Scuola Universitaria Interdipartimentale in Scienze Strategiche (SUISS)

Basic knowledge of the doctrine, with particular reference to the maneuver (fire and movement) and to orders.

Basic ability to use the main tools for planning at lower level units (planning process), aimed at processing orders.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Basic knowledge of the doctrine

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Basic ability to use the main tools for planning at lower level units

INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT
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COMMUNICATION SKILLS
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LEARNING SKILLS
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1st exam session with written assessment with a test consisting of open questions

Subsequent written sessions with a test consisting of open questions.

In the COVID-19 emergency period, exam sessions are scheduled with an oral assessment on the Webex platform.

• The doctrine and its historical evolution
• Principles of the Art of War and definition of Tactics
• The Operating Environment and the Spectrum of Conflicts
• The themes of the campaign, tactical activities and tactical tasks
• Military symbology
• The Operational Functions, the Mission Command and the command and control relationships
• The Combined Arms and Task Force / tactical complexes
• The Maneuver, the maneuvering approach and the Operations Framework
• The Movement and Formations
• Direct fire, indirect fire and third dimension fire
• The offensive, defensive, stabilizing and enabling tactical activities and the tactical tasks 
• Military documents and orders
• Planning decision-making process at lower level units (PPMU)

Publication SME PDE-1 "The doctrine of the Italian Army" 2019 edition

Publication COMFORDOT PSE 1.05 "Planning in the lower level units of the Army" 2016 edition

Teaching material written by the Professor