What is the third step of the Troop Leading Procedures?

What is the third step of the Troop Leading Procedures?

• A. Initiate movement
• B. Receive the mission
• C. Make a tentative plan
• D. Issue the order

Answer: (C)

During the Troop Leading Procedures, after you’ve received the mission and issued the warning order, you begin shaping how to accomplish it. The third step is to make a tentative plan. This is where you outline a rough concept of operations, assign initial tasks to subordinates, and determine a feasible scheme of maneuver and timeline using METT-TC factors. The plan at this stage isn’t final; it’s intentionally flexible so you can refine it as you gather more information through reconnaissance and further planning. The next actions then build on this plan, moving into movement, detailed coordination, and eventually issuing the formal order.

During the Troop Leading Procedures, after you’ve received the mission and issued the warning order, you begin shaping how to accomplish it. The third step is to make a tentative plan. This is where you outline a rough concept of operations, assign initial tasks to subordinates, and determine a feasible scheme of maneuver and timeline using METT-TC factors. The plan at this stage isn’t final; it’s intentionally flexible so you can refine it as you gather more information through reconnaissance and further planning. The next actions then build on this plan, moving into movement, detailed coordination, and eventually issuing the formal order.