What is the second step in the Troop Leading Procedures?

• A. Receive the Mission
• B. Issue a Warning Order
• C. Make a Tentative Plan
• D. Start the Necessary Movement

Answer: (B)

After you receive the mission, issuing a warning order is the next essential action. This quick communication gets critical guidance out to subordinates right away, so they can begin initial preparations and coordinate with others even as you start shaping the plan. A warning order conveys the mission, the likely intent, initial tasking, and rough timelines. This enables parallel planning: subordinates start gathering information, preparing their teams, and aligning on the general approach while you continue to develop the full plan.

The other steps fit later in the sequence. Receiving the mission is the trigger that starts everything, so it isn’t the second action. Making a tentative plan comes after the warning order, once you’ve begun to refine the concept. Starting movement typically follows the warning order and initial planning, once there’s enough direction to justify moving. The warning order thus serves as the timely bridge between initial receipt of the mission and the more detailed planning and actions that follow.