Vojenské Rozhledy

Czech Military Review

Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 3/2012: 30-47

Course of Actions VariantsMilitary art

Ing. Jaroslav Kulíšek

The purpose of this article is to deal with Course of Actions development (COA). Attention is paid to ensure a common understanding of COA process. The article broadens the vision and offers deep insights for its readers. Moreover, the war game was described as a method of refining or modifying the COA. It has also been emphasized the commander and staff consider each COA advantages and disadvantages. The Czech Army personnel training and preparation should steadily and deliberately bring improvements into the field of operational planning capability within forces´ command levels. In order to improve operational planning knowledge, it is recommended to study AJP-5 Operational Planning Doctrine and ACO Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive.

Keywords: operational planning,combat planning,decision-making process,courses of action

Published: September 15, 2012  Show citation

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Kulíšek, J. (2012). Course of Actions Variants. Czech Military Review, 93(3), 30-47
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