text: Chapter 3
  3-46. The level of detail assigned will naturally impact the depth of information collected. Commanders
  identify the number of tasks associated with a type of reconnaissance. In a rapid reconnaissance, commanders
  prescribe the minimum number of tasks necessary to accomplish the mission. By assigning a rapid
  reconnaissance, the commander is accepting a reduced number of tasks and specificity of information
  associated with the assigned tasks. This is more easily accomplished with a greater understanding of the
  operational environment, or when only specific information is needed to facilitate the supported commander's
  decisions. The limitation of rapid reconnaissance is a higher risk to the force due to reduced specificity and
  less detailed information about the operational environment.
  3-47. A deliberate reconnaissance implies all tasks for that type of reconnaissance must be accomplished to
  ensure mission success and to answer PIR. This is usually necessary when the understanding of the
  operational environment is vague. A deliberate reconnaissance tempo is inherently more time intensive due
  to the amount of required information to collect and tasks to complete. It requires meticulous information
  collection, and is conducted when there is limited enemy presence, when more time is available, or the
  commander requires more detailed information about the operational environment. The limitation of a
  deliberate reconnaissance is that it may require augmentation to include more detailed information collection
  assets and may require more deliberate sustainment planning.
  3-48. The level of aggressiveness in a reconnaissance is how the commander directs a reconnaissance force's
  reaction to contact with the enemy. In a stealthy reconnaissance, units are governed by more restrictive
  engagement /bypass criteria. This is appropriate when time is available and the unit is either unable to fight
  for information based on relative combat analysis, dismounted scouts are unable to sustain direct contact, the
  commander wants forces to remain undetected, or when a higher headquarters is unwilling to accept a higher
  threshold of risk with reconnaissance forces as a means of achieving economy of force.
  3-49. A forceful reconnaissance requires a reconnaissance force to develop the situation through action and
  they are governed by more permissive, aggressive engagement criteria. This is appropriate when favorable
  relative combat power analysis permits, when limited time necessitates, or when aggressive engagement is
  necessary to gain the required information. Commanders may also select a level of aggressiveness based on
  their desire to shape the operational environment and influence enemy decision-making.
  3-50. Rapid and deliberate are mutually exclusive levels of detail, as one cannot be rapid and deliberate at
  the same time. Similarly, stealthy and forceful are mutually exclusive levels of aggressiveness. This provides
  commanders with four sets of reconnaissance tempos they can assign as seen in figure 3-2.