?'s on the Honor Guard

[piglet too]

Does anyone know how the all of the different Honor Guard members are choosen? I can only imagion that it is a great honor to be choosen, and was curious as how they are choosen.

 

[wvrevy]

It's a "Special Duty Assignment" that you have to apply for. The Army Old Guard, stationed at Ft. Myer in Arlington, is the oldest single unit in any of the armed forces, and it is, indeed, a great privilege to be chosen for it. They are the ones that guard the tomb of the unknown soldier in Arlington National Cemetary (which you can see out the windows of their dorm on Ft. Myer). As to the other services, each has their own "Honor Guard", and those are similarly difficult to get into.

Before you ask, no, I wasn't in either....While in the Air Force, I was stationed at the Pentagon, and lived on Ft. Myer in the same dorm (different floor) as some of the Old Guard guys.

 

[doxdogy]

I was able to find a link regarding the job requirements for the Air Force Honor Guard. I would imagine that it would be the same for all the Armed Forces. My Captain at work was telling me yesterday, that he wasn't tall enough to do it for the Army. I did find a link for the Navy, but it opened up in another page and couldn't post a link. It did state that their was a height requirement of 6 feet.


http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/afjobs/bl8g000.htm

 

[piglet too]

Thank you both for the inforamtion.