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  Table 3-5. Course of action comparison staff actions
  Responsible Personnel Recovery Actions: Conduct Advantages and Disadvantages Analysis
  Chief of staff • Leads this analysis.
  Staff • Analyzes advantages and disadvantages for each COA using the war-gaming
  evaluation criteria.
  • Compares strengths and weaknesses of the COAs with respect to one another.
  Responsible Personnel Recovery Actions: Compare Courses of Action
  Chief of staff • Leads this comparison.
  • Facilitates information themes and messages.
  Chief of staff • Uses the decision matrix.
  Staff • Selects a COA that should pose minimum risk, set the force in best posture for
  future operations, and provide maximum latitude for initiative, most flexibility, and
  most secure and stable environment.
  Staff • Uses any technique that helps develop key outputs and recommendations for the
  commander.
  • Compares feasible COAs to identify the one with highest probability of success
  against the most likely enemy COA, the most dangerous enemy COA, the most
  important stability task, and the most damaging environmental impact.
  Responsible Personnel Recovery Actions: Conduct a Course of Action Decision Briefing
  Chief of staff • Decides which COA to recommend.
  Staff • Develops and delivers the COA decision briefing.
  Legend
  COA course of action
  COURSE OF ACTION APPROVAL
  3-8. Table 3-6 shows personnel recovery actions for step six of the MDMP, course of action approval.
  The staff prepares the order or plan by turning the selected COA into a clear, concise concept of operations
  and required supporting information. The PRCS assists the staff by preparing Appendix 13 (Personnel
  Recovery) to Annex E (Protection) of the plan or order, using the COA statement that was produced,
  analyzed, and compared in earlier steps.
  Table 3-6. Course of action approval staff actions
  Responsible Personnel Recovery Actions: Commander Approves Course of Action
  Staff • Identifies the preferred course of action for this recovery and makes a
  recommendation.
  Chief of staff • Highlights any changes to each PR course of action resulting from the war
  game.
  • Provides a decision briefing to commander.
  PRCS • Provides update on the isolating event.
  G-2 (S-2) • Updates enemy situation.
  Commander • Selects the PR course of action.
  • Issues final planning guidance for this recovery.
  G-3 (S-3) • Issues a warning order.
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  G-2 (S-2) intelligence staff officer PR personnel recovery
  G-3 (S-3) operations staff officer PRCS personnel recovery coordination section
  ORDERS PRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, AND TRANSITION
  3-9. Table 3-7 shows personnel recovery staff actions for the final step of the MDMP.