text: Reconnaissance and Security
  or distributed to the BCT,for example,can monitor and collect information on geographic areas well beyond
  the BCT area of operations for early warning of threat actions. Intelligence operations (see paragraph 5-90),
  tasks undertaken by military intelligence units and Soldiers (within and external to the BCT), collect
  information about the intent,activities,and capabilities of threats and about relevant aspects of the operational
  environment to support the BCT commander’s decision-making.
  COMMANDER’S RECONNAISSANCE AND SECURITY GUIDANCE
  5-9. The BCT commander’s reconnaissance guidance and security guidance gives a clear understanding of
  the reconnaissance and security organization’s task,purpose,and end state,specifically the BCT’sCavalry
  squadron. Reconnaissanceguidanceand security guidance explains tempo,the level of detail,and covertness
  required,the reconnaissance objective,and guidelines for engagement,disengagement,bypass criteria,and
  displacement criteria. The commander develops reconnaissance guidance and security guidance based on the
  BCT mission, commander’s intent, timeline, and enemy to satisfy information requirements and identify
  opportunities to seize,retain,and exploit the initiative and consolidate gains. The BCT commander specifies
  different reconnaissance guidance and security guidance for each phase of an operation and adjusts the
  components of the guidance when appropriate. The commander’s reconnaissance guidance and security
  guidance consists of the following components:
  (cid:122) Tempo,level of detail,and covertness required.
  (cid:122) Focus (reconnaissance objective and security objective).
  (cid:122) Engagement,disengagement,and bypass criteria.
  (cid:122) Displacement criteria.
  TEMPO,LEVEL OF DETAIL,COVERTNESS REQUIRED
  5-10. Tempo, the level of detail, and covertness required of the Cavalry organization to accomplish
  reconnaissance or security operations are described in four ways: rapid, deliberate, stealthy, and forceful.
  (See figure 5-1onpage 5-4.) Tempois the relative speed and rhythm of military operations over time with
  respect to the enemy (ADP 3-0). Rapid and deliberate are levels of detail that are mutually exclusive in all
  cases,as one cannot be rapid and deliberate at the same time. However,Cavalry organizations can oscillate
  between the two from phase to phase or even within sub phases of an operation. Stealthy and forceful indicate
  mutually exclusive levels of covertness. Commanders choose the appropriate type of reconnaissance or
  security operations,balanced with the mission variables of METT-TC,to complete the mission.
  5-11. Rapid action dictates that the level of detail for reconnaissance and security operations is limited to a
  prescribed list of critical tasks or priority intelligence requirements. Rapid action is appropriate when time is
  of the essence and only a limited number of critical tasks or information requirements are necessary to
  accomplish the mission.
  5-12. Deliberate action implies that the organization must accomplish all critical tasks to ensure mission
  success. Deliberate action allows the organization more time to answer all information requirements. Detailed
  and thorough reconnaissance and security operations require time intensive,comprehensive,and meticulous
  mounted and dismounted efforts to observe reconnaissance objectives and develop the situation.
  5-13. Stealthy action emphasizes avoiding detection and engagement dictated by restrictive engagement
  criteria. Stealthy reconnaissance and security operations typically take more time than aggressive
  reconnaissance and security operations. Stealthy reconnaissance or security operations utilize dismounted
  scouts to take maximum advantage of cover and concealment to reduce signatures that lead to compromise.
  The BCT commander uses stealthy reconnaissance or security operations when time is available, detailed
  reconnaissance and stealth is required, enemy forces are likely to be in a specific area, when dismounted
  scouts encounter danger areas, and when restrictive terrain limits effectiveness of mounted reconnaissance
  or security operations.
  5-14. Forceful action develops the situation by employing reconnaissance and security forces, technical
  means, and direct and indirect-fire systems that can move rapidly to develop the situation. Forceful
  reconnaissance and security operations require firepower, aggressive exploitation of action on contact,
  security,and training to survive and accomplish the mission. Forceful reconnaissance and security operations