Candidate Greybill Case

PER REPORTER: Richard was arrested on 6/17/2015. The reporter said Graysin told her that “daddy went to jail and I was with him”. Richard was arrested for possession of a control substance. It is unknown by the reporter what kind of control substance. Per reporter Richard’s girlfriend Amanda was arrested on 1/1/2015 for a felony charge for possession of a control substance. It is unknown where Graysin was during the time of her arrest. It is unknown by the reporter is Garysin has been hurt or harm due to Richard and Amanda having possession to control substances. It is unknown if the substances are been manufactured in the home. It is unknown if Graysin has access to the substances. It is unknown if they are using the substance around Graysin.

Candidate Lamb posted security prior to the beginning of his brief. Candidates Lamb's brief was delivered confidently, naturally, and not rehearsed. SNC was very comfortable delivery the 5 paragraph order. During his brief, SNC oriented his fire team and provided references to aid in the understanding of his order. Prior to execution, SNC developed an initial plan that included all the elements necessary to complete the mission. During execution, SNC was able to make decisions at points of friction. SNC was able to develop a sensible and comprehensive plan by gathering intelligence and taking suggestions. However, SNC did not rely solely on the suggestions of others to make informed decisions. At points of friction, SNC checked on the

Candidate McKenzy demonstrated and understanding on how to conduct a five paragraph order but omitted key information throughout the entirety of the brief. SNC displayed he was somewhat confident with his brief by his calm demeanor using a conversational tone during his brief. SNC stated there is no need for security prior to conducting his brief. The scheme of maneuver was vague, and non-executable without further guidance. The tasking statement stated basic billet assignments as who was the ready, fire and the assist. Once the execution began, SNC was in control of his subordinates and effectively communicated adjustments to the initial plan. Upon the first friction point, SNC remained calm and was able to devise a new plan and maintained

Candidate McKillop was able to brief a five paragraph order that included most sub-paragraphs, except for an initial scheme of maneuver. During the delivery, SNC sounded nervous and often used filler words. His inability to brief confidently and lacking a scheme of maneuver caused him to have a delayed execution since he had to brief all of the mission details again. During the execution, SNC was able to take charge and display more confidence than he had displayed in the brief. SNC employed his fire team members appropriately based on their physical capabilities to tackle specific tasks and sent the lighter ones through the planks first. Candidate McKillop struggled the most with being able to make adjustments to his initial plan. Although

Candidate Trapane was very confident, fluid, and natural when briefing his order. However, his order omitted a major paragraphed or failed to explain subparagraphs. For example, while briefing medical evacuations SNC stated, "If you get injured let us know and we will take care of it." Prior to execution, SNC posted security and ensured they routinely gave situation reports. SNC looked at the obstacle to gain intelligance prior to devisining an inital plan. During points of friction, SNC was able to make a decision. However, he was not in the most advantageous spot to communicate and observe his fireteam. Consequently, his decisions were delayed and based off of information that was inaccurate. SNC allowed his fire team members to make

Candidate Blackmon successfully plotted the current location of the objective. SNC’s five paragraph order was delivered confidently, however he did not properly state the friendly situation. SNC stated that friendly units were northwest of the current location instead of friendly units being one mile north then west along Guadalcanal. Without this information SNC’s brief was inaccurate. Though SNC was confident during his brief, he did not have the attention of his squad as members who were focusing in different directions staring into the trees or cleaning their nails. The squad's lack of attention was ignored by the squad leader. After engaging the enemy SNC was informed that he sustained casualties and the bridge was covered by enemy fire

Overall, Candidate Friederick's lack of confidence hindered both her operations order and her execution of her assigned mission. Her delivery lacked enthusiasm and interest. While her lack of confidence indicated unfamiliarity with the five paragraph order, SNC did brief a detailed mission statement with a task and purpose. SNC also briefed some details of her scheme of maneuver and some tasks to her subordinates, but the lack of detail and her confidence ultimately failed to inspire the other candidates in her fire team. As her fire team moved from order to execution, SNC appeared lethargic with little to no awareness of her surroundings as the team approached the objective. SNC both heard and saw the enemy combatant and demonstrated

Candidate Passafume's brief was confident and clear. His order included a complete enemy situation utilizing the SALUTE acronym. SNC had an initial plan. His initial plan did not include key elements to drive the mission such as how to enter into the sewage system. Prior to execution, SNC spent an elongated period to explain each miniscule task. As a result, his fire team stood around, not progressing towards mission accomplishment, and waiting to execute. During points of friction and throughout the evolution SNC was not a clear leader. SNC routinely failed to provide guidance and necessary and make decisions. SNC seemed overwhelmed and repeatedly failed to make a decision. Candidate Passafume did not always give orders to his fire

Candidate Dowd began his evolution with a disjointed order. Though SNC briefed the Orientation and Situation paragraphs well, he bounced around the remainder of the order throughout the rest of his brief in the order of Mission paragraph, Coordinating Instructions, Command and Signal, Administration and Logistics, billet assignments, and Scheme of Maneuver. During the billet assignments, Candidate Dowd could not decide which fire team member would have which billet, changing his mind several times during assignments. SNC also said "uh" and other filler words during his brief, which did not instill confidence in his team. SNC did not brief succession of command, but he did brief a running password. During execution, Candidate Dowd maintained

Candidate Otoole confidently briefed her five paragraph order to her fire team, but failed to brief the “why” portion of her mission statement. She identified the urgency of time, and decided to utilize the column formation to move quickly to the objective. SNC then briefed upon contact, the fire team would move into a skirmisher to appropriately attack through the enemy. Through the movement to the objective, Candidate Otoole controlled her fire team by maintaining eye contact with each member and consistently passing the formation of the fire team. Candidate Otool attacked through the objective and conducted an incomplete inspection of the cache site; she did not thoroughly look through the ammo can. SNC had a clear understanding of

SNC spoke at a normal volume and had a calm demeanor during his brief. He provided a good, thorough initial plan, pointing things out and explaining what he wanted to have happen during execution. However, his tasking statements did not adequate explain what he wanted each team member to do. He maintained tactical awareness by posting security and stressing in his brief that the enemy is inbound and the team must maintain a low profile and volume as they maneuver across the obstacle. His transition to execution was slow, and he did not inspire a sense of urgency in his team-members. During execution, his communication was not direct and assertive, but rather slow and contemplative. Throughout execution, SNC moved slowly, which reflected

Candidate Espinos briefed the situation according to the five paragraph. SNM used his skeleton effectively to cover admin and logistic and command and signal which were not on my initial brief. SNC posted security but did not give him any specific instruction or check on them throughout the evaluation. SNC developed a plan and briefed his team effectively. SNC then tasked a candidate to cross body his weapon and navigate the obstacle. SNC did not address the fact that his candidate had not tied his boots and had his weapon on incorrectly preventing the candidate from being able to accomplish his part of the mission. SNC made adjustments as needed to get his team to the other side. SNC inspired a sense of urgency and mission accomplishment.

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 Hoeptner briefed all major elements of the five paragraph order and managed to speak in an articulate manner; however, the content of his brief clearly lacked any executable plan and made little sense. SNC failed to address security, degrading his team's attention to the tactical environment. SNC failed to understand the contents of higher’s coordinating instructions and failed to comprehend the mission based on the problem presented and the obstacle in front of him. SNC’s inability to conceptualize relevant, applicable, and actionable plans and orders was only exacerbated by his inability to understand simple concepts presented to him. SNC made no attempt to formulate a plan prior to execution and adjustments to the plan he tried

SNC began his five paragraph order by ordering all subordinates to face outboard and away from him, diminishing his subordinates’ capacity to understand the content of the order. SNC’s Orientation paragraph included specific, real-world information which included the problem number, LRC-2, Brown Field MCB Quantico. SNC continued to demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy as he confidently briefed the remainder of the order in a clear, authoritative tone. During execution one of SNC’s subordinates had to remind SNC to consider subordinates’ safety while negotiating the obstacle. SNC’s initial plan began to fail and SNC attempted to negotiate the obstacle in the same futile manner as his subordinate had. This action caused SNC to become