Analytical Skills
A mental process that is subject to numerous influences
Critical Thinking
A deliberate process of thought whose purpose is to improve our thought
Critical thinking
Represents the mission variables leaders use to analyze and understand a situation in relationship to the unit’s mission.
METT-TC (I)
The mnemonic device to remember the OPORD paragraphs
Sergeant Major Eats Sugar Cookies
Which Principle of Joint Operations specifies the objective is to direct and prioritize military action toward a clearly defined and achievable goal?
Objective
Evidence or examples that are irrelevant to the argument at hand
Fallacies of relevance
Involves creating something new or original
Creative thinking
Civil consideration of others is analyzed by applying...
ASCOPE
The art and science of understanding a situation, envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways of bringing that future about.
Planning
Which Principle of Joint Operations purpose is to use only the amount of force necessary to influence the adversary?
Restraint
The degree of reliability, completeness, and consistency varies from source to source and report to report
Cognitive Biases
The use of disciplined questions that helps commanders and staffs probe their own and others’ thinking during throughout the operations process by asking higher order questions.
Meta-questioning
The effects of terrain and weather are analyzed by applying
OAKOC
A directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated execution of an operation. They are issued to direct the execution of long-term operations as well as the execution of discrete short term operations.
Operation Order
Which Principle of Joint Operations’ purpose is to strike at a time or place where the enemy is unprepared?
Surprise
When necessary material is left out of the conclusion or inference
Fallacies of omission
A supposition or presupposition on the current situation or future course of events.
Questioning of assumptions
This is the time rule for planning and executing a mission
1/3, 2/3
An abbreviated form of an operation order issued as needed after an operation order to change or modify that order or to execute a branch or sequel to that order.
Fragmentary Order
Effective ________________ is to place an adversary or enemy in a position of disadvantage
Maneuver
Reasoning using given factual information or data to infer other facts through logical thinking
Deductive
Allows a richer understanding of an operational environment and problems, for the planning team to examine the situation from the perspectives of other actors in the operational environment view a situation or problem
Four Ways of Seeing
This is the 6th step of the TLPs
Complete the plan
When operating in an extremely time-constrained environment. They offer the advantage of rapid distribution, but they risk important information being overlooked or misunderstood. They are usually followed by written FRAGORDs.
Verbal Order
Which Principle of Joint Operations purpose is to expend minimum-essential combat power (lethal and nonlethal) on secondary efforts to allocate the maximum possible combat power on primary efforts?
Economy of Force