
He or she will use the model provided for by the second-in-command to give a brief description of the ground on which the mission will take place. Ground – Now that the section commanders have received orders from the platoon commander they return to their sections to deliver their briefing.
If the second-in-command has any spare time after this he will prepare a detailed model for the briefing of the troops. This is done from the mnemonic PAWPERSO: Protection, Ammunition, Weapons, Personal Camouflage, Equipment, Radios, Specialist Equipment, Orders This includes all ammunition checks ensuring all of the sections equipment is in working order and that the section is camouflaged and hydrated. This stage also involves the second-in-command of a section preparing them for battle. Preliminaries – This involves the orders group going to the platoon commander and receiving their orders for their section and finding out about their commanders plans for the platoon as a whole.The British armed forces use a similar system subdivided into: ( June 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.
Since Marines and soldiers work in small teams, it is important that each member know and understand the order in its entirety so as to be aware of which parts of the order apply directly to them and the subordinate unit to which they belong without being exceedingly aware of minute details provided for general situational awareness. Command/Signal ( Command and Signal in the Army version) Logistics – "Beans, Bullets, & Batteries": Food, Ammunition, Supply, Communications, Pyrotechnics, etc. Administration – "Bad Guys & Bandages": Enemy Prisoners of War ("EPW") & Casualty evacuation ("Casevac") Plans Administration/Logistics ( Service Support in the Army version) Who, What (Tactical Task), Where, When, and Why?
Enemy's Most Dangerous Course of Action. Enemy's Most Likely Course Of Action (EMLCOA). Enemy's Capabilities & Limitations:(DRAW-DG) Defend, Reinforce, Attack, Withdraw, Delay, Gas. Enemy's Composition, Disposition, Strength. administrative travel/convoy, field exercise movements, weapon re-qualification, liberty, etc.). Officers and non-commissioned officers also use it informally to communicate relevant information before a non-combat movement (e.g. It is different from other instruction from higher authority in that it is given orally, instead of being issued as written orders. It provides a structure for the unit to be able to understand and execute the mission of the unit leader. Supervision is the most important step from the BAMCIS acronym. In addition, the Marines use the BAMCIS process (Begin the Planning, Arrange Recon, Make Recon, Complete Planning, Issue Order, Supervise) while the Army uses the eight Troop Leading Procedures (Receive the Mission, Issue a Warning Order, Make a Tentative Plan, Start Necessary Movement, Reconnoiter, Complete the Plan, Issue the Operations Order, Supervise) before executing operations in support of a mission, which is not limited to a potential enemy engagement. Most are based on a METT-TC analysis (Mission, Enemy, Troops, Terrain, Time Available, and Civilian considerations). There are a number of subtypes of these field orders, based on knowledge patterns specific to individual military branches. The five paragraphs can be remembered with the acronym SMEAC: "S" Situation, "M" Mission, "E" Execution, "A" Administration/Logistics, "C" Command/Signal. An order specifies the instruction to a unit in a structured format that makes it easy to find each specific requirement. It is an element of Canadian Army, United States Army, United States Marine Corps and United States Navy Seabees of small unit tactics, and similar order styles are used by military groups around the world. The five paragraph order or five paragraph field order is a style of organizing information about a military situation for a unit in the field. Style of organizing information of military situation