OPERATIONAL ORDERS

REFERENCES :

ARMED FORCES STAFF MANUAL T 100 ( CHAPTER 10)

AIM

TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO PREPARE AND DELIVER ORDERS IN OPERATIONS

SCOPE

PURPOSE OF ORDERS

TYPES OF ORDERS

CHARACTERISTICS

CONTENTS

PROPOSE ORDERS

TO DIRECT AND COORDINATE THE

ACTION OF FORCES IN AN OPERATION.

ORDERS MUST BE

ACCURATE

BRIEF

UNAMBIGOUS

CAPABLE OF EXECUTION

RECEIVED ON TIME TO REACT UPON

TYPE OF ORDERS

WRITTEN OPERATION ORDERS.

a. FORMAL OPERATION ORDER.

b. SIGNAL MESSAGES.

c. CONFIRMATORY.

ORAL OPERATION ORDERS.

basic elements of Op O

SITUATIONS

MISSION

EXECUTION

SERVICE SUPPORT

COMMAND AND SIGNAL

SITUATIONSITUATION

IDENTITYSTRENGTHDISPOSITION/LOCINTENTION WEAPONSDRESS/EQUIPMENTTACTICSDECEPTIONSIGHTINGS/ACTIVITIESOTHERS

ENEMYENEMY

SITUATIONSITUATION

HIGHER COMD/FMN PLAN

FLANKING UNITS

ATTACHMENTS AND DETACHMENTS

FRIENDLY FORCES

FRIENDLY FORCES (EXAMPLES)

COY PLAN. COY IS TO DEFEND GEN AREA MS 1203.PL 1 AS RIGHT FWD, PL 2 AS LEFT FWD.FLANKING UNIT. A COY AS RIGHT FWD AND B COY AS LEFT FWD.ATTS AND DETS> REMAINING UNDER COMMAND> UNDER COMD FROM> REVERTING TO UNDER COMD> IN DIRECT SP AND UNDER COMD FOR MOVE > IN SP AND UNDER COMD FOR MOVE > IN DIRECT SP> IN SUPPORT> AT PRIORITY CALL

SITUATIONSITUATION

MISSIONPRECISE, FIRM STATEMENT OF TASK GIVEN TO THE COMD.

MISSION (EXAMPLES)1. TO DESTROY.2. TO CAPTURE.3. TO SEIZE.4. TO DEFEND.5. TO DELAY.6. TO WITHDRAW.7. TO ADVANCE.

a. GENERAL OUTLINE. CLEAR STATEMENT ON HOW THE OPERATION IS TO BE CONDUCTED AND SP PROVIDED. MAY BE EXECUTED IN PHASES AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

EXAMPLE: DEF WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH 2 COY FWD AND 1 COY IN DEPTH AND DENYING VG TO THE EN. PTLS AND OP DEPLOYED TO PROVIDE SY AND EARLY WNG . ANTI ARMD WPNS DEPLOYED FWD ONCE SCREEN WDR TO DESTROY EN ARMD. CONSTRUCTION OF OBS TO ENHANCE NATURAL OBS AND CHANNEL EN INTO KILLING AREA. OPS SP BY ARTY, MOR AND ENGRS.

EXECUTIONEXECUTION

b. DETAILED TASK. DETAILED TASKING OF SUBUNIT, GROUPING ATT TO AND DET FROM THE SUBUNIT.

(EXAMPLE)1. NO. 1 PL.

a. GP. * DET 1 X SECT TO UNDER COMD B COY.

* UNDER COMD 1 X BCT * IN SP 1 X SECT ASLT PIONER.

b. TASK.* LEFT ASSAULT GP * CLEAR EN IN AOR. * REORG AT GR 123789.

c. COORDINATIONS INSTRUCTIONS. CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO 2 OR MORE ELEMENTS OF COMMAND AND NEEDS CO-ORDINATION.

CONTENTS OF COORD INSTRTIMING - ALL CRITICAL TIMINGS AS APPLICABLE TO THAT PARTICULAR OP.LOCATION -ALL CRITICAL FACTORS AS REQ BY THAT PARTICULAR OP.ACTION - ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO SAFEGUARD CONDUCT OF THE OP.FIRE PLAN - FIRE SP REQ TO SP THE OP.OTHER PLANS - ANY CRITICAL FACTOR THAT REQUIRES EMPHASIS IN RELATION TO GENERAL OUTLINE.

ITEMS OF IMMEDIATE ADMINISTRATIVE CONCERN TO THE RECIPIENTS SHOULD BE STATED HERE, SO THAT ACTION CAN BE TAKEN OR PLANNED BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER IS RECEIVED. INCLUDES ALL ADMIN AND LOG MATTERS TO SP THE OPERATION.

(EXAMPLE)AMMO, FEEDING, WATER, POL MED/CASEVAC , TPT, POW

SERVICE SUPPORTSERVICE SUPPORT

ALL MATTERS RELATED TO COMMAND LOC, COMMS, SIGNALS THAT IS TO BE COORDINATED.(EXAMPLE)LOC OF COY HQSIGNAL INSTRRADIO SILENCECODEWORDSNICKNAMESPASSWORDS

COMMAND AND SIGNALCOMMAND AND SIGNAL

ORDERS MUST BE :

>ACCURATE

>CLEAR

>CONCISE

CONCLUSION

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