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What is the mitary decision making process MDMP used as a tool to do?
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What does the acronym MDMP stand for?
Military Decision-Making Process
How should cultural understanding and intelligence be incorporated and applied in the planning and execution of military operations?
It should be considered in the military decision making process (MDMP) at all levels of war.
Is the Military Decision Making Process -MDMP- used by the US Army an example of a mental model?
No, it is a seven step process by which higher level decisions are made for strategic and tactical movement of troops and equipment to facilitate mission success.
In MDMP which step includes environmental considerations in the general criterion of residual risk?
Course of Action Comparison
How many steps are in the military decision making process?
According to FM 101-5, Number three is"Course of Action Development." The outline of MDMP (Military Decision making Proces) is below:1). Receipt of MissionIssue commander's initial guidance2). Mission AnalysisApprove restated missionState commander's intentApprove Commander's Critical Information Requirement (CCIR)Issue commander's guidance3). Course of Action (COA) DevelopmentAnalyze relative combat power.Generate options.Array initial forces.Develop the scheme of maneuver.Assign headquarters.Prepare COA statements and sketches. COA CriteriaSuitabilityFeasibilityAcceptabilityDistinguishabilityCompleteness4). COA AnalysisWar Game5). COA ComparisonCOA ApprovalApprove COARefine commander's intentSpecify type of rehearsalSpecify type of order5). Orders ProductionApprove orders6). Rehearsal7). Execution & Assessment
What commonly found strategies for abbreviation of MDMP are usually encountered?
In what way(s) can the recommended COA be presented to the commander for consideration?
What Field Manual is Military ROC drill found in?
You will not find "ROC Drill" in any Army Field Manual*. It is not doctrinal. It was invented by staff officers and commanders who never bothered studying the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP). It derives from a half-cocked rehearsal where units literally put "Rocks" on the ground to symbolize their units and pushed those rocks around to indicate the planned maneuvers. This came about from lazy attempts to do what is known as a "Terrain Board Rehearsal" (which is doctrinal, and can be found in Field Manuals). Somewhere along the line the "Rock Drill" became an institutionalized tradition, often with staffs doing them BEFORE the OPORD was issued. In which case, they more parallel what is known as a "Wargame" or Course of Action (COA) Analysis. They also occur AFTER OPORDs are issued so that leadership can say a rehearsal occured without putting effort into the rehearsal. In this case, they more parallel "Terrain Board Rehearsals". In order to justify the "Rock Drill", someone somewhere decided to come up with the cute Abbreviation "ROC" and say it means "Rehearsal of Concept". When it boils down to it, it is either a "Course of Action Analysis (Wargame)" or a "Terrain Board Rehearsal", either of which is doctrinally correct (depending on where in the MDMP they occur). However, "ROC Drill" is not. *In Short: You will not find "ROC Drill" in any Army Field Manual, unless the same lazy individual who invented the "ROC Drill" from a "Rock Drill" is now in TRADOC rewriting publications.
What is a battle staff officer?
A Battle Staff Officer is part of a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a Commander and subordinates.The Battle Staff System has been around in similar form since War began with personnel advisors that assisted the Commander on several disciples within warfare but the The Modern Battle Staff credits its history to General Louis Berthier of France. He built what would be considered the first "Real" Battle Staff. Which Consisted of officers dedicated and training in their assigned area. The difference between the Modern and old Battle Staffs is Trained staff in a given field.Currently the U.S. and other NATO allies have adopted the Continental Staff System withEach staff position in a headquarters or unit is assigned a letter-prefix corresponding to the formation's element and one or more numbers specifying a role.U.S Army Staff Officers receive Training from five locations to round out a Staff Officers education in the Art and Science of Leadership,Command, and Staff Operations.Command and General Staff School (CGSS)United States Army War CollegeDepartment of Distance Education (DDE)School of Advance Military Studies (SAMS)School for Command Preparation (SCPArmy Management Staff College (AMSC)A Battle Staff Officer functions as part of a battle Staff by following the MDMP or (Military decision making process)Staff Sections1(Personnel/administration)2 (Intelligence/ Security)3(Operations)4(Logistics)5(Plans)6(Signal/I.T.)S- is the designation of a Staff Officer at the Battalion level up to the Brigade levelG- is designated from the Division level up to Army groups/CommandsJ-is for Joint service StaffsC-is for Combined Staffs from other nationsNote: All U.S. services use a Battle Staff for planing and operations. (All notes were of Army Staff which is the extent of my knowledge on this subject.
