ACP 121 Chapter 3
Flash (Z) - answer Initial enemy contact messages or operational combat messages of
extreme urgency. Brevity is mandatory.
Immediate (O) - answer Very urgent messages relating to situations which gravely
affect the security of national/allied forces or populace.
Priority (P) - answer Messages concerning the conduct of operations in progress and for
other important and urgent matters when ROUTINE precedence will not suffice.
Routine (R) - answer Messages which justify transmission by rapid means but are not of
sufficient urgency and importance to require a higher precedence.
Flash Time Objective - answer Not fixed. Handled as fast as humanly possible with a
time
objective of less than 10 minutes
Immediate Time Objective - answer30 Minutes to 1 Hour
Priority Time Objective - answer1 to 6 Hours
Routine Time Objective - answer3 Hours to the start of business on the next working
day
Minimize - answerMessage, telephone and e-mail traffic reduced drastically in
order that vital messages connected with the situation indicated shall not be delayed.
Communications requiring rapid delivery are normally prepared for transmission as brief
and concise what? - answerMessages
What is the command, formation, unit or headquarters on whose authority a message is
sent? - answerOriginator
Who is the person who actually composes the message for release by the Releasing
Officer? - answerDrafter
Who is the person who authorizes the transmission for, and in the name of, the
originator? - answerReleasing Officer
There are essentially how many types of military messages exchanged today? -
answerTwo
Flash (Z) - answer Initial enemy contact messages or operational combat messages of
extreme urgency. Brevity is mandatory.
Immediate (O) - answer Very urgent messages relating to situations which gravely
affect the security of national/allied forces or populace.
Priority (P) - answer Messages concerning the conduct of operations in progress and for
other important and urgent matters when ROUTINE precedence will not suffice.
Routine (R) - answer Messages which justify transmission by rapid means but are not of
sufficient urgency and importance to require a higher precedence.
Flash Time Objective - answer Not fixed. Handled as fast as humanly possible with a
time
objective of less than 10 minutes
Immediate Time Objective - answer30 Minutes to 1 Hour
Priority Time Objective - answer1 to 6 Hours
Routine Time Objective - answer3 Hours to the start of business on the next working
day
Minimize - answerMessage, telephone and e-mail traffic reduced drastically in
order that vital messages connected with the situation indicated shall not be delayed.
Communications requiring rapid delivery are normally prepared for transmission as brief
and concise what? - answerMessages
What is the command, formation, unit or headquarters on whose authority a message is
sent? - answerOriginator
Who is the person who actually composes the message for release by the Releasing
Officer? - answerDrafter
Who is the person who authorizes the transmission for, and in the name of, the
originator? - answerReleasing Officer
There are essentially how many types of military messages exchanged today? -
answerTwo
