The Army Appreciation Process

1. The Aim
What you have to do (and limitations). Often the toughest thing to simplify. What do you want the battlefield to look like when you are finished? What is the enemies centre of gravity (i.e. the thing that if you control and dominate will make them unable to resist)? At a tactical level it could entail a communication system or a series of hills, a section of a battlefield or an objective on it. At a strategic level it could be a person, a culture, a philosophy or a nation.

2. Factors
How do each of the following factors affect what you have to do? These can be general in nature as detailed planning and orders sequences follow the appreciation.

Enemy - How many of them, what unit, what weapons and equipment, how much ammo, morale, physical state etc what makes them tick?
Own Troops - Likewise, assess as above for your own troops.
Ground - Physical environment / geography / weather and its influence upon your own and the enemy disposition.
Time and Space - Timing deadlines and co-ordination with other elements.
Assessment of Tasks - Who's going to do what and when.
Courses open to the enemy - What would you do if you where him? Or what does previous experience suggest he will do?

3. Courses
Examine courses open to the enemy then work out from these and the factors the ways by which you can achieve your aim and select the best option.

4. Plan
Develop a plan based upon the best course.

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The Army Appreciation Process