Snc Security Case Study

Candidate Allwood was able to provide all of the information required for the operation order brief. SNC included most of the information he was given; however, SNC briefed that the ammo needed to be delivered to the bridge and not to the designated LZ. SNC was able to control the movement of his squad as they began the execution; however, SNC lead his squad through dense brush causing the forward movement to be slow. SNC was able to make the required adjustments to put his squad back on track as they retrieved the ammunition. SNC made the decision to cross the bridge with the first fire team, putting him in the best position to control his squad. During the engagement, SNC was only able to provide minimal information for an ADDRAC. SNC

Candidate Jordan delivered an in depth five paragraph order. SNC posted security ensuring that the safety of the fire team was not put at risk. SNC had a good initial plan and proceeded to move the fire team towards the objective. SNC moved the fire team through the woods with minimal opposition; SNC maintained communication and good dispersion. Upon receiving enemy fire SNC suppressed the enemy by assaulting the enemy. SNC pushed through the objective to ensure that all enemy were killed. However, SNC forgot about the weapons cache and commenced to conduct a hasty 180, followed by a consolidated 360, and then an ACE report. SNC, in his haste to complete the problem, completely forgot that the mission was not only to subdue the enemy

SNC conducted an above average analysis of what he expected the enemy to do upon contact. SNC’s scheme of maneuver was vague and could not be executed without significant oversight. SNC’s tasking statements were weak and lacked a purpose. SNC’s formations, particularly his squad column fire team column while in the open area, did not provide effective security en route to his objective. Upon enemy contact SNC stood and began talking to his squad but did not use the ADDRAC format; SNC spoke at just over a conversational tone. SNC directed his squad to suppress the enemy sniper and continue to move to the objective; SNC’s squad laid still while one of the fire team members openly questioned SNC’s decision. SNC changed his mind and directed the

Candidate McKillop was able to brief a five paragraph order that included most sub-paragraphs, except for an initial scheme of maneuver. During the delivery, SNC sounded nervous and often used filler words. His inability to brief confidently and lacking a scheme of maneuver caused him to have a delayed execution since he had to brief all of the mission details again. During the execution, SNC was able to take charge and display more confidence than he had displayed in the brief. SNC employed his fire team members appropriately based on their physical capabilities to tackle specific tasks and sent the lighter ones through the planks first. Candidate McKillop struggled the most with being able to make adjustments to his initial plan. Although

While we were awaiting fire mission, Close Air Support (CAS) came on station to help the battalion. I was sitting there on the hilltop for seven hours, that’s when the rest of my platoon linkup with me to further provide the battalion support by fire. When they arrived, the Platoon Sergeant looked at the mortar pit that me and ODA setup. Asked me the direction of fire, max ordinate, deflection and elevation of the gun. “You did a good job here, everything here is good.” “How about the LHMBC?” Platoon Sergeant

Candidate Lamb posted security prior to the beginning of his brief. Candidates Lamb's brief was delivered confidently, naturally, and not rehearsed. SNC was very comfortable delivery the 5 paragraph order. During his brief, SNC oriented his fire team and provided references to aid in the understanding of his order. Prior to execution, SNC developed an initial plan that included all the elements necessary to complete the mission. During execution, SNC was able to make decisions at points of friction. SNC was able to develop a sensible and comprehensive plan by gathering intelligence and taking suggestions. However, SNC did not rely solely on the suggestions of others to make informed decisions. At points of friction, SNC checked on the

Candidate Blackmon successfully plotted the current location of the objective. SNC’s five paragraph order was delivered confidently, however he did not properly state the friendly situation. SNC stated that friendly units were northwest of the current location instead of friendly units being one mile north then west along Guadalcanal. Without this information SNC’s brief was inaccurate. Though SNC was confident during his brief, he did not have the attention of his squad as members who were focusing in different directions staring into the trees or cleaning their nails. The squad's lack of attention was ignored by the squad leader. After engaging the enemy SNC was informed that he sustained casualties and the bridge was covered by enemy fire

Candidate Pennington immediately took charge of his fire team by ensuring that they were set up properly in order to maintain 360 degree security while he received his FRAGO. Upon briefing his order to his team, he repositioned them closer to him and had them all face outboard to continue the security of their position. The position he was in, while briefing his team, provided him the command presence he needed to make sure his team would follow his orders. He had good volume and tone of voice, however is delivery of his order was uneven, thereby displaying lack of confidence. During the execution phase, SNC maintained good control with good dispersion and changed the formation of movement for easier control while moving up hill. However,

Candidate Fowler successfully calculated the azimuth, however failed to calculate the distance and plot the location of the objective. SNC’s five paragraph order was delivered confidently, however lacking information. SNC failed to properly brief the enemy situation, regarding the location of the enemy. SNC stated that the enemy was seen in the area, however he failed to mention they were seen west of the area which is in the vicinity of the objective. SNC was provided with the accurate information regarding azimuth and distance; however when briefing his squad he still provided an inaccurate distance. Upon enemy engagement SNC properly assessed threat by engaging with buddy rushes. SNC did not ensure area was clear before bringing the casualties

SNC did not initially ensure 360 degree security at the assembly area. SNC’s enemy situation lacked significant details. SNC’s friendly situation was not briefed in the proper format. SNC’s scheme of maneuver was not complete enough to be executed and his tasking statements did not have an associated purpose. At the beginning of execution SNC attempted to give a command to his fire team leaders to get ready to begin their movement; when nobody in his squad responded he announced that fire team leaders had 30 seconds to get ready to move. SNC was an ineffective communicator; he attempted hand and arm signals after receiving indirect fire and would give vague tasks to unspecified individuals instead of his fire team leaders. Upon enemy contact

Candidate Hamm briefed his order with confidence and displayed an understanding of the OSMEAC orders process and its organization. He briefed a thorough enemy situation by applying DRAWD analysis. His coordinating instructions also included extra information including order of march, base unit, and consolidation instructions. However, SNC did not brief a scheme of maneuver in the order, forcing him to develop a plan after his brief had concluded. His succession of command was a repeat of the order of march instead of who would assume his billet. SNC was confident in his brief and it was apparent throughout execution that he was in control of the team. Even after friction caused the team to falter, SNC was quick to re-focus the team and maintain

SNC did not calculate the correct distance to the objective. SNC tasked fire team members to set up the terrain model, but failed to verify and correct the mistakes they had made. SNC made eye contact with his squad members during the brief. SNC had poor vocal control, stumbling over his words and using filler words such as “uh” and “um” throughout the brief. SNC also briefed information in the wrong order and repeated information that he had already mentioned. During the execution, SNC had excellent control over his squad, making decisions quickly, giving commands clearly, and moving his subordinates with a sense of urgency. After the squad neutralized the enemy, SNC had the casualties brought to the objective location. When SNC attempted

SNC understood all of the instructions very well and used his time wisely in order to develop an initial plan for the problem. SNC covered all of the information pertained to the five paragraph order. SNC developed his initial plan for the fire team to conduct, however the plan did not include security. The plan helped benefit the fire team and gave the SNC more confidence as the mission progress evident his tone of voice his ability to specifically task individual candidates. SNC effectively communicated the tasks and ensured SNC’s subordinates understood the instructions by having them repeat the instructions he gave them. SNC was able to overcome friction while remaining in control, by adjusting his plan as the situation developed. SNC periodically

SNC failed to properly calculate the azimuth. During SNC’s five paragraph order SNC briefed incomplete and incorrect information during the Orientation, Situation, and Mission paragraphs. During SNC’s Administration paragraph he stated “nothing has changed” and failed to provide any additional information. SNC failed to brief the location of key personnel. Due to these inaccuracies and omissions the content of the order did not make sense. During enemy contact SNC displayed difficulty controlling the squad and left a fire team unemployed. The two fire teams who rushed towards the enemy position became overlapped and SNC neglected to correct the deficiencies of the squad’s dispersion. SNC lost mission focus and expended valuable time

Candidate McClean was given the opportunity to conduct an initial assessment of his problem prior to the start. Once the time had been verbally started by the tower, SNC continued to write down notes. This went on for about two minutes when the evaluator had to let the candidate know that he was on his time, SNC was not aware that the problem had commenced. Upon delivering the initial brief to his fire team, SNC remained calm and was clear with his instructions although, he did miss a couple of briefing points, to include Orientation and Admin and Logistics. SNC covered security during his brief, but did not utilize until halfway through execution of the course. During the unsuccessful execution of the initial plan, SNC was able to quickly