FM 101-5 Staff Officers' Field Manual The Staff and Combat Orders

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COMPOSITION OF ORDERS 62-65approved plan, and each general and special staff sectionprepares such annexes as may be appropriate.(3) CJ-3 consolidates the field order, and G-4 consolidatesthe administrative order: these are submitted to the commander (or, by the commander's direction, to the chief ofstaff) for signature.b. If the situation calls for immediate action, appropriatewarning orders (par. 65) are issued at once, and fragmentaryorders are issued without delay as supplementary decisionsare made.c. Between the two extremes indicated, a variety ofmethods may be used. Then- successful application is aresult of command and staff training.d. When dictated or oral orders are to be issued by thecommander (par. 65), suitable notes and operation maps areprepared by the interested staff sections as may be desiredby the commander.e. If the situation is such that a decision can be madewell in advance of the action, orders should be issued without undue delay, unless secrecy considerations dictate otherwise.• 63. SUPERVISION OF EXECUTION.—The responsibilities of thecommander and his staff do not end with the issue of thenecessary orders. They must insure receipt of the ordersby the proper commanders, make certain they are understood, and enforce their effective execution.SECTION nCOMPOSITION OP ORDERS• 64. GENERAL.—Combat orders are classified as field orders,administrative orders, and letters of instruction.• 65. SCOPE OF FIELD ORDERS.—a. Purpose.—Field ordersmay—(1) Direct operations.(2) Warn of impending operations (warning orders).These orders contain advance information so that subordinate units can prepare to carry out operations to be ordered.When a warning order has been given general distribution,39
65 COMBAT OSDKRSmatters fully covered therein need not be repeated in subsequent field orders.b. Methods of issue.—(1) Held orders may be in oral, dictated, or written form. The most important factor influencing the form and method of issuing a field order is the timeavailable for its preparation and distribution. An order"should reach its destination in sufficient time to obviate halting the troops while waiting for instructions. Time shouldalso be sufficient to permit the lowest subordinate commanderconcerned in its execution an opportunity to reconnoiter,place bis troops to position, make other necessary arrangements, and issue his orders prior to the hour set for thebeginning of the action.(2) Oral and dictated orders are similar in that both arespoken orders. When oral orders are Issued, notes are madeby both the commander issuing the order and the subordinatereceiving it. Dictated orders are recorded verbatim by thereceiver; a complete copy of the order or notes is kept bytiie commander issuing the order.(3) Written orders may be In message or other convenientform. The use of accompanying maps, photomaps, overlays,and tables saves time and words and minimizes errors. Inmany cases, an entire field order can be placed on a map oroverlay.c. Complete or fraffmentary.—Field orders may be eithercomplete or fragmentary.(1) The order is complete when it covers all essentialaspects and phases of the operation. Complete orders includemissions to all subordinate units charged with the executionof tactical operations in carrying out the commander's plan.(2) Fragmentary orders are used when -speed in deliveryand execution is imperative. Fragmentary orders are issuedsuccessively as the situation develops and decisions are made,and consist of separate instructions to one or more subordinate units prescribing the part each is to play in the operation or in the separate phases thereof. This procedure willbe usual in divisions and smaller units. Fragmentary ordersmay be either oral or written; they may be accompanied bymaps, sketches, or overlays, or they may consist of maps,sketches, or overlays with written instructions thereon (ap-40
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