army 101 midterm

what is the Army’s primary combined arms, close combat force that often operates as part of a division or join task force?

BCT

a ______ is made up of 3 to 4 squads, for a total of 16 to 40 Soldiers, which is normally led by a Lieutenant who is assisted by a Sergant First Class

Platoon

The united states army mission is to provide ready qualified and prompt land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force. true or false

false

the Army mission is to _____, ______, and _______ our nations wars.

Deploy, fight, win

The Army mission is vital to the _______ because we are the service capable of defeating enemy ground forces and indefinitely seizing and controlling those things an adversary prizes most its land its resources and its population

b. Nation

Large init 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

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

Compromised of three to five companies tattling 500 to 600 soldiers

battalion

Major general

division

Staff sergeant

Squad

captain

Battalion

Lieutenant Colonel

Company

pay grade, rank, rank, rank, pay grade

e4, staff sergeant, command sergeant, sergeant first class. e5

rank, pay grade, rank, pay grade, rank

Captain, o8, major, W4, colonel

The earliest surviving records show musical instruments used in connection with military activity for signaling during encampments parades and combat. true or false

true

when individual soldier is double-timing, that soldier must come to ______ before saluting

d. Quick time

You are in uniform and standing in front of your home watching a parade when the national colors march past you. What action do you take?

b. render hand salute

Identify what each color symbolizes on a military map

blue:

green;

black;

water, vegetation, man made

what are the three norths on a military map

true north, grid north, magnetic north

four digit, six digit, eight digit

1,000, 100, 10

Grid coordinated on a military map are read

right and up

what is the map sheet number

fort knox spec

what is the contour interval

10m

what is the GM angle in degrees

5.1

what adjoining sheet is directly south of the fort knox installation map sheet.

38593

to convert grid azimuth to magnetic azimuth will you add or subtract GM angle

add

Two circles x inbetween

saddle

circle with tics inside 80 in it

depression

lines curving out

spur

top of the thing going out

ridge

line going toward the mountain

draw

road with tics going in

cut

road with tics going out

fill

circle with x

hill

lines with blue

valley

cliff

going out

conver a grid azimuth of 251 to a magnetic azimuth

256.1

hilltop located

230

what is the spot evaluation

265

back azimuth of 186

6

back azimuth of 18

198

a profession is the vocation while the professional is the member who meets the certification criteria of a vocation. true or false

true

the army profession is

all of the above

the ______ is a soldier or army civilians who meets the Army professions certification criteria in character, competence and commitment

Army proffesional

identify the five essential characteristics of the army profession

espirit de corp, trust, honorable, service stewardship

the _____ is the set of enduring moral principles values beliefs and laws that guide the army profession and create the culture of trust essential to army professionals in the conduct of missions performances of duty and all aspects of life

a. army ethic

what are the three components to PRT

Strength mobility endurance

what field manual can we use to find a comprehensive list and explanation for preparation drills activities and recovery drills.

FM 7-22

how many preparation drills are there (warm up)

10

how many recovery drills are there (cool Down)

5

we conduct all preparation drills at the start and end of every PRT sessions true or false

true

where do we fight

terrain

before we fight on terrain what do we do for it

terrain analysis

what does OAKOC stand for

Observation and fields of fire, avenues and approach, key and decisive terrain, obstacles, cover and concealment

what are the three categories of terrain mobility

unrestricted restricted serverly restricted

of the five categories of OAKOC, which one talks about weather and linear distance

Observation and fields of fire

which terrain mobility hinders or slows movement in combat formation

severely restricted