Candidate Passafume Case Study

Candidate Jordan delivered an in depth five paragraph order. SNC posted security ensuring that the safety of the fire team was not put at risk. SNC had a good initial plan and proceeded to move the fire team towards the objective. SNC moved the fire team through the woods with minimal opposition; SNC maintained communication and good dispersion. Upon receiving enemy fire SNC suppressed the enemy by assaulting the enemy. SNC pushed through the objective to ensure that all enemy were killed. However, SNC forgot about the weapons cache and commenced to conduct a hasty 180, followed by a consolidated 360, and then an ACE report. SNC, in his haste to complete the problem, completely forgot that the mission was not only to subdue the enemy

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 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 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 Long’s performance was extremely impressive. He started his problem by conducting a detailed leader’s reconnaissance and developing a practical solution to the problem. SNC briefed his peers with confidence and clarity. His order was only missing the “when” part of the mission statement. He was one of the few who physically set in his security and established fields of fire. He lead by example by being the first candidate on the platform and used critical thinking to develop his plan by examining the weights of each member of his fire team. He acted with a sense of urgency but remained calm and collective. Once he established the bridge to complete the problem, he quickly realized he needed the ammo can and sent a candidate

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,

Candidate Suarez gave a detailed brief until he missed paragraph four and five in his order. SNC’s tasking statements were clear, detailed, and assigned to specific candidates, however they did not encompass the mission to completion. When faced with failure at his first attempt to complete the obstacle, SNC immediately developed and implemented a new plan, maintaining his team’s momentum and displaying a decisive bias for action. SNC’s ability to immediately develop new plans allowed him to keep his team moving toward mission accomplishment. While SNC had good command and communication with his team, he could have better positioned himself at the point of friction when his team started to become more spread out. Additionally, once the first

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

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. SNC failed to properly summarize the Orientation; he simply briefed the coordinates of the current location and the objective. SNC failed to brief Attachments and detachments, as well as the Location of Key personnel. Lack of this information made it difficult for the team to fully comprehend, creating questions at the conclusion of the brief. At multiple times throughout the evolution of the scenario, security was addressed by members of the team. One candidate

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 Balough delivered a poor five paragraph order. SNC was able to establish an accurate azimuth and distance to objective. SNC was less than confident while briefing his order as, it lacked pertinent information. SNC’s orientation simply stated the grid points briefed to him by the evaluator. SNC was able to successfully cover the enemy situation and tasks of the fire teams. SNC did not cover any information that would be stated in the rest of the five paragraph order, as his brief was clocked at 1:32. SNC was able to establish security in the assembly area as well as while in route to the objective. Prior to as well as during engagement of the enemy SNC was met with conflict dealing with one of his fire team leaders. The team leader

Candidate Larocque presented the first portions of her plan by reading directly from the notes she had taken, avoiding any eye contact with her fire team members. When she started briefing her scheme of maneuver she walked away from her fire team in order to see the obstacle better. Her fire team had to get up from their knees and follow her in order to hear her order. This caused confusion as the fire team went to begin execution, requiring clarification on where fire team members were supposed to start and what their tasks were. SNC’s plan culminated quickly and she immediately asked for suggestions on how to proceed. She promptly accepted the plan she was offered, undid all of the progress she had already made, and began to follow the

Candidate Hay briefed an extremely detailed and complete order. His order was one of the best over the course of the day. His confidence was well received by his Fire Team and proved vital when commanding and controlling his peers. Candidate Hay showed an ability to use critical thinking by securing non-water proof gear and developing a detailed plan to solve the problem. He led by example while being the first member on the platform. SNC ensured he utilized all members of his Fire Team in order to solve the problem. SNC did not take input from his peers, which caused the Fire Team to lose a bit of momentum and sense of urgency. He ensured his Fire Team maintained positive control of the ammo, as it was essential to mission accomplishment.

Candidate Snyder provided a hasty and shoddy plan for his team to execute. In the orientation, SNC only briefed the team’s present location, leaving out details even provided by the evaluator. SNC’s Mission statement was an exact copy of the mission provided by the evaluator. The Execution paragraph did not contain a scheme of maneuver, the tasks were individual assignments to a piece of gear, and SNC only briefed a few of the coordinating instructions provided by the evaluator. SNC did not brief how the team would communicate or his key leader’s location, but did brief a succession of command. During the execution SNC made good use of team members keeping them all employed. When SNC’s initial plan came to a standstill, he quickly came up with