Which Risk Management principle is demonstrated by thorough hazard identification and assessment to prevent needless jeopardy to Marines and equipment?

• A. Accept no unnecessary risk
• B. Accept all risk
• C. Transfer risk to allies
• D. Avoid risk altogether

Answer: (A)

The key idea is to minimize danger by identifying hazards and assessing them so you don’t expose Marines or equipment to unnecessary jeopardy. Thorough hazard identification and assessment let you see what can go wrong, how bad it could be, and how likely it is, so you can apply controls to remove or reduce those hazards. Only after reducing risk as much as possible should you decide if what remains is acceptable for the mission. That’s the essence of “accept no unnecessary risk”—you don’t eliminate risk entirely (some risk is inherent in operations), but you don’t knowingly accept risks that aren’t necessary for achieving a goal.

The other approaches don’t fit this idea: accepting all risk would ignore hazards and protections; transferring risk to allies isn’t a general RM principle for safeguarding your own Marines and gear; and avoiding risk altogether isn’t practical in most missions because some risk is unavoidable to accomplish tasks.