PLN-07 · Course Map
GOTWA — Pre-Movement Accountability Planning
Eight lessons. Pick up wherever you left off, or go back over anything you have already finished.
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Lessons
The Accountability Gap
Where the failure actually lives — not in the party that left, but in the party that stayed and was never told what to do.
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The GOTWA Framework
The five points, their doctrinal origin, and why a brief nobody repeated back is not a brief.
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Going and Others
Route against destination, intermediate points, named people rather than headcounts, and handling changes made after you leave.
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Time
Expected return against trigger time, turnaround discipline, buffers, and check-in schedules that do not cause false alarms.
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What
Building the escalation ladder: who may start it, what they say, and when the right instruction is to stay put.
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Actions
Actions on contact for both parties, communications failure, injury, and the case nobody plans for — trouble finding those who stayed.
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Writing and Delivering the Plan
Card format, briefing technique, where the written copy lives, and how the plan changes for a child, a solo trip, or a group.
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Practicum
Build and brief a real plan for a real movement on your own ground, then have the receiving party brief it back. Self-scored.
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Course Certificate
Available once all eight lessons are complete.
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