The TRavel Risk Planning System (TRiPS) serves what purpose for Marines?

• A. The Travel Risk Planning System (TRiPS)
• B. The Commandant's Safety Division
• C. The ABCD model
• D. A weather application

Answer: (A)

TRiPS is the Marines’ formal tool for planning and managing risk during official travel. It guides you through gathering trip details, identifying travel-specific hazards, assessing their risk, and applying controls to reduce that risk before departure. The process results in a documented travel risk assessment and an approved plan that accounts for factors like weather, terrain, equipment and vehicle readiness, route safety, medical readiness, and emergency procedures, with residual risk deemed acceptable. That focus—a standardized system to plan, assess, and mitigate travel risks for Marines—is why this option is the best choice. The other options describe either a command office, a generic risk framework, or a weather app, none of which capture the purpose of TRiPS as the dedicated travel risk planning system.