CAS3 Staff Officer Guide - U.S. Army

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Staff Officer's Guide
· You must have one of these slides for each of your surviving COAs. Slides 24, 25, and 26 (analysis
of the remaining COAs) are not included in this sample briefing.
· Be consistent:
--Order the analysis slides in the same order as your COA slide.
--List the EC in order of precedence from most important to least important for both the
advantage and disadvantage category.
· Always include an advantage and disadvantage category. If the COA has no advantages or
disadvantages, state None.
· List all EC as either an advantage or disadvantage for each COA. Avoid neutral categories; set the
benchmark so the advantage includes the benchmark number. For example, the benchmark for cost
is $38,600.
--A cost of $38,600 or less is an advantage.
--A cost of more than $38,600 is a disadvantage.
· Account for all EC: # advantages + # disadvantages = # EC
· Consistently show both the raw data and the advantage formula for each EC. Don’t beg the
question as to why an EC is an advantage or a disadvantage. Verbally point out that the formula is
the advantage formula.
· Transition to next analysis of COA slide or to the comparison of COAs slide.
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