A Soldier's General Orders

There are quite a few things you will want to memorize for Army Basic Combat Training, including US Army Rank Structure, The 7 Army Values, The Soldier's Creed, A Soldier's General Orders, Reporting to an Officer indoors, 9-Line Medevac Request, UXO IED Report, and The Army Song, amongst other things.

Following are a Soldier's General Orders. If you don't yet have these orders memorized, commit them to memory now!

1st General Order

I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.


2nd General Order

I will obey my special orders and perform all my duties in a military manner.


3rd General Order

I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions, to the commander of the relief.

The Soldier's Creed

The Soldier's Creed

I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough,
trained and proficient in my Warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment, and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.

US Army Rank Structure

Each soldier in the US Army must be able to identify each of the different ranks of enlisted men & women and officers. If you are a Future Soldier or considering joining the Army, you will want to memorize the following rank structure:

Insignia	Grade	Rank	Abbr.	Addressed As
No Insignia	E-1	Private	PVT	Private
	E-2	Private	PV2	Private
	E-3	Private First Class	PFC	Private
	E-4	Specialist	SPC	Specialist
	E-4	Corporal	CPL	Corporal
	E-5	Sergeant	SGT	Sergeant
	E-6	Staff Sergeant	SSG	Sergeant
	E-7	Sergeant First Class	SFC	Sergeant
	E-8	Master Sergeant	MSG	Sergeant
	E-8	First Sergeant	1SG	First Sergeant
	E-9	Sergeant Major	SGM	Sergeant Major
	E-9	Command Sergeant Major	CSM	Sergeant Major
	-	Sergeant Major of the Army	SMA	Sergeant Major
Warrant Officers
	W-1	Warrant Officer	WO1	Mr. or Ms.
	W-2	Chief Warrant Officer	CW2	Mr. or Ms.
	W-3	Chief Warrant Officer	CW3	Mr. or Ms.
	W-4	Chief Warrant Officer	CW4	Mr. or Ms.
	W-5	Chief Warrant Officer	CW5	Mr. or Ms.
Officers
	O-1	2nd Lieutenant	2LT	Lieutenant
	O-2	1st Lieutenant	1LT	Lieutenant
	O-3	Captain	CPT	Captain
	O-4	Major	MAJ	Major
	O-5	Lieutenant Colonel	LTC	Colonel
	O-6	Colonel	COL	Colonel
	O-7	Brigadier General	BG	General
	O-8	Major General	MJ	General
	O-9	Lieutenant General	LG	General
	O-10	General	GEN	General
	-	General of the Army	GOA	General