Memorize General Orders in an Hour
I have been in the DEP for 2 months, and to my shame, I never memorized my General Orders, and now my squad leader is thinking of making me a Fire team leader. So I decided to get on my game.
I memorized all 11 General Orders in a single hour this morning using this trick. Not that difficult:
Get your knowledge book out, and a computer or laptop, and open up a word processor (microsoft word, for example)
Step 1) Write all 11 General Orders out on MS Word in order 5 times in a row
Step 2) Write all 11 General Orders out on MS Word backwards (starting with the 11th, ending with the first) 5 times in a row
Step 3) Write all the odd numbered General Orders out, then the even numbers ones right under it (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) 5 times in a row
Step 4) Say all your General Orders (as they should be spoken "Sir, this recruit's ## General Orders is _____, Sir", while standing at attention) in order 2 times
Step 5) Say them in reverse order while at attention 2 times
Step 6) Say all your General Orders outloud in a random order, to see if you can name them on the spot without a certain order. Do this once or twice
Final Step) Get a friend to quiz you on them, once in order, and once out of order
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Those General Orders will not leave your head. Just keep reviewing them every single day until they're solid