Swordfell/General Bulletin/Types of Orders

TYPES OF ORDERS

There are 5 types of military orders:

1. Standing Orders

 - Marshals and Vice-Marshals are authorized to give military Standing Orders.
 - Standing Orders are always placed at top of message list so noone must to search through the messages to find them.
 - Standing Orders are the most important type of orders.
 - Standing Orders are orders that all members of any army must follow.
 - Standing Orders are for Marshals and Vice-Marshals to command the army they are in charge of.
 - Standing Orders must include:
   - "UPDATED: Turn (Morning or Evening) of Date" (e.g. UPDATED: Morning of August, 1.).
   - All important parts of Orders to Entire Army (if exist).
   - All important parts of Orders to Some Members of the Army (if exist).
 - Standing Orders count as out of date if the last update is more then three days old and in that case it counts like there is no Standing Orders.

2. Orders to Entire Realm

 - Only the Archmarshal is authorized to give military Orders to Entire Realm.
 - Orders to Entire Realm are the highest priority military orders.
 - Orders to Entire Realm overrule any other type of military orders.
 - Only the Archmarshal is authorized to give Orders to Entire Realm
 - Orders to Entire Realm are for urgent situations when timing is crucial and there is no time for Standard Ordering Procedure.
 - In common sittuations Orders to Entire Realm are not recomendable because they overrule Standing Orders and that way they can cause confusion because there is always
   possibility that not everyone will receive them. 

3. Orders to Entire Army

 - Marshals and Vice-Marshals are authorized to give military Ordes to Entire Army.
 - Orders to Entire Aremy are for Marshals and Vice-Marshals to pass orders to the army they are in charge of.
 - Marshals and Vice-Marshals must include all important parts of Orders to Entire Army in Standing Orders.
 - Knights do not have to read Orders to Entire Army to be informed about what they are supposed to do, but they can read it to learn more about what they are doing.

4. Orders to Some Members of the Army

 - Marshals and Vice-Marshals are authorized to give military Orders to Some Members of the Army.
 - Orders to Some Members of the Army are for Marshals and Vice-Marshals to pass orders to teams within the army they command and that way to avoid confusion which can be
   caused by using Ordes to Entire Army for passing orders to teams.
 - Marshals and Vice-Marshals must include all important parts of Orders to Some Members of the Army in Standing Orders.
 - Knights do not have to read Orders to Some Members of the Army to be informed about what they are supposed to do, but they can read it to learn more about what they are
   doing.

5. Individual Orders

 - The Archmarshal, Marshals and Vice-Marshals are authorized to give military Individual Orders.
 - Individual Orders are overruling Orders to Entire Army, Orders to Some Members of the Army and Standing Orders.
 - Individual Orders are primary for the Archmarshal to pass orders to Marshals and Vice-Marshals.
 - Individual Orders can be used to pass orders to Nobles on specific individual missions.
 - Marshals and Vice-Marshals must never include any part of Individual Orders in Standing Orders.
 - It is not recomendable to use Individual Orders to pass common orders to Knights because they overrule Standing Orders and must never be included in Standing Orders so
   that way they can cause confusion because there is always possibility that not everyone will receive them.