Introduction to Operations Orders and Terrain Models - MSL101 - ROTC

This is a SUPPLEMENTAL lesson for MSL101 that covers: The advantages and disadvantages of both verbal and written military orders; the three types of orders (WARNORD, OPORD, and FRAGORD); the purpose and characteristics of an Operations Order; the five paragraphs of an OPORD; and the basics of terrain model kits (TMKs) and how to construct a terrain model. It also includes an optional practical exercise in building a terrain model using a provided AO overlay and inset model