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Combat Orders Overview and Best Practices
The best practices for creating and issuing combat orders have been collected to assist commanders in leading their troops. From different order formats, to advice in forming a commander's intent, to step-by-step guides on forming your orders, all are listed in this section.
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Lieutenant Colonel Brendan B. McBreen (USMC Ret)
Gunnery Sergeant Chad Skaggs (USMC), 2021
John Author, 2014
Combat Orders
Colonel General Lothar Rendulic, Germany, 1947
Major Matthew Smith, USA, 1988
Major John Antal, USA, 1990
Captain Michael Ettore, USMC, 1993
Lcpl Brendan B. McBreen, USMCR, 1989
Lieutenant Colonel John Antal, USA, 1995
Captain Eric Downes, USMCR, 1993
Lieutenant Colonel John Antal, USA, 1998
Major Brendan B. McBreen, USMC, 2001
Captain John Antal, USA, 1987
1st Lieutenant Elliot Ackerman, USMC, 2006
Captain H. B. Chamberlain, Australian Army, 1959