MS 101 Midterm

No insignia

Private (E-1) OR PVT

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Private (E-2) OR PV2

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Private First Class (E-3) OR PFC

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Specialist (E-4) OR SPC

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Corporal (E-4) OR CPL

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Sergeant (E-5)

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Staff Sergeant (E-6)

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Sergeant First Class (E-7)

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Master Sergeant (E-8)

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First Sergeant (E-8)

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Sergeant Major (E-9)

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Command Sergeant Major (E-9)

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Sergeant Major of the Army (E-9)

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Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)

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Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)

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Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3)

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Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4)

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Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5)

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2nd Lieutenant (O-1)

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1st Lieutenant (O-2)

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Captain (O-3)

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Major (O-4)

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Lieutenant Colonel (O-5)

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Colonel (O-6)

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Brigadier General (O-7)

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Major General (O-8)

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Lieutenant General (O-9)

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General (O-10)

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General of The Army

Made up of three to four squads, for a total of 16 to 40 Soldiers; normally led by a Lieutenant who is assisted by a Sergeant First Class

Platoon

Comprised of three to five companies totaling 500 to 600 Soldiers; tactically and administratively self-sufficient, capable of independent operations of limited duration and scope; normally commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel, assisted by a Command Sergeant Major.

Battalion

Large unit that can be employed on independent or joint task force operations, normally commanded by a Colonel, although in some cases a Brigadier General may assume command; there are three types of BCT and it may be referred to as a Regiment or Groups depending on the type of unit.

Brigade 

Major General leads a…

Division

Staff Sergeant leads a…

Squad

Captain leads a…

Company

Lieutenant General leads a…

Battalion

The [SOMETHING] can conduct entry operations by ground, air, and amphibious means and consists primarily lightweight wheeled vehicles

Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT)

A [SOMETHING] has up to three Combined Arms Battalions (CABs), organized with two armor battalions and one Mechanized Infantry battalion

Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT)

The [SOMETHING] is an organic combined arms unit of lightly-armored, medium-weight wheeled vehicles

Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT)

Who instituted Drill?

Baron Friedrich von Steuben

What is the purpose of drill?

To instill discipline, build cohesion, and standardize tactical movements

The uniform rhythm in which a movement is executed, or the number of steps or counts per minute at which a movement is executed.

Cadence

What are the 8 Objectives of Drill?

Professionalism, teamwork, confidence, pride, alertness, attention to detail, esprit de corps, and discipline

Musical instruments usage in the military?

To signal dur encampments, parades, ceremonies, and combat

Which two pieces of music are played at almost every US Army Function or Ceremony?

The Army Song and The Star Spangled Banner

Musical signals which announce scheduled and nonscheduled events on Army military bases

Bugle Calls

Reveille

The bugle call that signals raising the flag in the morning and starting the day

Retreat

The bugle call that signals lowering the flag in the evening and ending the day

What to do when the Army Song starts playing?

Everyone will stand at attention when the Army Song is played.

What to do when the National Anthem starts playing?

All dismounted personnel in uniform and not in formation will salute the flag.

When walking towards a superior officer, how many steps away should you begin saluting?

Six 30-inch steps away

What calvary tradition is the reason why you walk to the left and behind a superior?

Subordinates walk on the left side and slightly behind to avoid injuring the superior with their saber. 

Blue?

Water

Green?

Vegetation 

Black?

Man-made structures

Three norths?

True north, magnetic north, grid north

5 Major Terrain features

Hill, valley, ridge, saddle, depression

2 Supplemental terrain features

Cut, fill

3 Minor terrain features

Spur, draw, clif

Four-digit accuracy?

1,000 sq meters

Six-digit accuracy?

100 sq meters

Eight-digit accuracy?

10 sq meters

Grid coordinates on a military map are read how?

Easting to northing

What is this?

Saddle

What is this?

Depression

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Spur

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Ridge

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Draw

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Cut

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Fill

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Hill

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Valley

What is this?

Cliff