True/False: Concepts are not doctrine until tested, approved, and accepted.

• A. False
• B. True
• C. Not specified
• D. Cannot be determined

Answer: (B)

The main idea is how a concept becomes doctrine. A concept is an idea about how to achieve an objective, while doctrine is the formal, published guidance commanders rely on in practice. Because doctrine must be vetted, validated, and officially approved, a concept isn’t doctrine until it has been tested, evaluated, refined as needed, and accepted by the appropriate authority. Only after that process is it codified and taught as doctrine. So the statement is true: concepts are not doctrine until tested, approved, and accepted.