Candidate Goff Case Summary

Candidate Hays' attempt to brief the initial five paragraph order and take charge of his fire team did not work in his favor. There were times when SNC reiterated certain briefing points which displayed a lack of confidence rather than a sense of clarity. Other than the Mission, SNC failed to brief all the key points of the order. SNC seemed unclear on the mission and what needed to get done although, SNC did verbally address an initial plan of how to attempt negotiation of the obstacle, prior to the actual execution. SNC made the vital mistake of not briefing nor posting security. Upon execution of the problem, SNC's initial plan did not appear to be well thought out and unsafe as he attempted to have his fire team along with himself

SNC did not calculate the correct distance to the objective. SNC tasked fire team members to set up the terrain model, but failed to verify and correct the mistakes they had made. SNC made eye contact with his squad members during the brief. SNC had poor vocal control, stumbling over his words and using filler words such as “uh” and “um” throughout the brief. SNC also briefed information in the wrong order and repeated information that he had already mentioned. During the execution, SNC had excellent control over his squad, making decisions quickly, giving commands clearly, and moving his subordinates with a sense of urgency. After the squad neutralized the enemy, SNC had the casualties brought to the objective location. When SNC attempted

Candidate Sharp demonstrated a basic understanding of the five paragraph order, but did not clearly articulate his words, paused intermittently, and rushed through parts of his brief. SNC failed to develop an executable plan and did not brief any tasking statements to his team. SNC also ended the brief and then went back to finish it after he had already begun executing the mission. After a suggestion from another candidate, SNC delegated security to a team member. Another team member would continually ignore SNC while executing the obstacle. However, SNC lacked the command presence and communication skills to correct the candidate or recognize the need to replace him at a key location. SNC had difficulty leading multiple candidates and failed

Candidate Pennington delivered a strong order that addressed all necessary pieces of the five paragraph order. He provided a unique orientation to the obstacle on the terrain by physically showing his fireteam the parts that were contaminated. This greatly helped the fireteam's situational awareness to the problem. It allowed him to utilize mission type orders and stay in a position to supervise the overall execution rather than focus on unnecessary details. He communicated well with his team and gave and received suggestions while remaining in obvious control of the team. Candidate Pennigton broke down his security early and gave it minimal thought following the delivery of his order. He utilized strong concurrent actions by using each avenue

Candidate Lofswold’s initial brief was succinct and covered the entirety of the five paragraph order and contained detailed information. Candidate Lofswold assigned ready, fire, and assist to his fire team, but did not establish an initial plan or specific tasks for the plan. Upon starting the evolution, Candidate Lofswold emphasized teamwork and communication, but because of the lack of planning, he encountered a point of friction requiring a rapid decision, which caused a loss of momentum. Candidate Lofswold briefly stepped out the situation to assess and supervise, causing another candidate to step in and provide directions to the rest of the fire team. Candidate Lofswold’s security detail was completely unaware of his surroundings and no

The patient expressed about feeling that she is self-sabatoge her recovery for no apparent reason and currently thinking about going into an inpatient treatment- more so, a treatment that is spiritual. The patient shared that lately she's been feeling down and haven't been to going to church for the past two weeks. In addition, the patient shared about having homocidial thoughts with regards to her daughter's DCF case as she expressed frustration with the custody battle. This writer advises the patient about this writer's role as a mandated reporter and based on the patient comment of having homocidal thoughts, she recanted her statement and says," So, you are telling me that I cannot vent and express how I feel.....I am going to keep my mouth

Candidate Wessner failed to brief the five-paragraph order instead he briefly mentioned the mission then went straight into problem solving. Upon execution, SNC posted security facing the wrong direction he realized this and repositioned immediately. SNC’s initial plan was to throw the rope over the metal bar. After a few

Candidate Futch showed he had a basic understanding of the five paragraph order; however, SNC briefed incorrect information during the Situation paragraph of the order. SNC stated that the enemy was currently seen blowing up the bridge and that they were equipped with small arms and IED’s. When

Candidate Escobar maintained good eye contact with his fire team while giving his order, but had a very flat tone with minimal inflection and used filler words throughout. He briefed a complete five paragraph order in enough detail to begin execution of the problem with only a minimal delay. SNC posted security effectively and checked on them once during the execution. Candidate Escobar started out clearly in charge, working through some issues with very quick decisions. As the problem progressed he continued to make timely decisions but they began to lack confidence. This caused his fire team to become uncertain in execution, sometimes asking questions about the soundness of the decision. SNC was unable to maintain his fire team’s momentum

Candidate Passafume delivered an incomplete brief lacking confidence to his squad. SNC displayed a great amount of confusion as he relayed his brief. SNC failed to properly calculate a proper azimuth or the location of the objective. It was difficult for SNC to read his notes he had taken.

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 Dietrick failed to brief the admin/logistics and command/signal sections. Of the parts he did brief, he did not identify separate paragraphs and seemed unfamiliar with the overall order format. Security was not set for the brief but was established during the execution. Despite not having an initial plan once execution started, SNC was able to quickly orient to the problem and decide on a course of action. As friction points were encountered, SNC was able to make adjustments to the team's current course of action and communicate this to the team members. He was able to maintain a good tempo/momentum by continuing to re-attack the problem after friction was encountered. SNC displayed a good command presence and was clearly leading

Candidate Sirks began by completing a leader’s reconnaissance of the problem and immediately addressed security before briefing the fire team. His voice sounded confident, but his body language did not portray the same confidence as he shuffled around and did not make eye contact with his fire team. He thoroughly briefed his order with detailed tasks and coordinating instructions. Immediately after the order was complete, his fire team began to execute with minimal direction showing they understood the tasks assigned to them. SNC employed all of his fire team members adequately and directed them to carefully handle the POW, demonstrating he understood the tactical situation. SNC was able to adjust his plan without losing bearing and took time

SNC briefed every required section of the five paragraph order; however, SNC’s order was out of sequence and would often flip back and forth with his flash cards as he was briefing his order. Specifically, SNC jumped back to his Orientation Paragraph after he started his Situation Paragraph and

SNC began the five paragraph order brief confidently. SNC thoroughly briefed the Orientation paragraph addressing terrain, weather, and the potential for hypothermia due to the weather. SNC failed to properly address the Enemy Situation and briefed incorrected information. SNC failed to address the Friendly Situation, which contained