TC 7-101 — Exercise Design
TC 7-101 governs exercise design, including planning, task and countertask development, operational environment development, and orders and plans.
- Publication number: TC 7-101
- Title: EXERCISE DESIGN
- Date: 11/26/2010
- Proponent: T2COM
- Status: ACTIVE
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TC 7-101 covers exercise design tools, key decisions, products, PMESII-PT operational variables, and OPFOR tactical tasks. It describes exercise planning requirements, including scenario development, realistic conditions, orders, plans, instructions, and coordination with the exercise director.
Topics covered
- Exercise design sequence
- Task and countertask development
- PMESII-PT operational environment development
- OPFOR tactical tasks
- Operational variables
- Exercise scenario development
- Orders and plans development
Questions and answers
What does the exercise planner develop for the training unit and OPFOR?
Using exercise parameters as discussed in chapter 2, and the methodologies outlined in this TC, the exercise planner develops reasonable courses of action for both the training unit and OPFOR consistent with the TC 7-100 series and the selected operational environment (OE). (paragraph 1-9)
What should happen after a unit begins mission execution during training?
The exercise planner must keep in mind that, although the sequence of events that lead to the execution of a mission during training may be scripted and controlled, once the conditions for the mission are met and the unit begins mission execution, the events should be allowed to move along their natural course. (paragraph 1-9)
What operational variables does the exercise planner determine settings for?
Determine the settings for the operational variables (political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment and time [PMESII-PT]), establishing a framework to build a dynamic and realistic OE. (paragraph 1-9)