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A general order, in military and paramilitary organizations, is a published directive, originated by a commander and binding upon all personnel under his or her command. Its purpose is to enforce a policy or procedure that is not otherwise addressed in applicable service regulations, military law, or public law.

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-In militaries and paramilitary organizations, a '''general order''' is a published directive, originated by a commander, and binding upon all personnel under his command, the purpose of which is to enforce a [[policy]] or [[Procedure (term)|procedure]] unique to his unit's situation which is not otherwise addressed in applicable service regulations, [[military law]], or [[public law]]. A general order has the force of law; it is an offense punishable by [[court martial]] or lesser [[military court]] to disobey one. What makes it a general order (as opposed to a direct order) is that the actor is not explicitly named, nor precisely what (or who) is to be acted upon.
+A '''general order''', in [[military]] and paramilitary organizations, is a published [[Military order (instruction)|directive]], originated by a commander and binding upon all personnel under his or her command. Its purpose is to enforce a policy or procedure that is not otherwise addressed in applicable service regulations, [[military law]], or [[public law]].
+== See also ==
-A general order of indefinite duration may be referred to as a ''standing order''. Standing orders are necessarily general and vague, since the exact circumstances for execution occur in the future under unknown conditions. For example, in most military agencies, there is a standing order for enlisted men to [[salute]] officers. The officers are required by the same law to return the salute to the enlisted person; however, the name of each enlisted man is not explicitly named in the order, nor is the name of each officer, nor is the exact time which the salute should occur.
+* [[General Orders for Sentries]]
+==References==
-==List of notable general orders==
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+[[Category:General orders|*]]
-===In the USA===
+[[Category:Military law]]
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-*[[General Orders for Sentries]] - often referred to as the 11 General Orders.
-*[[General Order No. 1]]
-**General [[Douglas MacArthur]]'s first order to the forces of the [[Empire of Japan]] following the [[Surrender of Japan|Japanese surrender in World War II]].
-**Order applicable to United States military personnel in the [[CENTCOM]] Area of Operations following the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan forbidding various activities such as alcohol consumption, sexual relations, religious promotion, etc.
-*General Order No. 9 (or [[Lee's Farewell Address]]) - Confederate General [[Robert E. Lee]]'s announcement of his surrender that ended the [[American Civil War]]
-*[[General Order No. 11 (1862)]] - an [[American Civil War]] order expelling [[Jew]]s from areas of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky
-*[[General Order No. 11 (1863)]] - an [[American Civil War]] order expelling the residents of four [[Missouri]] counties which were then to be burned.
-*General Order No. 100
-**An [[American Civil War]] order (the [[Lieber Code]]) which expressly forbade giving quarter to the enemy
-**Napoleon's standing order to "March to the sound of the guns" which [[Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy|Grouchy]] disobeyed at Waterloo leading to the French defeat.
-===In fiction===
-* A set of general orders, including the [[Prime Directive]], has been established in [[Paramount Pictures]]' source [[documentation]] to govern the [[Starfleet]] organization in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[fictional universe]].
-** [[General Order № 24]] Destruction of all life on a planet, issued by Captain [[James T. Kirk]] in [[Star Trek]] episode #23 [[A Taste of Armageddon]]. He issued the order on [[stardate]] 3192.1 to be executed "in two hours," targeting [[Eminiar VII]]. Kirk was being held captive on the planet at the time he gave the order. The only recorded instance of this order actually being carried out was the first issue of the non-canon Gold Key Star Trek series: "The Planet of No Return."
-* [[General Order № 47]] issued to all [[EarthForce]] personnel requiring them to answer [[distress call]]s and assist any vessel not currently involved in hostilities against [[Earth]] in the ''[[Babylon 5]]'' [[fictional universe]].
-* [[Order 66]] Execution of all [[Jedi]] on sight, issued by Chancellor [[Palpatine]] to the [[Clone Troopers|Grand Army of the Republic]] in ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''. Palpatine issued the order galaxy-wide immediately after evading arrest by the Jedi order and successfully turning [[Anakin Skywalker]] to the dark side of the [[Force (Star Wars)|Force]].
-* In [[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]], [[Saavik|Lt. Saavik]] quoted two general orders, General Order 12, in which a ship was to raise its alert level if proper communication had not been established with another vessel in its vicinity, even if it was another [[Starfleet]] vessel, and the second, General Order 15, stated that no [[flag officer]] was to enter a potentially hazardous area without armed escort.
-==See also==
-*[[Standing order (disambiguation)]]
-*[[General Orders for Sentries]]
-[[Category:Military law]]
-[[Category:General orders|*]]