Candidate Woodgie's Fire Team Summary

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

Candidate Satterwhite established 360 security upon arrival at TAA9. Candidate Satterwhite’s initial brief to the fire team leaders was confident, containing necessary information to complete the mission, with minimal stumbling; SNC constructed terrain model during the initial brief and did not delegate a subordinate acquire the azimuth. Candidate Satterwhite issued tasks that enabled fire team leaders to effectively lead instead of micromanage. Prior to departure, SNC assigned specific tasks and developed an initial plan to prevent the squad from appearing as soft targets by directing the fire teams disperse and skirt the tree line along the road, which displayed communication and situational awareness. When a point of friction occurred, Candidate

SNC briefed the five paragraph order addressing each paragraph. SNC briefed the order with confidence, using an authoritative voice, which demonstrated a clear understanding of the mission. SNC did have to rely on suggestions from others, for example; SNC was told by the fire team member that bringing the map was a part of the mission. During the mission, the fire team received enemy contact that resulted in a fire team member being wounded. SNC was able to respond without hesitation in which he and his fire team provided treatment to the casualty while the other members provided security. SNC displayed a sense of urgency and managed time effectively instructing his fire team to firemen carry the casualty. SNC made effective use of his subordinates

Candidate Merritt briefed all the necessary requirements for his five paragraph order. While briefing, SNC had his entire fire team take a knee conducting security looking away from him and the obstacle while he briefed. Because of this, his fire team was not truly oriented to the problem. SNC did not conduct any type of leader's recon and came up with a plan that was severely lacking in detail and was more of a check in the box. While executing the mission, SNC got stumped and could not figure out how to adapt his plan. He paused for a minute while he tried to figure out a new plan, losing crucial time. While SNC addressed security, he did not enforce it. The candidate on security spent more time watching the problem be executed as

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

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 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 Barrowcliff's tactical mindset and seriousness about the problem was evident when he posted security before he started his order. SNC's order was relayed with a great level of confidence. SNC covered all the details while having a complete understanding of the mission. At the end of his brief, he pointed to a candidate and asked him to restate the mission to check for understanding, ensuring there wouldn't be any confusion. Candidate Barrowcliff formulated an initial plan and completely briefed his fire team. SNC displayed a sense of urgency and desire to move toward mission accomplishment. SNC's adjustments to his plans were decisive and effective. Candidate Barrowcliff was clearly in charge and demonstrated calm demeanor in a

Candidate Beauregard effectively delivered his five paragraph order, covering the majority of the key points regarding this problem however, the order deviated from the logical order and sequence of paragraphs which caused key points to be missed during brief. SNC wasted valuable time gathering notes and thoughts prior to briefing the fire team. SNC did not fully comprehend the mission, as he briefed that the reason for the mission was to ensure safe movement of friendly forces vice to gain intelligence on enemy forces. While briefing the Execution, SNC did not cover key points such as the azimuth and the distance of the cache from the current location. SNC’s brief was lengthy in nature; fire team was nearly overlapped by another fire team

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,

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 Brown started by briefing all major portions of the order to include a well-organized mission statement, which included the “in order to” verbiage, showing understanding of the purpose. She posted security only after briefing the order but checked back on them periodically. Later in the execution phase, the team member assigned to security was standing up and not staying in a tactical mindset. SNC failed to address this lack of discipline. SNC's lack of leader’s reconnaissance caused her significant problems in the execution; she was solely dependent on the two fire team members she sent through before herself. SNC lead her fire team through the obstacle from the back, which did not embrace the leader-fighter concept. She often got

Although leaving out pertinent information in the Orientation, Situation, and Mission paragraphs, Candidate Brown demonstrated an ability to rapidly develop an initial plan and communicate that to his fire team. SNC provided a Scheme of Maneuver that was anonymous, sequential, and thorough, and briefed tasks specific to each fire team member. Despite being choppy at times as he composed his thoughts, SNC spoke in an enthusiastically confident tone throughout his brief. Upon conclusion of his brief, SNC lost momentum with his fire team when he took approximately one minute to explain the plan again to his fire team. However, SNC was able to regain his sense of urgency by quickly altering his plan when he recognized it would not work. SNC

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