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Garrison Duty

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Garrison Duty 

a type of military duty organized in each garrison to maintain high military discipline among garrison personnel and to carry out garrison activities, such as troop parades, honor guards, military funerals, the enlistment of troops for fighting fires and natural disasters, and troop participation in demonstrations and meetings. Garrison duties within a military district are controlled by the troop commander of the district and within a garrison by the garrison commander. Garrison duty is carried out by all military units located in the garrison.

S. E. STREMBITSKII



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He was on his way to Norway when he was diverted to two years' garrison duty in Iceland.
Most were Spanish, Gallic and German soldiers, while several of the auxiliary units who took over garrison duty from the legionaries came from north Africa.
He expects to be shipped out overseas, but told his wife there's always a chance he'll be assigned garrison duty somewhere else in the United States.
 
 
 
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