&pageText=The S3 process for wargaming and
comparing friendly courses of action is:&
&bulletText1=Wargame each COA on paper.&
&bulletText1sub1=Incorporate S2 findings.&
&bulletText1sub2=Envision friendly and threat commander actions and reactions.&
&bulletText2=Create a situation template.&
&bulletText3=Create an events template.&
&bulletText4=Create an events matrix.&
&bulletText5=Create a decision support template (DST).&
&bulletText6=Identify the friendly command's most likely course of action.&
&bulletText7=Identify the friendly command's most dangerous course of action.&
&label1=Battalion commander then:&
&bulletText8=Chooses a course of action.&
&bulletText9=Incorporates COA into mission planning.&
&bulletText10=Approves the battalion operations order.&