METT-TC stands for?

• A. Mission, Enemy, Time, Troops available, Terrain, Civil considerations
• B. Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops available, Time, Civil considerations
• C. Mission, Engagement, Terrain, Troops, Time, Civil considerations
• D. Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops available, Time, Currency considerations

Answer: (B)

METT-TC is a quick, structured way to analyze a mission before acting. It guides you through six factors to understand the situation and plan effectively: Mission to confirm the objective; Enemy to assess who or what you’re facing; Terrain (and weather in some formulations) to understand the ground and conditions; Troops available to know what forces you can rely on; Time to consider deadlines and tempo; and Civil considerations to account for civilians, local population factors, and political implications. The option that lists these six factors in the standard order—Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops available, Time, Civil considerations—matches how this framework is taught and used in planning. The other choices swap terms or include incorrect factors (like currency) that aren’t part of METT-TC, which is why they’re not correct.