Candidate Shahayda took the time to develop a plan and write his order prior to briefing. SNC briefed an extremely detailed five paragraph order, including an exhaustive Execution paragraph, a clear, coherent plan to achieve the mission, and accurate information from higher’s warning order and fragmentary order. SNC inspired confidence in his team members by projecting his voice clearly and assertively with good eye contact and positive posture. When SNC received contact from the flank, he maintained focus on his mission of returning to the Company Command Post with intelligence and immediately pushed his team through the harassing enemy fire. Once he received a casualty, SNC quickly reoriented his security to protect the casualty and developed a plan to return him to the casavac point.
