Which of the following is NOT a step in the TLPs?

• A. Draft the Budget
• B. Issue the Order
• C. Initiate Movement
• D. Complete the Plan

Answer: (A)

Troop Leading Procedures are the practical steps a leader uses to prepare for a mission at the small-unit level, from understanding the mission and issuing a warning order to planning, starting movement, recon, finalizing the plan, issuing the order, and then supervising during execution. Drafting a budget isn’t part of that sequence; budgeting deals with resource allocation at higher levels and isn’t a step you perform as you prepare a small-unit operation.

Initiating movement, issuing the order, and completing the plan all fit squarely within the TLP flow: you start movement after shaping the plan, you issue the order to convey the plan to subordinates, and you finalize the plan before execution. Thus, drafting the budget stands out as not belonging to the TLP steps.