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Risk Management

DA PAM 385-30 is the procedural companion to AR 385-10 for risk management. It walks through applying the risk management steps to missions and everyday tasks and how to document the result. Use it with ATP 5-19, which carries the doctrinal techniques.

Risk Management

ATP 5-19 is the Army's risk management techniques publication. It carries the five-step process leaders use to identify hazards, apply controls, and make an informed risk decision. The November 2021 edition supersedes the April 2014 version and is the reference behind every deliberate risk assessment worksheet.

Risk management and the DD Form 2977

The five steps of risk management, the risk levels that decide who approves an event, and the current worksheet.

Composite Risk Management Worksheet

Rescinded. Units replaced it with DD Form 2977 for deliberate risk assessment; it is listed here only so readers who find an old reference know what replaced it.

Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheet

The standard worksheet for deliberate risk management: identify hazards, assess initial risk, apply controls, and record the residual risk the approving authority accepts.

Is composite risk management still the correct term, and what worksheet is used today?

No. The Army dropped composite risk management and returned to risk management with the publication of ATP 5-19. The deliberate risk assessment worksheet is DD Form 2977. DA Form 7566, the old composite risk management worksheet, is obsolete.

What are the five steps of risk management?

Identify the hazards, assess the hazards, develop controls and make risk decisions, implement controls, and supervise and evaluate. It is a continuous cycle applied to operations, training, and day-to-day activity.

What are the risk levels used in a risk assessment?

Extremely high, high, moderate, and low. The level determines who has the authority to accept the residual risk, which is why the assessment goes to the right approval level before execution.

Training Aids

Training management from the eight-step model through the training meeting, plus ranges, risk management, and after action reviews.

Command and Control

ADP 6-0 is the Army's doctrine for command and control, and the home of mission command -- the approach to command and control that empowers subordinates to act within the commander's intent. The July 2026 edition drops the older 'Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces' title and is organized around command, control, and the command and control warfighting function. Its seven principles of mission command are among the most commonly asked board material.

Protection

ADP 3-37 is the Army's primary publication for the protection warfighting function. It explains how commanders preserve combat power through risk management, prioritization, and the protection tasks that get built into every plan. The April 2026 edition supersedes the January 2024 version.

The Army Safety and Occupational Health Program

AR 385-10 establishes the Army safety and occupational health program and assigns the responsibilities that go with it. It requires risk management to be applied to operations and everyday tasks and sets the framework for accident reporting and investigation. Commanders own safety; the safety officer advises.

The seven principles of mission command

Mission command is how the Army exercises command and control: tell subordinates what to accomplish and why, then let them figure out how. Seven principles make that work.

CRM

Composite Risk Management

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Risk Management

What are the five steps of the OPSEC process?

Identify critical information, analyze the threat, analyze vulnerabilities, assess risk, and apply OPSEC measures or countermeasures. The process is continuous, not a one-time check.

What are the three components of a physical readiness training session?

Preparation, activities, and recovery. Preparation readies the body for the session, activities are the training itself, and recovery brings the Soldier back to a resting state and reduces injury risk.

What is the highest award for valor, and who awards it?

The Medal of Honor. It is awarded by the President in the name of Congress for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States.

What is the Soldier's Medal awarded for?

Heroism not involving conflict with an armed enemy. The act must involve voluntary risk of life. It is a high decoration, and the standard is deliberately demanding: saving a life at genuine personal risk, not simply performing well in an emergency.