Disciplined Initiative Analysis

It is worth to mention that the commanders of the battalions encouraged to take disciplined initiative since the disciplined initiative is action in the absence of orders, when existing orders no longer fit the situation, or when unforeseen opportunities or threats arise. However, the plan is never perfect, and the enemy has his own plan. Nevertheless, the commanders of the battalions have a clear intent for this mission, the purpose, key tasks, and end state. They have the same amount of necessary information the commander of the brigade has. It is mean that they must look for unforeseen opportunities and exploit them. In addition, the new threats also might arise since the enemy has his own mission, tasks and purpose. The enemy forces very
mobile including the self-propelled artillery battalion, therefore, the new challenges might take place in all wide area of operation of the 1/1 ABCT. It is the obligation to any unit commander to report through the chain of command and take necessary actions when they notice unforeseen threats from the enemy. Nevertheless, the initiative always leads to the risk.