I realize I’ve never sat on the JCS but I’ve definitely heard about throwaway COAs. Hell, I even had an O-6 tell me to write one for a brief to SOCPAC.
Throwaway COAs happen all the time in the CSG staff. The admiral doesn't want your best COA, he wants 3 COAs and always 3 COAs, even if there are only 2 options.I realize I’ve never sat on the JCS but I’ve definitely heard about throwaway COAs. Hell, I even had an O-6 tell me to write one for a brief to SOCPAC.
I realize I’ve never sat on the JCS but I’ve definitely heard about throwaway COAs. Hell, I even had an O-6 tell me to write one for a brief to SOCPAC.
It's funny because one thing they say over and over again in the Staff Officers Course in Newport is "There's no such thing as a throwaway COA. Don't throw shit up there you don't actually recommend, since the commander could pick it."
"Sir, we have three possible COAs:
COA 1: Freeze his overseas assets.
COA 2: Hit him with a Reaper strike.
COA 3: A van full of clowns beats him to death with rubber dildos."
"The clowns. Let's do the clowns."
Can I use this for my JPME paper? Not kidding. Thanks.