Orders: A User’s Guide
by Brendan B. McBreen and Chad Skaggs
The purpose of Orders: A User’s Guide is to share best practices for issuing orders on the battlefield.
To fight well, competent leaders need to understand the adversary, exploit terrain, make tactical decisions, and communicate skillfully. Orders are a critical combat skill.
The audience for Orders: A User’s Guide is Marine leaders at the squad, platoon, and company level.