What is the first step of the TLPs?

• A. Issue a Warning Order
• B. Receive the Mission
• C. Make a Tentative Plan
• D. Initiate Movement

Answer: (B)

Receiving the mission is the first step in Troop Leading Procedures because you must understand exactly what you’re being asked to accomplish before you can plan or act. This step involves getting the mission from higher headquarters and clarifying the task, purpose, constraints, available assets, and the timeline. Once you have that clear, you can quickly inform your team with a warning and begin to shape a plan. The warning order typically follows so subordinates have time to prepare, then you develop a tentative plan, and only after that start moving. Without first understanding the mission, any subsequent steps won’t be grounded in what needs to be achieved.