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SBOLC – MDMP EXAM 2024
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SBOLC – MDMP EXAM 2024At what echelons will units utilize the Military Decision Making Process? - ANSWER-
Battalion and Higher
How can terrain affect Friendly and Enemy Operations? - ANSWER-Certain terrain can
afford a marked advantage to either combatant.
All hills/bridges are not key terrain. Need ask what is the advantage for the enemy to
own? Bridge that crosses an un-fordable river may by key terrain.
How does the identified terrain "fit-in" with the other aspects of terrain evaluation?
(Example: Only one valid AA to the objective, then choke pts on the avenue become
key terrain.)
T/F: A good COA can defeat all feasible enemy COAs. In an unconstrained
environment, planners aim to develop several possible COAs. - ANSWER-TRUE
slide 12 of COA Development
T/F: Assumptions should be replaced with facts as soon as possible. - ANSWER-TRUE
Replace assumptions with facts as soon as possible. The staff identifies information
needed to convert assumptions into facts and submits them to the appropriate agency
as information requirements.
T/F: Commanders use their experience, knowledge, and judgment to guide staff
planning efforts & follow the status of the planning effort, participate during critical
periods of the process, & make decisions based on the detailed work of the staff. They
focus their activities on understanding, visualizing, and describing. - ANSWER-TRUE
T/F: Company Commanders determine if they have all the assets needed to complete
all tasks during the mission analysis step of MDMP. A more detailed analysis occurs
during COA Development. - ANSWER-FALSE
Staffs determine if they have all the assets needed to complete all tasks. A more
detailed analysis occurs during COA Development.
T/F: Constraint is a requirement, "cannot do," placed on the command by a higher
command that dictates an action, thus restricting freedom of action. - ANSWER-FALSE
Constraint is a requirement, "must do," placed on the command by a higher command
that dictates an action, thus restricting freedom of action.
slide 66 of Mission Analysis
, T/F: Restraint is a requirement, "must do," placed on the command by a higher
command that prohibits an action, thus restricting a freedom of action. - ANSWER-
FALSE
Restraint is a requirement, "cannot do," placed on the command by a higher command
that prohibits an action, thus restricting a freedom of action.
slide 66 of Mission Analysis
T/F: The S-2 prepares a proposed mission statement for the unit based on the mission
analysis. The unit's mission statement is presented to the commander for approval
normally during the mission analysis brief. - ANSWER-The XO or S-3 prepares a
proposed mission statement for the unit based on the mission analysis. The unit's
mission statement is presented to the commander for approval normally during the
mission analysis brief.
slide 76 of Mission Analysis
T/F: The updating of the running estimate stops after the COA Analysis step of MDMP. -
ANSWER-FALSE.
While listed at the beginning of MDMP, this task of developing and updating running
estimates continues throughout the MDMP and operations process.
T/F: The XO focuses on helping the CDR understand the situation, making decisions,
and synchronizing those decisions into a fully developed plan or order. - ANSWER-
FALSE
The STAFF focuses on helping the CDR understand the situation, making decisions,
and synchronizing those decisions into a fully developed plan or order.
The XO manages and coordinates the staff's work & provides quality control.
What are 5 Key Inputs of Mission Analysis? - ANSWER-1. Commander's initial
guidance
2. Higher Headquarters' plan or order
3. Higher Headquarters' intelligence and knowledge products
4. Knowledge products from other organizations
5. Army design methodology products
What are 5 steps to developing a MCOO? - ANSWER-1. Determine severely restricted,
restricted, and unrestricted areas.
2. Define Mobility Corridors
3. Establish Avenues of Approach (Friendly / Enemy)
4. Identify Obstacles (Natural, Man Made)
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