General Orders

[Cdt.Pvt.]

is there any easy way to memorize these cause i'm having a hard time doing so?

[Drill for life]

is there any easy way to memorize these cause i'm having a hard time doing so?

First of all welcome to the Forum. Second fix your spelling and grammar. Last are you talking about Recruit General Orders from Marine Basic Training?

[Cdt.Pvt.]

Is there any easy way to memorize these because I'm having a hard time doing so?

i mean these general orders:


General Orders

1.To TAKE charge of this post and all government property in view.
2.To WALK my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing. 3.To REPORT all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.
4.To REPEAT all calls more distant from the guardhouse than my own.
5.To QUIT my post only when properly relieved.
6.To RECEIVE, obey and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the Commanding Officer, Officer of the Day, and officers and noncommissioned officers of the guard only.
7.To TALK to no one except in the line of duty.
8.To GIVE the alarm in case of fire or disorder.
9.To CALL the corporal of the guard in any case not covered by instruction. 10.To SALUTE all officers and all colors and standards not cased.
11.To BE especially watchful at night and during the time for challenging, to challenge all persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.

[Drill for life]

Okay, I can't tell you any tips for memorizing anything except it helps to have a friend with you to test you. I remeber when I had to memorize the Cadet Creed at JCLC (my unit doesn't require us to know it). Well my roomates would not let me sleep until I could recite it. They made me sit in a tub of cold water to memorize it better. That was pretty cool.

[Armed Drill Addict]

Those are some intresting tactics, I must say. I want to try that on my freshmen at our over night competitions.

As for learning your general orders, what worked for me is sit and memorize the first one by reading it over then try to recite it without looking at it. Once you can do that start reading the second one and reciting the first one as you do that. The constant repeating should help it become ingrained in your minds. Good luck!

[grunt0311]

They aren't just Recruit General orders, they are the General Orders to the Sentry on post.

How I learned before boot camp was like this:

1. When in Charge TAKE CHARGE
2. It takes 2 legs TO WALK your post
3. 3 Paragraph REPORT
4. you must report before you can REPEAT
5. 5 o'clock is QUITting time
6. the signifigant SIX (CO, OOD, all officers and NCOs of the guard)
7. SILENT 7th
8. DISORDERLY 8th
9. 9-1-1
10. Perfect 10 SALUTE
11. 11 o'clock is NIGHT time

This is how I remembered them, not sure how much it will help others, but those are my memory pegs. Be advised that they will drill them into your head from day one.

[Drill for life]

They aren't just Recruit General orders, they are the General Orders to the Sentry on post.

How I learned before boot camp was like this:

1. When in Charge TAKE CHARGE
2. It takes 2 legs TO WALK your post
3. 3 Paragraph REPORT
4. you must report before you can REPEAT
5. 5 o'clock is QUITting time
6. the signifigant SIX (CO, OOD, all officers and NCOs of the guard)
7. SILENT 7th
8. DISORDERLY 8th
9. 9-1-1
10. Perfect 10 SALUTE
11. 11 o'clock is NIGHT time

This is how I remembered them, not sure how much it will help others, but those are my memory pegs. Be advised that they will drill them into your head from day one.


That is a great way to remeber them. I need to learn that before MCRDPI.

[C/ Bonetto]

Cdt.Pvt.
does your JROTC unit require you to memorize your leadership principles and traits?

[C./Fields]

Not really. During inspections(which is the only time they really test us on traits, gen. orders, etc.),they mainly focus on the gen. orders and chain of command people's names, so I haven't memorized these yet. In the classroom days it's mostly history, but it might change second semester since we've already gotten to the modern era of USMC section so I probably should.

[Dirtynappy]

First of all welcome to the Forum. Second fix your spelling and grammar. Last are you talking about Recruit General Orders from Marine Basic Training?


There's no such thing as Recruit General Orders so if you don't know then shut yer trap.

[Billyd]

There's no such thing as Recruit General Orders so if you don't know then shut yer trap.

And we don't need you playing Jr. Moderator. Marine or not, I really don't care. And if you decide you want to post in the Cadet Forums, I request that you utilize proper English.

[Stryfe]

Cdt.Pvt.
does your JROTC unit require you to memorize your leadership principles and traits?

My unit does not require us to learn the Cadet Creed, however, it's still a good idea to learn and memorize pretty much everything because you never know what can pop up on a Promotion Board, I know we've had questions about the Cadet Creed show up before.

[C/ B3RRY NJROTC]

I had the same problem when I was just starting out. I read over them everyday and I found an MP3 of someone reading them and I put it on my MP3 player and recited them along with the person...Orders to the sentry sing-a-long...Haha....That's what helped me the most. Good luck. :)

[killer]

What wrong with good old fashioned memorization?

If you have a hard time and need tricks and gimmicks to memorize something simple like that, then you're gonna have a really hard time once you have to remember important stuff told to you at a meeting.

[navytrooper]

I typed up the General Orders and printed them out. Taped 'em to the wall next to my bed so that the last thing I could see before falling asleep were the General Orders. Works well enough for me!

[Stryfe]

I typed up the General Orders and printed them out. Taped 'em to the wall next to my bed so that the last thing I could see before falling asleep were the General Orders. Works well enough for me!

That's actually a good idea that I might start doing.

[Ivan_The_Mute]

What wrong with good old fashioned memorization?

If you have a hard time and need tricks and gimmicks to memorize something simple like that, then you're gonna have a really hard time once you have to remember important stuff told to you at a meeting.

Concur. That, or perhaps flash cards. Have the General Order on one side, the text of it on the other. Memorize them off a regular list and have someone in your unit (or a friend or family member) hit you with the flash card.

[Frag Sleeve]

....select key words/short phrases from each one while keeping them in order....file them away as you try rote memorization....they will help trigger the complete order when need it....

[killer]

Here's a little secret. The general orders are all common sense stuff. The only time you really need to know them is during bootcamp and maybe during boards.

So just learn them and get it over with. You'll need to memorize a thousand more things to just be able to get by.

[C./Fields]

What wrong with good old fashioned memorization?

If you have a hard time and need tricks and gimmicks to memorize something simple like that, then you're gonna have a really hard time once you have to remember important stuff told to you at a meeting.

Look...I posted this a long time ago and have since completely memorized them as well as other much harder things. This post ended a long time ago...kay (fin)

By the way, what's with the name...come on now.

[killer]

Big talk from a kid.

I wasn't the one who brought it back to life, so talk to nappy.

[armysc_25b]

Look...I posted this a long time ago and have since completely memorized them as well as other much harder things. This post ended a long time ago...kay (fin)

Just because your circumstances changed doesn't mean the post is done and over with. Yes, the thread was dated, however, contributive advice was given in some of the follow on posts.

[Billyd]

Just because your circumstances changed doesn't mean the post is done and over with. Yes, the thread was dated, however, contributive advice was given in some of the follow on posts.

And who knows, maybe some other cadet will need to learn his general orders and will utilize the search engine of his/her choice and find this post helpful.

Just because one person had his/her question answered, doesn't mean another might not have the same question later.

[C./Fields]

What I was responding to was his negative crap that I wouldn't be able to remember something told in a meeting because I was asking for tips on memorizing general orders. If others need help and will use this post, I'm all for that. But belittling comments like that are not necessary.

[killer]

If you have a hard time and need tricks and gimmicks to memorize something simple like that, then you're gonna have a really hard time once you have to remember important stuff told to you at a meeting.


Blunt, yes. Get used to it.

Belittling or negative, not really.

Remembering stuff thrown at you without much notice is a very big part of being in the military regardless of the branch and MOS. You're going to have to learn to pay attention to the littlest details brought up in a meeting/formation/talkin-to and figure out a way to keep them in your head for later use.

You're also going to have to drop the ..kay (fin) and the Look... type of stuff when you run across a blunt response to an answer.

[booksbenji]

Anyone ever remember actually using the general orders again after boot camp? I went on Sea Duty, and cant really ever remember having to cite them again except for Sea School after ITS. Once in the fleet I bet 90% of the guys couldnt remember them if their life would have depended on it.

[killer]

I was forced to go on a Marine of the quarter board and they asked for them, but other than that I never uttered them again. By the time I got out I could probably only recite 1 or 2. I could draw a few schematics from memory though, since knowing that stuff mattered to my job.

[C./Fields]

Blunt, yes. Get used to it.

Belittling or negative, not really.

Remembering stuff thrown at you without much notice is a very big part of being in the military regardless of the branch and MOS. You're going to have to learn to pay attention to the littlest details brought up in a meeting/formation/talkin-to and figure out a way to keep them in your head for later use.


Why are you even talking to me about this...I used memorization to remember them anyways. It's not blunt or especially is not correct if it doesn't apply to the person. I take pride in attention to detail too, so you don't have to tell me that either.

[Hammer0317]

Why are you even talking to me about this...I used memorization to remember them anyways. It's not blunt or especially is not correct if it doesn't apply to the person. I take pride in attention to detail too, so you don't have to tell me that either.

Wow you will do well in the military.

[fjer]

Why are you even talking to me about this...I used memorization to remember them anyways. It's not blunt or especially is not correct if it doesn't apply to the person. I take pride in attention to detail too, so you don't have to tell me that either.

This would probably be a good time to drop this. The argument isn't going any where positive, and considering their current distraction, you'll probably be left alone. You'll deal with people telling you things that you find unfair for ever. It's important to know when to pick a fight and when not to; if no more harm than a moments irritation will befall you, keep quiet. If you wind up at West Point you'll need to learn this, especially during Beast. You'll have a lot of stuff said to you that IS unfair; they're looking for you to protest that unfairness just so they have more to go after. I'm not saying this particular situation was fair, as his post did seem a bit brutal, but learning to what and in what way to respond to things is important.

[PhilK]

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