In the eight-step training model, which step comes immediately after Recon the Training Site?

• A. Plan the Training
• B. Issue the OPORD
• C. Rehearse
• D. Execute the Training

Answer: (B)

Once the training site has been reconned, the next action is to issue the OPORD. The Operation Order formally communicates the training plan to everyone involved, laying out the objective, tasks for each participant, sequencing, coordinating instructions, and safety considerations. This ensures all units and individuals understand why the training is happening, what they must do, when events will occur, and how actions are coordinated, which is essential before you move into practicing the plan during rehearsals and then executing it. Planning happens before recon, rehearsals rely on the OPORD, and execution comes after rehearsals, so issuing the OPORD is the natural, logical next step after recon.