Source: MCRP 3-10A.3 Marine Infantry Platoon

1. Employment
   1. The Operational Environment
      1. Expectations of Small Unit Leaders
      2. Procedures
      3. Techniques
      4. Tactics
   2. Infantry Platoon Employment
   3. Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
   4. Duties of Key Personnel
      1. Platoon Commander
      2. Platoon Sergeant
      3. Squad and Section Leaders
      4. Platoon Radio Operator
      5. Platoon Corpsman
      6. Attached and Supporting Unit Leaders
   5. Types of Platoons
      1. Rifle Platoon
      2. Weapons Platoon
      3. 81mm Mortar Platoon
      4. Antiarmor Platoon
      5. Heavy Machine Gun Platoon
      6. Combined Antiarmor Team
      7. Scout-Sniper Platoon
      8. Provisional Infantry Platoon
2. Planning
   1. Marine Corps Planning
   2. Tenets of Marine Corps Planning
      1. Top-Down Planning
      2. Single-Battle Concept
      3. Integrated Planning
      4. Mission Tactics
   3. Tactical Tenets
      1. Achieving Decision
      2. Gaining Advantage
      3. Being Faster
      4. Adapting
      5. Cooperation
      6. Exploiting Success
   4. Marine Corps Planning Processes
      1. Begin Planning
      2. Arrange for Reconnaissance
      3. Make Reconnaissance
      4. Complete the Plan
      5. Issue the Order
      6. Supervise
   5. The Platoon Commander’s Role in Planning
   6. The Estimate of the Situation
      1. Mission Analysis
      2. Enemy Analysis
      3. Terrain and Weather Analysis
      4. Troops and Fire Support Available
      5. Time, Space, and Logistics
      6. Civil Considerations
   7. Execution of Leader’s Reconnaissance
   8. Developing the Concept of the Operation
   9. Planning Questions for Platoon Leadership
3. Command and Control
   1. Theory of Command and Control
      1. Command
      2. Control
   2. Task Organization
      1. Command and Support Relationships
      2. Supported and Supporting Units
   3. Platoon Roles and Responsibilities in Command and Control
      1. Platoon Commander
      2. Platoon Sergeant
      3. Platoon Radio Operator
      4. Squad Leaders and Noncommissioned Officers in Charge of Attached and Supporting Units
   4. Methods of Command and Control
      1. Base Unit
      2. Fighter-Leader
      3. Standard Operating Procedures
      4. Event-Driven Actions
      5. Tactical Control Measures
   5. Command and Control Systems and Networks
      1. Battalion and Higher Tactical Nets
      2. Company Tactical Nets
      3. Platoon Tactical Nets
      4. Squad Tactical Nets
      5. Signals
      6. Position Location Information Equipment
      7. Messengers
   6. Combat Orders
      1. Warning Order
      2. Operation Order
      3. Fragmentary Order
4. Intelligence
   1. Platoon Commander’s Role
   2. Evaluating Intelligence
   3. Operations and Intelligence Integration
   4. Tactical Intelligence Procedures
5. Fire Support
6. Offensive Operations
7. The Defense
8. Patrolling
9. Stability
10. Other Tactical Operations
11. Force Protection