The fire command __________ is always given, but never recorded.

The fire command __________ is always given, but never recorded.

• A. Fire for Effect
• B. Warning Order
• C. Target Acquisition
• D. Cease Fire

Answer: (B)

The concept here is how fire support commands are issued and documented. A warning order is the initial notice that a fire mission is about to begin; it tells crews to prepare, synchronize actions, and gather the necessary data. This heads-up is typically given verbally and isn’t kept as part of the formal firing record. In contrast, the actual directive to fire—fire for effect—gets recorded in the fire mission log, along with target data and observed results. Target acquisition describes locating the target and isn’t itself a firing directive to be recorded, and a cease-fire directive would also be logged as part of the execution record. Because the warning order is always issued before any firing but isn’t entered into the firing record, it fits the statement.

The concept here is how fire support commands are issued and documented. A warning order is the initial notice that a fire mission is about to begin; it tells crews to prepare, synchronize actions, and gather the necessary data. This heads-up is typically given verbally and isn’t kept as part of the formal firing record. In contrast, the actual directive to fire—fire for effect—gets recorded in the fire mission log, along with target data and observed results. Target acquisition describes locating the target and isn’t itself a firing directive to be recorded, and a cease-fire directive would also be logged as part of the execution record. Because the warning order is always issued before any firing but isn’t entered into the firing record, it fits the statement.