Candidate Hoeptner's Analysis

SNC gave a detailed brief that outlined a precise plan that was coherent and directed towards mission accomplishment. SNC contradicted a well thought out plan of action with a monotone voice and his use of filler words, such as, uh and um, coupled with a lack of passion. The lack of passion was seen in his sense of urgency as SNC spent 80% of his time briefing his 5 paragraph order that adversely affected his sense of urgency. SNC was able to secure the objective quickly, but loss situational awareness of his surroundings and enemy position that initially created confusion when engaged by the enemy. SNC was able to make clear and concise decisions in an appropriate amount of time that efficiently utilized his fellow candidates. This expedited

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

Candidate Dechane briefed a complete order despite being visibly nervous and shaky. His summary version of the mission statement was incorrect and he attempted to use the orientation to brief his mission. He realized that he still needed to brief the rest of his order and covered all the items, but out of order. His lack of confidence during the order was quickly shed during execution where he utilized mission type orders. His lack of an initial plan caused a delay in execution while he developed a plan. Once he finally formulated a plan, Candidate Dechane became the obvious leader of his team. He received suggestions that he would effectively vet and use as necessary to adjust his plan on the go. Candidate Dechane's confidence during the

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

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 Goff immediately addressed security before briefing his order. SNC briefed in a rushed manner using many “ums” and “uhs,” showing he lacked confidence in his plan. When briefing, he referred to the scenario as an obstacle instead of treating it as a tactical situation. His fast brief was difficult for his fire team to follow, evident by their confusion at the beginning of the mission even though the initial plan was well developed. SNC had to direct his fire team’s actions he had just briefed in order for them to execute. This candidate lost his tactical and situational awareness, evident by his loud instructions throughout the task and the fire team dragging their weapons through the sewer tunnel making the execution extremely loud.

Candidate Huff did not brief the admin/logistics and command/signal paragraphs of his order. The rest of his order was briefed with shaky confidence involving heavy use of "ums." SNC did not establish security during his brief or during execution. SNC demonstrated inefficient use of his time by spending nearly sixty seconds re-slinging the teams rifles in the beginning of execution. Due to a lack of an initial plan following the brief, the team had to begin execution whileconducting reconnaissance and orienting to the problem. Once oriented, SNC was hesitant in deciding how to engage the problem. Once a scheme of maneuver was developed, he was able to communicate his guidance to the team members and begin driving his team toward mission

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 Pacheco’s brief was delivered confidently, with a slight exception during the Situation paragraph. During this paragraph, SNC took long pauses, and stumbled over his thoughts on the enemy situation. However, upon completion of the situation, he regained composure and bearing and completed the follow on paragraphs well providing elements necessary to execute the operation. As they stepped off on the operation, his speed was consistent with the situation and his non-verbal communication methods kept the team moving forward. Half way to the objective SNC’s control over the team was lost as the terrain began to dictate their movements. Once SNC realized this, he issued follow on signals to push out but immediately took contact. The

Candidate Alvarez briefed a below standard order that lacked paragraphs four and five. He stumbled over his words and attempted to use the orientation to brief his mission statement. He did, however, still brief his mission statement at the proper place during the order. He also failed to deliver an initial scheme of maneuver during the brief. This became obvious during execution when he froze after climbing onto the obstacle. During this time, he showed no confidence in himself and decided to ask his fire team for help. After developing a new plan, he slowly began to grow confidence and began issuing mission-type orders that allowed his subordinates to figure out unique ways to accomplish his tasks. This helped him until they ran out of

Candidate McGinnis posted security prior to issuing her order, this displayed having situation awareness of the enemy. SNC demonstrated an understanding on how to brief a five paragraph order, however she did omit the administration/logistics and command/signal paragraphs from her order. The execution paragraph outlined a vague scheme of maneuver with tasking statements that gave an idea of what needed to be done to accomplish the mission. Once they began the execution SNC took an excessive amount of time to look over the problem, causing the team to lose focus. Upon the first friction point SNC was hesitant to alter her initial plan. After several failed attempts SNC continued to stick with her initial plan which slowed down the momentum

Candidate MaCleish demonstrated an understanding of the order process by presenting an order with a detailed scheme of maneuver and tasking statements for each team member to easily follow. SNC maintained a tactical awareness by posting security. Once the mission began, SNC realized his initial plan wasn’t going to work and everything started to slow down. At this point of friction, SNC hesitated to develop a new plan of action. . As the team waited for SNC to make a decision the fire teams forward movement was halted. There was little communication between SNC and his fire team, resulting in SNC failing to utilize his subordinates effectively. . Even through the many frictions points SNC was able to remain calm and maintained control of his

Candidate Branom failed to post security this taking away from the overall tactical awareness of the mission knowing that there were enemy troops in the vicinity of their location. SNC displayed little confidence while performing the brief, he was soft spoken and sounded unsure of the information he was trying to pass to his team. In the beginning of the mission it was clear that he didn’t have an initial plan because SNC was hesitant and the team was unsure what was going on. There was little communication between the team leader and what he wanted his subordinates to do. With the SNC’s insignificant communication during the situation he and his team lost focus and the sense of urgency towards accomplishing the mission at hand. Even with the

Candidate Anrig briefed a very detailed Situation paragraph, including an enemy situation based on TSUALE and DRAWD concepts, as well as the Company’s mission statement. Admin & Logistics and Command and Signal Paragraphs were concise and included relevant details about MedEvac and EPW plans that went beyond what most candidates briefed. SNC’s mission statement showed a consistent understanding of a task and a purpose. However, SNC failed to identify any Tactical Control Measures in his order, though his tasking statements were clear and detailed. SNC’s detailed understanding of the five paragraph order was unfortunately over shadowed by frequent stumbling, use of filler words, and little eye contact. During execution, SNC had a difficult time

Candidate Mayhow began his time as fire team leader by issuing a clear and easily understood brief. SNC however, seemed to spend too much time providing extra minute details that the team behind them were already getting close to assaulting their objective. Once SNC finally finished his brief and got them in formation to move, he then shot his compass azimuth and started out on foot. After a short distance, his team took “sniper fire” and suffered a casualty. SNC continued to have his team assault through the “sniper” even after being informed that the sniper had “retreated.” SNC then put his team into a 360-degree defense and started getting his ACE report. Once he had the information, SNC tried to give the ACE report to the evaluator.