SSgt Moore then asks you to consult Captain Hook's Situation paragraph:
[SITUATION.
Enemy.
Composition/Disposition/Strength. Over the last 48 hours, a fireteam sized element from the Mutter Street Gang were seen occupying the abandoned house with the green awnings at B St & Indiana Ave. They are equipped with Glock pistols, switch blades, and baseball bats. They have recently murdered two innocent 10-year-old children who were witnesses to them committing a crime. A third child witnessed the crime as well and this gang will not hesitate to kill this child when they find out who they were.
Capabilities and Limitations. The enemy is capable of defending their house but are limited in the range of their pistols. The enemy is capable of reinforcing up to a fireteam+ with other drug runners hiding in the AO, but are limited by the dispersion of these runners. The enemy is capable of attacking but are limited in their lack of automatic fire. The enemy is capable of withdrawing but is limited with the garbage, debris, and broken glass in the means of egress. The enemy is capable of delaying but is limited by the structural damage to their home. I believe the enemy will withdraw to the gulch along the tracks as soon as we make contact.
Friendly Forces.
Higher's Unit's Mission: 2nd Platoon destroys the enemy located in the abandoned warehouse at B St & Indiana Ave in order to clear Kensington Heartland of all enemy forces.
Adjacent Units Mission:
1st Platoon to the West destroys enemy located west of Front St in order to clear Kensington Heartland of all enemy forces.
3rd Platoon to the North. destroys enemy located north of Allegheny Ave in order to clear Kensington Heartland of all enemy forces.
Supporting Units MIssion: NONE*
Attachments and Detachments: NONE*]
You believe that the enemy situation will pretty much be the same, but you think these drug lords will be on the influence of drugs and will fight to the death. (At OCS, you can keep enemy situation pretty much the same, but at TBS, the instructors get kind of peeved when you don't come up with your own analysis).
SSgt Moore explains that the Platoon Commander used the Company's mission for the Higher Unit's Mission, since a company is higher than a platoon. Since you are a Squad Leader, you would use the Platoon's mission for Higher Unit's Mission, since a platoon is higher than a squad. How do you know what the Higher Unit's mission is? SSgt Moore tells you use the Platoon's Commander's Mission paragraph.
SSgt Moore also explains that the adjacent units to a platoon are the other platoons in the company, so a squad's adjacent units are the other squads in the platoon. You also know their locations because you had been paying close attention to Captain Hook's scheme of maneuver. Knowing this information, you feel confident in writing your situation paragraph.
SITUATION.
Enemy.
Composition/Disposition/Strength. Over the last 48 hours, a fireteam sizedelement from the Mutter Street Gang were seen occupying the abandoned house with the green awnings at B St & Indiana Ave. They are equipped with Glock pistols, switch blades, and baseball bats. They have recently murdered two innocent 10-year-old children who were witnesses to them committing a crime. A third child witnessed the crime as well and this gang will not hesitate to kill this child when they find out who they were.
Capabilities and Limitations. The enemy is capable of defending their house but are limited in the range of their pistols. The enemy is capable of reinforcing up to a fireteam+ with other drug runners hiding in the AO, but are limited by the dispersion of these runners. The enemy is capable of attacking but are limited in their lack of automatic fire. The enemy is capable of withdrawing but is limited with the garbage, debris, and broken glass in the means of egress. The enemy is capable of delaying but is limited by the structural damage to their home. I believe these enemies are under the influence of narcotics, and will defend their position until they are destroyed.
Friendly Forces.
Higher's Mission and Intent: 2nd Platoon will destroy the enemy located at B and Indiana in order to clear Kensington Heartland of enemy forces.
Adjacent Units MIssion:
1st Squad to the East, Supporting Effort 1 occupy Needle Park in order to clear Kensington Heartland of enemy forces.
3rd Squad to the South, Supporting Effort 2, occupy the gulch in order to clear Kensington Heartland of enemy forces.
Supporting Units: NONE*
Attachments and Detachments: NONE*]