Receipt of Mission

Alert the staff, get organized, and begin planning with an initial look at time and mission.

• ▸Higher HQ order or WARNORD
• ▸Commander's initiative or a recognized change in the situation

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1. 1.Alert the staff and key participants, including subordinate and adjacent units if applicable.XO/S-3
2. 2.Gather the tools: higher HQ order and graphics, maps, running estimates, SOPs, planning products.All
3. 3.Update running estimates with current information.All sections
4. 4.Conduct the initial assessment: time available, level of detail, facts and assumptions, planning approach.S-3/S-5
5. 5.Develop the initial time plan. Backward plan from the order deadline and apply one-third / two-thirds.S-3/S-5
6. 6.Commander issues initial guidance: time allocation, abbreviated planning, initial information requirements, early movement or ISR.Commander
7. 7.Issue the initial WARNORD.S-3/S-5

• Initial commander's guidance
• Initial planning timeline
• WARNORD #1

• Starting without reading the whole higher order.
• No time plan.
• Subordinates not alerted early.
• Staff not updating running estimates.