Operation plan review criterion. The determination whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, material, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and militarily and politically supportable. JP 1-02 Acceptability is one of the four joint operation plan review criteria. Acceptable plans are proportional and worth the anticipated cost. They provide for accomplishment of the mission with available resources without incurring excessive losses in personnel, equipment, materiel, time, or position. They are consistent with the law of war and are militarily and politically supportable.
DesignationJoint Doctrine Encyclopedia
EditionJul 1997
StatusSuperseded
Pages737
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionRecent Archive
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