General Orders

This is the Document Release Information
Article Number:	2NDRB-R-03
Scope:	The unit official General Orders
Version:	Version 1.0
Effective Date:	01SEP18
Last Modified Date:	DDMMMYYYY
Approving Authority:	Regimental Commanding Officer
Point of Contact:	Regimental Commanding Officer

General Orders Overview

The General Orders are a list of published directives, originated by the Regimental Commanding Officer, and binding upon all personnel of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, the purpose of which is to enforce a policy or procedure unique to his unit's situation which is not otherwise addressed in applicable service regulations, military law, or public law. A general order has the force of law; it is an offense punishable by court martial or lesser military court to disobey one. What makes it a general order (as opposed to a direct order), is that the actor is not explicitly named, nor precisely that (or whom) which is to be acted upon.

A general order of indefinite duration may be referred to as a standing order. Standing orders are necessarily general and vague since the exact circumstances for execution occur in the future under unknown conditions. For example, in most military agencies there is a standing order for enlisted men to salute officers. The officers are required by the same law to return the salute to the enlisted person; however, the name of each enlisted man is not explicitly named in the order, nor is the name of each officer, nor is the exact time which the salute should occur.

The following is a numbered list of all General Orders of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. These orders apply to all members of the regiment regardless of any rank or positions the member belongs to.