Reflection On Candidate Espinos

Candidate Perras delivered the five paragraph order in the correct order and covered all details; however, he did tend to take long pauses that did not allow for the order to flow. During the execution phase, SNC lost sight of the tactical mindset by allowing a member to pass off his weapon. Even though the fire team remained focused on accomplishing the mission, at times they seemed lathargic. SNC maintained solid communication with the security. Upon realizing that his initial plan of attack was not going to work, he quickly devised a new plan without hesitation. He was able to use all of the fire team members effectively and they followed his lead without hesitation or conflict. SNC remained calm and confident and there was no question

Candidate Genter began his brief strong with an Orientation that included key terrain in the area. However, SNC's Execution paragraph not only lacked detail, but completely omitted Tasks and any executable plan to accomplish the mission. The extent of SNC's Scheme of Maneuver was to utilize the planks to move, causing many questions from his fire team members following his brief. SNC's lack of initial plan significantly hindered the sense of urgency with which his fire team moved, and in his absence of direction, another team member began to make decisions and direct the team leader and the rest of the fire team what to do. When SNC did communicate to his fire team, he did so in a composed and calm tone of voice. However, this did little

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 Horton showed a firm grasp of the OSMEAC format and briefed a solid five paragraph order with confidence. The information he briefed was accurate based off the information provided to him by the evaluator. SNC focused on safety as well, instructing his fire team during coordinating instructions to not throw any of the equipment without being told by the evaluator. SNC's tasking statements contained purpose, showing he put some thought into how each member could be utilized to meet the objective and accomplish the mission. SNC addressed the tactical situation and ensured security was posted before briefing the order. SNC was clearly in charge of his fire team. SNC made good use of his fire team, ensuring security was posted at

SNC conducted an incomplete 5 paragraph order which did not cover all of the information pertaining to the mission. For example, the mission was to locate, close with and destroy the enemy preventing them from setting up a hide sight. SNC did not cover the administration and logistics paragraph also; SNC failed to inform the fire team of the chow plan. SNC did not seem to understand the measure of his brief . During the brief SNC used an extended amount of time by repeating the situation multiple times causing confusion within the fire team. SNC did develop an initial plan prior to starting the execution; however SNC was not able to make adjustments to the initial plan. SNC ’s failure of future planning was evident during the enemy contact

SNC’s five paragraph order was delivered meek tone which lacked authority and command presence; SNC appeared aloof and distant throughout the brief. SNC’s Situation paragraph included fabricated information contrary to what the evaluator briefed; these omissions caused the squad to not understand the mission. SNC briefed specific, relevant tasks but failed to brief any coordinating instructions beyond “attack begins immediately after this order.” SNC briefed Admin and Logistics as “unchanged since the last order.” SNC’s brief was punctuated with filler words. SNC departed towards the objective without the ammo cans required to complete the mission. During movement to the objective, dispersion was poor; at most times 5 candidates were

Candidate Kidd delivered a complete and sequential five paragraph order. Throughout his entire brief, SNC had several pauses due to obvious signs of nervousness and dependency on his OSMEAC template. Nonetheless, his order contained sufficient information for his fire team to execute the mission. During the execution phase, SNC moved his fire team with a sense of urgency as instructed by the order. He was knowledgeable to place them in a column formation for maximum speed. When SNC received unexpected enemy contact, and subsequently received a casualty, he quickly reacted by returning fire and aiding proper aid to the casualty. SNC responded well and in a calm matter during the chaotic situation. Once reaching the objective, SNC was conscious

SNC briefed an incorrect objective and enemy location in his Orientation and Situation paragraphs. SNC's tasking statements did not indicate that SNC had thought ahead to possible obstacles during execution. SNC did not establish security while briefing his five paragraph order. SNC took over half of his time briefing his five paragraph order, and did not leave himself enough time to accomplish his mission within the allotted period. SNC allowed his navigator to stop to check their azimuth too often for such a short movement. SNC executed his plan and made a reasonable formation change prior to contact with the enemy based off the distance his team had traveled. SNC delivered a decent ADDRAC Report but failed to communicate or control his team

Candidate McCormick demonstrated a fair understanding of the Five Paragraph Order format. Though SNC mentioned all the paragraphs, the details weren't germaine. SNC briefed the contents of Administration and Logistics as that of Command and Signal and vice versa. SNC was confident during the delivery of the order to the Fire Team but that demeanor weaned at the moment of execution of the exercise. SNC did not formulate a plan prior to execution and blindly commenced the exercise without delegating responsibility to Fire Team members. SNC attempted to perform tasks without communicating to or supervising the Fire Team. Towards the seven minute mark of the exercise, SNC looked exhausted and could not think through the problem. SNC did not maintain

SNC brought his fire team leaders in for the full five paragraph order brief. SNC ensured each topic was covered with the exception of Coordinating Instructions, which was ommitted. SNC Mission Statement did not include an IOT. Immediately upon briefing his fire team leaders, SNC placed the squad in formation to step leaving no time for the fire team leaders to breif the remainder of the squad. This left some confusion amoungst the remainder of the squad when they made contact with the enemy. SNC allowed the terrain to dictact movement and did not correct dispersion of the squad as they moved in a single file toward the objective. SNC gave a portion of ADDRAC. After assaulting through the enemy the squad quickly moved to a hasty 180, 360, and

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

Candidate Jacobs exhibited a basic understanding of the five paragraph order; however, SNC was missing many small details within the brief. SNC’s Situation paragraph was missing a complete enemy situation and adjacent and supporting elements. SNC’s tasking statements were simply general assignments of responsibilities, lacking the 5W’s format and task & purpose statements. SNC failed to brief the corpsman’s location within the Administration & Logistics plan and the location of key leaders in Command & Signal paragraphs. SNC did not conduct a reconnaissance of the obstacle and failed to develop a cohesive plan. This failure to develop a plan prior to briefing his order forced SNC to develop a plan as he approached the obstacle. SNC was able

Candidate Oredola got off to a rough start but made a quick recovery during execution of the mission. After receiving the order to brief back to his Fireteam, SNC confused the Situation paragraph of his order and mixed up the enemy situation with the friendly situation when the briefing his Fireteam. SNC lost valuable time when he began executing the mission spending an excessive amount of time making several attempts at his initial plan. Although SNC lost time, he did not lose momentum, SNC had a keen sense of urgency, keeping track of the time remaining to complete the obstacle down to the minute and providing direction to his Fireteam in a firm, confident manner, and keeping his Fireteam focused on the mission objective. SNC was clearly

SNC briefed a superficial, skeletal, and unorganized five paragraph order often stumbling over his own words and briefing non-doctrinal fabricated terms such as “we are the main activity”, “use the self buddy system”, and “one to two person size enemy” which resulted in miscommunicating the situation and mission. SNC directed a subordinate to find the azimuth but did not supervise or ensure the azimuth was correct which caused the fire team to traverse off course. SNC was able to transition the fire team into a wedge. During enemy contact SNC failed to establish fire superiority and lost momentum while SNC and subordinates struggled to reload weapons and clear malfunctions, which caused additional friction SNC had difficulty overcoming.