Order that begins execution planning on selected COA?

• A. Campaign
• B. Direct
• C. ALERTORD
• D. CONPLAN

Answer: (C)

Starting execution planning on a selected COA is done with an Alert Order. This order kicks off the detailed planning process once a COA has been chosen, giving planners and units the initial guidance, priorities, and resources needed to flesh out the plan and begin coordinating actions. It sets the tempo and accountability, so the team can move from a concept toward a concrete operating plan and eventual orders.

A campaign describes a broad series of related operations aimed at strategic objectives, not the document that triggers planning on a specific COA. A CONPLAN is a concept plan for potential operations, not the immediate trigger to begin execution planning. The term that doesn’t fit here is not a standard planning trigger in this context, so it doesn’t initiate the hands-on planning work.