Command and Staff Organization
This manual covers Commander and Staff Organization and Operations
FM 6-0
This "doctrinal publication" governs the Operations Process
ADP 5-0
This website keeps all training results for individual and collective training, and your CSM will get on you if it's not updated
DTMS - Defense Training Management System
I would navigate through Army Publishing Directorate to find this form number when my commander asks me to knock out a risk assessment
DD Form 2977
These are the seven (7) principles of mission command
Competence
Mutual Trust
Shared Understanding
Commander's Intent
Mission Orders
Disciplined Initiative
Risk Acceptance
This cell typically manages short range operations and gets handed its info from FUOPS
Current Operations
The Commander
If your training events is "All Ate Up" and your Soldiers didn't get much use out of it, because it was the same training as last time, the OIC didn't read this...
AAR - After Action Review
If I don't do these 5 steps, one of my Soldiers might get an ouchie
Identify Hazards
Assess Hazards
Develop Controls
Implement Controls
Supervise and Refine
The Army's approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision making and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation.
Mission Command
This staff officer is responsible for the movement and maneuver warfighting function and is the principal staff offcer for all matters training, operations, and plans.
S-3 Operations Officer
These are ways in which the commander drives the operations process, otherwise known as the "Commander's activites", as long as there is enough room
Understand, Visualize, Describe, and Direct
According to doctrine, FM 7-0, your commander will strive to get training schedules approved and published by this T-week
T-6
According to the Risk Assessment Matrix, what is my initial risk level for something that occurs occasionally and would significantly degrade unit readiness or mission capability.
H - High
When in command - command! To support you, these are the key elements of command
Authority
Responsibility
Decision Making
Leadership
What are the three types of staff officers
Coordinating, Special, and Personal
These four words make up The Operations Process
Plan, Prepare, Execute, Assess
This product, normally a very "long" excel spreadsheet, accompanies the Annual Training Guidance
Long Range Training Calendar
If the commander owns the risk, who or whom does the commander rely on to "buy down" the risk
Staff and Subordinate Leaders
Leaders want to keep tight control on things so they don't come off the rail - what are some key elements of Control
Direction
Feedback
Information
Communication
What are the duties and responsibilities of the staff
Advising and informing the commander
Preparing, updating, maintaining staff estimates
Perform IPB
Making recommendations
Performing Risk Management
Preparing Plans and Orders
Assessing execution of Operations
You are now experts at TLPs, which are used at the Company and below, but what does Battalion and above use?
MDMP - Military Decision Making Process
or
RDSP - Rapid Decision Making and Synchronization Process (if time constrained)
According to FM 7-0, this "checklist" is a summary document that provides performance and proficiency standards for individuals and collective tasks
Do you think Soldiers and Leaders should use Risk Management ON and OFF duty?
YES
This principle allows subordinates to take action and adjust to the OE in order to accomplish the Commander's Intent
Disciplined Initiative