Snc's Signal: A Case Study

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Candidate Steen stumbled and paused frequently during his brief to his fire team. He however, did manage to relay accurate information although he had to catch himself several times. Even while doing so, he did not appear to be rattled or lose his bearing and continued as if he did not miss a step. SNC did forget to brief the "Signal" sub-paragraph and failed to relay any information on how they would be communicating. After receiving the brief from Candidate Steen, the fire team quickly got in place to attempt the obstacle. SNC explained his first tasks again, and his team jumped right in with a sense of purpose. When faced with minor setbacks, SNC changed his plan in a timely manner and continued attacking the objective until time was

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