Candidate Brown Case Study

John Brown was a revolutionary abolitionist who felt very strongly about ending slavery. He was born in 1800 and died in 1859. His birthplace was Torrington, Connecticut. He belonged to a very loving family with very strong anti-slavery beliefs. He tied the knot twice and brought forth 20 children from those unions.

Candidate Biondo briefed all five paragraphs of the order but it was lacking detail. He did not brief scheme of maneuver in the order and he did brief not a plan. Also, he would say "I say again" prior to even stating the mission statement once, which displayed that he was not confident in his order. SNC was able to come up with a plan on the fly prior to executing. When his plan was clearly not working he adjusted the plan about five minutes into the executions. SNC was able to act in a timely manner. SNC positioned himself in the best position to control his fire team. SNC addressed security and he had one fire team member establishing security throughout the mission. After making some quick decisions initially, SNC appeared to get

Candidate Lewton presented his brief confidently and with command presence. He showed a good understanding of the order and conveyed that in his brief hitting all the key points of the five-paragraph order. SNC failed to post security upon execution of the mission and did not realize this mistake. SNC’s initial plan was successful in getting one team member onto the wall with the first attempt. SNC was calm, confident and fully engaged throughout the mission. They were able to make it onto the second wall on their first attempt as well. Candidate Lewton used his subordinates giving orders from the rear and using his team as his eyes to survey the area for him. SNC’s fire team was able to make it to the ammo can but due to the time expiring,

Upon issue of his order to his fire team, it was immediately apparent that Candidate Woodgie took time to think about and develop a clear initial plan. SNC briefed a scheme of maneuver that both outlined his plan to negotiate the obstacles from start to finish and included anonymous, sequential, and thorough tasking statements that painted a very clear picture for his team what needed to be done. This was followed by both specific tasking statements but also the assignment of specific roles in the fire team. SNC also briefed very specific coordinating instructions as tactical control measures indicating an keen understanding of the five paragraph order format. More importantly, those clear instructions further amplified the plan for his

Candidate Hamm briefed his order with confidence and displayed an understanding of the OSMEAC orders process and its organization. He briefed a thorough enemy situation by applying DRAWD analysis. His coordinating instructions also included extra information including order of march, base unit, and consolidation instructions. However, SNC did not brief a scheme of maneuver in the order, forcing him to develop a plan after his brief had concluded. His succession of command was a repeat of the order of march instead of who would assume his billet. SNC was confident in his brief and it was apparent throughout execution that he was in control of the team. Even after friction caused the team to falter, SNC was quick to re-focus the team and maintain

SNC conducted an incomplete 5 paragraph order which did not cover all of the information pertaining to the mission. For example, the mission was to locate, close with and destroy the enemy preventing them from setting up a hide sight. SNC did not cover the administration and logistics paragraph also; SNC failed to inform the fire team of the chow plan. SNC did not seem to understand the measure of his brief . During the brief SNC used an extended amount of time by repeating the situation multiple times causing confusion within the fire team. SNC did develop an initial plan prior to starting the execution; however SNC was not able to make adjustments to the initial plan. SNC ’s failure of future planning was evident during the enemy contact

Candidate Thompson’s order was initially out of order despite addressing the elements successfully. SNC caught himself half way through the order and began to realign his brief by covering details in his plan. SNC seemed unsure of his plan at first and staggered during the initial tasking statements, but once the plan developed his confidence increased throughout execution. Candidate needs to ensure that the team trusts his plan so they will follow his lead. SNC lead his team through his own execution, but at times the team was without direction, which stalled the flow of the operation. SNC addressed security, but directed candidates to hand off weapons to the security element which made them temporarily combat ineffective while they attempted

Candidate Watson briefed an order that had adequate information to carry out SNC’s plan, but was missing several important pieces and had incorrect information. The Orientation only had the current location. SNC did not brief an accurate enemy situation. Instead of stating the enemy passes by every ten minutes, SNC brief every two minutes. SNC’s tasks were merely assignments for team members to utilize a piece of equipment. SNC only briefed one of the several coordinating instructions provided by the evaluator. SNC briefed items in the Admin and Logistics paragraph that were not available in the scenario. Because the enemy situation was incorrect, SNC would halt all actions as if an enemy guard was walking by. This occurred two times throughout

11… Candidate Zinsmeister was unable to calculate a correct azimuth or distance to the objective. Utilizing proper time management, SNC was able to meet the minimum standards while issuing the operation order to her team. SNC demonstrated command presence and confidence, which made it clear and concise for each member to completely comprehend. As the team began to move from the assembly area, the team got relaxes at the fact that there was no enemy presence detected as members of the squad were seen moving down Buffalo Pond Rd, not utilizing the proper tactical carry. At the point of friction, SNC was surprised and didn’t know how to resolve the confrontation from the angry villagers and briefly panicked when sniper fire rang out, thus hitting

Candidate Grund displayed confidence and a strong command presence when briefing his order. During the scheme of maneuver sub-paragraph, SNC briefed in phases which assisted his fire team with clear understanding what they were doing. For the execution, he identified the need to utilize a specific length plank during each of the phases, showing he was able to think of future requirements and include that in his execution. When some of the planks were "out," SNC continued to take action instead of waiting for specific items to come back, keeping his fire team moving towards mission accomplishment. At the beginning of the execution, SNC began placing the plank himself instead of tasking his fire team member with the task, which hindered his ability

Candidate Watson delivered a sequential, and very informative five paragraph order to his fire team. He informed his subordinates of their specific tasks and movement formations throughout the problem. Additionally, he ensured they all understood the importance of why, and how fast the mission was to be completed. During the execution phase, SNC moved his fire team quickly to the objective as briefed in his order. He was constantly vigilant and aware of his surroundings. Upon enemy contact, SNC quickly delivered an ADDRAC and led his fire team towards the objective. His fire team willingly followed and rushed towards the aggressor. SNC did a good job by accounting for all of the candidates and communicating throughout the entire evolution.

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During Candidate Goldsbrough's delivery of the order, he appeared to be nervous in front of his peers. SNC lacked command presence in the beginning and it showed to his team members. SNC developed an initial plan but it was very vague, this lead to the development of a poor plan. As they began the execution phase, Candidate Goldsbrough failed to communicate directions to his subordinates and confusion set in. This caused the entire team stand in confusion without instructions. SNC did not employ the fire team effectively and valuable minutes were wasted stopping forward progression of movement. As the mission proceeded, Candidate Goldsbrough gained more confidence and began to employ the fire in a manner that would accomplish the task. SNC

While briefing the order Candidate Cisco displayed confidence. During the brief SNC gave tasks of what he wanted each fire team member to do during the mission. The initial plan that he gave during the brief was to rebuild the bridge with the planks, so that they could get to the other side. SNC also made an emphasis of not touching any read areas within the brief. During the execution phase of the problem SNC made effective use of his fire team telling that once they get across the other fire team member needs to hold the plank immediately so that it doesn't fall. SNC did communicate well during the execution phase by constantly emphasizing not touching red and continuously checking on security. SNC didn't need to make adjustment to

Candidate Burton provided an adequate brief to be able to execute his plan, but was still missing some important information. In the Enemy Situation, SNC had all the necessary information however, never actually mentioned the word “enemy” throughout the sub-paragraph. SNC’s Mission was detailed and contained the five W’s organized as a task and purpose. The Scheme of maneuver was detailed and thorough. SNC walked the team through his plan from start to finish while pointing out the equipment they were to use. SNC’s tasks were just assigned roles to each team member telling them what equipment they were in charge of. SNC only mentioned a portion of the coordinating instructions that were provided by the evaluator. SNC did brief the need for