AOSB planning exercise

Original practice exercises in the style of the AOSB planning exercise. Not official Army material.

1. Study the brief. Read the situation, the map and the data while the clock runs.
2. Write your plan. Aim, factors, options and a plan with timings. The brief stays open.
3. Answer the questions. Quick-fire questions on your plan, the way an assessor would test it. Part-way through, new information arrives and you have to re-plan fast. Your earlier answers lock when it does.
4. Compare. Your score, a worked answer for every question, a model plan and the common mistakes.

Use pen and paper as well if you like. No calculator.

Selection formats can change. Always check the latest information from the British Army before your Briefing or Main Board.

Exercise

Your plan

Work out your timings, then write the plan you would brief. Keep it short and clear.

• Aim: one sentence on what must be achieved, and by when.
• Factors: the deadlines, distances, speeds, people and vehicles that matter.
• Options: two or three ways of doing it, each with its key timings.
• Plan: your chosen option, step by step, with clock times.

Your plan

Show the brief, map and data

Show the brief, map and data

Exercise complete