What are the goals of TC 3?

• A. Complete the mission, prevent additional casualties, treat the casualty
• B. Evacuate all casualties, secure the area, conduct reconnaissance
• C. Treat the casualty only, ignore mission continuity
• D. Maintain supplies, train personnel, restore communications

Answer: (A)

Balancing mission impact, casualty prevention, and casualty care on the battlefield is what TC3 emphasizes. The goals are to complete the mission, prevent additional casualties, and treat the casualty. On a chaotic battlefield, you aim to keep the unit moving toward its objective while reducing the risk to others, and you provide life-saving care and evacuation when it’s safe to do so. This order ensures you don’t sacrifice the mission for care, yet you don’t delay treatment when you can safely deliver it.

Other options miss one or more of these priorities: they might emphasize evacuation or reconnaissance without including timely treatment, or they suggest ignoring mission continuity, or focus on logistics rather than casualty care.