The OPORD Blue Book is designed to teach platoon and company-level leaders how to master the TLPs and produce the in-depth detailed OPORDs your element needs.



The Blue Book serves as a primer and in-course supplement for BOLC, CCC, Ranger School, and other TLP level focused courses.
The B/G TLP Team worked with those from across the Army, including professionals from conventional and non-conventional forces, Officers and NCOs, Ranger School, RSLC, BOLC, CCC Instructors, and a variety of experienced and most qualified military leaders to ensure accuracy and relevance.
Achieve excellence with mission planning and forge yourself as the professional and reliable leader your unit expects.
The Blue Book is for students heading to & attending BOLC, CCC, Ranger School, and other TLP level focused courses.
The B/G team worked with those from across the Army, including professionals from Ranger School, RSLC, BOLC, CCC Instructors, and a variety of experienced and most qualified military leaders to ensure accuracy and relevance.
Achieve excellence with mission planning and forge yourself as the professional and reliable leader your unit expects.

What can you do before BOLC, and during BOLC, to ensure you're gaining mastery of the TLPs and platoon level planning?
Article Link
Learning to properly plan using the TLPs is a vital part of the IBOLC & ABOLC; learn the common misunderstandings of students in these courses.
Article Link
Your initial plan is crafted as a course of action. Without the fine details, you need to begin with a rough draft of the plan you're forging, and the visual element of that COA is essential.
Article Link
It's no suprise that the mission statement is a vital part of mission planning. But how do you actually make it? What do the 5 W's actually mean and where do you start?
Article Link
Does anyone actually use the TLPs? What's the point of the process? What role will they take on when I'm a Platoon Leader?
Article Link
When you're first learning the TLPs, you just need a basic overview. This slideshow presents the basics so you can start your learning process.
Article Link
What can you do before BOLC, and during BOLC, to ensure you're gaining mastery of the TLPs and platoon level planning?
Article Link
Learning to properly plan using the TLPs is a vital part of the IBOLC & ABOLC; learn the common misunderstandings of students in these courses.
Article Link
It's no suprise that the mission statement is a vital part of mission planning. But how do you actually make it? What do the 5 W's actually mean and where do you start?
Article Link
Your initial plan is crafted as a course of action. Without the fine details, you need to begin with a rough draft of the plan you're forging, and the visual element of that COA is essential.
Article Link
Does anyone actually use the TLPs? What's the point of the process? What role will they take on when I'm a Platoon Leader?
Article Link
When you're first learning the TLPs, you just need a basic overview. This slideshow presents the basics so you can start your learning process.
Article Link
