Troop Leading Procedures

Question 1

What are a dynamic process used by small-unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare for an operation?

Answer 1

Troop Leading Procedures

Question 2

Commanders with a coordinating staff use what as their primary planning process?

Answer 2

The Military Decision Making Process (MDMP)

Question 3

TLP stands for?

Answer 3

Troop Leading Procedures

Question 4

TLPs extend the MDMP to what?

Answer 4

The small-unit level

Question 5

Company-level and smaller units lack formal staffs and use __ to plan and prepare for operations.

Answer 5

TLP

Question 6

8 Steps of TLP are?

Answer 6

1. RECEIVE THE MISSION
2. ISSUE A WARNORD ORDER
3. MAKE A TENTATIVE PLAN
4. INITIATE MOVEMENT
5. CONDUCT RECONNAISSANCE
6. COMPLETE THE PLAN
7. ISSUE THE ORDER
8. SUPERVISE AND REFINE

Question 7

The last step of the TLP, “Supervise and refine”, occurs?

Answer 7

Throughout the process

Question 8

Step 1 of TLP “Receive the Mission” occurs when?

Answer 8

The initial WARNORD or OPORD arrives from higher headquarters or when a leader anticipates a new mission

• Perform assessments using PMESII-PT and METT-TC (I)

-Use the (1/3 – 2/3 Rule) for planning and prep.

Question 9

What is a Warnord?

Answer 9

-The purpose of a WARNORD is to allow subordinate units and leaders to prepare for the order as much as possible.

-Commanders issue WARNORDs to their subordinates when they receive an order from a higher command, before they begin planning.

Question 10

What is an OPORD?

Answer 10

Operations Order

-A plan that helps subordinate units in the army understand their mission, situation, and supporting activities.

Question 11

What is a PMESII-PT?

Answer 11

Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure, Physical environment, and Time.

-It was developed by the U.S. military and it can help you to analyze an operational environment, the threats and opportunities within it, and how you respond to them.

Question 12

What is METT-TC (I)?

Answer 12

Mission, enemy, terrain, troops available, time, and civilian considerations, information considerations.

-Used by the United States military to help commanders remember the considerations in the planning of any operation.

Question 13

What is the (1/3 – 2/3 Rule)?

Answer 13

Leaders should take a third of the time until a deadline to make a plan, and then provide their subordinates with the remaining time to develop their own plans and execute them.

Question 14

PMESII-PT what does P (first P) look at?

Answer 14

Political (Who is the tribal leader in the village?)

Question 15

PMESII-PT what does E look at?

Answer 15

Economic (Does the village have a high unemployment rate?)

Question 16

PMESII-PT what does M look at?

Answer 16

Military (Does the enemy have antitank missiles?)

Question 17

PMESII-PT what does S look at?

Answer 17

Social (Who are the influential people in the village—for example, religious leaders, tribal leaders, warlords, criminal bosses, or prominent families?

Question 18

PMESII-PT what does I (first I) look at?

Answer 18

Information (How much access does the local population have to news media or the Internet?)

Question 19

PMESII-PT what does I (second I) look at?

Answer 19

Infrastructure (Is the electrical generator in the village working?)

Question 20

PMESII-PT what does P (second P) look at?

Answer 20

Physical environment (What types of terrain or weather conditions in this area of operations favor enemy operations?)

Question 21

PMESII-PT what does T look at?

Answer 21

Time (What times are people likely to congest roads or conduct activities that provide a cover for hostile operations?)

Question 22

Step 2 of TLP occurs when?

Answer 22

Issue the Warning

-As soon as leaders finish their initial assessment of the situation and available time

Question 23

Step 3 of TLP occurs when?

Answer 23

Make a Tentative Plan

-To frame the tentative plan, leaders perform mission analysis. This mission analysis follows the METT-TC (I) format

-Looks at the Course of Action (COA)

Question 24

What is COA?

Answer 24

Course of Action (COA)

-Analysis is a method used to determine if an operation will be successful.

Question 25

METT-TC (I) M looks at?

Answer 25

Mission -A mission statement contains the "who, what, when, where, and why" of the operation.

Question 26

METT-TC (I) E looks at?

Answer 26

Enemy -(including organization, strength, location, and tactical mobility), doctrine, equipment, capabilities, vulnerabilities, and probable courses of action

Question 27

METT-TC (I) T (first T) looks at?

Answer 27

Terrain and weather -Directly influence each other’s impact on military operations. Includes man-made and natural terrain. -Commanders analyze terrain using the five military aspects of terrain expressed in the memory aid OAKOC. -Weather include visibility, wind, precipitation, cloud cover, temperature, and humidity.

Question 28

What is OAKOC stand for?

Answer 28

Observation and fields of fire Avenues of approach Key and decisive terrain Obstacles Cover and concealment Used to Analyze terrain for urban combat

Question 29

METT-TC (I) T (second T) looks at?

Answer 29

Troops and support available -Includes the number, type, capabilities, and condition of available friendly troops and support. -These include supplies, services, and support available from joint, host nation, and unified action partners. -They also include support from civilians and contractors employed by military organizations

Question 30

METT-TC (I) T (third T) looks at?

Answer 30

Time available -Commanders assess the time available for planning, preparing, and executing tasks and operations. This includes the time required to assemble, deploy, and maneuver units in relationship to the enemy and conditions.

Question 31

METT-TC (I) C looks at?

Answer 31

Civil considerations -influence of man-made infrastructure, civilian institutions, and activities of the civilian leaders, populations, and organizations within an area of operations on the conduct of military operations.

Question 32

Civil considerations comprise six characteristics, expressed in the memory aid ASCOPE:

Answer 32

Areas - Localities that are not normally militarily significant. Structures - Analyzing a structure involves determining how its location, functions, and capabilities can support the operation. Capabilities - View capabilities in terms of those required to save, sustain, or enhance life, in that priority. Organizations - Organizations are nonmilitary groups or institutions in the AO. People - People can affect a military operation positively, negatively, or neutrally. Events - Events are routine, cyclical, planned, or spontaneous activities that significantly affect organizations, people, and military operations.

Question 33

METT-TC (I) I looks at?

Answer 33

Informational considerations -Information considerations are the relevant friendly, threat, and neutral (both military and civilian) individuals, organizations, and systems capable of generating cognitive effects and influencing behavior.

Question 34

Step 4 of TLP occurs when?

Answer 34

Initiate Movement -Leaders conduct any movement directed by higher headquarters or deemed necessary to continue mission preparation or position the unit for execution

Question 35

Step 5 of TLP occurs when?

Answer 35

Conduct Reconnaissance -Whenever time and circumstances allow, or as directed by higher headquarters

Question 36

Step 6 of TLP occurs when?

Answer 36

Complete the Plan -Leaders incorporate the results of reconnaissance into their selected COA to complete the plan or order

Question 37

Step 7 of TLP occurs when?

Answer 37

Issue the Order -An order follows the standard five-paragraph OPORD format

Question 38

Step 8 of TLP occurs when?

Answer 38

Supervise and Refine -Leaders monitor mission preparations, refine the plan, coordinate with adjacent units, and supervise and assess preparations -Conduct rehearsals