Combat Orders Foundations

Question 1

What are the 3 types of orders?

Answer 1

Warning, operation, Fragmentary

Question 2

warning order

Answer 2

a preliminary notice of an order or an action to follow. This type of order is issued prior to beginning the planning process

Question 3

fragmentary order

Answer 3

an abbreviated form of
an operation order, usually issued on a day-to-day basis that
eliminates the need for restating information contained in a
basic operations order.

Question 4

operation order

Answer 4

a directive issued by a commander to
subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the
coordinated execution of an operation

Question 5

METT-TC

Answer 5

Mission, enemy, troops and fire support, terrain, time/space/logistics, civil considerations

Question 6

orientation purposes

Answer 6

1.an opportunity for the commander to
orient subordinates to the medium by which the order is
issued (terrain model, a whiteboard, a sand
table). 2. to define and describe the battle
space being operated in

Question 7

3 parts of EMLCOA

Answer 7

Enemy mission, current activities, on contact

Question 8

Mission

Answer 8

5 W’s

Question 9

Execution

Answer 9

commanders intent,

Question 10

Commanders intent

Answer 10

Purpose, method (CG/CV/EXP), End state, concept of operations, tasks, coordinating instructions