11 General Orders ~ The easy way

[Laworlo]

I find it humorous that there is a list like this. It is very helpful. What is funny to me though is, when I was a kid I learned how to memorize by word/number associations. Almost everything is exactly how I "thought" of it in my mind to remember. The only difference is #9, I think of calling 911 if something is wrong. Thank you for posting. It helps considerably. The toughest one for me still is #11. Can't master that one yet.

[cornfed32]

Originally Posted by Laworlo

I find it humorous that there is a list like this. It is very helpful. What is funny to me though is, when I was a kid I learned how to memorize by word/number associations. Almost everything is exactly how I "thought" of it in my mind to remember. The only difference is #9, I think of calling 911 if something is wrong. Thank you for posting. It helps considerably. The toughest one for me still is #11. Can't master that one yet.

The only reason I remember 11 is because my recruiter made one Depper say it maybe 30 times before he memorized it. Right in front of us all. It was kind of amusing, but I remember it now.

[prop827]

This sounds oddly familiar..... I still have this almost exact memorized from when I was in boot camp using these tricks. It really works.

[Craig]

prop - That is the stuff you posted. I just compiled it into a document to help others. I loved that when you 1st posted it. It has sooooo much great information in it.

[prop827]

hahaha well I'm glad its out there to help everyone, no sense keeping it to yourself when others really need the information. I just found some humor in it haha.

[ctraggie]

At my DEP meetings my recruiter is pushing memorizing the GOs by memorizing the first few words of each one:
To take
To walk
To report
To repeat
To quit
To receive
To talk
To give
To call
To salute
To be especially

[navycooke]

The best way I found to memorize them is to do it in two parts. The first part being to just study and memorize the correct wording of each, without worrying about the order they come in. Secondly, memorize the order by just the first two words of each of them. It's easier to remember the order of two words than entire orders, and if you've already memorized the wording of each, when you recall the first two words the rest will come naturally.

It also helps to make "mental checkpoints" when you memorize the order. 3 and 4 are the double R's, report and repeat, and repeating comes after reporting naturally. 6 is the first long one. 9 is to call, by remembering 911 etc. 11's the last long one, then everything else just falls in between them. That's just what worked for me, just come up with however works for you like the ways in the image.

[Navygirl_1995]

My neighbor is retired from the military. We were talking about the general orders and he could only name number two off the top of his head. Personally, this is extremely helpful for me. I had no clue where to begin memorizing, but this is really easy! I use dice to choose them, the number on each one and then the total, three in all. It really does help!