Situation
Mission
Execution
Sustainment
Com & SIG
100

Name three out of five types of information found within the Situation paragraph 


  • AI and AO

  • Weather and Terrain Analysis

  • Enemy and Friendly Forces 

  • Attachments and Detachments

  • Civilian Considerations

100

What are the five Ws of Mission planning

  • Who

  • What

  • Where

  • When

  • Why

100

Name 3  parts of the Execution statement

  • Commander’s Intent

  • Concept of Operations

  • Scheme of Movement and Maneuver

  • Tasks to Subordinate Units

  • Coordinating Instructions

100

What is Class V

Ammunition

100

Who normally briefs Command and Signal

RTO

200
What is the difference between Area of Interest(AI) and Area of Operation(AO)

Area of Interest (AI): Area of concern to the commander - Extends to areas adjacent to the commander’s operation.

Area of Operation (AO): The operational area defined by the commander in which your platoon is operating.

200

How many times do do you say the Mission Statement 

two

200

What are the two parts of Commanders intent

Key Tasks

Significant activities the force must perform as a whole to achieve the desired end state. (i.e.  conduct undetected infiltration into the AO)

End State

The set of required conditions that defines achievement of the commander’s objectives. (i.e. key terrain seized for follow-on operations)



200

What are three Grid coordinates that are briefed during this time

  • CCPs, HLZs, and AXPs

200

What is does PACE stand for

Primary Alternative, Contingency, Emergency

300

What does the Acroynmn OBTF stand for and explain each

Use the OBTF Model to orient troops to the AO on the map.

  • Orient: Give your AO a sense of location.

  • Box: Box your AO in via boundaries.

  • Trace: Point out roads, trails and routes within the AO.

  • Familiarize: Point out significant terrain within the AO.


300

Provide an Example of a Doctrinal Task and Purpose


Assault, Attack by Fire, Breach, Bypass, Clear, Combat, Search and Rescue, Consolidation and Reorganization, Control, Counterreconnaissance, Disengagement, Exfiltration, Follow and Assume, Follow and Support Linkup, Occupy Reconstitute Reduce, Retain, Secure, Seize, Support by Fire Suppress, Block, Canalize Contain, Defeat, Destroy, Disrupt, Fix, Interdict, Isolate, Neutralize, Penetrate, Turn

Allow, Cause, Create, Deceive, Deny, Divert, Enable Envelop, Influence, Open, Prevent, Protect, Support, Surprise




300

List two Coordinating Instruction


  • Time Schedule

  • Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIR)

  • Risk-reduction Control Measures

  • Rules of Engagement (ROE)

300

Who Briefs the Sustainment Paragraph

Normally PSG, sometimes Medic

300

the number lock is 17. Your are entering the ORP and you hear 3, what do you say

14

400

What is the importance of including information on friendly forces/higher and name the three levels.

  • Provides an understanding to your platoon of how your mission fits in with the Battalion Commanders Intent and how adjacent units affect your mission planning
  • Two Levels Up (Battalion)

    • What is the mission and Commander’s Intent of the BN you’re nested in? 

  • One Level Up (Co)

    • What is your Company’s mission and the Commander’s Intent?

  • Adjacent Units

    • What are the units to the left, right, forward, or rear of our position? How do these units affect your own mission?

400

Why is it important to hit your time hack

Adjacent forces

400

What are the four speciality Teams

  • A/L

  • Pace & Compass

  • EPW

  • Demo

400

Name one thing included in the Army Health Support System

  • Location of medical personnel

  • Echelon of care

  • Preventative medicine

400

Why is Thunder/Lighting a bad challenge and pass

Easily guessed

500

Define OAKOC and VWPCT

OAKOC

O - Observations and Fields of Fire

A - Avenues of Approach

K - Key Terrain

O - Obstacles

C - Cover and Concealment

VWPCT

V - Visibility

W - Winds

P - Precipitation

C - Cloud Cover

T - Temperature/Humidity

500


Brief a mission statement with the following information as you were in the field

1PLT, ___, OBJ Carbarn, 0736,  _____

TBD make sure to say it twice

500

What is always the first part of a CONOP

Planning

500

Medical is what class

Class VIII

500

Name 2/3 parts of the command part of the paragraph

  • Location of Commander and Key Leaders

  • Succession of Command

  • Employment of Command Posts (CPs)