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◉ CPT Brand brings his platoon leaders in for a meeting to discuss an upcoming training event. He explains his intent and asks for their feedback. Furthermore, he asks that each of them go back to their respective platoons to disseminate the commander's intent and gain bottom-up refinement to help shape the final training plan. This is an example of which type of method of influence? Answer: Collaboration ◉ CPT Jones lacks humility and has a reputation of refusing to seek others' input and feedback. He demonstrates a tendency to curb organizational buy-in and places himself in a position to receive credit from superiors even at the cost of the organization's best interests. Which segment of the Army Leadership Requirements Model is CPT Jones displaying a flaw in? Answer: Character ◉ During 2LT Hopkins commissioning ceremony, she swore an oath to uphold the Army values. With her new Army professional identity, she is bound by what as she goes forward in her career, embracing the concept of Soldier for life? Answer: Army Ethic ◉ During change of command inventory, CPT Fields noticed a lack of organization within his supply shop's inventory sheets. He makes a
note to update this oversight by using techniques he learned at the Captain's Career Course. His ability to harness those experiences and find better ways for improving the organization is part of what? Answer: Developing learning organizations. ◉ During the weekly maintenance meeting, CPT August presented C Co. as 72% manning, 10% excess on medical kits, and only one M113 in the maintenance shop. What type of briefing did CPT August give? Answer: Information Briefing ◉ SSG Hall comes to you with a request to purchase a necessary piece of equipment. As you question the purchase, you begin to realize SSG Hall hasn't been forthcoming with all the information surrounding the request. While you agree the unit needs the item, the cost and return on investment does not support the purchase. A request this expensive will have compounding effects on the unit's budget. Which logic fallacy is found in his thinking? Answer: Oversimplification ◉ Upon returning from the National Training Center, 1LT Gregg conducts a counseling session with each of his section leaders to discuss his observations of their leadership during the rotation and expectations to improve individual and section competency over the next six months. This is an example of what type of counseling? Answer: Performance counseling
◉ The battalion XO and S3 have been called away to a meeting outside the Tactical Operations Center. While they are gone, a call comes in from the Brigade directing a major change of mission for your battalion. The assistant S3 gathers the staff together and does an excellent job of leading them in an analysis of the new mission. His actions are an example of which Principle of Mission Command? Answer: Competence ◉ 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? Answer: Chain of Command ◉ You are new to your battalion. Talking to the battalion staff and some of the company commanders, you realize they are afraid to exercise initiative. This is an indication that the battalion commander may not be effectively exercising which Principle of Mission Command? Answer: Mutual Trust ◉ You are participating in a targeting meeting. To which component of the Command and Control System does this most specifically relate? Answer: Processes ◉ Your battalion commander places Phase Line Blue along Highway
- In doing this, which aspect of Control is he exercising? Answer: Direction
◉ During step 2 of MDMP (Mission Analysis), the battalion staff is planning for an upcoming deployment. While examining the movement plan from CONUS to the area of operations, each staff section should identify risk within their warfighting function. What is this an example of? Answer: Risk management ◉ 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? Answer: Attached ◉ As the battalion S3 for 193rd Brigade Support Battalion you have just finished giving the battalion commander a brief on three separate courses of action (COAs) for sustaining the brigade in an upcoming FTX. The commander elects to go with a hybrid course of action consisting of parts from two of the three COAs and then issues his final planning guidance. At this point what needs to get issued to the subordinate units? Answer: WARNORD 3 ◉ During step 2 of MDMP (Mission Analysis), the battalion staff is planning for an upcoming deployment. Part of the process is determining specified, implied and essential tasks and constraints. What tasks are specified and implied that must be executed to accomplish the mission and are always included in the unit's mission statement? Answer: Essential Tasks
◉ While serving in the Brigade S4 section, you know your section will have to establish the Sustainment Cell. An additional four functional cells must be created? What are they? Answer: Movement and Maneuver, Intelligence, Fires, and Protection ◉ You are a battalion S3 and have been tasked with conducting a rehearsal in preparation for an upcoming large scale, multi-echelon exercise. Your goal is to prepare your battalion for their role in support of the brigade. You are able to secure a site overlooking the training site for the exercise but cannot use the actual training ground itself. While this rehearsal will be focused only on the battalion's role, you see an opportunity to also include the security force in securing the rehearsal site thereby providing them a training opportunity as well. What type of rehearsal best fits into this scenario? Answer: Terrain Model ◉ You are a member of the battalion S3 section and are currently at the National Training Center with your brigade. The S3 section is continually engaged in multiple planning efforts to remain one step ahead of opposing force the OPFOR and anticipating events to better allow you to adapt to the continual changing circumstances. Given the uncertain nature of your current operational state your planning efforts should be focused to ____________ for action. Answer: Develop a framework ◉ You are an officer in the battalion S3 section. The staff has been conducting MDMP in support of the upcoming deployment to Latvia.
During the course of action development brief, the commander directed that the staff look at specific pieces of the plan in time and space during war gaming. This is due to the timeline to complete the process being moved up. Which war gaming method best fits this time constraint and intent? Answer: Box Method ◉ While on a training exercise in the Philippines your unit has been tasked with assisting a team of Special Forces Soldiers to train the local armed forces in counterinsurgency. Which ARSOF task is this an example of? Answer: Foreign Internal Defense ◉ You are a Forward Support Company Commander supporting a Combat Arms Battalion currently engaged in offensive operations. You've received word that a company positioned near the FLOT is severely low on Class I and V. Fortunately you had your Distribution Platoon prepackage company-sized packages of Class I and V in the event expeditious resupply was needed. What principle of sustainment is this an example of? Answer: Anticipation ◉ You are a brigade operations officer. The brigade commander wants the staff to understand the joint levels of war on an upcoming deployment to CENTCOM. The Brigade will fall under I Corps in support of their major operations. What level is this an example of? Answer: Operational ◉ You are a company commander deployed to Latvia. One of your platoons captures a team of enemy combatants. When they return to
◉ You are an armor company commander and have been designated the main effort for an upcoming attack on the enemy defenses. The commander intends to maneuver behind the enemy defenses to seize objectives and cut off the enemy from their supply trains. Which form of maneuver is this? Answer: Envelopment ◉ You are an infantry company commander and have been assigned as a supporting effort for an upcoming attack on the enemy defenses. You are ordered to attack on the eastern side of a linear obstacle along the enemy's likely avenue of approach. You are to attack from concealment into the flank of the enemy unit when they pass your position. Which form of attack are you performing? Answer: Ambush ◉ You are an infantry company commander. Your brigade has been ordered to establish security in a recently liberated town while other brigades in your division continue to engage in operations forward of your battle space. Your company has been tasked to seize storage areas containing weapons and munitions and has been warned that there still may be bypassed enemy within the area. What is this an example of? Answer: Operations to Consolidating Gains ◉ You are an operations staff officer and have been tasked to plan an attack. The Battalion Commander wants to ensure you keep the tenets of Unified Land Operations (ULO) in mind. The S3 emphasizes shared understanding and invites the Air Force representatives into
the planning session. What tenet is this an example of? Answer: Simultaneity ◉ You are an assistant battalion S3. Your unit has been assigned to the Defense Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, and Radiological (CBRN) Response Force (DCRF). Unaware of this mission or its requirements you start an internet search to find more information. You find quite a bit of DCRF information on this geographic combatant command's (GCC) website. This command has a primary DSCA responsibility. Which GCC is this? Answer: USNORTHCOM ◉ You are working in brigade plans. You are currently planning an operation where your brigade will need to deploy rapidly over relatively flat forested terrain and facing lightly armored mechanized infantry. Which type of BCT operates best in this terrain and situation? Answer: Stryker Brigade Combat Team ◉ You are working in the Battalion S3. The battalion is preparing for a deployment to Eastern Europe. The battalion commander has asked for an assessment of the countries in the operational environment. You are tasked with assessing the production, distribution, and consumption of resources in and between these countries. What category of the PMESII-PT framework does this fall in? Answer: Economic ◉ During a brigade operation a key piece of terrain becomes compromised and significantly alters the brigade's ability to
◉ As a company commander you are giving guidance to your platoon leaders regarding the second quarter training plan. You want your lieutenants to ensure their training plans build from simple to increasingly more complex events so the platoons can build from individual to collective task proficiencies. Which training methodology are you describing? Answer: Crawl, Walk, Run ◉ 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? Answer: T-week concept ◉ You are the assistant S3 in a battalion working with the battalion S3 to plan the progression of training that will contribute to the battalion commander's desired mission essential task (MET) proficiencies. You are developing the tasks, conditions, standards, and describing the desired outcomes of the training activity. Which of the following are you creating? Answer: Training objectives ◉ You are an officer in the battalion S3 section. The staff has been conducting MDMP in support of the upcoming deployment to Latvia. During course of action (COA) development, the S3 prefers one of the COAs because it clearly balances cost and risk with the advantages we seek, gained. What example of screening criteria is being used? Answer: Acceptable
◉ An Army Professional who applies military-technical and moral- ethical knowledge to their mission is demonstrating which characteristic of the Army profession? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: Extending influence
◉ Using proper channels is specifically related to which Element of Control? Answer: Communication ◉ Which Principle of Mission Command focuses on telling subordinates what to do, not how to do it? Answer: Mission Orders ◉ Which is the most important component of the Command and Control System? Answer: People ◉ Units consolidate gains once what has concluded in their area of operations? Answer: Large Scale Combat Operations ◉ What company within the Brigade Support Battalion is the primary supply and transportation hub for the Brigade Combat Team? Answer: Distribution Company ◉ Which Characteristic of the Defense is demonstrated by placing overwhelming combat power at specific locations? Answer: Mass and Concentration ◉ Which Characteristic of the Offense is demonstrated by attacking in time and space where enemy forces are not prepared? Answer: Surprise
◉ Which of the ARSOF Core Capabilities is described as activities that support the development of capability and capacity of foreign security forces? Answer: Security Force Assistance ◉ Which of the Army Stability Tasks centers on providing access to basic needs and services? Answer: Restore Essential Services ◉ Which of the following best describes the advantages of an IBCT? Answer: 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 Authorities Core Task of Provide support for Domestic Civilian Law Enforcement? Answer: Combating Terrorism ◉ Which of the following is one of the eight variables of the operational environment? Answer: Environment ◉ Which of the following is one of the four Elements of Decisive Action? Answer: Defense ◉ Which of the following is one of the four Tenets of Unified Land Operations? Answer: Simultaneity
◉ What are two of the five Army planning methodologies? Answer: The military decision-making process and troop leading procedures ◉ What is a constraint? Answer: 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? Answer: Direct support is typical to an organic unit or a unit in your organization ◉ What is the purpose of a battle rhythm? Answer: Provides a deliberate, daily schedule of command, staff, and unit activities intended to maximize use of time and synchronize staff actions ◉ When conducting 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? Answer: Intelligence staff ◉ Who participates in the rapid decision-making and synchronization process? Answer: The commander, executive officer, the staff and subordinate units if necessary
◉ _________ is an objective process to evaluate courses of action independently and against set evaluation criteria approved by the commander and staff. Answer: COA Comparison ◉ A unit that is able to withstand a level of training proficiency within the band of excellence to maintain consistent performance and combat readiness despite personnel turnover, new equipment fielding, and resource constraints is adhering to which of the Army's principles of training? Answer: Train to sustain ◉ During the planning phase of the operations process what do planners use to identify other supporting collective and individual tasks that support higher collective tasks? Answer: Training and Evaluation Outline ◉ During which phase of the operations process are training resource requirements identified? Answer: Plan ◉ During which step of the 8-Step Training Model do commanders review the tasks trained, assess the unit's training level, and obtain Lessons learned to improve future training events? Answer: Step 7 Conduct an After-Action Review ◉ Leaders assess training by conducting which of the following? Answer: Checking progress toward task achievement
