MSOC Actual Exam |85 Questions and 100%
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Military planning ______________________________________________.
a) is a process of determining how (the ways) to use military capabilities (the means) in
time and space to achieve objectives (OBJs) (the ends) while considering the associated
risks.
b) includes the application of the art and science of understanding a situation,
envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways of bringing that future about.
c) is critical at every level of warfare—strategic, operational, and tactical—across the
range of military operations (OPS) and continuum of conflict.
d) helps commanders, their staffs, and planners develop, direct, coordinate, and
synchronize actions of a force.
e) all of the above
f) a, b & d only - Answer e) all of the above
The terminology, products, and concepts in the Navy Planning Process (NPP) are
consistent with joint planning, joint doctrine, and are compatible with doctrine of the
other Services.
a) True
,b) False - Answer a) True
The six steps of the Navy Planning Process (NPP) provide commanders and their staffs a
means to organize planning activities, transmit plans to subordinates, and share a
critical common understanding of the mission.
a) True
b) False - Answer a) True
The steps of the Navy Planning Process are:
a) Initiation, Mission analysis, COA development, COA analysis & wargaming, COA
comparison, COA approval, Plan or order development
b) Receipt of mission, Mission analysis, COA development, COA analysis, COA
Comparison, COA approval, Orders production
c) Mission analysis, COA development, COA analysis & wargaming, COA comparison,
Plan Development, Orders Production
d) Mission analysis, COA development, COA analysis (wargaming), COA comparison and
decision, Directive development, Transition - Answer d) Mission analysis, COA
development, COA analysis (wargaming), COA comparison and decision, Directive
development, Transition
The role of the commander during the Navy Planning Process (NPP) includes:
,a) fulfilling the central role as the decision maker
b) providing the necessary focus and guidance to the planning team and staff
c) gaining insights and expectations from adjacent and HHQ commanders
d) all of the above
e) a & b only - Answer d) all of the above
The role of the staff during the Navy Planning Process (NPP) includes:
a) supporting and advising the commander
b) collecting, analyzing, and presenting relevant information
c) developing staff estimates in support of the planning effort
d) supporting the command's efforts across only far and mid time horizons
e) all of the above
f) a,b & c only - Answer f) a,b & c only
The ________ handles and posts all information and requests for information (RFIs).
, a. Assistant OPT Leader
b. Recorder
c. Information Manager
d. Support Personnel - Answer c. Information Manager
Operational Design is__________.
A. The cognitive approach by commanders and staffs— supported by their skill,
knowledge, experience, creativity, and judgment—to develop strategies, campaigns,
and operations to organize and employ military forces by integrating ends, ways, means,
and risks.
B. The conception and construction of the framework that underpins a campaign or
operation and its subsequent execution.
C. A methodology to aid commanders and planners in organizing and understanding the
OE.
D. All of the above.
E. B & C only. - Answer E. B & C only.
Attacking the enemy's COG by applying combat power against critical vulnerabilities
that lead to the defeat of the COG while avoiding enemy strength is an example of:
