Drive command (military)

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The drive command (current designation: drive order) is an essential element of the logistics of the military and similarly organized institutions such as the police and fire brigade .

The drive command is understood to be the written or verbal issue of commands by a superior to the driver of a (ground-based) military vehicle. The driving order facilitates the organization of larger troop or material transports. Such transports are particularly complex, especially for high-tech troops such as transmission troops, tank or mobile artillery units.

The travel command usually contains information about the vehicle to be used, the material or soldiers to be transported, the route to be selected including intermediate destinations to be controlled for, travel times to be observed and fixed points in time, the driver's behavior at the intermediate and final destination and, if necessary, special arrangements (such as special camouflage, avoidance of convoy journeys to reduce the damage in an air raid). The move command can be part of a general deployment command .

Unplanned journeys, e.g. in the event of an alarm, take place without a written travel order. It is used in particular for exercises and events that can be planned, which require a larger transport of material and emergency services.

Drive commands can be of great tactical importance and must be protected against enemy knowledge.

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