Chapter 1: Intro To Mission Command Flashcards
Military Operations are….?
- Human Endeavors
- Conducted in Dynamic and Uncertain Environments
- Designed to Achieve a Political Purpose
Define Unified Land Operations.
The simultaneous execution of offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil authorities across multiple domains to shape operational environments, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale combat operations, and consolidate gains as part of unified action.
What are the Army’s 4 strategic roles to support the joint force?
- Shape Operational Environments
- Prevent Conflict
- Prevail in Large-Scale Combat Operations
- Consolidate Gains
What is an operational environment?
A composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander. (JP 3-0)
What is mission command?
It is the Army’s approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision making and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation.
What does METTT-C stand for? (Mission Variables)
- Mission
- Enemy
- Terrain and Weather
- Troops and Support Available
- Time Available
- Civil Considerations
What principles make mission command successful?
- Competence
- Mutual Trust
- Shared Understanding
- Commander’s Intent
- Mission Orders
- Disciplined Initiative
- Risk Acceptance
What are unified action partners?
Those military forces, governmental & nongovernmental organizations, and elements of the private sector with whom Army forces plan, coordinate, synchronize, and integrate during the conduct of operations. (ADP 3-0)
What is the commander’s intent?
A clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired military end state that supports mission command, provides focus to the staff, and helps subordinate and supporting commanders act to achieve the commander’s desired results without further orders, even when the operation does not unfold as planned. (JP 3-0)
What are mission orders?
Directives that emphasize to subordinates the results to be attained, not how they are to achieve them.
What is the standard format for issuing Army orders?
The 5 paragraph format
- Situation
- Mission
- Execution
- Sustainment
- Command and Signal
Why do Army commanders issue orders?
To give guidance, assign tasks, allocate resources, and delegate authority
What is disciplined initiative?
Refers to the duty individual subordinates have to exercise initiative within the constraints of the commanders intent to achieve the desired end state.
When subordinates have the discipline to follow their orders and adhere to the plan until they realize their orders and plan are no longer suitable for the situation in which they find themselves. The subordinate leader then takes action on their own initiative to adjust to the new situation and achieve the commander’s intent, reporting to the commander about the new situation when able to do so.
What do subordinates need to consider when deciding when to exercise initiative?
- Whether the benefits of the action outweigh the risk of desynchronizing the overall operation
- Whether the action will further the higher commander’s intent
What is operational initiative?
The setting of tempo and terms of action throughout an operation. (ADP 3-0)
