2. REF: FM 7-8 INFANTRY RIFLE PLATOON AND SQUAD MANUAL
STT/CTT:
TASK:
ISSUE WARNING ORDER
TASK # –
REF: FM 7-8 INFANTRY RIFLE PLATOON AND SQUAD MANUAL

3. CONDITIONS
GIVEN AN EXAMPLE WARNING ORDER IN A COMMON TASK TESTING ENVIROMENT AND FIVE MINUTES IN WHICH TO EXTRACT ALL RELATED INFORMATION FOR YOUR ASSIGNED SUBORDINATES YOU MUST MEET THE…

4. STANDARDS
BE ABLE TO CONCISELY AND PROFESSIONALLY ORALLY DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION WITH-IN THE EXAMPLE WARNING ORDER TO YOUR SUBORDINATES UTILIZING PROPER WARNING ORDER ( OPORD ) FORMAT, SO THAT THE MISSION IS COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD AND MEETS THE COMMANDERS INTENT.

5. Issue a Warning Order
RISK ASSESSMENT
LOW

6. Provides the initial instructions in a warning order.
Issue a Warning Order
THE LEADER
Provides the initial instructions in a warning order.
The warning order contains enough information to begin preparation as soon as possible.

7. Issue a Warning Order THE PLATOON SOP
Platoon SOPs should prescribe who will attend all warning orders and the actions they must take upon receipt:
for example, drawing ammunition, rations and water, and checking communications equipment.

8. Issue a Warning Order WARNING ORDER FORMAT
The warning order has no specific format.
One technique is to use the five-paragraph OPORD format.

9. Issue a Warning Order WARNING ORDER FORMAT
The leader issues the warning order with all the information he has available at the time.
The Leader provides updates as often as necessary.
The leader never waits for information to fill a
format.

10. THE WARNING ORDER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING…
Issue a Warning Order
THE WARNING ORDER SHOULD
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING…
The mission or nature of the operation.
Who is participating in the operation.
Time of the operation.
Time and place for issuance of the
operation order.

11. SAMPLE WARNING ORDER

12. SAMPLE WARNING ORDER

13. SAMPLE WARNING ORDER

14. WARNING ORDER FORMAT A. SITUATION B. MISSION C. EXECUTION
D. SERVICE SUPPORT
E. COMMAND AND SIGNAL

15. TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES
STEP # 1. RECEIVE THE MISSION.
STEP # 2. ISSUE THE WARNING ORDER.
STEP # 3. MAKE A TENTATIVE PLAN.
STEP # 4. START NECESSARY MOVEMENT.
STEP # 5. RECONNOITER.
STEP # 6. COMPLETE THE PLAN.
STEP # 7. ISSUE THE ORDER.
STEP # 8. SUPERVISE.

16. TEST TIME