Which scenario best illustrates decisively engaged?

• A. A unit has ceased all movement.
• B. A unit has negotiated a ceasefire.
• C. A unit is maneuvering freely with no contact.
• D. A fully committed force cannot maneuver or extricate itself.

Answer: (D)

Decisively engaged means a force is in active combat with the enemy and cannot readily change posture or pull back. In this scenario, a fully committed force cannot maneuver or extricate itself, which shows it is in the thick of the fight with little freedom to disengage. The other options describe no contact, a pause through a ceasefire, or movement without enemy engagement, none of which capture the sense of being fully engaged and constrained by the fight.