Lesson 22: Counseling and Coaching Methods

Counseling vs. Coaching

Similarities- Both seek to improve the quality of life, both involve goal setting and life planning
Differences- counseling focuses on dysfunctional issues, counseling is often slow and painful,
coaching guides professional development, coaching is typically rapid and usually enjoyable

Lesson 21: leadership development program

Leadership is the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation
to accomplish the mission and improve the organization
Leader Attributes - Army leader is a leader of character, a leader with presence, a leader with
intellectual capacity

Leader Core Competencies- What an army leader does- leads, develops, achieve
Cadet Officer Evaluation Report
Part 1- Administrative-Rated Cadet
Part 2- Authentication
Part 3- Leadership positions
Part 4- Performance Evaluation- Professionalism, Competencies, and Attributes
Part 5- Performance Evaluation- Professionalism, competencies, and attributes
Part 6- Senior Rater

Lesson 19: Team Building

Group- Performance, Success, Accountability are held at the individual level
team- Performance, Success, Accountability are shared by the team

THREE STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Formation- Reception, Orientation, Sponsorship is the key ingredient
Enrichment- leaders and team members get to know each other, trust is developed, training
molds individuals into teams,
Sustainment- identify with their team, cohesion, standards
training occurs at all three levels

Two key attributes of effective teams

TRUST -Degree of confidence and reliability you have in your soldiers and they have in you,
trust and values must align
Commitment- level of motivation and intensity team members bring to achieve team goals or
mission, ownership connects your soldiers to the project and spurs them to achieve mission
objectives
Roles
Must be clear on the roles of each member of your team
Team member roles are essential to meeting your objective and mission
Communication
 Teams improve their communication styles as they move through the
developmental stages
Guidance must be concise, clear, professional, and well - written

Lesson 18 Emergency Management

STATES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Mitigate- prepare- disaster- respond- recover
Manmade diasters and natural diasters

Lesson 17- Threat awareness and reporting

Insider Threats
Personal Factors
Motives
The Why of espionage
Indicators
Behavioral signs
What to look for

Response and Reporting

Appropriate reactions and responses

Poker face
Dos and Donts
Reporting Channels
Who to contact
How to report

Lesson 16: army briefs

Four Types of Army Briefings
Information
The Information Briefing delivers information in a form the audience can use
Decision
The Decision Briefing obtains an answer to a question or results in a decision on a
course of action
Mission
A Mission Briefings goal is to secure a unified or coordinated effort toward
accomplishing the mission
Staff
The purpose of the Staff Briefing is to coordinate unit efforts by informing the
Commander and Staff of the current situation
Formats of Army Briefings
Information
Introduction
Greeting, Classification, Purpose, Outline
Main Body
Main Ideas, Aids, Transitions, Questions
Closing
Questions, Recap, Next speaker

Decision
Introduction
Greeting, Classification, Problem Statement, Recommendation
Main Body
Facts, Assumptions, Solutions, Analysis, Analysis, Comparison,
Conclusion
Closing
Questions, Restate Recommendation, Request decision

Mission
Types of Mission Briefing Formats

Five Paragraph Operation Order

Movement Order
Combat service Support Order
Reconnaissance

Staff
The person who convenes the staff briefing sets the format and
agenda

May have characteristics of the other three formats

Four Steps to an Effective Briefing

Plan
Analyze the situation and focus on purpose, audience, and occasion

Prepare
Research, Organize, Draft, Revise

Execute
 Deliver the presentation

Assess
Follow up, Due outs

Lesson 15 Cultural awareness

Culture: A system of shared Values, Beliefs, Behaviors,
and Norms (VBBN) that we use to cope with the world
and each other, which is learned through interacting with
others

Four Components of Culture

Values: Relative and subjective view of what is valuable and
important
Beliefs: A conviction of the truth of some statement or the
reality of some being or phenomenon
Behaviors: Observable patterns of action
Norms: A range of permissible behaviors established by a
group

Factors that shape culture -climate, land, water, religion, economics,

geography, social and political

Cultural Property Protection

Because of its emotional context, cultural property is
particularly vulnerable in times of conflict
All ranks within a unit must be aware of the requirement
to protect cultural property and keep in mind the
below principles
Planning
Identification of cultural heritage resources and the
people responsible for them
 Technical advisors
Documentation
Conditions of imminent destruction or collapse
Protection

Lesson 12 Situational Ethics

Legalism, Situational Ethics, Antinomian
Help the person whose need is greater
perform the action that helps the greatest number
help the person who is more valuable

Situational Ethics and the Military

Flexible Guidelines rules and regulations versus flexible guidelines
leaders must decide on a case by case basis how they will approach
each ethical decision

The Greater Good the utilitarianism approach (best for the most) must be
balanced by the leaders need to be fair, consistent, and enforce
good order and discipline

Moral Relativism different cultures have different beliefs, morals and in

what is right or wrong the military leader must understand and
balance this point of view with his own perspective when making
ethical decisions
Lesson 9: Philosophy of Ethics and Military Service
Ethics and Military Service
Do the right thing at the right time for the right reason
Commissioned Officers receive a commission from the POTUS to act in the
interest of the American people
Our Oath is to the Constitution
Obligation is to do what is virtuous for the defense of the constitution against all
enemies foreign and domestic

Lesson 10: Law of Land Warfare

Historical Roots of the Law of War
Geneva and Hague Convention were an effort by countries of the world to reduce
customary laws of war to written, accountable form
The United States signed each of these documents and solemnly pledged to
observe all provisions of these treaties
The purposes of the Law of War are to
Protect both combatants and noncombatants from unnecessary suffering
Safeguard certain fundamental human rights of persons who become prisoners
of war, the wounded and sick, and civilians
Make the transition to peace easier

Law of War
1. We will not inflict unnecessary destruction or suffering
2. We will treat prisoners of war, captured or detained personnel, and civilians
humanely
3. We will not obey orders whose execution are in violation of the laws of war
4. We are responsible for our unlawful acts
5. We are entitled to humane treatment if captured

Law of War Compliance

Facilitates the restoration of peace
Accords with the Army values / right thing to do
Encourages our enemies to also follow the law
Maintains / increases public support at home
Helps lower enemies resistance to surrender
Helps accomplish the mission
Helps restore the peace
Is the law of the United States
Lesson 8: The Defense
What is the Purpose of the Defense?
The purpose of the Defense is to:
Retain decisive terrain
Deny the enemy vital areas
Attrit the enemy
Respond to surprise enemy action
Force the enemy to concentrate forces
Regain the initiative
Transition into a counteroffensive

Lesson 7: The Defense

Characteristics of the Defense
Disruption
Flexibility
Maneuver
Mass and Concentration
Preparation
Security
Operations in Depth

Sequence of the Defense

The sequence of the defense as follows:
Reconnaissance, security operations, and enemy preparatory fires
Occupation
Approach of the enemy main attack
Enemy assault
Counterattack
Consolidation and reorganization
Defense Planning Considerations
The following defensive planning considerations apply to all defensive tasks:
Mission Command
Movement and Maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
 Protection

Lesson 06: The Offense

What is an Offensive Action?

Offensive actions:
Combat operations are conducted to defeat and destroy enemy forces and seize
terrain, resources, and population centers.
Impose the commanders will on the enemy.
Deprive the enemy of resources, seize decisive terrain, deceive or divert the
enemy, develop intelligence, or hold an enemy in position.

Lesson 04 Unified Land operations and war fighting

functions
Unified Land Operations Defined
How the Army seizes, retains, and exploits the initiative to gain and maintain a
position of relative advantage in sustained land operations through
simultaneous offensive, defensive, and stability operations in order to
prevent or deter conflict, prevail in war, and create the conditions for
favorable conflict resolution
(ADP 3-0)

Foundations of Unified Land Operations

Initiative
Decisive Action
Army Core Competencies
Mission Command

Tenets of Unified Land Operations

Flexibility
Integration
Lethality
Adaptability
Depth
Synchronization

Warfighting Functions
Mission Command
Movement and Maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Protection

Lesson 5 The offense

What is the Purpose of the Offense?
Offensive Operations are primarily designed to:
Destroy the enemy and his will to fight
Seize terrain
Learn enemy strength and disposition
Deceive, divert, or fix the enemy

What are the Characteristics of the Offense?

Surprise
Concentration
Audacity
Tempo

What are Offensive Tasks?

Tasks conducted to defeat and destroy enemy forces and seize terrain,
resources, and population centers.
The four primary offensive tasks are:
Movement to Contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit

Lesson 03: Army Doctrine and Symbology

Why do we use Symbology?

Common set of doctrinal military symbols
Symbols communicate a lot of information
Symbols eliminate lengthy explanations
Plain, concise, and understandable language
Greater speed and less risk of misunderstanding
Eliminates ambiguity in orders

What is a Military Symbol?

Graphic representation of a unit, equipment, installation, activity,
control measure, or tactical task relevant to military operations
Used in planning to represent a common operational picture on a
map, display, or overlay
Instantly recognizable picture of a doctrinally based piece of
information
Military symbols represent doctrinal ideas
Development of Army Unit
Symbol
Equipment and Tactical
Mission Task Symbols
Lesson 2 Principles of Joint
Operations
Joint Force Structures
Joint- army, navy, air force,
marine corps, coast guard
interagency-

Intergovernmental
 Multinational-

Principles of Joint Operations

Objective
Offensive
Mass
Maneuver
Economy of force
Unity of command
Security
Surprise
Simplicity
Restraint
Perseverance
Legitimacy