Operational Environment Flashcards
What does METT-TC stand for?
Mission Enemy Terrain Troops Time Civil considerations
What does MDMP stand for?
Military Decision Making Process (Used at BN and higher)
What does TLP mean?
Troop leading procedures
Define TLP?
A dynamic process used by smaller unit leaders (BTRY level and below) to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare for operation
What are the first 5 steps of TLP?
- Receive the mission
- Issue the WARNO
- Make a tentative plan
- Initiate movement
- Conduct recon
What are steps 6-8 of the TLP?
- Complete the plan
- Issue the order
- Supervise and refine
What is step 1 of TLP and what does it consist of?
Receive the mission
It’s the PL’s mission analysis using CDRs METT-TC (hasty)
Initiates the planning and preparation process
What is step 2 of the TLP and what does it consist of?
Issue the WARNO and the PL disseminates the WARNO
What must be included in the WARNO?
- Type of operation
- General location of the operation
- Initial operation timeline
- Recon to initiate
- Movement to initiate
- Planning and preparing instructions
- Info requirements
- Commanders info requirements
What is step 3 of the TLP and what does it consist of?
Make a tentative plan.
The mission statement must always have the 5 Ws, it restates the commanders mission in the mission statement to show your understanding of the mission
What is step 4 of the TLP?
Initiate movement
What is step 5 of the TLP?
Conduct recon (based on tentative plan)
What is step 6 of the TLP and what does it consist of?
Complete the plan.
Taking the commanders intent and platoons CONOP and puts it into an OPORD
What is step 7 of the TLP?
Issue the order
Should be done in person (face to face)
And put into an OPORD
What is step 8 of the TLP and what does it consist of?
Supervise and refine
Confirmation/ briefs/ rehearsals/ inspections
PCCs/ PCIs
What is the 6 step process to make a tentative plan in step 3?
Receive the mission Mission analysis COA development COA analysis COA comparison Issue the orders
What are the 5 paragraphs in a WARNO?
Situation Mission (5 Ws) Execution Sustainment/ Service Support Command and signal
When do leaders begin TLP?
When they receive the initial WARNO or receive a new mission
What is a PLs most valuable tool?
Parallel planning
What are the 3 types of recon?
Map
Air
Ground
Why do we conduct recon?
To select primary and alternate access routes and sites for FP equipment
What is the Army’s operations process ?
Plan
Prepare
Execute
Assess
