MEMORANDUMS

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MEMORANDUMS
MEMORANDUMS ARE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE WITHIN
AND BETWEEN ACTIVITIES OF HQDA HQDA AND MAJOR
COMMANDS MAJOR COMMANDS A MAJOR COMMAND AND ITS
SUBORDINATE ELEMENTS OTHER MILITARY SERVICES
UNLESS ANOTHER FORMAT IS SPECIFIED OR
REQUIRED.
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HEADING
AR 25-50, PARA 2-4A
OFFICE OR REFERENCE SYMBOL DATE (MILITARY STYLE
(AR 25-50, 1-32) MEMORANDUM FOR ONE
ADDRESSEE (AR 25-50, P. 12 2-5 ADDRESSEES (AR
25-50, P. 17) 6 OR MORE (AR 25-50, P. 20
21) SUBJECT LINE
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BODY
AR 25-50, PARA 2-4B
OPEN WITH A SHORT, CLEAR PURPOSE
STATEMENT. PUT THE RECOMMENDATION,
CONCLUSION, OR MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION NEXT.
CLEARLY SEPARATE EACH MAJOR SECTION.
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BODY
DO NOT INDENT PARAGRAPHS. DO NOT NUMBER A ONE
PARAGRAPH MEMO. WHEN THE MEMO HAS MORE THAN ONE
PARAGRAPH, NUMBER THE PARAGRAPH CONSECUTIVELY. W
HEN PARAGRAPHS ARE SUBDIVIDED, INDENT AND LABEL
ACCORDING TO THE REGULATION.
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CLOSING
(AR 25-50, PARA 2-4C)
THE AUTHORITY LINE SIGNATURE BLOCK ENCLOSURE
LISTING
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RULES OF THUMB
WORDS SIMPLE AND DIRECT PHRASES NO JARGON,
ACRONYMS,OR NOUN STRINGS SENTENCES TWELVE
TO TWENTY WORDS IN LENGTH PARAGRAPHS ABOUT
1 ½ INCHES SINGLE SPACED TYPE. MAIN ACTION
ONE PAGE, TWO PAGES MAX