Overview
Your only source is “The Attack on the Ranch House, August 2007,”
by John J. McGrath. 20 pages, and your essay covers pp. 1-16
Your BLUF/essay answers one of the questions in this menu.
1. Summarize the background, conduct and result of LT Ferrara and 1st PLT’s defense of
COP Ranch House, and use four Principles of War to support your analysis.
2. Summarize the background, conduct and result of LT Ferrara and 1st PLT’s defense
of COP Ranch House, and use four Characteristics of the defense to support your
analysis.
3. Summarize the background, conduct and result of LT Ferrara and 1st PLT’s defense
of COP Ranch House, and use two Principles of War and two METT-TC items to
support your analysis.
4. Summarize the background, conduct and result of LT Ferrara and 1st PLT’s defense
of COP Ranch House, and use two Principles of War and two OAKOC items to
support your analysis.
--Your essay answer is via three sections:
---A Background
---A Narrative
---An Analysis
--Per the question you picked, the analysis will be
via the Principles of War, METT-TC, Characteristics of the Defense,
and/or OAKOC.---
The BLUF! The first sentence addresses your selected question!
--Write direct, active-voice, sentences as much as possible in the BA