SBOLC - MDMP Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Latest Update 2025
What are the seven steps of MDMP? - Answers • Step 1 - Receipt of mission.
• Step 2 - Mission analysis.
• Step 3 - Course of action development.
• Step 4 - Course of action analysis.
• Step 5 - Course of action comparison.
• Step 6 - Course of action approval.
• Step 7 - Orders production
At what echelons will units utilize the Military Decision Making Process? - Answers Battalion and Higher
When do Commanders initiate MDMP? - Answers Upon receipt of, or in anticipation of a mission.
What is a running estimate? - Answers The continuous assessment of the current situation is used to
determine if the current operation is proceeding according to the commander's intent and if planned
future operations are supportable.
What are the 6 points that are updated upon new information on the running estimate? - Answers 1.
Facts
2. Assumptions
3. ENY Activities & Capabilities
4. Friendly Force Status
5. Civil Considerations
6. Conclusions & Recommendations
What serves as the staff element's initial assessment of the current readiness of equipment and
personnel? - Answers The Base Running Estimate
T/F: The updating of the running estimate stops after the COA Analysis step of MDMP. - Answers FALSE.
While listed at the beginning of MDMP, this task of developing and updating running estimates
continues throughout the MDMP and operations process.
What are the 6 process steps in step 1 of MDMP? - Answers 1. Alert the staff and other key participants
, 2. Gather the tools
3. Update running estimates
4. Conduct initial assessment
5. Issue Commander's initial guidance
6. Issue the initial warning order
What do Staff estimates typically have? - Answers Facts
Assumptions
Constraints and Limitations
Asset availability
Personnel
Tasks
RFIs
What is included in WARNO 1 at minimum? - Answers
-Type of operation
-General location of the operation
-Initial timeline
-Movement of information collection to initiate
What is the most important step of MDMP? - Answers Mission Analysis (Step 2)
Since no amount of subsequent planning can solve an insufficiently understood problem, mission
analysis is the most important step in the MDMP
What are the outputs of step 2 of MDMP? - Answers Approved problem statement.
Approved mission statement.
Initial commander's intent.
Initial CCIRs and EEFIs.
Initial commander's planning guidance.
What are the seven steps of MDMP? - Answers • Step 1 - Receipt of mission.
• Step 2 - Mission analysis.
• Step 3 - Course of action development.
• Step 4 - Course of action analysis.
• Step 5 - Course of action comparison.
• Step 6 - Course of action approval.
• Step 7 - Orders production
At what echelons will units utilize the Military Decision Making Process? - Answers Battalion and Higher
When do Commanders initiate MDMP? - Answers Upon receipt of, or in anticipation of a mission.
What is a running estimate? - Answers The continuous assessment of the current situation is used to
determine if the current operation is proceeding according to the commander's intent and if planned
future operations are supportable.
What are the 6 points that are updated upon new information on the running estimate? - Answers 1.
Facts
2. Assumptions
3. ENY Activities & Capabilities
4. Friendly Force Status
5. Civil Considerations
6. Conclusions & Recommendations
What serves as the staff element's initial assessment of the current readiness of equipment and
personnel? - Answers The Base Running Estimate
T/F: The updating of the running estimate stops after the COA Analysis step of MDMP. - Answers FALSE.
While listed at the beginning of MDMP, this task of developing and updating running estimates
continues throughout the MDMP and operations process.
What are the 6 process steps in step 1 of MDMP? - Answers 1. Alert the staff and other key participants
, 2. Gather the tools
3. Update running estimates
4. Conduct initial assessment
5. Issue Commander's initial guidance
6. Issue the initial warning order
What do Staff estimates typically have? - Answers Facts
Assumptions
Constraints and Limitations
Asset availability
Personnel
Tasks
RFIs
What is included in WARNO 1 at minimum? - Answers
-Type of operation
-General location of the operation
-Initial timeline
-Movement of information collection to initiate
What is the most important step of MDMP? - Answers Mission Analysis (Step 2)
Since no amount of subsequent planning can solve an insufficiently understood problem, mission
analysis is the most important step in the MDMP
What are the outputs of step 2 of MDMP? - Answers Approved problem statement.
Approved mission statement.
Initial commander's intent.
Initial CCIRs and EEFIs.
Initial commander's planning guidance.
