6. What are the  physical traits of the guard limited to?  

For a person  to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he must be
between 5' 10" and 6' 2"  tall and his waist size cannot exceed 30." Other
requirements of the  Guard: They must commit 2 years of life to guard the
tomb, live in a  barracks under the tomb, and cannot drink any alcohol on
or off duty for  the rest of their lives. They cannot swear in public for the
rest of their  lives and cannot disgrace the uniform {fighting} or the tomb in  
any way. After two  years, the guard is given a wreath pin that is worn on
their lapel  signifying they served as guard of the tomb. There are only
400 presently  worn. The guard must obey these rules for the rest of their
lives or give  up the wreath pin.
The shoes are specially made with very thick soles to  keep the heat
and cold from their feet. There are metal heel plates that  extend to the
top of the shoe in order to make the loud click as they come  to a halt.
There are no wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform. Guards  dress for duty
in front of a full-length mirror.
The first six months  of duty a guard cannot talk to anyone, nor
watch TV. All off duty time is  spent studying the 175 notable people laid
  to rest in  Arlington  National  Cemetery. A guard must  memorize who they are

and where they  are interred. Among the notables are: President Taft, Joe
E. Lewis {the  boxer} and Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy, {the most
decorated soldier  of WWII} of Hollywood fame.
Every  guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for
guard duty.  


ETERNAL REST  GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.  

In 2003 as  Hurricane Isabelle was approaching Washington,  DC, our
US  Senate/House took 2 days off with anticipation of the storm. On the ABC  
evening news, it was reported that because of the dangers from the  
hurricane, the  military members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of
the Unknown  Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment. They  
respectfully  declined the offer, "No way, Sir!" Soaked to the skin,
marching in the  pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding
the Tomb was not  just an assignment, it was the highest honor that can be
afforded to a  serviceperson. The tomb has been patrolled continuously,
24/7, since  1930.





God Bless and  keep them.