Candidate Hecht delivered an incomplete brief. SNC was nervous and unsure of the information he was relaying to his team. This uncertainty was displayed through him constantly repeating himself stumbling or stuttering and briefing the order out of sequence. SNC’s orientation simply stated that his team was located on MCB Quantico, Brown Field. SCN briefed his friendly situation in conjunction with the beginning of his mission statement. SNC failed to brief the entirety of the coordinating instructions. His brief as a whole lacked the structure of a five paragraph order. SNC lacked confidence and due to the lack of information, his order did not completely make sense. Prior to execution, SNC did not establish a plan which made it difficult for…
Candidate Olsen's brief was thorough, confident, and clear. SNC spent an elongated time briefing his order. This took away from the time allotted to execute the mission. Prior to the execution phase, SNC posted security oriented in the wrong direction. SNC did not look at the obstacle prior to his initial plan. As a result, his initial plan lacked key elements required to complete the mission. Although, SNC did not anticipate points of friction he was able to recognize the need for a decision during points of friction. SNC was noticeably hesitant when making decisions. As a result, his fire team members stood around, not progressing towards mission accomplishment, and waiting for guidance and direction. The decisions SNC made during…
Candidate Spencer took the time to develop a plan and write his order prior to briefing. SNC briefed an extremely detailed five paragraph order, including an exhaustive Execution paragraph, and accurate information from higher’s warning order and fragmentary order. However, SNC spent 80% of his time prepping and briefing his order, showing an inability to effectively manage his time. Once SNC began executing the mission, he did not compensate for the time spent on his order, and his sense of urgency was lacking. SNC had a low frequency of verbal and non-verbal communication with his team and thus had some difficulty maintaining awareness and control of his team member’s movements. Upon consolidation, SNC controlled his security well, assigning…
SNC’s order crossed the threshold of acceptable only because SNC mentioned the title of each of the five paragraphs in the five-paragraph order. SNC issued the order with neither confidence nor logic. SNC fabricated information pertaining to the leadership of fictitious higher units. SNC did not have a well-established plan thus resulting in Candidate Moore taking charge and leading the fire team. SNC overcame these initial deficiencies and failures, asserted himself, and took charge of SNC’s team by addressing the problems. SNC quickly formed a plan and executed it well by providing clear instructions…
Candidate Estrada, M. received the obstacle brief and only asked two question in order to clarify what he had missed. SNC wasted little time completing his notes and assessed the obstacle for a few moments before he briefed his team. His brief consisted of all the parts of the 5 paragraph order; however, he displayed lack of confidence in his tone of voice and gave a confusing brief that bounced around the 5 paragraph order. His decision making was slow during the execution and this was displayed through lack of communication to his team. SNC did not listen to the coordinating instructions very well, as he added they could not touch an area of the obstacle that was authorized, which was part of a previous scenario. The minimal communication…
SNC conducted a five paragraph order that was incomplete. SNC addressed all paragraphs of the five paragraph order with the exception of the Command and Signal paragraph. A subordinate prompted SNC to brief the Command and Signal portion of the order. SNC also did not task any of his fire team to get the magnetic azimuth. Despite having an incomplete five paragraph order, SNC did brief the order with confidence, using an aggressive voice which demonstrated a clear understanding of the mission. SNC developed an initial plan prior to starting the execution. SNC struggled with inter-team communications during the execution of the mission, which caused the fire team to step off in the wrong direction. The fire team got lost and had to be instructed…
Candidate Oblea Delivered his five paragraph order ensuring to cover all paragraphs, however his understanding of the order was poor. The coordinating instructions seemed as though they were ignored during the execution phase. Fire team members violated the boundaries set in the coordinating instructions. SNC displayed a complete lack of confidence during his brief and execution phase. When approaching friction points SNC could not adjust his scheme of maneuver, instead he paused and could not proceed through the course. SNC did not effectively utilize his fire team to their potential, he would state what needed to be done and instead of delegating he would actually execute the order himself. The management of time was…
Candidate Kaberides was evidently confident upon the commencement of his five paragraph order briefing. SNC was able to formulate a solid verbal plan of execution in which the content was clear and direct, leaving no unanswered questions. Upon initial execution and negotiation of the obstacle, SNC was able to rapidly produce a backup plan to the unsuccessful initial plan, without hesitation. SNC's effective communication skills and ability to utilize his fire team throughout the course was evident and portrayed him as a natural leader under pressure. SNC and his fire team maintained focus on the mission at hand, steadily pursuing the objective. SNC's steadfast confidence and sense of urgency was also clearly evident throughout the problem…
SNC confidently addressed all paragraphs of the order in a logical and confident manner. SNC’s initial plan lacked specific tasking and direction. SNC had initial difficulty issuing orders and direction. SNC used phrases which included “Let’s get two candidates” to complete a task and “do you want to give it a try.” SNC used available resources and became more confident in leading as SNC’s subordinates responded to tasking and began to gain momentum. SNC overcame friction points. As SNC made initial success, SNC became more directive and assertive in leading after the first candidate overcame the obstacle and secured the ammo can. SNC was…
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