OPORD (OSMEAC) - 5 Paragraph Order for Marine Corps OCS

The podcast explains how to issue an operational order (OP order) using the Five Paragraph Order format, OSMEAC, common among NATO nations. It details the OSMEAC acronym: Orientation, Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration and Logistics, Command and Signal. The speaker elaborates on each component, starting with orientation, which involves informing subordinates of the current and destination locations, direction of attack, and terrain considerations. In the situation phase, the podcast introduces T-SWALLY (Time, Size, Unit, Activity, Location, Equipment) for assessing enemy forces and DRAW-D (Defend, Reinforce, Attack, Withdraw, Delay) for predicting their actions. For friendly forces, the acronym HATS (Higher Unit Mission, Adjacent Unit Mission) is used. The podcast further explains the five W's (When, Who, What, Where, Why) for defining the mission, and the four B's (Beans, Bullets, Band-Aids, Bad guys) for administration and logistics.