What does METT-TC stand for?

• A. Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops, Time, Civilian Considerations
• B. Mission, Enemy, Topography, Troops, Time, Civilian Considerations
• C. Mission, Adversary, Terrain, Troops, Time, Civilian Considerations
• D. Mission, Enemies, Terrain, Troops, Time, Civilian Considerations

Answer: (A)

METT-TC is a planning framework used to analyze a mission and the operating environment before taking action. It breaks the planning into six factors: Mission, Enemy, Terrain (and weather), Troops and support available, Time, Civil considerations. The option that lists Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops, Time, Civilian Considerations matches these six factors in the familiar order and uses the standard labels. Terrain is the factor that includes the environment and, in practice, weather is often considered part of that terrain factor, so listing Terrain without the separate weather term still conveys the same factor. The other choices substitute synonyms or variations—Topography instead of Terrain, Adversary or Enemies instead of Enemy—which deviate from the conventional METT-TC terms. This is why that option is the best fit.