UNITAF Future
UNITAF

Caution

This site is a work in progress

This site is finished to different degrees. Feedback is welcome. Please bear in mind that most of what you see, if not everything, is still a work in progress.

Data from the live site is synced here every hour. Anything you do on this site stays here. It is not copied back to the live site until we switch over.

Discord and permissions are linked. Be careful with admin actions. Some of them also change Discord.

UNITAF members taking orders before an operation
Force Manual

The FM outlines our core skills, policies and guides to ensure every member stands ready for the mission ahead.

All platforms Arma 3 Arma Reforger Arma 4 By role

FM/G312 · Leadership basics

Issuing orders

Passages
4
Reading time
1 min
Views
75
Owned by
Unit Command
Platforms
Every platform
Role cards
25 cards
Published
23 Sep 2026
On this page
  1. Using CLAP when giving orders FM/BG-1696
  2. Issue an order FM/BS-1407
  3. Act on orders FM/BS-1408
  4. Disagree with orders FM/BS-1409

Using CLAP when giving orders

Follow the CLAP mnemonic to use with every order:

  • Clear: issue direct, concise and actionable tasks.
  • Loud: ensure you are heard over chatter, comms and combat.
  • As an order: assert what you are saying is an order, and not something else like a question.
  • with Pauses: Break up the order in to short phrases separated by short pauses to allow the receiver to process the content.

Issue an order

When issuing an order, use the following format:

  • Who: who is expected to execute the order
  • What: the thing that needs to be done
  • When: when to start the execution

Act on orders

When given an order, confirm the order and make a plan and act to implement the intent of the order. When unable to act, make this clear to avoid misunderstandings or timing issues.

Disagree with orders

When disagreeing with a given order: 

  • Communicate your objection
  • State the reason and 
  • If possible suggest an alternative. 

If despite the disagreement the order is confirmed, execute it to the best of your ability without complaint or argument.

Be mindful to not disagree with every order, keeping in mind that there might be reasons not yet apparent why the order is given.

On role cards

On 25 role cards in 6 combat areas.

Named on

The other 7 roles read it through these cards.

By combat area

Next in Leadership basics

FM/G313 People management