105 General Combat Leadership Fundamentals Flashcards
9 Common elements found in a combat environment
- Violent or unnerving sights and sounds
- Casualties
- Confusion and lack of information
- Isolation
- communications breakdown
- Individual discomfort and physical fatigue
- Fear, Stress, and mental fatigue
- continuous operations
- Homesickness
Morale
The capacity of an individual or unit to maintain belief in the team or mission particularly in the face of opposition or hardship. Morale improves unit cohesion and can be measured by the ability of a unit to pull together persistently and consistently to complete the mission
Discipline
The assertion of willpower over more base desires . usually understood in conjunction with self control. ensures obedience to orders and initiation of appropriate action in the absence of orders in both individuals and units
Espirit De Corps
A French expression meaning “Spirit of Corps”. It denotes a strong-shared unit spirit, mutual solidarity and fellowship, sense of duty, and devotion to a cause among the unit’s members. It exemplifies not only the fighting spirit, but the pride for the unit and country, and the devotion and loyalty to the other members of the unit that the men and women fight and serve with.
Proficiency
The tactical , Technical, and physical ability to perform the job or mission
Motivation
Compels people to act based on needs desires and impulses
six troop leading steps
Begin planning Arrange Recon Make Recon Complete the plan issue the order Supervise
Begin Planning
-Use METT-T to begin estimates of the situation based on the content of the order received from the next senior echelon
- Terrain orientation as seen from a vantage point , Map, or aerial photograph
Plan use of available time for personal/subordinates reconnaissance and planning
- Movement of the unit (when movement and planning cannot be conducted. concurrently)
- Formulate a tentative plan of action based on the preliminary estimate of the situation, the higher commander’s order, and the commander’s intent.
Arrange for recon
Reconnaissance
Movement of the unit, to include the route, persons to accompany the commander/leader and the schedule of prearranged meetings with adjacent and supporting unit leaders.
Subordinate leaders are notified of the time and place where the order will be issued and a time and place for prearranged meetings with adjacent and supporting unit leaders for coordination
Make Recon
Revise the estimate of the situation and preliminary plan, as necessary.
Select a vantage point from which to orient subordinates.
Effect coordination with adjacent and supporting unit leaders, as planned.
Confirm tactical control measures.
Complete plan
Receive recommendations.
Complete the estimate and arrive at a decision.
Prepare the order
Issue the order
Orient subordinate leaders.
Ensure a thorough understanding of the orientation.
Utilize standard operation order format.
Ensure a thorough understanding of the order.
Supervise
The planning and preparation by subordinates and the conduct of operations
Article 1
“I am an American, fighting in the armed forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.”
Article 2
“I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist
Article 3
“If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy”
Article 4
“If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information nor take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them in every way.”
Article 5
“When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.”
Article 6
“I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.
Humane treatment of prisoners
Prisoners of war (POW) must at all times be humanely treated. Any unlawful act or omission by the Detaining Power causing death or seriously endangering the health of a prisoner of war in its custody is prohibited, and will be regarded as a serious breach of the Geneva Convention.
No prisoner of war may be subjected to physical mutilation or to medical or scientific experiments of any kind, which are not justified by the medical, dental, or hospital treatment of the prisoner concerned and carried out in his interest.
Prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence, intimidation, insults, and public curiosity.
Measures of reprisal against prisoners of war are prohibited.
Respect for the person of prisoners
Prisoners of war are entitled in all circumstances to respect for their persons and their honor.
Women shall be treated with all regards due to their sex, and shall in all cases benefit from treatment equal to men.
Taking into consideration any privileged treatment which may be granted due to their state of health, age or professional qualifications, all prisoners of war shall be treated alike by the Detaining Power, without any adverse distinction based on race, nationality, religious belief or political opinions, or any other distinction founded on similar criteria.
questioning of prisoners
Every prisoner of war, when questioned on the subject, is bound to give only full name and rank, date of birth, and serial number, or failing this, provide equivalent information.
No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure information of any kind. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind
Quarters
Prisoners of war shall be housed under conditions as favorable as those for the forces of the Detaining Power who are billeted in the same area.
In any camps in which both women and men are accommodated as prisoners of war, separate dormitories shall be provided for them.
Food
The basic daily food rations shall be sufficient in quantity, quality and variety to keep prisoners of war in good health and prevent loss of weight or the development of nutritional deficiencies.
Collective disciplinary measures affecting food are prohibited
