Use METT-T (mission/enemy/terrain/troops/ time available) to estimate situation (based off order of senior echelon) - Terrain orientation - Plan use of available time - Movement of unit - Formulate tentative plan based of situation

- Revise estimate of situation and preliminary plan - Select vantage point to orient subordinates - Effect coordination with adjacent unit leaders - Confirm tactical control measures

- Receive recommendations - Complete estimate and make decision - Prepare order

- Orient subordinate leaders - Understand orientation - Utilize standard operation order format - Understand order

FMF Core - Section 135 Flashcards by PO1 Sailor

9 elements found in combat environment

IF 4C HIV

Isolation
Fear, stress, mental fatigue
Casualties
Confusion, lack of information
COmmunication breakdown
Continuous ops
Homesickness
Individual discomfort and physical fatigue
Violent, unnerving sights and sounds

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IF 4C HIV

9 elements of combat environment

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Characteristics for Marines & Sailors to overcome fear

Motivation
Proficiency 
Morale 
Esprit de Corps
Discipline

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Characteristics to overcome fear

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Characteristics of Motivation

compels people to act based on:

Needs
Desires
Impulses

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Characteristics of Proficiency

technical, tactical, and physical ability to perform job/mission

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Characteristics of Morale

Maintain belief in the team/mission in face of opposition and hardship

Improves unit cohesion

Measured by ability of unit to pull together persistently and constantly (to complete mission)

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Characteristics of Esprit de Corps

French = Spirit of Corps

strong shared unit spirit

mutual solidarity/fellowship

sense of duty

devotion to cause

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Characteristics of Discipline

Willpower over desires

Self-control

Obedience to orders

Initiation of action in absence of orders (individual/units)

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6 troop leading steps

BAMCIS

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BAMCIS

Begin planning
Arrange for reconnaissance
Make reconnaissance
Complete the plan
Issue the order
Supervise

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Begin Planning

Use METT-T (mission/enemy/terrain/troops/ time available) to estimate situation (based off order of senior echelon)

Terrain orientation
Plan use of available time
Movement of unit
Formulate tentative plan based of situation

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Arrange for reconnaissance

Reconnaissance
Movement of unit
subordinate leaders of time and place of where ordered and prearranged meetings - for coordination

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Make reconnaissance

Revise estimate of situation and preliminary plan
Select vantage point to orient subordinates
Effect coordination with adjacent unit leaders
Confirm tactical control measures

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Complete plan

Receive recommendations
Complete estimate and make decision
Prepare order

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Issue the order

Orient subordinate leaders
Understand orientation
Utilize standard operation order format
Understand order

Supervise

supervise planning and preparation by subordinates and conduct of operations

Code of Conduct

Article I

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 defence.

Code of Conduct

Article II

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.

Code of Conduct

Article III

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.

Code of Conduct

Article IV

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.

Code of Conduct

Article V

When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give my 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.

Code of Conduct

Article VI

I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedications to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my god and in the United States of America.

Rights of a Prisoner of War

Humane treatment of prisoners
Respect for the person of prisoners
Questioning of prisoners
Quarters
Food
Clothing
Hygiene
Medical attention and inspections
Authorized work and conditions
Dangerous or humiliating labor
Religious freedoms
Correspondence
Punishment
Posting of the Geneva Convention, Regulations and Orders concerning prisoners

- Humane treatment of prisoners

- Humanely treated. - Deaths or endangering the health of a POW is prohibited - Serious breach of Geneva Convention - No physical mutilations or medical/scientific experiments (unless justified by medical, dental, hospital treatment) - POW must be protected against violence, intimidation, insults, and public curiosity - Reprisal against POW prohibited

- Respect for the person of prisoners

- Entitled to respect for persons and their honor - Women shall be treated with regards due to their sex, and equally to men - considering health, age, or professional qualifications, POW will be treated equally. - Without distinction based off race, nationally, religious belief, or political opinions.

- Questioning of prisoners

- POW only bound to give full name, rank, date of birth, serial number - No physical or mental torture, or coercion - POW who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to unpleasant treatment

- Quarters

- POW shall be housed under favorable conditions, equivalent to those of detaining power. - Separate dormitories for men and women

- Food

- Food rations sufficient in quantity, quality, and variety - Prevent weight loss or nutritional deficiencies - Disciplinary measures affecting food prohibited

- Clothing

- Clothing, underware, and foodware supplied to POW. | - Allowance for climate in region detained

- Hygiene

- Take all sanitary measures necessary | - Ensure cleanliness and healthfulness to prevent epidemics

- Medical attention and inspections

- Allowed to seek medical attention - Infirmary must be present with isolation wards - POW must be admitted to military or civilian medical unit for treatment of serious disease - Medical inspections of POW held once a month.

- Authorized work and conditions

- May utilize labor if physically fit, taking account of age, sex, rank, and physical aptitude. - Suitable working conditions - No assigning labor of military character or purpose - Arduous conditions of labor not for disciplinary measures

- Dangerous or humiliating labor

- No unhealthy or dangerous labor, unless they volunteer | - No assigning labor that is looked upon as humiliating

- Religious freedoms

- May exercise religious duties, including attending services - must comply with disciplinary routine

- Correspondence

- Allowed to send and receive letters/cards | - Allowed to receive parcels

- Punishment

- POW may not be punished for same act/charge - No collective punishment for individual acts, corporal punishment, torture, cruelty - POW only tried for laws of detaining power and international law - POW allowed to present defense, with assistance of counsel

- Posting of the Geneva Convention, Regulations and Orders concerning prisoners

- Post Geneva Convention text in every camp, annexes, in their own language - Copies supplied to prisoners Regulations, orders, notices, and publications of prisoner conduct issued in their language - Orders and commands addressed to POW in their own language

Obligations of POW

- POW cannot renounce any part of the Geneva Convention - POW shall retain full civil capacity at time of capture. - POW must salue and show external marks of respect