What can I expect in ILE PH3 at Fort Dix?

2023-04-08T12:31:33-04:00

I did ILE PH1 at Fort Dix in May/June of last year, and currently in PH2. I go back to Fort Dix for PH3 at the end of May, and I’m just wondering what to expect as far as the coursework is concerned. Thus far, nothing in ILE has been overly difficult, and I’ve always heard PH2 is the hardest phase.

Response by COL Randall C. made Apr 8 at 2023 12:45 PM

2023-04-08T12:45:34-04:00

Phase 3 of ILE CC is going to focus on the Joint operations and planning (Army and Joint) of everything they've been going over in Phase 1 and 2. If you've been good with Phases 1 and 2 up to this point, it shouldn't be too much of an issue for you.

Specifically you're going to be focusing on C500 and C600 (details below) - you SHOULD already have all this information in your documents from CGSOC.

At this point in your career I expect you to understand MDMP, but I WOULD get very familiar with some of the Joint documents before you go though - ESPECIALLY JP 3-0 (Joint Operations) and JP 5-0 (Joint Planning) and be passingly familiar (enough to know where to go for the information) with the rest of the documents in the JP 3 and JP 5 series*.
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* https://www.jcs.mil/Doctrine/Joint-Doctine-Pubs/

C500 – Joint Functions

The C500 Joint Functions theme of the CGSOC Common Core Course consists of 17 hours, with five lessons, that focus on the Joint Functions of Command and Control, Intelligence, Fires, Movement and Maneuver, Protection, Sustainment, and Information Operations Across the Joint Functions from Chapter III, JP 3-0 Joint Operations (lessons C501 through C505). During these lessons students examine the tasks involved with each of the Joint Functions both as described in JP 3-0 Joint Operations and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual (CJCSM) 3500.04D Universal Joint Task List (UJTL). In small groups and in the context of the Caucasus scenario, students identify and justify the three most critical UJTL operational tasks for their assigned Joint Function. The Joint Functions theme addresses and/or supports portions of JPME Learning Area 1 - National Military Capabilities, Command Structure, and Strategic Guidance; JPME Learning Area 2 – Joint Doctrine and Concepts; JPME Learning Area 3 – Joint and Multinational Forces at the Operational Level of War; Learning Area 4 – Joint Planning and Execution Processes; and Learning Area 5 – Information Operations, Command and Control (C2) and Battlespace Awareness.

The Joint Functions lessons are:
• C501 - Command and Control & Intelligence
• C502 - Fires and IO Across the Joint Functions
• C503 - Movement, Maneuver, & Sustainment
• C504 - Protection
• C505 - Joint Functions PE

C600 – Planning

The C600 Planning theme of the CGSOC Common Core Course consists of five lessons totaling 62 hours. These lessons focus on the practical application of military decision making using the tools of the Joint Operation Planning Process (JOPP) and the Army’s Military Decision Making Process (MDMP). The primary doctrinal references for this block are JP 5-0, Joint Operation Planning and FM 5-0, Army Planning and Orders Production. C600 begins with students exploring both JOPP and MDMP with a focus on identifying and understanding the similarities and differences between the two. They are then coached through both the JOPP and MDMP to finalize their understanding of the two processes using an Indonesian scenario where the Army is a supporting service to a Navy led joint operation. The students then spend nine day applying these new skills as well as everything they have learned throughout the CGSOC Common Core as they conduct operational and tactical planning using the Caucasus scenarios where the Army is the supported service. The practical application of C600 Planning addresses and/or supports portions of all five of the JPME Phase I - Service Intermediate-Level (ILC) Joint Learning Areas and Objectives.

The Planning lessons are:
• C601 - Introduction to Military Planning (Indonesia)
• C602 - JOPP Planning Application (GAAT)
• C603 - MDMP Planning Application (GAAT)

Joint Doctrine Publications

Response by CH (MAJ) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 19 at 2023 12:50 PM

2023-07-19T12:50:38-04:00

duplicate post

Response by CH (MAJ) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 19 at 2023 12:51 PM

2023-07-19T12:51:40-04:00

I'm between Dix and McCoy for PH1 next TY. What was lodging like at Dix?