Event Commander Guidelines

Commander Duties

Chronologically in order of importance:

1. Meeting with Commanders and Event Creator to finalize rosters, review Coalition Community Events Rules, and answer any questions Commanders may have.
2. Company-level operations order (OPORD) 1 week prior to mission.
3. Planning meetings with leadership (at least 2 preferred) leading up to missions.
4. Platoon Leaders should have their Platoon-level plans ready at least 2 days before mission.

Timelines

• Immediately upon election as a Commander:
  • Review event rules
  • Meet with event creator to clarify event specifics
• Two weeks prior:
  • Begin to build a Miro or PLANOPs board for wargaming and strategy
  • Publish a WhenIsGood to set up leadership meetings
• One week prior:
  • Publish Operations Order (OPORD)
  • Conduct at least one meeting with leadership to relay plan and game play specifics

Resources

• Miro or Planops
  • Tools for collaborative planning and mapping prior to the event
• WhenIsGood?
  • Scheduling tool for finding the best time to meet with your leaders
• Example OPORD
  • Operations order template required for your side
• Example Radio Codebook