CAFJOD Mod 5 Part 1
Principles of War
1. Selection and Maintenance of the Aim – Every op must have a single attainable and clearly defined
aim that remains the focus of the op. Ultimate aim to break will to fight, ops must have a more limited
clear aim.
2. Maintenance of Morale – After leadership, morale is the most important element to maintain
cohesion.
3. Offensive Action – required to defeat an opponent and the forerunner of success.
4. Security – protects the cohesion of a force and other elements. Such as OPSEC
5. Surprise – an effective and powerful influence with a big impact on morale. Secrecy, concealment,
deception, originally, audacity and speed.
6. Cooperation – function of cohesion. Unified team spirit.
7. Concentration of force – achieve success in war via concept a superior moral and materiel force
8. Economy of effort minimum means and resources should be expended
9. Flexibility – must BPT change plans and stuff. Needs good training, comms and discipline and initiative
and agility
10. Admin – no plan or op can succeed without appropriate support
Levels of Conflict
Tactical – Battle and engagement – focus on applying the operational functions command act sense
shield sustain.
Operational – campaign planning – links strategic and tactical. Where major ops are planned and
conducted to achieve strategic goals. Allocation of resources by staff
Strategic – strategic goals consistent with national policy end state of a conflict are determined,
strategies formulated and resources allocated and political constraints established
National Strategic – level where a quantity of a countries resources dedicated to achieving objectives are
determined by political leadership
Joint more than 1 element
Combined more than 1 nation
Integrated coordinated and complementary efforts of military and non military orgs
Principles for joint ops:
1. Legitimacy- acceptance on the part of the international community
2. Transparency – mission must be easily understood to be promoted
3. restraint – measured and proportionate application of force
4. patience, perserverance and long term view – the achievement of the political objectives in a joint
campaign will require a patient resolute effort
5. Unity – unity of command ensures cohesion
6. sustainment – ability to maintain power and achieve desired effects. It includes planning for all
administrative arrangements.
7. Mission tailoring – each task to the CAF has unique requirements.
8. Unity of effort – coordination and cooperation among all participants in the AOR.
9. consent – degree of acceptance by local authorities and population to presence of guys with guns
10. Credibility – should be seen as credible and assessment of ability of the force to accomplish the
mission
Ability to work easily with others – interoperability
RCAF – Command sense act shield sustain generate 2016
RCN – Float move fight,
sustain mobility, command info and int, act, shield
5 Operational Functions:
1. Command – integrates all operational functions into a single comprehensive strategic op or tactical
concept
2. Sense – provides comd with knowledge
3. Sustain – regenerates and maintains capabilities
4. Act – integrate manoeuvre, firepower and info ops
5. Protects a force
Roles of the Army – primarily to defend the nation and to fight and win a war. Seize, hold and dominate
ground and do all land based stuff
1. Defend Canada
2. Promote Canadian interests
Role of the Navy – Ensure Canada can maintain use of the sea. Defend national and allied commitments,
support cdn foreign policy and sovereignty
Military role – sea control, sea denial, fleet in being, maritime power projection
Diplomatic role – preventative deployment, coercion, maritime interdiction ops, PSO, NEO, CIMIC,
symbolic use, presence, HA
Constabulary Role – sovereignty patrols, aide to civil power, OGD assistance, SAR, disaster relief
RCAF Role - deliver air power to control and exploit the air environment.
Enabling – EW, C2, Fore Pro, Sustainment, generation, development
Core - control of the air, air attack, air mobility, ISTAR
