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BAMCIS OVERVIEW - correct answer ✔The troop leading steps are meant to
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aid leaders in making tactically sound decisions, formulating plans, coherently
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ycommunicating those plans, and turning those decisions into action. y y y y y y y y




RECEIPT OF MISSION - correct answer ✔The receipt of a mission triggers the
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troop leading steps.y y




•To make effective use of available time, the leader issues a warning order
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(an abbreviated set of instructions to inform of an impending action) to
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subordinates; this allows subordinate leaders to begin preparations while the
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leader conducts a detailed analysis.
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•At the end of this step, leaders will emerge with an initial plan that they
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expect to execute, pending the validation of the assumptions made during
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planning. To begin answering questions about the enemy or environment,
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leaders will arrange to conduct a reconnaissance.
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ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION - correct answer ✔The purpose of the estimate
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of the situation is to collect and analyze relevant information for developing,
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within the time limits and available information, the most effective solution
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to a problem.
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,•Although normally used in solving tactical problems, it is applicable to other
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ymilitary activities. The estimate is as thorough as time and circumstances
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permit.


•Estimates are revised continuously as factors affecting the operation change,
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yas new facts are recognized, as assumptions are replaced by facts or
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rendered invalid, or as changes to the mission are received or indicated.
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•Detailed analysis conducted before mission execution will increase the
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speed and accuracy of decisions as the situation changes at the point of
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friction.


METT-T ANALYSIS - correct answer ✔The format, often referred to by the
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acronym METT-T, provides a logical sequence for analyzing all relevant
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factors.


ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION: y y y




MISSION ANALYSIS - correct answer ✔The first step in the estimate is mission
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analysis; it is the means for the unit leader to gain an understanding of the
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mission.


•Task analysis: The unit leader must identify and understand all that is
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required for the successful accomplishment of the mission. This includes tasks
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yreceived in the unit's task statement and coordinating instructions from the
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higher commander's operations order.
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•Limitations: These are restrictions on the freedom of action of the friendly
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force; these prohibit the commander from doing something specific. Tactical
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,control measures, rules of engagement (ROE), and the statements, "Be
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prepared to...," "Not earlier than...," "On order...," are some examples of
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limitations.


ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION: y y y




ENEMY ANALYSIS - correct answer ✔Enemy analysis is conducted to not only
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know what assets the enemy has, but also to understand what the enemy is
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doing.


•What is the enemy trying to accomplish?
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•How will the enemy use each available element of combat power?
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Input comes from many sources including enemy doctrine, current enemy
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activities indicated in higher's order, units that have previously operated in
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the area, and the unit's intelligence section. The information used to analyze
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the enemy situation includes the following:
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Composition, Disposition, and Strength - correct answer ✔Answer the
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questions:


•What does the enemy have?
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•What is the enemy trying to accomplish?
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, Describe your enemy:
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•Identify the forces and equipment that the enemy can bring to bear within
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your unit's zone or sector.
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•Also considered are known and suspected enemy locations and strength
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estimates in relation to personnel, equipment, and support capabilities.
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•The elements of the acronym SALUTE are helpful when developing and
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organizing this information.
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