SPOE Students

Team

Focus Area Below Standard Meets Standard Above Standard SPOE Brief
(< 2.7 points) (2.7 –2.9 points) (3.0 - 3.3 points) Remarks Points
Higher HQ analysis Students do not identify Students identify and Students identif y and
higher HQ plan or mission. interpret higher HQ’s order; interpret higher HQ order, and
however, interpretation is provide analysis on how their
skewed or inc orrect. unit (task and purpose) nests
with higher HQ.

I ntelligence Preparation No IPB c onduc ted; cut and IP B conducted; IPB conducted with analysis;
of Battlef ield paste higher I PB with no identifed/listed potential clearly articulated potential
analysis. hazards to sustainment hazards impacts on
mission. sustainment.

Task Determinations Sustainment tasks not
identified; tasks identif ied
incorrectly.
Sustainment tas ks
identified/listed; tasks
identified c orrectly as as
specified or implied, and
generally nested to the
mission and problem
statement.
Sustainment tasks identif ied
in a clear manner and
strongly nested with the
mission and problem
statement (by operational
phase, by logistical function,
by class , etc.).

Resource review/ No res ourse review/assets Resourses/assets availability Resources/assets availabity

C ons traints availability
shown(capabilities vs.
requirements ); no
shortfalls/excess c apacity
shown. No s ustainment
constraints identified.
identified (capabilties vs.
requirements);
shortfalls/exc ess capacity
shown. Sustainment
constraints identified/lis ted. op eration; discus sed risks to
identified with analysis,
discussing any critic al
assumptions that if false may
adversely impact the
the operation; discussed any
logistics c ulminatin g points;
resourses identified in a clear
manner by c lass of s upp ly and
function. Constraints identied
with analysis on impacts to
the opearation and mitigation
factors disc ussed.

Facts & Assumptions No facts or assumptions
identified; fac ts or
assumptions identif ied
incorrectly.
Facts and assumptions are Facts and assumptions
identified and listed correctly. identified with analysis,
clearly articulating impacts on
sustainment operations ,
clearly articulated critic al
assumptions used in the
logistics estimate p rocess.
Did not ass ume problems
"away" unrealistically.

CCIR/EEFI/Risk Mgmt No CCIR/E EFI identif ed; no
risk management identified.
Sustainment CC IR/EEFI
identified/listed. Risk
management (hazards, etc.)
identified/listed.
Sustainment CCIR/E EFI
identified with analysis
(potential impacts on
sustainment operations , etc.).
Risk management (hazards,
etc.) id entified with analysis
(potential impacts on
sustainment opearations, how
to mitigate hazards to
sustainment operations , etc.).

Summary of Susta inment Critical actions in the first and Critical ac tions in the first or Critical actions in the first and
A dvantage s/ last phase not briefed or last phase briefed or last phase briefed and
D isa dvantage s addressed. Critical shortages addressed. Critical shortages addressed. Critical shortages
or problem areas identified, or problem areas id entified or problem areas identified
but not dis cussed. and disc ussed with no and discussed for each
solution rec ommended. sustainment f unction and
solution recommended.
Decicion points cleary
identified and articulated.

P roblem Statement/ Problem s tatement does not Problem statement conveys Problem s tatement clearly
Miss ion Statement convey the problem. Mission the problem. Mission articulates the problem
statement does not address statement addresses the 5 Ws. (c ompares current situation
the 5 Ws. to desired endstate, lists
issues/obstacles to endstate
nested with cr itical facts and
assumptions, determines
primary obstacles to endstate,
etc.) Miss ion statement is
clear and nests essential tasks
and desired
endstate/purpose.

Facts and Assumptions No facts or assumptions
identified; fac ts or
assumptions identif ied
incorrectly.
Facts and assumptions
identified/listed correc tly.
Facts and assumptions
identified with analysis
(c learly articulated impacts
on sustainment operations,
clearly articulated "critical"
assumptions used in the
logistics estimate p rocess).
Did not ass ume problems
"away" unrealistically.

Sustainment COA Criteria Propose COA criteria that do Propose COA criteria that can COA criteria are clear and
not have relevance on link into mission, but require need no explanation as to
mission. lengthy explanation. mission relevance.

Sustainment Running No Sustainment running Sustainement running Sustainment running estimate

E stimate s estimate addressed. estimate addressed; elements addressed with analysis
of sustainment p iecemealed (impacts to sustainment
or missing/not addressed. op erations and units
supported, etc .). Logistics
running estimate addressed
all elements of sustainment
(maint., supply, services,
trans , medical, possible EPW
op s, other factors: refugees,
NGOs, etc.). Priority of
support by unit addressed.

Briefing Brief is unclear; briefer
unaware of time, flow, or
audience. Briefer seems
unaware of contents of
briefing.
B rief is c lear, but flow is
choppy; briefer must explain
disconnect between what is
said and what is briefed.
B riefer does not see
disconnects (from audienc e
questions).
Brief is concise, cogent, and to
the point. B riefer facilitates
audience understanding;
answers ques tions before
audience can ask them (tuned
in with audience).

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JRSOI Brief
Team
Focus Area Below Standard
(< 1.6 points)
JRSOI presentations Brief unorganized; does not
provide a broad concept of
each segment of JRSOI
Research of the No research conducted on the
TSC/ESC and TSC/ESC and supporting
supporting agencies agencies involved at each
involved at each stage/segment of JRSOI
stage/segment of
JRSOI
Summary of JRSOI No shortfalls or mitigations
Advantages/ identified during each
Disadvantages segment of JRSOI. Critical
shortages or problem areas
identified, but not discussed.
Meets Standard
(1.6 – 1.7 points)
Brief organized; provides
broad concept of each
segment of JRSOI
Students identified/listed the
crtitical functions the
TSC/ESC and supporting
agencies involved at each
stage/segment .
Shortfalls or mitigations were
identified during each
segment of JRSOI. Critical
shortages or problem areas
identified and discussed with
no solution recommended to
the CDR during each stage of
JRSOI.
Students
Above Standard Team X JRSOI Brief
( 1.8 - 2.0 points) Remarks Points
Brief well organized in a
clear/logical manner (by each
segment of JRSOI, by unit
functions at each segment,
TSC/ESC responsibilities,
etc.). Provided clear broad
concept with task and
purpose for each units
involved at each
stage/segment of JRSOI. Brief
conveyed all requirements
involved at each segment of
JRSOI IAW ST 4-1 and JP 3-35.
Students identified with
analysis (clearly articulated
impacts on sustainment
operations during each
segment of JRSOI, clearly
articulated "critical" functions
conducted by the TSC/ES and
supporting agencies involved
at each stage/segment of
JRSOI. Did not assume
problems "away"
unrealistically.
Shortfalls and mitigations
were briefed and addressed,
along with possible solutions
on issures at each each stage
of JRSOI. Critical shortages or
problem areas identified and
discussed for each segment of
JRSOI and solution
recommended. Decicion
points cleary identified and
articulated.
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Percentage (out of 20 pts) 0%
Sustainment Rhxl Students
Team

Focus Area Below Standard Meets Standard Above Standard Team X Sustainment Rehearsal
(< 3.5 points) (3.5– 4.2 points) (4.2- 5 points) Remarks Points
Concept of No concept of sustainment Concept of sustainment Concept of sustainment
Sustainment addressed. addressed. addressed in a clear/logical
manner (by sustainmental
phase, etc.). Task and purpose
addressed for each unit.

Synchronization No synchronization matrix Synchronization matrix Synchronization matrix

Matrix published. published, but lacks detail or published has great detail and
is unsupportable. is flexible. Synchronization
matrix clearly understandable
(formated by class of supply,
by sustainment function, or
by sub-unit executing mission,
etc.). Decision points clearly
identified.

Orientation to Terrain No terrain model orientation Terrain model orientation Terrain model orientation
Model conducted. conducted. conducted addressing area of
interest/area of sustainment,
operating environment
(enemy/friendly force
disposition), key terrain
features, named area of
interests, graphic control
messures (phase lines, etc.),
key logistical nodes, etc.

Terrain Model Detail Terrain model lacks detail. Terrain model has some Terrain model has great
detail. detail. Clearly illustrates key
terrain features, graphic
control measures (phase
lines, etc.), NAIs, key nodes,
etc.

Transitions and Transitions, trigger points, Transitions, trigger points, Transitions, trigger points,
Trigger Points and sustainment shortfalls and sustainment shortfallsare and sustainment shortfalls
addressed. addressed but lack detail. are expressly addressed
during the rehearsal.

Outline Basic information as outlined Basic information as outlined Basic information as outlined
in ST 4-1 not addressed. in ST 4-1 is addressed. in ST 4-1 is addressed and
additional information is
provided.

Raw Score 0
Percentage (out of 50 pts) 0%