabet 

India

400

Bulkhead

Wall

500

What do all of the general orders relate to

Watch

500

E-9

Master Chief Petty Officer

500

O-9

Vice Admiral

500

The year that the military began using the current form of the phonetic alphabet

1957

500

Tare Victor George

Well Done