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An Army Professional who applies

military-technical and moral-ethical

knowledge to their mission is

demonstrating which characteristic of the

Army proffesion?

Military Expertise

Formally or informally. Regardless of

position or rank, all Army members can

find themselves in situations to lead and

influence others. Which dynamic of

leadership is this an example of?

The Leader

Leader development has a clear purpose

for what, when and how to develop. It is

purposeful and goal-oriented. The

principles of leader development describe

goals for what leaders need to be

developed to do. Which of the following is

not a goal of leader development?

Cultural Awareness

One major distinction of the leadership

requirements model is that _________

are skills that can be trained and

developed while _______ encompass

enduring personal characteristics, which

are molded through experience over time.

Competencies; Attributes

What is critical to achieving success in

unified action? It requires special

awareness about how influence works in

different groups and different situations.

Extending influence

Which domain allows individuals to

persue personal and professional

development goals?

Self-Development Domain

Which method of influence are leaders

using when they offer to provide

incentives for gaining a higher level of

compliance with orders or instructions?

Exchange

Which of the following is an attribute on

the Army Leadership Requirements

Model?

Professional Bearing

______ allows combatant commanders to

reassure partners and deter aggression

while establishing conditions that support

the potential employment of joint forces.

Shaping Operational Environments

________ is the process used by leaders

to guide subordinates to improve

performance and develop their potential.

Counseling

The Mission Command Warfighting

Function includes several “Commander

Tasks.” Which of the following is NOT a

Commander Task?

Corrdinate indirect fires

To which of the four elements of

command is “Morale” specifically related?

Responsbility

Using proper channels is specifically

related to which Element of Control?

Communication

Which Principle of Mission Command

focuses on telling subordinates what to

do, not how to do it?

Mission Orders

Which is the most important component

of the Command and Control System?

People

Unit consolidate gains once what has

concluded in their area of operations?

Large Scale Combat Operations

What company within the Brigade

Support Battalion is the primary supply

and transportation hub for the Brigade

Combat Team?

Distribution Company

Which characteristic of the Defense is

demonstrated by placing overwhelming

combat power at specific locations?

Mass and Concentration

What characteristic of the Offense is

demonstrated by attacking in time and

space where enemy forces are not

prepared?

Surprise

Which of the ARSOF Core Capabilities is

described as activities that support the

development of capability and capacity of

foreign security forces?

Security Force Assistance

Which of the Army Stability Tasks centers

on providing access to basic needs and

services?

Restore Essential Services

Which of the folloing best describes the

advantages of the IBCT?

Operates best in complex terrain, is easily transported, and is easily sustained

Which of the following is an example of

the Defense Support to Civil Authorites

Core Task of Provide support for

Domestic Civilian Law Enforcement?

Combating Terrorism

Which of the following is one of the eight

variables of the operational environment?

Economics

Which of the following is one of the four

elements of Decisive Action?

Defense

Which of the following is one of the four

tenets of Unified Land Operations?

Simultaneity

Which of the following is one of the six

participants in Unified Action?

Multi-national forces

Which of the following is one of the six

principles of Unified Land Operations?

Adherence to Law of War

Which of the warfighting functions

enables commanders to understand the

enemy, terrain, weather and other

aspects of the operational environment?

Intelligience

Which of the following statements is true

about the Consolidation of Gains?

Are used to allow for the transition of control

Fragmentary orders can be issued

______ and followed up as _______.

Verbally, writing

Recommended war-gaming methods, are

belt, box, and _________?

Avenue-in-depth

To ensure understanding, subordinate

leaders brief their commander on the

order they just received. What is this type

of briefing called?

backbrief

What are two of the five Army planning

methodologies?

The Military decision-making process and troop leading

prcedures

What is a constraint?

A restriction placed on the command by a higher command which will

dictate action/inaction and may restrict freedom of action.

What is the difference between direct

support and general support?

Direct support is typical to an organic unit or a unit in your

organization

What is the purpose of a battle rhythm?

Provides a deliberate, daily schedule of command, staff, and unit

activities intended to maximize use of time and synchronize staffa

ctions

When considering step 2 of the Military

Decision-Making Process (Mission

Analysis), which staff is responsible for

creating the requirements management

tools for the information collection plan?

Intelligence Staff

Who participates in the rapid

decision-making and synchronization

process?

The commander, executive officer, the staff and subordinate units if

neccassary

________ is an objective process to

evaluate courses of action independently

and against set evaluation criteria

approved by the commander and staff.

COA Comparison

A unit that is able to withstand a level of

training proficiency within the band of

excellence to maintain consistent

performances and combat readiness

despite personel turnover, new

equipment, and resource constraints is

adhering to which of the Army’s principles

of training?

Train to sustain

During the planning phase of the

operations process what do the planners

use to identify other supporting collective

and individual tasks that support higher

collective tasks?

Training and Evaluation Outline

During which phase of the operations

process are training resource

requirements identified?

Plan

During which step of the 8-step training

model do commanders review the tasks

trainined, assess the unit’s training elvel,

and obtain lessons learned to improve

future trainingevents?

Step 7 Conduct and After-Action review

Leaders assess training by condicting

which of the following?

Checking progress toward task achievement

Since tasks are rarely performed to

standard on the first attempt what can

leaders do to ensure their units can

perform the task to standard within the

allotted time?

Publish Training Schedules

Which of the following is being conducted

when a unit is preparing for training and

the leaders conduct informal coordination

measures tied to administrative

resourcing needs?

Pre combat checks

Wich of the following is one of the three

goals of a training meeting?

Ensure cross communication between leaders

Which of the following provides the

criteria for determining the minimum

acceptable proficiency of task

performance under operating conditions?

Tasks Standard Statement

Which type of After-Action-Review

requires site reconnaissance,

coordination for training aids, assigned

facilitator, and includes an overview of the

training events plan?

Formal

1. What is the purpose of the Army

People Strategy and the guiding principle

of Talent Management?

Acquire, develop, employ and retain talent for the Army.

2. You are coordinating with the brigade cyberspace planners

during STEP 2 of MDMP. You seek to force the enemy to alter

their timetable and operational tempo. You have a specific start

and stop time for the cyberspace mission. You understand that

your role is to identify the required cyber electromagnetic effects

(CEMA), not the means to achieve the effects. Those decisions

are left to the cyberspace planners. What offensive cyber

operation effects are most suitable to alter the enemy’s timetable

and tempo over the course of a specific period of time?

Disrupt enemy communications

3. You are a brigade planner preparing for

operations while deployed to Latvia. What

is an important space operations

advantage the brigade has that allows for

long range command and control beyond

line of site (BLOS)?

SATCOM

4. You are a company commander counseling

a new platoon leader. During the counseling

session, you describe in clear, concise terms

who he reports to and who reports to him. To

which of the four guiding principles of

organizing for command and control does this

most closely relate?

Chain of Command

5. As a deployed company commander you

recently signed for three Unmanned Aerial

Vehicles (UAVs). Per the contract on which

these UAVs were acquired, all maintenance

support will be provided from deployed field

service representatives. What type of contract

support is this?

Systems Support

6. You are stationed at Fort Carson, CO, a

region prone to wildfires. A fire at Waldo

Canyon has spread faster than anticipated

and is imminently threatening the public.

Under what stipulation could the commanding

general of Fort Carson provide resources?

Immediate Response

7. You are a Forward Support Company

commander. During a training exercise in

Eastern Europe, your company is tasked to

provide nonstandard logistical support to

Special Forces Soldiers conducting operations

with the local resistance fighters. What

ARSOF task is this an example of?

Unconventional Warfare

8. After planning the movement to a combined

training center, your unit realizes they are

missing a major capability. A COMPO 3

(USAR) sustainment unit will join the

organization solely for the rotational training

exercise. This is an example of what type of

command relationship?

Attached

9. While working on the brigade staff, you

learned how important it is to follow the

weekly battle rhythm. Which of the

following reasons would cause an

established battle rhythm to change?

Higher headquarters’ battle rhythm and reporting requirements.

10. You are the battalion S2 and have just been

called to the TOC for an emergency planning

meeting regarding the receipt of a new OPORD

from BDE. When the meeting begins you are given

a timeline that consists of briefing times and

locations and you are provided with instructions to

complete the plans associate with the Military

Decision Making Process. Who is responsible for

developing and briefing this information?

Executive Officer (XO)

11. You were recently assigned as the

battalion assistant S3 and are conducting the

Military Decision Making Process. You and

your supervisor have spent the past two hours

identifying facts and assumptions in

preparation for an upcoming brief. Which step

of the MDMP Process are you in?

Mission Analysis

12. You are serving on a brigade staff and

have spent the past three hours in a planning

session with other staff sections examining

the screening criteria for each prospective

COA. The staff’s attention has been focused

solely on ensuring this portion of the operation

will directly accomplish the mission. Which of

the following operations are you working on?

Decisive

13. Which scenario is an example of

mismanagement of SFRG funds?

The company commander uses SFRG funds to buy company

coins.

14. As a company commander you are

currently applying the art and science of

understanding the situation, visualizing the

desired end state and laying out effective

ways of reaching that end state for your

training plan. You are verifying the training

venues needed to reach your desired

operational environment. Which phase of the

operations process are you in?

Plan

15. You are a company commander and have begun analyzing

your battalion’s annual training guidance. Your commander uses

the green-amber-red time management cycle to ensure his units

are able to meet their readiness requirements. The battalion in

red cycle during first quarter, amber cycle during second quarter,

green cycle during third quarter, and during fourth quarter your

battalion is back to amber cycle. Based off this information during

which quarter would you limit leaves and passes and require

maximum Soldier attendance at training?

Third quarter

16. You are a company commander and have

begun developing training events for your

short-range planning horizon in accordance with

your battalion commander’s training guidance. In

order to properly forecast and coordinate for each

training event you will need to use which of the

following as a guide to help you properly

backwards plan?

T-week concept

The BCT's signal company is organic to which battalion?

The signal company is separate from any battalion and falls under the BCT HQ

Which Brigade Combat Team is better suited for operations in restrictive and complex, urban combat?

The Infantry BCT

The task organizations of the three Brigade Combat Teams are similar with which exception?

All BCT's maneuver battalions are structured the same.

Which BCT organization is responsible for planning, preparing, executing and assessing replenishment operations to support

BCT operations?

The Brigade Support Battalion.

Which is a limitation of the Arrnored Brigade Combat Team?

Its high usage Of consumable supplies, particularly class Ill, V, and IX

How many combined arms Battalions are in the ABCT

3

Which of the following is NOT an entry operation conducted by an IBCT?

Airborne Assault

What type of Battalion is not organic to the ABCT, IBCT, or SBCT?

Air Defense

What's the primary anti-armor force in the SBCT?

The Cavalry Squadron Weapons Troop

Commanders use the science of control to

Manage information

The Elements of the art of command are?

The use of judgement, years of self-schooling, and personal experience

What are some of the mission command networks and systems used in the science of control?

CPOF, BFT, SINGARs, and staffs

As a leader, the Commander must make decisions. What are the two major types of decisions?

Analytical and Intuitive

The art of command comprises?

Authority, decision-making, and leadership

ADRP 6—0 defines -command" as the authority that a commander in the armed forces lawfully exercises over subordinates by ___________

Virtue of rank or assignment.

Intuitive Decision making can best be described as?

Relies on a Commanders experience and ability to recognize the key elements and implications of a particular problem or solution

When making decisions, Commanders strive to develop and maintain understanding of the situation. To achieve understanding,

Commanders and staffs process data to develop meaning. What do these steps include?

Data, information, knowledge, and understanding

According to FM 6-0, combined arms battalions are also resourced with what types of command posts?

Combat trains and Field Trains

You have been assigned to a division staff. You are told that you will be part of a cell responsible for monitoring ongoing operations and determining

implications for within the mid-range planning horizon. What cell are you a part of?

Future Operations Cell

What do commanders and staff develop to provide a single display of relevant information within the area of interest that is tailored to the users requirements?

Common Operating picture

According to FM 6-0, the headquarters’ design combined with robust communication, gives the commander a flexible mission command structure consisting of

what types of command posts?

Main, tactical, and a command group for brigades, divisions, and corps

The ACOS G-8 , The Chief of Fires, and the Chief of Protection are assigned to what staff groups?

Coordinating Staff

According to FM 6-0, what does effective mission command require?

Continuous, close coordination, synchronization, and information sharing across staff sections

According to FM 6-0, activities common to all CP’s include all except which of the following:

Assessing Information

A deployed BCT conducts a battle update brief daily at 1900 ours local time. This is part of the BCT’s

Battle Rhythm

Which organization within the CP coordinates and synchronizes forces and activities by warfighting function?

Integrating Cells

The Force Management (FM) Officer, Operations Research Systems Analysis (ORSA) Officer and Electronic Warfare (EW) Officer are assigned to what staff

group?

Special Staff

What is the defensive local oriented on a likely enemy avenue of approach called?

Battle Position

What are defensive, organized movements that directs troops away from an enemy in order to protect an overwhelmed or weakened force,

or to improve an untenable tactical situations called?

Retrograde Operations

What form of defense is characterized by defense that is oriented in all directions and aggressive patrolling and security operations?

Perimeter Defense

The characteristics of defense include:

Preparation, security, disruption, massing effects, and flexibility

What are the primary defensive tasks?

Area defense. Mobile defense, and retrograde

Concentrating on denying enemy forces access to designated terrain for a specific time rather than destroying the enmy outright is an

example of what defensive task?

Area Defense

One of the defensive planning considerations calls for a force withheld from action and commited at a decisive moment? What is the force

called?

Strike Force