Form For Oral Order

From Army Officer's Notebook (Revised, 1943)

FO.... Maps: ...
1.	a (Pertinent information of enemy) b (Pertinent information of own troops, such as higher, adjacent, supporting, or covering forces)
2.	This (platoon) (company) (battalion) will (attack) (defend) (withdraw) (as applicable) at (time) (Formation) (LD) (MLR) (Route) (as applicable) (Zone) (sector) (as applicable)
3.	(Missions of subordinate units) ...............will . . . ...............will . . . ...............will . . . Employment, disposition, of heavy, special or chemical weapons. Special instructions applicable to all units.
4.	Battalion Ammunitions distributing point at . . . Aid Station at . . .
5.	Command Posts: (Own unit) (or "I will be at . . .") (Subordinate units) "It is now . . . (Use 2400 clock)* "Are there any questions?"

*When Greenwich Time is used, "Z" is added to the numerals, indicating "Zero" meridian.

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