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Every BCT has the following: - 1 Company
7 Battalions
Objective - Direct every military operation toward a clearly defined, decisive, and
achievable goal
Offensive - Seize, retain, and exploit the initiative
Mass - Concentrate the effects of combat power at the most advantageous place and
time to produce decisive results.
Maneuver - Place the enemy in a position of disadvantage through the flexible
application of combat power
Economy of Force - Expend minimum essential combat power on secondary efforts in
order to allocate the maximum possible combat power on primary efforts
Unity of Command - Ensure unity of effort under one responsible commander for every
objective
Security - Prevent the enemy from acquiring an unexpected advantage
Surprise - Strike the enemy at a time or place or in a manner for which he is
unprepared
simplicity - Increase the probability that plans and operations will be executed as
intended by preparing clear, uncomplicated plans and concise orders
Restraint - Limit collateral damage and prevent the unnecessary use of force
Perseverance - Ensure the commitment necessary to attain the national strategic end
state
Legitimacy - Maintain legal and moral authority in the conduct of operations
PMESII-PT - Political
Military
Economic
, Social
Information
Infrastructure
Physical Environment
Time
METTC - Mission
Enemy
Terrain
Time
Civilian consideration
Army Design Methodology - A methodology for applying critical and creative thinking to
understand, visualize, and describe unfamiliar problems and approaches to solving
them.
Intertheater - Strategic; Between nations
Intratheater - Operational; within a nation
End state and Conditions - The end state is a set of desired future conditions the
commander wants to exist when an operation ends.
Center of Gravity - A center of gravity is the source of power that provides moral or
physical strength, freedom of action, or will to act.
Decisive Points - A decisive point is a geographic place, specific key event, critical
factor, or function that, when acted upon, allows commanders to gain a marked
advantage over an enemy or contribute materially to achieving success.
Lines of Operations and Lines of Effort - Lines of operations and lines of effort link
objectives to the end state physically and conceptually.
Tempo - Tempo is the relative speed and rhythm of military operations over time with
respect to the enemy
Phasing and Transitions - A phase is a planning and execution tool used to divide an
operation in duration or activity
Culmination - The culminating point is a point at which a force no longer has the
capability to continue its form of operations, offense or defense
Basing - Army basing overseas typically falls into two general categories: permanent
(bases or installations) and nonpermanent (base camps)