Best way to learn ARs and FMs?

There's an old saying "A long note is better than a short memory."  It means that you don't have to memorize ARs and FMs if you have access to read them verbatim.  With today's smart phones, you can carry around ARs and FMs and pull them up quickly.  Besides, if a soldier or an NCO ever came up to me and quoted an AR or an FM, I'd tell them to show it to me in writing anyway because I have experienced too many times where they have misquoted, misread, or flat out made it up.  Or they've reference an out of date version.

AR's are a little bit harder for me to learn. The best thing I've found is to quiz on them with buddies or soldiers, and read, read, read!
FM's are a little bit easier for me, because after you read something or learn something new you can apply it in training, go out and practice it, get hands on and teach it to your soldiers. 
The best way to learn them is to find a way to apply them.

Assuming "have people for that" is considered a cop-out, I think LTC Dickey hit the nail on the head.<div><br></div><div>I have all the regs and FMs I care about on my iPad. the bonus is that they are searchable electronically, as opposed to scanning with just the mark one eyeball, especially as Army tables of contents and indexes aren't always the best in the world.</div><div><br></div><div>Another method, along the "long note" path is to make crib notes for yourself on the parts of the regs/FMs you find most critical/often needed (with reference back to paragraph #). &nbsp;For instance, with the new 670-1, I think the single most important aspect for commanders will be the new tattoo policy, with it's cut-offs for size and location. &nbsp;There will be a lot of barracks lawyering &nbsp;(especially, as I think there is some inherent confusion between "visible in PT uniform" and "below knee or elbow" - but I may be wrong). &nbsp;The second biggest will be the general (except for deploying/returning/R&amp;R) prohibition on flying in ACUs. &nbsp;Most of the rest is stuff I can afford to just look up as needed.&nbsp;</div>