Book excerpt: This pamphlet, Department of the Army Pamphlet DA PAM 600-8-105 Personnel - General Military Orders April 2019, provides procedural guidance for completing mandated operating tasks for the orders program of the Military Personnel System. This publication applies to publishing and distributing orders for the Regular Army and U.S. Army Reserve units and personnel; members of the Army National Guard of the United States while on active duty (includes active duty in Active Guard Reserve status), initial active duty for training, active duty for training, and active duty for special work; and prior service personnel enlisted at Military Entrance Processing Stations. It also serves as a basic frame of reference for Army National Guard of the U.S. units not on active duty. This publication is applicable during mobilization.This pamphlet describes order formats and the use for each. This publication is organized to make it compatible with AR 600-8-105.