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Candidate Allwood was able to provide all of the information required for the operation order brief. SNC included most of the information he was given; however, SNC briefed that the ammo needed to be delivered to the bridge and not to the designated LZ. SNC was able to control the movement of his squad as they began the execution; however, SNC lead his squad through dense brush causing the forward movement to be slow. SNC was able to make the required adjustments to put his squad back on track as they retrieved the ammunition. SNC made the decision to cross the bridge with the first fire team, putting him in the best position to control his squad. During the engagement, SNC was only able to provide minimal information for an ADDRAC. SNC

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 conducted an above average analysis of what he expected the enemy to do upon contact. SNC’s scheme of maneuver was vague and could not be executed without significant oversight. SNC’s tasking statements were weak and lacked a purpose. SNC’s formations, particularly his squad column fire team column while in the open area, did not provide effective security en route to his objective. Upon enemy contact SNC stood and began talking to his squad but did not use the ADDRAC format; SNC spoke at just over a conversational tone. SNC directed his squad to suppress the enemy sniper and continue to move to the objective; SNC’s squad laid still while one of the fire team members openly questioned SNC’s decision. SNC changed his mind and directed 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

SNC delivered a confident and complete order successfully addressing all paragraphs of the five paragraph order. SNC assigned primary and secondary tasks to subordinates and reiterated the Enemy Situation. SNC properly controlled the fire team’s formation utilizing proper dispersion and smoothly transitioned from column to wedge. Upon enemy contact SNC relayed a clear and effective ADDRAC and directed SNC’s fire team to provide suppressive fire. SNC maintained mission focus when SNC’s fire team took a casualty. SNC directed his fire team in a tactically appropriate manner as they evacuated the casualty. Upon return to MA-2A SNC submitted the map to higher without being prompted by the evaluator. SNC displayed suburb leadership potential

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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,

Upon issue of his order to his fire team, it was immediately apparent that Candidate Woodgie took time to think about and develop a clear initial plan. SNC briefed a scheme of maneuver that both outlined his plan to negotiate the obstacles from start to finish and included anonymous, sequential, and thorough tasking statements that painted a very clear picture for his team what needed to be done. This was followed by both specific tasking statements but also the assignment of specific roles in the fire team. SNC also briefed very specific coordinating instructions as tactical control measures indicating an keen understanding of the five paragraph order format. More importantly, those clear instructions further amplified the plan for his

SNC did not initially ensure 360 degree security at the assembly area. SNC’s enemy situation lacked significant details. SNC’s friendly situation was not briefed in the proper format. SNC’s scheme of maneuver was not complete enough to be executed and his tasking statements did not have an associated purpose. At the beginning of execution SNC attempted to give a command to his fire team leaders to get ready to begin their movement; when nobody in his squad responded he announced that fire team leaders had 30 seconds to get ready to move. SNC was an ineffective communicator; he attempted hand and arm signals after receiving indirect fire and would give vague tasks to unspecified individuals instead of his fire team leaders. Upon enemy contact

Candidate Fowler displayed a low sense of urgency taking about two minutes following the evaluator’s brief to write his order then briefed his fireteam for over five minutes. SNC provided an adequate brief to be able to execute the mission. The Mission paragraph contained an accurate task and purpose but also contained additional information that was not necessary. Additionally, when he repeated the mission, it was not at all verbatim. SNC provided a scheme of maneuver that was above average however; SNC’s tasks were merely assigned billets with no true task and purpose. Throughout the brief SNC was a little choppy, showing a little lack of confidence and weak understanding of his plan. SNC did not post security during his brief, but did improve

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

SNC’s five paragraph order contained most of the pertinent information required to conduct the mission, but was punctuated with filler words and the occasional use of nonsensical terms such as “armed with small ammo arms (sic).” These deficiencies detracted from the order and made it difficult to understand. SNC tasked his fire teams with navigation, aid and litter, and ammunition transportation. During movement to the objective, SNC’s squad became strung out and dispersion between the first fire team and the ammunition bearing fire team was approximately 20 meters. SNC did not assess dispersion during movement and did not position himself in a manner where he could effectively manage his squad. During enemy contact, SNC stood to the rear

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.

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