What is Orders?
Official military assignment documents directing a service member to a new duty station or mission.
Definition
Military orders are official documents that direct a service member to perform a specific duty, assignment, or relocation. PCS orders move you to a new installation. Deployment orders send you downrange. TDY orders put you on a training or mission. The phrase 'I got orders' is one of the most consequential sentences in a military relationship: it means everything is about to change — the location, the schedule, the relationship geography. Orders are followed, not negotiated.
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