Candidate Sohm's Initial Brief Summary

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Candidate Sohm’s initial brief displayed confidence and contained the entirety of the five paragraph order; established security before the initial brief. The initial brief included 4 Bs, EPW/5S&T, MedEvac, location of key leaders, established a succession of command, and provided information containing elements of SALUTE and DRAW-D. Candidate Sohm issued specific and detailed tasks to fire team members, and had an initial plan prior to the point of execution. Candidate Sohm demonstrated command and control of the fire team and performed a security halt to increased situational awareness in the process. During friction points, Candidate Sohm made a rapid decision that modified the initial plan, and neutralize the threat, complete the objective,

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