- Acronym
TLP
Troop Leading Procedures
- FM 5-0Publication
Planning and Orders Production
FM 5-0 is the Army's reference for planning: the military decision-making process, troop leading procedures, Army design methodology, and the formats for plans and orders. If you have ever needed the five-paragraph OPORD format at midnight, this is the book. The November 2024 edition supersedes the 16 May 2022 version and the posted file incorporates change 1, dated August 2025.
- Reference
Troop leading procedures and how they differ from MDMP
The eight troop leading procedures, which of them run in parallel rather than in order, and why a company or platoon uses them instead of MDMP.