text: Orders and Briefs
  DECISION BRIEF
  B-8. The decision brief occurs after the team has completed its initial mission planning. Team members
  present possible courses of action (COAs) and the criteria for evaluating each. The team leader chooses
  one COA, explains why he chose it, and then presents all of the COAs to the commander. The commander
  can approve the selected COA or provide additional guidance to the team leader for continued COA
  development. The decision brief should include these six elements:
  • Restated mission (the team's mission statement).
  • Restated commander's intent.
  • Two to three courses of action on the objective.
  • The team's recommended COA.
  • Limitations and constraints.
  • Any issues or concerns.
  BACKBRIEF
  B-9. A backbrief is an informal transfer of information to one or more leaders, usually the commander
  and his guests, about the impending and completed missions, respectively. The amount of information
  briefed is usually set by SOP. All present should understand the mission before they arrive. The purpose of
  the backbrief is only to demonstrate that the team understands the plan thoroughly and has applied
  contingencies and proper risk mitigation procedures to ensure mission success and team preservation.
  Figure B-10 shows an example backbrief format, with explanations.