CORPORAL'S COURSE (TACTICAL
PLANNING)
TheloTrooploLeadingloStepsloarelo-loans--✔✔Beginloplanning
Arrangeloforloreconnaissanceloandlocoordination
Makeloreconnaissanceloandlocoordination
Completelotheloplanning
Issuelotheloorder
Supervise
BAMCISlooverviewlo-loans--
✔✔Thelotrooploleadinglostepsloarelomeantlotoloaidloleadersloinlomakinglotacticallylosoundlod
ecisions,loformulatingloplans,locoherentlylocommunicatinglothoseloplans,loandloTuringlotho
selodecisionslointoloaction.
Theloreceiptloofloalomissionlo-loans--✔✔Triggerslothelotrooploleadinglosteps
Warningloorderloislo-loans--
✔✔Anloabbreviatedlosetloofloinstructionslotoloinformloofloanloimpendingloaction
Thelopurposelooflotheloestimatelooflothelosituationloislo-loans--
✔✔tolocollectloandloanalyzelorelevantloinformationloforlodeveloping,lowithinlothelotimelolimit
sloandloavailableloinformation,lothelomostloeffectivelosolutionlotoloaloproblem.
estimatelooflothelosituationlo-loans--
✔✔normallylousedloinlosolvinglotacticalloproblems,loitloisloapplicablelotolootherlomilitaryloacti
vities.loIt'sloaslothoroughloaslotimeloandlocircumstanceslopermit.
estimatelooflothelosituationlo-loans--
✔✔arelorevisedlocontinuouslyloaslofactorsloaffectinglothelooperationlochange,loaslonewlofac
tsloarelorecognized,loasloassumptionsloareloreplacedlobylofactsloorlorenderedloinvalid,loorloa
slochangeslotolothelomissionloareloreceivedloorloindicated.
estimatelooflothelosituationlo-loans--
✔✔Detailedloanalysisloconductedlobeforelomissionloexecutionlowillloincreaselothelospeedlo
andloaccuracylooflodecisionsloaslothelosituationlochangesloatlothelopointlooflofriction.
providesloalologicallosequenceloforloanalyzingloalllorelevantlofactorslo-loans--✔✔METT-
Tloanalysis
,METT-Tlo-loans--✔✔Mission
Enemy
TerrainloandloWeather
TroopsloandloFireloSupport
Time,loSpaceloandloLogistics
Thelofirstlosteploinlotheloestimateloislo-loans--✔✔missionloanalysis
missionloanalysisloislo-loans--
✔✔thelomeansloforlothelounitloleaderlotologainloanlounderstandinglooflothelomission
Whenlodoinglotaskloanalysislo-loans--
✔✔Thelounitloleaderlomustloidentifyloandlounderstandloalllothatloislorequiredloforlothelosucce
ssfulloaccomplishmentlooflothelomission.loThisloincludeslotasksloreceivedloinlothelounit'slotas
klostatementloandlocoordinatingloinstructionslofromlothelohigherlocommander'slooperationsl
oorder.
Limitationslo-loans--
✔✔Theseloarelorestrictionsloonlothelofreedomloofloactionlooflothelofriendlyloforce;lotheselopr
ohibitlothelocommanderlofromlodoinglosomethinglospecific.loTacticallocontrollomeasures,loru
lesloofloengagementlo(ROE),loandlothelostatements,lo"Belopreparedloto...,"lo"Notloearlierloth
an...,"lo"Onloorder...,"loarelosomeloexampleslooflolimitations.
Enemnyloanalysisloislocondutedlotolo-loans--
✔✔notloonlyloknowlowhatloassetslotheloenemylohas,lobutloalsolotolounderstandlowhatlotheloe
nemyloislodoing.
Enemyloanaysisloquestionslo-loans--✔✔Whatloislotheloenemylotryinglotoloaccomplish?
Howlowilllotheloenemylouseloeachloavailableloelementlooflocombatlopower?
Enemyloanaysisloinputlocomeslofromlo-loans--
✔✔manylosourcesloincludingloenemylodoctrine,locurrentloenemyloactivitiesloindicatedloinloh
igher'sloorder,lounitslothatlohavelopreviouslylooperatedloinlotheloarea,loandlothelounit'slointelli
gencelosection.
Theloinformationlousedlotoloanalyzelotheloenemylosituationloincludeslo-loans--
✔✔composition,lodisposition,loandlostrength
capabilitiesloandlolimitations
SALUTElo-loans--✔✔Size
Activity
Location
Unit
Time
, Equiptment
SALTUEloislousedlowhenlo-loans--
✔✔developingloandloorganizinglocomposistion,lodisposition,loandlostrengthlo(analyzingloth
eloenemylosituation)
DRAW-Dloservesloaslo-loans--
✔✔aloreminderlooflothelominimumlofactorslotolobeloconsideredloforlotheloenemyloanalysisloo
flotheirlocpabliltiesloandlolimitations
DRAW-Dlo-loans--✔✔Defend
Reinforce
Attack
Withdraw
Delay
Whenloanalyzinglotheloenemny'slocapabilitiesloandlolimitationsloyouloshouldloasklotheseloqu
estions:lo-loans--✔✔Whatlocanlotheloenemylodo?
Howlowilllotheloenemylouseloeachloavailableloelementlooflocombatlopower?
Whenloanalyzinglotheloenemny'slocapabilitiesloandlolimitationsloyouloanalyzelo-loans--
✔✔theloenemy'sloabilityloorloinabilitylotoloconductlovariouslooperationsloagainstloyourlounitlo
underloanyloreasonablyloforeseeablelosituation.
Theloestimatelooflothelosituationloofloterrainloandloweatherlomustlo-loans--
✔✔alwayslobeloconductedlofromlothelofriendlyloandloenemyloperspectives.
TerrainloAnalysisloanalyzeslo-loans--
✔✔theloconnectionlobetweenlotheloterrainloandlotacticslowhileloconsideringlothelomilitaryloa
spectsloofloterrain.
TheseloaspectsloareloidentifiedloinlotheloacronymloOCOKA.lo-loans--✔✔TerrainloAnalysis
OCOKAlo-loans--✔✔ObservationloandloFieldsloofloFirelo
CoverloandloConcealment
Obstacles
KeyloTerrain
AvenuesloofloApproach
ObservationloandloFieldsloofloFire-COKAlo-loans--
✔✔Observationloislotheloabilitylotoloseelofriendlyloandloenemyloforcesloandlokeyloaspectsloo
flotheloterrainlotolojudgelostrength,lopreventlosurprise,loandlorespondlotolothreats.
Fieldlooflofireloisloanloarealowithloalodirectlolinelooflosightlothatloweaponslomaylocover/
firelouponloeffectivelylofromloalogivenloposition.
PLANNING)
TheloTrooploLeadingloStepsloarelo-loans--✔✔Beginloplanning
Arrangeloforloreconnaissanceloandlocoordination
Makeloreconnaissanceloandlocoordination
Completelotheloplanning
Issuelotheloorder
Supervise
BAMCISlooverviewlo-loans--
✔✔Thelotrooploleadinglostepsloarelomeantlotoloaidloleadersloinlomakinglotacticallylosoundlod
ecisions,loformulatingloplans,locoherentlylocommunicatinglothoseloplans,loandloTuringlotho
selodecisionslointoloaction.
Theloreceiptloofloalomissionlo-loans--✔✔Triggerslothelotrooploleadinglosteps
Warningloorderloislo-loans--
✔✔Anloabbreviatedlosetloofloinstructionslotoloinformloofloanloimpendingloaction
Thelopurposelooflotheloestimatelooflothelosituationloislo-loans--
✔✔tolocollectloandloanalyzelorelevantloinformationloforlodeveloping,lowithinlothelotimelolimit
sloandloavailableloinformation,lothelomostloeffectivelosolutionlotoloaloproblem.
estimatelooflothelosituationlo-loans--
✔✔normallylousedloinlosolvinglotacticalloproblems,loitloisloapplicablelotolootherlomilitaryloacti
vities.loIt'sloaslothoroughloaslotimeloandlocircumstanceslopermit.
estimatelooflothelosituationlo-loans--
✔✔arelorevisedlocontinuouslyloaslofactorsloaffectinglothelooperationlochange,loaslonewlofac
tsloarelorecognized,loasloassumptionsloareloreplacedlobylofactsloorlorenderedloinvalid,loorloa
slochangeslotolothelomissionloareloreceivedloorloindicated.
estimatelooflothelosituationlo-loans--
✔✔Detailedloanalysisloconductedlobeforelomissionloexecutionlowillloincreaselothelospeedlo
andloaccuracylooflodecisionsloaslothelosituationlochangesloatlothelopointlooflofriction.
providesloalologicallosequenceloforloanalyzingloalllorelevantlofactorslo-loans--✔✔METT-
Tloanalysis
,METT-Tlo-loans--✔✔Mission
Enemy
TerrainloandloWeather
TroopsloandloFireloSupport
Time,loSpaceloandloLogistics
Thelofirstlosteploinlotheloestimateloislo-loans--✔✔missionloanalysis
missionloanalysisloislo-loans--
✔✔thelomeansloforlothelounitloleaderlotologainloanlounderstandinglooflothelomission
Whenlodoinglotaskloanalysislo-loans--
✔✔Thelounitloleaderlomustloidentifyloandlounderstandloalllothatloislorequiredloforlothelosucce
ssfulloaccomplishmentlooflothelomission.loThisloincludeslotasksloreceivedloinlothelounit'slotas
klostatementloandlocoordinatingloinstructionslofromlothelohigherlocommander'slooperationsl
oorder.
Limitationslo-loans--
✔✔Theseloarelorestrictionsloonlothelofreedomloofloactionlooflothelofriendlyloforce;lotheselopr
ohibitlothelocommanderlofromlodoinglosomethinglospecific.loTacticallocontrollomeasures,loru
lesloofloengagementlo(ROE),loandlothelostatements,lo"Belopreparedloto...,"lo"Notloearlierloth
an...,"lo"Onloorder...,"loarelosomeloexampleslooflolimitations.
Enemnyloanalysisloislocondutedlotolo-loans--
✔✔notloonlyloknowlowhatloassetslotheloenemylohas,lobutloalsolotolounderstandlowhatlotheloe
nemyloislodoing.
Enemyloanaysisloquestionslo-loans--✔✔Whatloislotheloenemylotryinglotoloaccomplish?
Howlowilllotheloenemylouseloeachloavailableloelementlooflocombatlopower?
Enemyloanaysisloinputlocomeslofromlo-loans--
✔✔manylosourcesloincludingloenemylodoctrine,locurrentloenemyloactivitiesloindicatedloinloh
igher'sloorder,lounitslothatlohavelopreviouslylooperatedloinlotheloarea,loandlothelounit'slointelli
gencelosection.
Theloinformationlousedlotoloanalyzelotheloenemylosituationloincludeslo-loans--
✔✔composition,lodisposition,loandlostrength
capabilitiesloandlolimitations
SALUTElo-loans--✔✔Size
Activity
Location
Unit
Time
, Equiptment
SALTUEloislousedlowhenlo-loans--
✔✔developingloandloorganizinglocomposistion,lodisposition,loandlostrengthlo(analyzingloth
eloenemylosituation)
DRAW-Dloservesloaslo-loans--
✔✔aloreminderlooflothelominimumlofactorslotolobeloconsideredloforlotheloenemyloanalysisloo
flotheirlocpabliltiesloandlolimitations
DRAW-Dlo-loans--✔✔Defend
Reinforce
Attack
Withdraw
Delay
Whenloanalyzinglotheloenemny'slocapabilitiesloandlolimitationsloyouloshouldloasklotheseloqu
estions:lo-loans--✔✔Whatlocanlotheloenemylodo?
Howlowilllotheloenemylouseloeachloavailableloelementlooflocombatlopower?
Whenloanalyzinglotheloenemny'slocapabilitiesloandlolimitationsloyouloanalyzelo-loans--
✔✔theloenemy'sloabilityloorloinabilitylotoloconductlovariouslooperationsloagainstloyourlounitlo
underloanyloreasonablyloforeseeablelosituation.
Theloestimatelooflothelosituationloofloterrainloandloweatherlomustlo-loans--
✔✔alwayslobeloconductedlofromlothelofriendlyloandloenemyloperspectives.
TerrainloAnalysisloanalyzeslo-loans--
✔✔theloconnectionlobetweenlotheloterrainloandlotacticslowhileloconsideringlothelomilitaryloa
spectsloofloterrain.
TheseloaspectsloareloidentifiedloinlotheloacronymloOCOKA.lo-loans--✔✔TerrainloAnalysis
OCOKAlo-loans--✔✔ObservationloandloFieldsloofloFirelo
CoverloandloConcealment
Obstacles
KeyloTerrain
AvenuesloofloApproach
ObservationloandloFieldsloofloFire-COKAlo-loans--
✔✔Observationloislotheloabilitylotoloseelofriendlyloandloenemyloforcesloandlokeyloaspectsloo
flotheloterrainlotolojudgelostrength,lopreventlosurprise,loandlorespondlotolothreats.
Fieldlooflofireloisloanloarealowithloalodirectlolinelooflosightlothatloweaponslomaylocover/
firelouponloeffectivelylofromloalogivenloposition.
