Check That Each Turn of the Loop Started and Ended in the Fight
The Fielding Loop
Companion to You Are Not the Warfighter · Updated 2026-09-29
Use this to check one turn of the loop. Confirm that the turn went from the fight back to the fight and that no stand-in did a warfighter’s step. Worked in “The Fielding Loop Starts and Ends in the Fight.”
The Fielding Loop check for one turn.
| Step | Who did it | What happened (with dates) | Warfighter present where the step needs one? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Warfighter | |||
| 2. Observation in training or combat | |||
| 3. Evidence (Warfighter Evidence Brief) | |||
| 4. Prototype | |||
| 5. Exercise with real units (D0–D1) | |||
| 6. Hardening and certification (Gate Map; production where the Integrator Sort says) | |||
| 7. Fielding | |||
| 8. Combat and exercise data |
Steps 1, 5, 7, and 8 need the units that fight with the system. If one of those rows names only a staff, a contractor, or a tester, the turn isn’t finished. It is waiting at that step.