USMC NCO PANEL CORRECT COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Summary Court Martial - ✔✔has jurisdiction to try persons subject to the UCMJ,
except officers, cadets, aviation cadets, and midshipmen, for any non-capital offense
made punishable by the Manual for Courts-Martial
✔✔Special Court Martial - ✔✔has jurisdiction to try persons subject to the UCMJ for and
non-capital offense made punishable by the Manual for Courts-Martial and, under such
regulations as the President may prescribe, for capital offenses.
✔✔General Court Martial - ✔✔has jurisdiction to try persons subject to the UCMJ for
any offense made punishable by the Manual for Courts-Martial.
✔✔BAMCIS - ✔✔BEGIN PLANNING
ARRANGE RECON
MAKE RECON
COMPLETE PLAN
ISSUE ORDER
SUPERVISE
✔✔TSUALE - ✔✔Time
Size
Unit
Activity
Location
Equipment
✔✔ADDRAC - ✔✔Alert
Direction
Description
Range
Assignment
, Control
✔✔METT-T - ✔✔Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops, Time
✔✔DRAW-D - ✔✔Defend
Reinforce
Attack
Withdraw
Delay
✔✔KOCOA - ✔✔Key terrain, observation, cover/concealment, obstacles, avenues of
approach
✔✔HAS - ✔✔higher
adjacent
supporting
✔✔Commander's intent - ✔✔A clear and concise expression of the purpose of the
operation and the desired military end state that supports mission command, provides
focus to the staff, and helps subordinate and supporting commanders act to achieve the
commander's desired results without further orders, even when the operation does not
unfold as planned.
✔✔Concept of the Operation - ✔✔Includes scheme of maneuver and fire support plan
✔✔Scheme of Maneuver (SOM) - ✔✔Big picture of how all subordinate units will
conduct the plan. ANONYMOUS, SEQUENTIAL, THOROUGH
✔✔Fire Support Plan (FSP) - ✔✔Describes how fire support will be used to complement
the scheme of maneuver. FSP ties in directly with SOM. If there is none, state "none"
✔✔Tasks - ✔✔The specific mission to be accomplished by each subordinate element of
the unit will be listed in separate numbered subparagraphs. Tasks statements are your
subordinate unit's mission statements, and as such, should be written in the same
manner as any mission statement. If unit is main effort, this must be stated in tasking
statement. Subordinate unit's specific part of the SOM is re-briefed in logical sequence.
✔✔Coordinating instructions - ✔✔Instructions not included in tasks, which pertain to two
or more subordinate units.
Time of attack
base unit
order of movement
security
tactical control measures (TCMs)
route to the objective
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Summary Court Martial - ✔✔has jurisdiction to try persons subject to the UCMJ,
except officers, cadets, aviation cadets, and midshipmen, for any non-capital offense
made punishable by the Manual for Courts-Martial
✔✔Special Court Martial - ✔✔has jurisdiction to try persons subject to the UCMJ for and
non-capital offense made punishable by the Manual for Courts-Martial and, under such
regulations as the President may prescribe, for capital offenses.
✔✔General Court Martial - ✔✔has jurisdiction to try persons subject to the UCMJ for
any offense made punishable by the Manual for Courts-Martial.
✔✔BAMCIS - ✔✔BEGIN PLANNING
ARRANGE RECON
MAKE RECON
COMPLETE PLAN
ISSUE ORDER
SUPERVISE
✔✔TSUALE - ✔✔Time
Size
Unit
Activity
Location
Equipment
✔✔ADDRAC - ✔✔Alert
Direction
Description
Range
Assignment
, Control
✔✔METT-T - ✔✔Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops, Time
✔✔DRAW-D - ✔✔Defend
Reinforce
Attack
Withdraw
Delay
✔✔KOCOA - ✔✔Key terrain, observation, cover/concealment, obstacles, avenues of
approach
✔✔HAS - ✔✔higher
adjacent
supporting
✔✔Commander's intent - ✔✔A clear and concise expression of the purpose of the
operation and the desired military end state that supports mission command, provides
focus to the staff, and helps subordinate and supporting commanders act to achieve the
commander's desired results without further orders, even when the operation does not
unfold as planned.
✔✔Concept of the Operation - ✔✔Includes scheme of maneuver and fire support plan
✔✔Scheme of Maneuver (SOM) - ✔✔Big picture of how all subordinate units will
conduct the plan. ANONYMOUS, SEQUENTIAL, THOROUGH
✔✔Fire Support Plan (FSP) - ✔✔Describes how fire support will be used to complement
the scheme of maneuver. FSP ties in directly with SOM. If there is none, state "none"
✔✔Tasks - ✔✔The specific mission to be accomplished by each subordinate element of
the unit will be listed in separate numbered subparagraphs. Tasks statements are your
subordinate unit's mission statements, and as such, should be written in the same
manner as any mission statement. If unit is main effort, this must be stated in tasking
statement. Subordinate unit's specific part of the SOM is re-briefed in logical sequence.
✔✔Coordinating instructions - ✔✔Instructions not included in tasks, which pertain to two
or more subordinate units.
Time of attack
base unit
order of movement
security
tactical control measures (TCMs)
route to the objective
