Part 3 (Sustaining Victory) Chapter 9: Plan Flashcards
The 3rd part of the book teaches is about all the secrets in order to sustain _______
victory
In every mission, _______ is always the 1st step
planning
Leaders are expected to _______ the mission and provide clear directives to his teammates
analyze
He must be able to explain the mission in a way that the troops understand the _____ purpose
deeper
Anothe important step of the planning process requires the senior leaders to explore the _____ courses of action towards mission completion
various
A leader must be able to strategically foresee the possible _____, a move that is necessary to ensure success
movements
Detailed information gathering is important because the ___ is critical towards the development of a thorough plan
data
Once there is a detailed plan, the next step is to _______ to a subordinate leader
delegate
All junior leaders must have _______ over their tasks to ensure team participation. This step is critical towards developing innovative solutions to their problems
ownership
Leaders must also make sure that they are able to maintain a perspective which is above the micro _____ of the plan. This step is necessary to determine if there are nay loopholes in the plan so that the can fill them prior to sending out the troops
terrain
Leaders must make themselves ______ otherwise, the frontline troops might be too intimidated to ask the most important questions
appraochable
The _____ is expected to enable the highest chance of success while serving as a tool to help leaders focus on risks that can be controlled
plan
The following checklist helps to guide towards proper planning. This is known as the Leaders Checklist. There are 11 steps. Pg 207
1) ANALYSIS of the mission. Analysis helps the leaders understand the mission, Commanders intent, and end goal
___________________
2) IDENTIFICATION of personnel, assets, resources, and available time
___________________
3) DECENTRALIZATION of the process. This stage empowers leaders within teams to determine the possible courses of action
___________________
4) DETERMINATION of the course of action. This stage aims to determine the simplest course of action and to help them focus on which is best
___________________
5) Empowering leaders to develop the plan for the course of action
___________________
6) PLANNING FOR CONTINGENCIES
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7) MITIGATION of controllable risks
___________________
8) DELEGATION of the plan. Junior leaders are informed of the plan to help the senior leaders take a step back from the planning - stand back and be the tactical genius
___________________
9) CHECKING and QUESTIONING the plan. The plan is checked against new info to make sure if it is still appropriate solution for the situation
___________________
10) Briefing the plan to all members
___________________
11) Post-Operational debriefing. This final step requires an analysis of the various lessons learned, and how these lessons can be implemented in future planning
In the business world, it is advised that planning processes are to be ______ in a way that all depts of the company may use the same format
standardized
When a company adopts a uniform planning process, the _____ becomes confident that all the depts are working towards achieving the same end
boss
Proper planning not only saves time, but it also ______ our energy and resources from going to wate
prevents
Chapter 9 is titled ____ Ramadi Iraq: Hostage rescue by Leif Babin
plan
The photos on the wall commemorate the
fallen seals
Chapter 9’s (Plan) military story was a _____ ______. The ultimate high-stakes operation: not only to kill bad guys but an innocent victim to save
Hostage rescue mission
The kidnapee was a Iraqi teen, the nephew of an Iraqi ___ ____. Kidnapped by Al Qaeda linked terrorist group, they demanded $50,000 or they would behead the young man
Police Colonel
Their intelligence indicated the hostage location was a house on the _______ of a Ramadi Suburb
outskirts
TUB had an intelligence dept of _____ SEAL and non-SEAL support personnel
12
At the head of Bruisers intel shop was a young ensign who recently graduated from the US ____ ____. He was not a SEAL. His specialty was intelligence
Naval Academy
The most junior officer rank in the navy
ensign