The Army's 3 General Orders
PFC Shusta
(1) I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.
(2) I will obey my special orders and perform all of my duties in a military manner.
(3) I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to the commander of the relief.
General orders 1
The united states army has three general orders that apply to every military tasks or mission, these orders are important because they set the standard for all military operations. It applies to everything from a full scale invasion to guarding a handful of conexxes for a couple of hours. The army originally had eleven general orders the same as the navy, the marines, and the coast guard. The 3 general orders are (1) I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved, (2) I will obey my special orders and perform all of my duties in a military manner and (3) I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to the commander of the relief.
The army's general orders are extremely important because the set the standard for all tasks or missions. They tell everything a soldier is expected to do and how they are expected to do it. Examples of people following the three general orders can be traced all the back to the revolutionary war, one example would be the battle of Bunker Hill. The colonial army was low supplies especially low on ammo, they dug in on top of Bunker Hill and as the British were advancing up the hill General George Washington gave the special order not to fire until they could see the whites of the enemies eyes. This is an example of general order number 2 because the soldiers on that hill that day were given a special order to obey.
General order number one I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved....