Couriers will cover 36 hexes in one turn. When a message is received by the moderator the distance is calculated and the Courier Success table is used to determine when the message arrives. The message is then placed in the file for the turn of arrival. It is possible for a courier to be killed and the sender not become aware of it. Players can send a message by more than one courier up to their message limit. Players may also request return receipts for messages. The moderator will attempt to reply to messages but may not always do so without a return request. Messages to players are sent with their messages for the current turn each week.

    When an Order is delivered to a non-player officer, I roll dice again. That is to see if the order is implemented ( in other words if the Non player commander you sent it to orders that your instructions be carried out. The Order will be implemented except on a roll of 2 or 3. On a 2 the order is ignored, on a 3 it is sent back for verification. Sometimes there is a delay in carrying out an order of a turn or two.

    Once the order is implemented I roll dice again to see if it is executed. A unit and/or leader can Panic, Blunder, or Waiver. I have defined them for myself as follows:
Panic, means retreat a hex if ordered to stand or advance
Blunder will cause an officer to do the opposite of his order, if ordered to advance he will retreat. If ordered to move he may go the wrong way.
Waiver means the officer hesitates and will only use half his MP following the order.

    It is possible to send messages or orders to a unit outside of your chain of command. However it is very likely to do more harm than good. Plus it is a dubious use of command points at best. If an officer receives multiple orders from the same commander he will follow the one with the latest time on it. If an officer receives orders from two different commanders he will follow the one from the superior in the chain of command. If he receives orders from his division commander and another one he will follow his division commanders orders.

In Person Verbal Messages

    When two officers end the turn in the same hex they can send In Person Verbal Orders or Messages which I will forward to the receiving player immediately to give him a chance to reply. IPVO to non-player officers will be immediately placed in that officers file and acted upon in the next turn. In Person Verbal Orders or messages are permitted to use specific hex numbers. This is assuming the officer is pointing at the location either directly or on a map. If there is a large number of messages between such officers their MP for the next turn may be reduced at the moderators discretion.

    Finally I have no objection to an officer sending me orders like those below with IPVM's for each location.
 
McCown will move to hex 41,44-43 and IPVM the artillery there, then move to Maney, then Stewart, returning to hex 40,44.
 
The officer will be moved to each hex and a deduction made in his MP for each message so they may all not get delivered in one turn if the hexes are far apart. In this case I believe the officer only covered a distance of 5-6 hexes and was able to deliver all the messages.