| This newsletter is an update of CALL Newsletter 95-12, Tactical Decision Making, December 1995. Throughout 1996 and 1997, FM 101-5, Staff Organization and Operations, experienced numerous revisions which resulted in significant changes to the doctrinal Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP). Additionally, units have continued to develop and refine TTPs as they apply the MDMP. Because of the numerous revisions of FM 101-5 and newly developed TTPs, CALL decided to revise the original document to more accurately reflect emerging doctrine, provide more detailed TTPs, and place more emphasis on continuous planning. |
All units that train at the Combat Training Centers (CTCs) want to do well and succeed. Historically, success at the CTCs is directly related to the unit's ability to execute the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP). With today's technology and vast number of different systems involved, integration and synchronization are critical. Stability and Support Operations further complicate the issue. Without a well-developed, integrated, and synchronized plan, the likelihood of a unit being successful is significantly degraded. Producing such a plan that is simple and flexible is very difficult in a time-constrained environment.
Experience at the CTCs indicates that units often struggle with the MDMP when time is limited. Under these circumstances, units often omit steps of the MDMP. Most observer/controllers (O/Cs) at the CTCs agree that when time is limited, completely omitting any step or steps of the MDMP is not the solution and often degrades mission success.
This newsletter provides techniques and procedures units can implement to alleviate some of the common problems associated with the MDMP. This newsletter builds upon tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) already discussed in CALL Newsletter 93-3, Jul 93, The Battalion and Brigade Battle Staff, and CALL Newsletter 95-7, May 95, Tactical Operations Center (TOC).
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I - Decision-Making Overview
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