Operational Planning
The Combat Estimate
Overview:
This course delivers a deep dive into the 7 Questions of the Combat Estimate, a method used by commanders and staff to plan tactical operations quickly and coherently under time pressure.
Aim:
To train military personnel to apply the Combat Estimate as a structured tool for tactical-level planning and decision-making.
High-Level Training Objectives:
Understand and apply each of the 7 Combat Estimate questions.
Translate tactical problems into decision-centric solutions.
Integrate ISR and targeting into combat estimates.
Develop orders and briefings from Combat Estimate outputs.
Practice decision-making in pressured environments.