Discipline
Headquarters 6th Infantry Regiment
Richmond, Virginia, January 1, 2025
General Orders }
No. 1 }
On the Principles Governing the Conduct and Representation of the Regiment
Issued for Permanent Observance
Article VI - Discipline
1. Order and discipline shall govern all assemblies, marches, encampments, drills, and public demonstrations.
2. Officers shall instruct with patience and firmness; non‑commissioned officers shall enforce standards faithfully and consistently.
3. Members shall prepare themselves in drill, deportment, equipment, and material condition, so that the Regiment may appear in proper form at all times.
4. Uniforms, arms, accoutrements, and camp equipage shall be maintained in condition consistent with documented standards of the period portrayed.
5. The Regiment shall be known not for noise or display, but for steadiness, reliability, and quiet competence.
6. Correction, when required, shall be administered with fairness and with the aim of strengthening the Regiment as a whole.
Given at Headquarters,
This Order to remain in force until duly amended or rescinded.
For permanent guidance in all public representation of the Regiment.
By order of Colonel Thos. W Connell
Timothy Perkins
Major and Adjutant