Commander’s Operational Planning Guidance

LTC Loffert

23 AUG 06

Agenda

• Critical Facts• Obstacles to Cadet success• Ends, Ways, and Means• Mission• Commander’s Endstate• Battlefield Framework• Conditions and Tasks• The Way Ahead

Critical Facts

• Each campus environment is unique• Each cadet’s background/foundation is unique• Large distance between schools is a strain on

cadet/cadre travel and centralized logistic functions• Limited training time and money• CU is the main resource provider/supporter to our

program• Cadets must balance academic/ROTC life• The BN’s LDAC performance and commission numbers

are the evaluation metric used by BDE through CC, and in some ways the academic community as well

Obstacles to Cadet Success

• Academics– Degree completed on time or delays known well in advance– Sufficient GPA for graduation and success

• Swimming - must pass swim test/CWST

• APFT, Height/Weight – must meet CC requirements

• Personal life – stable or at least controlled– No conduct/history that will make the cadet a security risk– Able to handle the stress of life and Army life– Does not implode: seeks help before it is too late– Change of conviction

• Medical issues – no DoDMERB disqualifiers

Ends, Ways, and Means

ENDS

WAYS

MEANS

AIMWhat do we want to do?=What is our mission/endstate?(define the mission and endstates)

What will it look like?=What conditions must we produce to achieve our aim?(discern the conditions to create each endstate)

How will we do it?=What sequence of actions is most likely to produce the conditions?(task list arranged over time/space)

What will we use?=How should our resources be applied to accomplish the sequence of actions?(personnel, budget, land, etc) RISK

What are the costs/risks in performing the sequence of actions?

Mission

Campbell ROTC Battalion:

Commission future Army officers strong in character, committed to Army Values, with the skills, abilities, and knowledge to provide quality leadership to our Nation’s active/reserve component Brigade Combat Teams and Support Brigades

Mission

Campbell ROTC Battalion:

Commission future Army officers strong in character, committed to Army Values, with the skills, abilities, and knowledge to provide quality leadership to our Nation’s active/reserve component Brigade Combat Teams and Support Brigades

• Moral excellence and firmness; Moral quality• Attribute or feature that make up and distinguish an individual; • What a person is at heart• We all need work on our character – it is a lifelong process

To reach commissioning, we must recruit, develop, and retain quality prospects

We must teach it and live it so cadets can believe it; their commitment will follow

The BCTs and SPT BDEs are the customer; are they getting what they need?

CDR’s Endstate: next slide

Commander’s Endstate

Commander’s EndstateQuality Leadership – The 2LT, Staff, and Campuses

• The Campbell Battalion 2nd Lieutenant:– Commissioned officer strong in character– Commitment to the Nation and the Army in your heart– Firm foundation of knowledge to build toward your future– Possess the skills and abilities to be bold, resolute, problem solvers

and agents of change – Capable of completing BOLC II and III and arrive at your first unit

capable of leading

• Battalion Staff: Cohesive, trustworthy, and facilitators of cadet success

• Campuses/Higher HQs: Positive, good working relationship with all host institutions and BDE to CC HQs

Simultaneous Operations – The 2nd Lieutenant Endstate as Main Effort

Battlefield Framework

Obstacles to Cadet Success

Academics

Personal Life

Medical Issues

Swimming

APFT/HT/WT

Logical Lines of Operation

The Battalion Staff

The Campuses/Higher HQs

The 2nd Lieutenant

ENDSTATES

–Positive, good working relationship with all host institutions and BDE to CC HQs

–Cohesive, trustworthy, and facilitators of cadet success

–Commission officers strong in character–Commitment to the Nation and the Army in their heart–Firm foundation of knowledge to build toward their future–Possess the skills and abilities to be bold, resolute, problem solvers and agents of change–Capable of completing BOLC II and III and arrive at their first unit capable of leading

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Producing the 2LT Endstate

Conditions and Key TaskThe 2nd Lieutenant (1 of 5)

• Commissioned officer strong in character

• Conditions:– Meets all commissioning requirements– Intestinal fortitude to live the Army Values; shape the will of the unit, not

become consumed by it– Able to subdue or conquer personal fears in order to accomplish any

mission– Able to navigate the grey areas with discernment (moral compass)– Able to withstand the pressures of functioning in hostile, diverse,

complex, and distributive operations

• Key Task:– Recruit, develop, and retain quality prospects (SALs); meet contract

and commission mission for each MSL

Conditions and Key TaskThe 2nd Lieutenant (2 of 5)

• Commitment to the Nation and the Army in your heart

• Conditions:– Believe in, committed to, and live the Army Values: Loyalty, Duty,

Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage– A commitment to the Army Mission and a proactive and trustworthy

work ethic– A commitment to introspection and the strengthening of their character

• Key Task:– Cadre live the Army Values and treat cadets with dignity and respect

Conditions and Key TaskThe 2nd Lieutenant (3 of 5)

• Firm foundation of knowledge to build toward your future

• Conditions:– Meet all school degree graduation requirements– Solid working knowledge of TLPs and the fundamentals of the MDMP– Tactically sound and have basic background in history (civil and

military)– Solid understanding and application of field craft– Basic understanding of Army structure, weapons, and equipment

capabilities

• Key Task:– Teach the MSL core curriculum and facilitate the Cadets’

understanding of the material

Conditions and Key TaskThe 2nd Lieutenant (4 of 5)

• Bold, resolute, problem solvers, and agents of change

• Conditions: – Skilled listener and communicator– Skilled assessor of situations, problem solver, and critical thinker– Ability to speak in front of people with conviction and confidence– Ability to build/work in teams and maintain control of emotions in

stress– Ability to adapt to change and empathize with different people/cultures– Ability to speak and write effectively in military and academic

environments

• Key Task: – Mentor program and cadre counseling feedback to facilitate

recognition of strengths and weaknesses and action to improve

Conditions and Key TaskThe 2nd Lieutenant (5 of 5)

• Capable of completing BOLC II and III and arrive at your first unit capable of leading

• Conditions: – Physical fitness to endure hardships and accomplish any mission– Ability to navigate during day and night and within small units– Ability to swim and conduct water operations confidently– Skilled in the fundamentals of Drill and Ceremony to move units – Able to lead the soldiers and small units of our AC/RC BCTs and

Support BDEs– Mature and confident enough to listen to their subordinates– Flexible, adaptable, and smart enough to learn from all possible

sources and experiences

• Key Task: – Cadet mastery of the 401/402 core curriculum

BN METL

• Recruit, develop, and retain quality prospects (SALs); meet contract and commission mission for each MSL

• Cadre live the Army Values and treat cadets with dignity and respect

• Teach the MSL core curriculum and facilitate the Cadets’ understanding of the material

• Mentor program and cadre counseling feedback to facilitate recognition of strengths and weaknesses and action to improve

• Cadet mastery of the 401/402 core curriculum

The Way Ahead

MS I – III Endstates• MS III Endstate:

– Commitment to the Commander’s endstate for a CU 2nd Lieutenant – Pass swimming test and CWST– On track for graduation and documented on 104-R– Graduate LDAC

• Meet HT/WT/body fat standards• Pass APFT • Pass land navigation (day/night/written)• Earn a minimum rating of “Satisfactory” on each of the 16 leadership dimensions and

area of Values on final eval • Complete at least 90% of training

– Identified poor communicators (verbal/written) enrolled with tutor• MS II Endstate:

– Commitment to contract and have an attitude to learn/succeed– Knowledge of TLP/OPORDs– (LTC endstates?)– Meet minimum contracting requirements– Contracted cadets pass APFT and meet HT/WT/body fat standards– Identified poor communicators (verbal/written) enrolled with tutor

• MS I Endstate:– Basic military discipline/knowledge– Commitment to continue into MSL 201– Contracted cadets pass APFT and meet HT/WT/body fat standards– Identified poor communicators (verbal/written) enrolled with tutor

Major Events• Operation Jumpstart• FTX Audie Murphy• Fall Awards Ceremony• Accessions• BDE Ranger Challenge• FTX Trailblazer• FTX Kit Carson• FTX Gunsmoke• Military Ball• FTX Overlord• Staff Ride• CRC• Graduation/Commissioning• LTC and LDAC

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