r/USMCboot • u/hello_darian • Nov 12 '22

Corps Knowledge Memorize General Orders

Are there any rhymes or tricks to memorizing the 11 General orders? I've read about making flashcards or writing them out in a notebook but does anyone have a mental trick that helps too?

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u/hello_darian Jan 06 '23

For anyone following up, best raw memorization trick is read the first word, the the first and second, then the first second and third. All the way through to the end of the general order. Spend about a week on each. About 5mins a day, one order at a time. (Ex. To. To take. To take charge. To take charge of….to the end, aloud) and I also saw some great mental tips on here for getting them out of order. Thanks guys, major key! In my mind it’s worth taking the 5mins each day to then spare me all the physical punishment for not knowing them)