Professional Development
Battlefield
ALOC Operations
MDMP
UMR
100

In the ATC model, this 'A' represents the trigger or situation that you experience.

What is the Activating Event?

100

The Brigade’s sustainment location that is secured, managed, and commanded by the Light Support Battalion

What is the Brigade Support Area (BSA)?

100

This standard Department of the Army form (DA Form 1156) is used to report a casualty from the point of injury up the chain of command.

What is a Casualty Feeder Card?

100

The Military Decision Making Process consists of this total number of steps.

What is 7?

100

This is the official system of record where S1 Specialists log in to view, update, and manage the unit's UMR.

What is IPPS-A?

200

Doing this involves assigning authority or responsibility to a subordinate to complete a task, which helps build their skills.

What is Delegation?

200

The unit that is the “eyes and ears” of the Brigade Commander.

What is the Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company (MFRC)?

200

This organization independently verifies emergency situations back home to authorize emergency leave for deployed Soldiers.

What is the American Red Cross?

200

This is Step 1 of the MDMP, which kicks off immediately upon being tasked by higher headquarters.

What is Receipt of Mission?

200

In S1 terminology, these are the empty, un-slotted "spaces" on your UMR that have no Soldier assigned to them.

What are Vacancies?

300

This digital resume in IPPS-A has replaced the old ERB and ORB as the single, official record used to brief a Soldier's entire career to selection boards.

What is the Soldier Talent Profile (STP)?

300

There are four battalions within the 81st MBDE.

What is 1-161, 3-161, 2-146, and 181

300

This metric is the calculation of a unit's currently available and deployable personnel compared to its required MTOE authorization.

What is Combat Strength (or Combat Power)?

300

This document should be continuously updated during MDMP?

What is Running Estimate?

300

This is the specific 3-digit code (such as 42A or 11B) on the UMR that tells you what job specialty is required for a specific slot.

What is an MOS (Military Occupational Specialty)?

400

The Preparatory Drill consists of this many total exercises.

What is 10?

400

The field artillery battalion provides this type of support.

Indirect fire

400

This primary daily report is compiled in the ALOC and sent to Brigade to track unit personnel readiness, available strength, and duty statuses.

What is the PERSTAT (Personnel Status Report)?

400

In this step, we walk through the enemy’s actions.

What is wargaming?

400

On the UMR, this two-digit number—found right next to the Paragraph number—pinpoints the exact positions where a Soldier is assigned.

What is the Line Number?

500

This regulation governs enlisted promotions.

What is AR 600-8-19?

500

This designated element serves as the rapid response force to repel a localized breach or attack within the BSA perimeter.

What is the Quick Reaction Force (QRF)?

500

To maintain communication during degraded network environments, the ALOC must utilize this established protocol.

What is the PACE Plan?

500

During Step, the S1 tracks this specific projection to ensure the medical evacuation and replacement flow can sustain the unit through the most intense phases of the battle.

What is the Casualty Estimate (or Casualty Projection)?

500

When a Soldier gets promoted or moves to a new section, S1 Specialists must do this action on the UMR to put the "right face in the right space."

What is slotting (or assigning/moving a Soldier)?