{"id":2369,"date":"2012-04-06T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=2369"},"modified":"2012-03-16T06:38:41","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T06:38:41","slug":"guard-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/04\/guard-duty.html","title":{"rendered":"Guard Duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/03\/guard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2561\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/03\/guard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>For some recruits, there is nothing basic about basic training. It was clear that one soldier in particular was not getting the hang of it when on guard duty one night, he cried out, &#8220;Halt! Don&#8217;t shoot or I&#8217;ll move!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Tom Birdwell<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div>Provided Courtesy of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rd.com\/\">Reader&#8217;s Digest<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Click here for more<strong> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rd.com\/all-jokes.do?cat=1198\">Military Jokes<\/a>&#8220;.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For some recruits, there is nothing basic about basic training. It was clear that one soldier in particular was not getting the hang of it when on guard duty one night, he cried out, &#8220;Halt! 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