Troop Leading Procedures W104

Front 1

What are the Army's two tactical planning processes?

Back 1

Troop Leading Procedures (TLP) and the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP).

Front 2

What are the two general categories of orders?

Back 2

Administrative and combat

Front 3

What do administrative orders cover?

Back 3

Admin operations in garrison or in the field. Ex.: General, specific, & memorandum orders; courts-martial orders; & bulletins, circulars, & other memoranda.

Front 4

What do combat orders cover?

Back 4

Operations and service support for these operations. They include OPORDs, service support orders, movement orders, WARNOs, & FRAGOs.

Front 5

What are the 12 characteristics of a good Operation Plan?

Back 5

1. Contain critical facts & assumptions;

2. Authoritative expression;

3. Positive expression;

4. Avoid qualified directives;

5. Balance;

6. Simplicity;

7. Brevity;

8. Clarity;

9. Completeness;

10. Coordination;

11. Flexibility;

12. Timeliness.

Front 6

Which of the following does NOT contain assumptions?

OPORDs, OPLANs, FRAGOs, or WARNOs?

Back 6

Assumptions are NOT stated in OPORDs.

Front 7

What are the two Army Field Manuals (FMs) that cover combat orders and TLPs?

Back 7

FM 5-0 The Operations Process

FM 7-8 Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad

Front 8

Unit SOPs are NOT orders, but they are integral to the orders process. Why?

Back 8

SOPs enhance commander's effectiveness & flexibility because they detail how forces execute unit-specific techniques, procedures, and recurring actions.

Front 9

What are the 4 benefits of SOPs?

Back 9

1. Simplified brief combat orders

2. Enhanced understanding of teamwork among commanders, staff, and troops

3. Standard synchronized staff drills

4. Standard abbreviated or accelerated decision making techniques

Front 10

What is an Operation Order?

Back 10

An Operation Order is a directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated execution of an operation.

Front 11

What do Operation Orders contain?

Back 11

Operation Orders contain the "Task Organization," express the "Commander's Intent," and contain the five paragraphs (5-Paragraph combat order format).

Front 12

What is "Task Organization"?

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Task Organization is a temporary grouping of forces designed to accomplish a specific mission.

Front 13

What is "Commander's Intent"?

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Commander's Intent is a clear, concise statement of what the force must do and the conditions the force must meet to succeed.

Front 14

What are the paragraphs in the 5-paragraph order?

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1. Situation

2. Mission

3. Execution

4. Service and Support

5. Command and Signal

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Front 15

What is significant about the Date Time Group (DTG) on an OPORD?

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The DTG on an OPORD/OPLAN is the effective date or "start time" for the OPORD.

Front 16

What part of the OPORD/OPLAN contains the who, what, when, where - but NOT the how?

Back 16

The MISSION paragraph.

Front 17

What part of the OPORD/OPLAN contains the commander's intent or the desired end state?

Back 17

The EXECUTION paragraph.

Front 18

What are Warning Orders?

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Waring Orders (WARNOs) are preliminary notices of orders or actions to follow.

Front 19

What are Fragmentary Orders?

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Fragmentary Orders (FRAGOs) is an abbreviated order form of an OPORD issued to change or modify a previously issued OPORD.

Front 20

How many steps are there in the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP)?

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7

Front 21

What are the steps in the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP)?

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1. Receipt of Mission

2. Mission Analysis

3. Course of Action (COA) Development

4. COA Analysis (Wargaming)

5. COA Comparison

6. COA Approval

7. Orders Production

Front 22

What are the specific components of considered COAs during COA development?

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COAs must be:
suitable,
feasible,
acceptable,
distinguishable,
and complete

Front 23

What is the overlapping and non-sequential process used at the company level and below?

Back 23

Troop Leading Procedures (TLP)

Front 24

How many steps are there in the Troop Leading Procedures (TLP)?

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Eight

Front 25

What are the eight Troop Leading Procedure steps?

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1. Receive the mission

2. Issue a WARNO

3. Make a tentative plan

4. Initiate Movement

5. Conduct Reconnaissance

6. Complete the plan

7. Issue the order

8. Supervise and refine

Front 26

Upon receipt of the mission, what planning model should you use to assess the mission?

Back 26

METT-TC

Front 27

What is METT-TC?

Back 27

Mission
Enemy
Terrain & Weather
Troops
Time available
Civil Considerations

Front 28

When determining the proper allocation of time, what process should you use?

Back 28

Backwards planning.

Identify critical times specified by higher and work backwards from there.

Front 29

Ideally, how should you divide your time between your planning of the OPORD and subordinate planning/execution?

Back 29

1/3 time for your planning

2/3 time for subordinate planning and execution

Front 30

In Step 2 of the TLP (Issue a WARNO), what is the most important point to remember?

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Most important: Do not delay issuing the initial WARNO. Give subordinates as much time as possible to plan and prepare.

Front 31

What are specified, implied, and essential tasks?

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Specified, implied, and essential tasks are extracted from the WARNO and the OPORD.

Specified and implied tasks identify the essential tasks. These are tasks that must be completed to accomplish the mission.

Front 32

In Step 5 of the TLP (Conduct Reconnaissance), what is the minimum you must do?

Back 32

Conduct a map recon and supplement with imagery and intelligence products.

Front 33

What are Full Spectrum Operations?

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Army forces combine offensive, defensive, and stability or civil support operations simultaneously as part of an interdependent joint force to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative, accepting prudent risk to create opportunities to achieve desicive results.

Front 34

What is Operational Initiative?

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Operational Initiative is setting or dictating the terms of action throughout an operation.

Front 35

What two factors are intrinsic to seizing the initative?

Back 35

Risk and Opportunity

Front 36

What is Individual Initiative?

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Individual Initiative is the willingness to act in the absence of orders, when existing orders no longer fit the situation, or when unforseen opportunity or threat arise.

Front 37

What are the purposes of Offensive Operations?

Army Operations class Check on Learning.

Back 37

There are six purposes to Offensive Operations:

1. Dislocate, Isolate, Disrupt, and Destroy Enemy Forces

2. Seize Key Terrain

3. Deprive Enemy of Resources

4. Develop Intelligence

5. Deceive and Divert the Enemy

6. Create a Secure Environment for Stability Operations

Front 38

What type of commands is MDMP used for?

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MDMP is used for commanders with a staff - battalion and above.

Front 39

What is the first step of MDMP?

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Receipt of the Mission

Front 40

Why is Mission Analysis crucial to MDMP?

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Mission Analysis allows the commander to begin battlefield visualization. The results of Mission Analysis are defining the tactical problem and determining feasible solutions.

Front 41

What organizational level are TLP used?

Back 41

Company and below.

Front 42

What is first step of TLP?

Back 42

Receive the Mission

Front 43

Do the TLP steps follow a rigid sequence?

Back 43

No. TLP does not follow a rigid sequence.

Front 44

What is an order?

Back 44

An order is a communication- Verbal, written, or signaled- which conveys instruction from a superior to a subordinate.