When does engagement / disengagement criteria become a factor?

When does engagement / disengagement criteria become a factor?

• A. Before any engagement.
• B. After decisive engagement only.
• C. Either before or after being decisively engaged.
• D. Only after disengagement.

Answer: (C)

Engagement and disengagement criteria are decision points for applying force. They guide whether to initiate contact and, once contact has decisively occurred, whether to continue or disengage. Planning uses them beforehand to confirm the engagement is necessary and lawful; execution uses them after decisive engagement to decide if the objective is achieved, conditions have changed, or the risk is no longer acceptable. Therefore they are relevant both before and after decisive engagement. The other options imply a one-sided timing that doesn’t fit how these criteria function.

Engagement and disengagement criteria are decision points for applying force. They guide whether to initiate contact and, once contact has decisively occurred, whether to continue or disengage. Planning uses them beforehand to confirm the engagement is necessary and lawful; execution uses them after decisive engagement to decide if the objective is achieved, conditions have changed, or the risk is no longer acceptable. Therefore they are relevant both before and after decisive engagement. The other options imply a one-sided timing that doesn’t fit how these criteria function.