Initially, Candidate Collins executed everything on his own and did not attempt employ his fire team members at all or according to their capabilities. The majority of the time they were standing around watching him, not progressing towards mission accomplishment, and asking for tasks. Although short on time, SNC had no sense…
9… Candidate Allison lacked command presence when she issued her order to her fire team. SNC was visibly uncomfortable with the five paragraph order and stumbled through the order. SNC did not brief the Admin and Logistics paragraph nor the Command and Signal paragraph. SNC made references that alluded to sections within the five paragraph order, but there was no connection as to the five paragraph order itself.…
She briefed a general scheme of maneuver and then immediately moved closer to the obstacle and began tasking her fire team with executing what she was telling them. At the start of the problem, SNC was…
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,…
Candidate Walker demonstrated an above standard level of proficiency in briefing the five paragraph order. SNC briefed her order by speaking in a clear confident tone and making eye contact with each fire team member. Even though SNC stated the word Execution during the right sequence she did not give Tasks and Scheme and Maneuver until the end. SNC got her team moving quickly in the direction of attack with good dispersion and control but veered off course significantly. SNC eventually got back on track with the assistance of the evaluator.…
SNC attempted to operate in a non-tactical setting by having the fire team step off in condition four. SNC was reminded by a fellow candidate to go to condition…
Candidate Rudd stumbled through his entire brief and quickly lost composure while briefing in a quiet and nervous tone of voice. SNC did not brief all of the Orientation paragraph, made up or stole details from previous scenarios that could potentially drive the mission, and his Execution paragraph lacked relevant, actionable information and tasking statements. Once his fire team received contact, SNC froze and completely ignored the need for an ADDRAC, haphazardly trying to buddy rush in an unspecified direction. Upon receiving contact, SNC was unable to process the fact that one of his team members was a casualty, and he remained unable to make a decision while receiving light small arms fire. SNC bounced back and forth between closing with…
During the execution phase of his assault SNC maintained good control while patrolling but once they took a casualty SNC posted himself on that casualty to take care of and sent his teams forward to advance on the enemy. Eventually his team members were advancing without guidance from their team leader, so he…
Initially, SNC started off with a scheme of maneuver then realized that plan would not work so he began to work by himself and did not utilize his subordinates effectively. There was little communication between the team leader and what he wanted his subordinates to do. With the…
SNC somewhat tasked subordinates but did not validate if they understood what their responsibility was. This caused additional confusion and resulted in various candidates standing around idle for extended period of time. SNC was slow…
SNC fell victim to falling in love with his plan and not having the creativity or confidence to try something different.…
His nervousness prevented him from delivering his brief in a timely and comprehensive manner because of the constant repetition in paragraph content or key points that were previously covered. Time was not taken into consideration, as SNC wasted time in the brief and initial plan. Casualty was assessed poorly during the execution. SNC did not know how to respond initially, fire team was halted…
Once SNC began to receive contact he was able to organize his fire team in a manner that he thought would effectively neutralize the aggressor. SNC had moments during his rushing that his weapon became jammed and he stop to pay attention to the weapon, which should never be done if you are actively engaged in a fire fight so in…
Following directions in the military in certain situations can be life or death, if not followed correctly. Certain jobs like, the infantry or the artillery, following directions is very important and vital for mission success. If one person doesn’t do their part then it could lead to the potential mission failure but a mistake that will be difficult for everyone to bear with the death of a comrade. Infantry for example relies on squad cohesion and total discipline with the task at hand. Training is important for an infantryman.…
LT McDonough Leadership assessment The book Platoon Leader provides a wide range of leadership situations and challenges. LT McDonough was, as a rule, very successful in dealing with intellectually challenging problems. His interpersonal tact left much to be desired and even his resilience was nearly broken down. Overall, he led his platoon very well and successfully.…