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kairos12

(13,581 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 08:25 PM 6 hrs ago

In the Army of yore, and probably of today,

there is something called the 5 Paragraph field order. Basically what you tell people what to do. The most important is Paragraph 2. That is a simple statement where you tell people what must be accomplished. For example: "The Mission of Company A is to seize Hill 235 by 0600 hours." The 5 Paragraph Field is designed so that if all of the orders are lost, Paragraph 2 would tell you what to do. Simple, really.

Chump as CINC has failed completely at Paragraph 2. What is the mission? Stop missiles, stop nukes, regime change, protect oil investors, give Barron a leg up on oil futures. Who knows.

My guess is the ACTUAL Paragraph 2 of the order from Chump is: "The mission of United States Armed Forces is sacrifice enough soldiers so that the Epstein Files are submerged for the next 3 years.

But I'm just an Army Ranger cynic.

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In the Army of yore, and probably of today, (Original Post) kairos12 6 hrs ago OP
I was a Army REMF and I completely agree!! GP6971 5 hrs ago #1
"Rear Echelon Mother Fucker" if I remember correctly. FadedMullet 5 hrs ago #3
Yep!! GP6971 5 hrs ago #4
Trumps mission is to do pwb 5 hrs ago #2
As long as Putin has the pee video The Wizard 4 hrs ago #6
How the five-paragraph operations order is formatted jmowreader 5 hrs ago #5
I can't wait for "support the troops you America hating traitors" IronLionZion 3 hrs ago #7

jmowreader

(53,181 posts)
5. How the five-paragraph operations order is formatted
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 09:03 PM
5 hrs ago

1. Situation. You list the Enemy Forces, Friendly Forces, Attachments and Detachments, and Civil/Terrain considerations.
2. Mission.
3. Execution. This contains the commander's intent, concept of the operation, tasks to be performed, and coordinating instructions.
4. Administration and Logistics.
5. Command and Signal.

IronLionZion

(51,249 posts)
7. I can't wait for "support the troops you America hating traitors"
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 10:34 PM
3 hrs ago

there was plenty of that during Bush's Iraq war.

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