ACLC Entrance Exam Prep – Full Revision Notes & Exam Preparation
Guide 2026
1. ACO - correct answer ✔✔Provides directions to de-conflict airspace and air defense plans in
order to avoid mutual interference, facilitate air defense identification, safely accommodate and
expedite airflow, and prevent fratricide.
ATO - correct answer ✔✔The ATO tasks and disseminates to Service components, subordinate
units, and command and control agencies the projected sorties, capabilities, and forces to
targets and specific missions. This process normally provides specific instructions, such as, call
signs, targets, controlling agencies, and general instructions. To intelligence staffs at the various
maneuver echelons, the ATO outlines the daily schedule of
aerial reconnaissance missions.
SIR - correct answer ✔✔SIRs are developed for each information collection asset based on the
capabilities of the asset and the expected threat activity. SIRs provide specific informational
bout specific threat activity (or lack thereof) at specific locations
Information Collection Tasks - correct answer ✔✔Plan requirements and assess collection
Task and direct collection
Execute Collection
CCIR - correct answer ✔✔An information requirement identified by the commander as being
critical to facilitating timely
decision making
PIR - correct answer ✔✔An intelligence requirement, stated as a priority for intelligence
support, that the commander
and staff need to understand the adversary or other aspects of the operational environment
,Running Estimate - correct answer ✔✔is a continuous assessment of the current situation used
to determine if the current operation is proceeding according to the commander's intent and if
planned future operations are supportable.
War Gaming - correct answer ✔✔A disciplined process, with rules and steps that attempt to
visualize the flow of the operation, given the forces strength and disposition, the enemy's
capabilities, and possible COAs.
Contraint - correct answer ✔✔is a restriction placed on the command by a higher command. It
may also be based on resource limitations within the command, such as organic fuel transport
capacity, or physical characteristics of the operational environment, such as the number of
vehicles that can cross a bridge in a specified time.
Specified Task - correct answer ✔✔A task assigned to a unit by its higher headquarters.
Implied task - correct answer ✔✔A task that must be performed to accomplish a specified task
or mission but is not stated in the higher headquarters' order.
Essential Task - correct answer ✔✔A task that must be executed to accomplish the mission
BPT mission - correct answer ✔✔A mission assigned to a unit that might be executed.
O/O mission - correct answer ✔✔A mission to be executed at an unspecified time.
TLPs - correct answer ✔✔Receive Mission
Issue WARNORD
Make Tentative Plan
Initiate Movement
, Reconnoiter
Complete Plan
Issue plan
Supervise/Refine
Most important Step in MDMP - correct answer ✔✔Mission Analysis
Steps of MDMP - correct answer ✔✔Receive Mission
Mission Analysis
COA Development
COA Analysis (WAR GAMING)
COA Comparison
COA Approval
Orders Production
Problem Statement - correct answer ✔✔the description of the primary issue or issues that may
impede commanders from achieving their desired states.
Mission Statement - correct answer ✔✔a short sentence or paragraph that describes the
organization's essential task(s), purpose, and action containing the elements of who, what,
when, where, and why.
Initial CMDRs intent - correct answer ✔✔describes the purpose of the operation, initial key
tasks, and the desired end state.
Key elements of CCIR - correct answer ✔✔PIR, FFIR
Guide 2026
1. ACO - correct answer ✔✔Provides directions to de-conflict airspace and air defense plans in
order to avoid mutual interference, facilitate air defense identification, safely accommodate and
expedite airflow, and prevent fratricide.
ATO - correct answer ✔✔The ATO tasks and disseminates to Service components, subordinate
units, and command and control agencies the projected sorties, capabilities, and forces to
targets and specific missions. This process normally provides specific instructions, such as, call
signs, targets, controlling agencies, and general instructions. To intelligence staffs at the various
maneuver echelons, the ATO outlines the daily schedule of
aerial reconnaissance missions.
SIR - correct answer ✔✔SIRs are developed for each information collection asset based on the
capabilities of the asset and the expected threat activity. SIRs provide specific informational
bout specific threat activity (or lack thereof) at specific locations
Information Collection Tasks - correct answer ✔✔Plan requirements and assess collection
Task and direct collection
Execute Collection
CCIR - correct answer ✔✔An information requirement identified by the commander as being
critical to facilitating timely
decision making
PIR - correct answer ✔✔An intelligence requirement, stated as a priority for intelligence
support, that the commander
and staff need to understand the adversary or other aspects of the operational environment
,Running Estimate - correct answer ✔✔is a continuous assessment of the current situation used
to determine if the current operation is proceeding according to the commander's intent and if
planned future operations are supportable.
War Gaming - correct answer ✔✔A disciplined process, with rules and steps that attempt to
visualize the flow of the operation, given the forces strength and disposition, the enemy's
capabilities, and possible COAs.
Contraint - correct answer ✔✔is a restriction placed on the command by a higher command. It
may also be based on resource limitations within the command, such as organic fuel transport
capacity, or physical characteristics of the operational environment, such as the number of
vehicles that can cross a bridge in a specified time.
Specified Task - correct answer ✔✔A task assigned to a unit by its higher headquarters.
Implied task - correct answer ✔✔A task that must be performed to accomplish a specified task
or mission but is not stated in the higher headquarters' order.
Essential Task - correct answer ✔✔A task that must be executed to accomplish the mission
BPT mission - correct answer ✔✔A mission assigned to a unit that might be executed.
O/O mission - correct answer ✔✔A mission to be executed at an unspecified time.
TLPs - correct answer ✔✔Receive Mission
Issue WARNORD
Make Tentative Plan
Initiate Movement
, Reconnoiter
Complete Plan
Issue plan
Supervise/Refine
Most important Step in MDMP - correct answer ✔✔Mission Analysis
Steps of MDMP - correct answer ✔✔Receive Mission
Mission Analysis
COA Development
COA Analysis (WAR GAMING)
COA Comparison
COA Approval
Orders Production
Problem Statement - correct answer ✔✔the description of the primary issue or issues that may
impede commanders from achieving their desired states.
Mission Statement - correct answer ✔✔a short sentence or paragraph that describes the
organization's essential task(s), purpose, and action containing the elements of who, what,
when, where, and why.
Initial CMDRs intent - correct answer ✔✔describes the purpose of the operation, initial key
tasks, and the desired end state.
Key elements of CCIR - correct answer ✔✔PIR, FFIR
