While the following forms are given for the convenience of officers in the field, and with a view of securing uniformity in the service, it must be remembered that no two military situations are the same. The sequence in paragraph 3 is not obligatory, the commander arranging the details according to his best judgment.
| For an advance. | |
| Field Orders | [Title] |
| No. — | [Place] |
| [Reference to map used] | [Date and hour] |
| Troops | 1. [Information of enemy and of our supporting troops] |
| (a) Independent | 2. [Plan of commander] |
| Cavalry: | 3. (a) [Instructions for independent cavalry—place and time of departure, roads or country to be covered, special mission] |
| [Commander] | |
| [Troops] | |
| (b) Advance Guard: | (b) [Instructions for advance guard—place and time of departure, or distance at which it is to precede the main body, route, special mission] |
| [Commander] | |
| [Troops] | |
| (c) Main Body—in | (c) [Instructions for main body—distance at which it is to follow the advance guard, or place and time of departure] |
| order of march: | |
| [Commander][26] | |
| (d) Right [left] Flank Guard: | (d) [Instructions for flank guard—place and time of departure, route, special mission] |
| [Commander] | |
| [Troops] | |
| (e) Signal Troops: | (e) [Instructions for signal troops—lines of information to be established, special mission] |
| [Commander] | |
| [Troops] | |
| (x) [Instructions for outpost—when relieved, subsequent duties] | |
| 4. [Instructions for field train—escort, distance in rear of column, or destination when different from that of main body, if disposition not previously covered in “Orders”] | |
| [Instructions for sanitary, ammunition, supply and engineer trains, when necessary] | |
| 5. [Place of commander or where messages may be sent] | |
| [Authentication] | |
| [How and to whom issued] | |