Such as, an American Soldier guarding a road in Germany in 1945, after the fall of Berlin... What if the unit he was with forgot about him, and that he was on watch and left, and he is still that road waiting for his relief or to be secured.
2007-09-30 11:34:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
This is the sort of thing that's happened to a number of soldiers serving in the Japanese Imperial Army. They remained on their island outposts waiting for word of victory. We've seen it on Guam and in the Philippines.
What happens? They grow old and live much like Robinson Caruso.
2007-09-30 11:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by Doc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is on another topic something simillar has happened in The U.S.A. in a way. The U.S.A. has been placed on watch since September 11 and the watch has been stated as for security. The citizens have been placed on a Fear Watch in which they are fearfull of terrorism. The watch has never been taken off. The only way to relieve it would be to make The U.S. more secure by providing only public transport in the form of trains, a restored railway, or public automotive transport,street cars. All the private cars coming in the border are not so easy to check so a railway system between the U.S. would be more easy to monitor than numerous private cars. Saves on oil too. Less reason to worry. Unmonitored roads might be worry but cars on them would be spotted and checked. Cars might be unable to use the roads if railway brought back anyway. only reason railway was not used was abundence of oil for oil based cars.
2007-09-30 12:50:09 · answer #2 · answered by darren m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It be a long watch.
I never heard of that but some watches are not relieved but secured in other words they shut it down and the guy leaves.
That is my guess what happen.
Side bar note: Submarines that are sunk are not reported that way they are remember as still being on patrol.
2007-09-30 11:50:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The general orders call for a sentry to leave a post only if he/she is properly relieved. At some point there should be a roll call and the OD and sergeant of the guard will realize the error.
2007-09-30 11:43:25 · answer #4 · answered by mechnginear 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It happens.
When I was in guam, there was a private contractor doing work in the weapons storage area.
I was assigned to accompany them as a guard all day.
My idiot NCOIC forgot to send me relief all day.
He even went home at the end of the duty day, without sending me relief.
I had to stay with the contractor, untill they went home 18 hours after starting.
The next day, my idiot NCOIC started to ***** at me for leaving early and not telling him, because he didn't see me at the end of the duty day.
Lucky the Chief was around, when i lit into him and ask him where he had assigned me to work the day before and why he hadn't sent any relief?
The Chief told me to go on to work and invited my NCOIC into his office for a nice little chat.
So it happens, you have to stay there.
2007-09-30 11:53:26 · answer #5 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your an idiot, I don't think an a American soldier from WW2 is still standing at his post waiting to be relieved.
2007-09-30 11:50:29 · answer #6 · answered by Shello 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was in his General Orders, he will guard his post untill properly relieved. If you got off you'r butt and served your country, you would have known that from day one in Basic Training.
2007-09-30 13:32:28 · answer #7 · answered by acot_anthonym 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well...
I guess you would have to stand your post until they remembered to relieve you.
2007-09-30 11:51:03 · answer #8 · answered by h h 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure after his food and water ran out he left his post.
2007-09-30 11:39:24 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it happens, you have to sit and wait till your relived or you are punnished for leaving your post
2007-09-30 11:44:31 · answer #10 · answered by marlasinger5 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋