Military Decision-Making Process Analysis

Being a Soldier in the Army comes will obstacles and challenges at every turn. These complications can be self-imposed, environment, work, or the mission itself. Booker T. Washington once said, “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” You can be the highest ranking in the room, but if you cannot lead or come up with the solutions you might as well excuse yourself. The military decision-making process (MDMP) is a single, established, and proven analytical process. (FM 101-5) Once a mission has been created and issued, the MDMP is in effect and does not stop. After the mission has been accomplished, the mission is reviewed for improvements and sustains.
The troops must communicate to their leaders if they are having complications to achieve the mission. Troops will fail to do so because they fear repercussions or fear admitting failure. Leaders must be approachable to help them and give clear guidance. The soldiers will become great with the proper mentorship and coaching. Soldiers will not get any better if they do not seek help and if communication are not clear and direct. My best leader was someone who would give me the perimeters and see how I would arrive to the conclusion. He would step in when I was struggling, but only after I had tried and tried to accomplish the task. The amount of leeway he gave me was enough for me try on my own but not too much to jeopardize the mission. As I kept proving myself to my leader, I would continue to grow and be able to have more leeway. It came to a point that he was able to trust me and my work without having to double check the work while earning his trust of me as a soldier and then a future
Throughout the MDMP and TLP, supervising and refining is occurring. This is a considered the last step, but it is continuously happening at every step. The mission variables are mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available and civil considerations (METT-TC). (ADP 5-0) These variables will drive the necessary equipment and requirements to meet the mission. Operation variables are ever changing. The politics, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment, and time variables change constantly. This is why reconnaissance is also continuous. The information gathered can change the mission slightly or greatly depending on all of these variables. This is why supervision and refining is the most important step. Supervision is done at many