Staff Duties, MDMP and Overseas

Question 1

In staff appointments what does G stand for?

Answer 1

Brigade

Question 2

In staff appointments what does S stand for?

Answer 2

Batallion

Question 3

In staff appointments what does J stand for?

Answer 3

Joint

Question 4

In staff appointments what does 1 indicate?

Answer 4

Personnell

Question 5

In staff appointments what does 2 indicate?

Answer 5

Intelligence

Question 6

In staff appointments what does 3 indicate?

Answer 6

Operations

Question 7

In staff appointments what does 4 indicate?

Answer 7

Logistics

Question 8

In staff appointments what does 5 indicate?

Answer 8

Planning

Question 9

In staff appointments what does 6 indicate?

Answer 9

Communications

Question 10

In staff appointments what does 7 indicate?

Answer 10

Training

Question 11

In staff appointments what does 8 indicate?

Answer 11

Finance

Question 12

In staff appointments what does 9 indicate?

Answer 12

CIMIC

Question 13

What does MDMP stand for?

Answer 13

Military Decision Making Process

Question 14

How many steps of the MDMP are there?

Answer 14

9

Question 15

List all the stages of the MDMP process.

Answer 15

Higher Commanders Intent
Specified Tasks
Constraints, Restrictions and Freedoms
Assets Available
Acceptable Level of Risk
Initial TEST Analysis
Actual/Likely Change of Situation
Implied Tasks
Essential Tasks

Question 16

Discuss the Higher Commanders intent.

Answer 16

From this the specified tasks can be taken. It describes the intent of the commander’s military operation and its end-state.

Question 17

Discuss Specified Tasks.

Answer 17

These are tasks specifically assigned to me within my mission. They are broken down into implied, specified and mission essential.

Question 18

Discuss Constraints, Restrictions and Freedoms.

Answer 18

Considered through the lens of time, resources and geographical boundaries.

Question 19

Discuss Assets Available.

Answer 19

What assets does the commander have to achieve the mission? What can they do and do I have enough assets to achieve my tasks?

Question 20

Discuss Acceptable Level of Risk.

Answer 20

What risk does the commander take to achieve the mission? Considered within spatial enviroment and boundaries, risk must be classified. What mitigation measures can I put in place?

Question 21

Discuss Initial TEST Analysis.

Answer 21

TEST stands for Terrain, Enemy, Space and Time. Its a brief examination at what factors that could affect the mission.

Question 22

Discuss Actual/Likely change of Situation.

Answer 22

An examination of what might change in the operation taking into account undated intelligence, adversary known doctrine and external factors such as weather.

Question 23

Discuss Implied tasks.

Answer 23

The tasks that have not been specified by the HCI but are required to be completed in order to successfully carry out HCI.

Question 24

Discuss Essential Tasks.

Answer 24

The tasks that need to be carried out and that are vital to the success of the mission, if not completed the mission will be a failure.

Question 25

For a Communications Officer Serving Overseas what are the 3 distinct phases?

Answer 25

Pre-Deployment Deployment Post-Deployment

Question 26

What are the 9 considerations a communications officer must have for the Pre-Deployment phase?

Answer 26

ID your personnel and their experties. Analyse your mission and the tasks that may come up. Admin Equipment (HF, VHF, UHF, Satellite, Vehicle Comms etc) User Services (Voice, Data, Strat Apps, Welfare Internet) Back-Up Systems: Identify critical services and equipment Stores and Supplies: Identify sertives and equipment Recce: Travel to Location if permissible Work Party: Other CIS personnel required

Question 27

What are the 8 considerations a communications officer must have for the deployment phase?

Answer 27

1. Advance Party (CIS Officer to travel) 2. Set-Up: Local Terrain, Multiple Loccations 3. Comms Authorities: Local/UN/Other 4. Frequencey Designations: Allocations of frequencies 5. Local Services: Contracts & Agreements 6. On-going Documentation: NEtwork Infrastructure, SOPs etc. 7. Monitoring of Equipment/Services: Local weather conditions 8. Budget: Consumable spending locally.

Question 28

What are the two considerations a communications officer must have for the post deployment phase?

Answer 28

1. HOTO: Start as soon as you know your replacement 2. EOM (End of Mission): Provide Limited Services till "last minute", retrieval of all equipment.