REF: FM 7-8 INFANTRY RIFLE PLATOON AND SQUAD MANUAL STT/CTT: TASK: ISSUE WARNING ORDER TASK # - 071-326-5503 – REF: FM 7-8 INFANTRY RIFLE PLATOON AND SQUAD MANUAL
CONDITIONS GIVEN AN EXAMPLE WARNING ORDER IN A COMMON TASK TESTING ENVIROMENT AND FIVE MINUTES IN WHICH TO EXTRACT ALL RELATED INFORMATION FOR YOUR ASSIGNED SUBORDINATES YOU MUST MEET THE…
STANDARDS BE ABLE TO CONCISELY AND PROFESSIONALLY ORALLY DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION WITH-IN THE EXAMPLE WARNING ORDER TO YOUR SUBORDINATES UTILIZING PROPER WARNING ORDER ( OPORD ) FORMAT, SO THAT THE MISSION IS COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD AND MEETS THE COMMANDERS INTENT.
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Provides the initial instructions in a warning order. Issue a Warning Order THE LEADER Provides the initial instructions in a warning order. The warning order contains enough information to begin preparation as soon as possible.
Issue a Warning Order THE PLATOON SOP Platoon SOPs should prescribe who will attend all warning orders and the actions they must take upon receipt: for example, drawing ammunition, rations and water, and checking communications equipment.
Issue a Warning Order WARNING ORDER FORMAT The warning order has no specific format. One technique is to use the five-paragraph OPORD format.
Issue a Warning Order WARNING ORDER FORMAT The leader issues the warning order with all the information he has available at the time. The Leader provides updates as often as necessary. The leader never waits for information to fill a format.
THE WARNING ORDER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING… Issue a Warning Order THE WARNING ORDER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING… The mission or nature of the operation. Who is participating in the operation. Time of the operation. Time and place for issuance of the operation order.
SAMPLE WARNING ORDER
SAMPLE WARNING ORDER
SAMPLE WARNING ORDER
WARNING ORDER FORMAT A. SITUATION B. MISSION C. EXECUTION D. SERVICE SUPPORT E. COMMAND AND SIGNAL
TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES STEP # 1. RECEIVE THE MISSION. STEP # 2. ISSUE THE WARNING ORDER. STEP # 3. MAKE A TENTATIVE PLAN. STEP # 4. START NECESSARY MOVEMENT. STEP # 5. RECONNOITER. STEP # 6. COMPLETE THE PLAN. STEP # 7. ISSUE THE ORDER. STEP # 8. SUPERVISE.
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