Marching orders
A marching order is an official military order that instructs one or more soldiers or a unit to move to a specific position or location. In many countries, a marching order is sent out together with the conscription for military service (as a so-called conscription order ). In Switzerland , the word march order only has the meaning of a personal conscription for military service.
The marching orders on duty
The marching order (MB) in military operations z. B. the armed forces or the armed forces , like all orders, are issued by a superior to the persons and units concerned. Depending on the army, it contains different information, but at least:
- Starting position / starting place,
- Target position / destination,
- Time of command,
- Name of the unit / person for whom the command is intended,
- Name of the commander who gave the order (with signature if necessary).
If a soldier is discovered in wartime without valid marching orders and without weapons near the front , this can be interpreted as desertion . Particularly towards the end of the Second World War , around 30,000 Wehrmacht soldiers were sentenced to death by the court courts for this reason .
A marching order for a motor vehicle march should contain:
1. Situation: Danger / damage situation and own situation
2. Assignment : Allocation, subordination and delivery of personnel as well as the assignment received
3. Implementation: Assembly room or process point (possibly details about the march of the units or sub-units to the process point), march goal, route, march distance, march form, march order, march leader, leader of the individual groups, closing party, march distance , Vehicle distance, expiry time and, if necessary, predefined technical stops.
The marching order as a draft order
In many countries, a marching order is also sent together with the draft (as a so-called draft order ) for military service .
In Germany, the order to march is sent by registered mail from the responsible district army replacement office , in Austria by the military command via normal mail. In Germany and Austria, the legal practice is that the draft notice is only effective if it has been properly served.
Situation in Switzerland
In the Swiss Army, there is a personal marching order , the official order for members of the army (AdA) to enter military service. It is sent to the conscript by post six weeks before the start of the service. The marching order is issued by the commander of the unit, staff or school. In addition, the departments of the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) are authorized to issue marching orders for special services .
In addition to the dispatch of marching orders, from the previous year there will be posters in every municipality on which the indentation dates can be seen. Every AdA is obliged to find out when military service is due. To do this, he has to know his troop assignment as noted in the service book . Therefore, failure to receive the MB cannot be used by the AdA as an excuse for absenteeism. The AdA must take the details of his entry into the marching orders.
With the help of the dense public transport in Switzerland , every location can usually be reached by public transport. The marching orders of the army are valid for the entire duration of the service like a general season ticket (GA) as a ticket on the entire rail and post bus network in Switzerland. Since 2000, trips to the exit and on personal vacation have also been covered. However, members of the army must be uniformed or have a permit to travel in civilian clothes. For AdA from recruits up to and including NCOs , the MB applies in 2nd class, for cadres from higher NCOs and for all officers in 1st class. The transport companies represented in the GA network receive annual flat-rate compensation from the VBS for transporting the AdA with MB.
See also
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References
- ^ Declaration on the side of the Austrian Armed Forces
- ↑ Legal basis: Ordinance on compulsory military service
- FwDV 100
- LSHD-DV 1, Part E: Provisional service regulation Marsch, Bonn, 1963