REPOST TDG 9: Troop Leading Steps Part I: Begin the Plan

Originally posted on May 11, 2021

I started this series, TDG (Tactical Decision Game) Tuesdays, to get you more in the mindset of how you could potentially handle a given tactical scenario with a limited amount of resources and manpower. My goal is to get you to read these scenarios and think about what resources you have available, what sort of scenarios you might encounter, and what gaps you need to fill in your equipment/training.

This week, I am starting a new mini-series on the six troop leading steps, abbreviated as BAMCIS.

Begin Planning Arrange Recon Make Recon Complete the Plan Issue the Order Supervise

Over the next few weeks, the TDGs will be a successive continuation of the same exercise in which you will go over the complete planning and execution of a squad-sized raid on an objective, while following the 6 troop leading steps listed above.

This week’s TDG covers the first step, Begin Planning.

Anytime you conduct an operation, you start by creating a tentative plan and scheme of maneuver based on your METT-TC analysis (given below). As you develop your plan, you will come up with RFIs (requests for information) that you will seek to answer with a preliminary reconnaissance of your objective.

Your assignment this week is to read the following scenario, come up with a tentative plan to accomplish your mission, and create a list of RFIs for the reconnaissance that you will plan and conduct in next week’s TDG.

TDG 9: Begin the Plan

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