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AMEDD BOLC MIDTERM EXAM LATEST VERSION
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Where are Mortuary Affairs Collection Point (MACP) located in theater? - ANSAlways co-located on bases with Role 3 facilities and usually co-located with Role 2 facilities (usually operate as close to the airstrip as possible) Where is the Theater Mortuary Evacuation Point (TMEP) - ANSAt a major Aerial Port of Embarkation Where is the port of entry mortuary facility? - ANSDover AFB By when do remains have to reach MACP, TMEP and Dover AFB? - ANSWithin 24 hrs By when do remains have to reach the deceased's family? - ANSWithin 72-96 hrs What are examples of tentative and positive identifications for remains? - ANSTentative
- DD Form 565 Positive (Done at Dover):
- DNA test
- Dental records
- Finger printing What is the role of a Summary Courts-Martial Officer (SMCO)? - ANS-Must be appointed within 48 hrs
- Should be someone detached from Soldier
- Separate distasteful items and record that they were destroyed (Maintain a good memory of the Soldier)
- Inventory all PE with the unit or in quarters
- Accurate documentation on DD Form 1076
- Utilize MA NCO at BDE
- Also used for Soldiers evacuated from theater True or False? NEVER send PE straight to family from theater (everything goes through PE channels to PE Depot) - ANSTrue What actions should be done in post mortem care? - ANS-Place body in Human Remains Pouch (cover with poncho or blanket if not available)
- Place body in supine position, close eyes
- Tie wrists together, may need to apply bandage to lower jaw
- Provider may be asked to confirm death
- Consult with mortuary affairs
- Complete documentation and pass along PE, regardless of condition
- DO NOT remove adjuncts from body
- Ensure proper identification
- Place body in shaded cool area How many tags are required on human remains and where are they placed? - ANS
- Great toe
- Wrist
- Zipper of pouch What are Troop Leading Procedures (TLPs)? - ANSDynamic process used by small-unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare for an operation What are the 8 steps of Troop Leading Procedures? - ANS1. Receive the mission
- Issue warning order
- Make a tentative plan
- Initiate movement
What is OAKOC? - ANSA method to analyze terrain and weather
- Observation and fields of fire
- Avenues of approach
- Key and decisive terrain
- Obstacles
- Cover and concealment What are the 6 characteristics of civil considerations (ASCOPE)? - ANS-Areas: localities that are not normally militarily significant
- Structures: how its location, functions, and capabilities can support the operation.
- Capabilities: those required to save, sustain, or enhance life, in that priority.
- Organizations: are nonmilitary groups or institutions in the AO.
- People: people can affect a military operation positively, negatively, or neutrally.
- Events: routine, cyclical, planned, or spontaneous activities that significantly affect organizations, people, and military operations What is involved in step 4 of TLPs (Initiate Movement)? - ANSLeaders conduct any movement directed by higher headquarters or deemed necessary to continue mission preparation or position the unit for execution What is involved in step 5 of TLPs (Conduct Reconaissance)? - ANSLeaders personally observe the AO for the mission prior to execution.
- Minimum action necessary is a thorough map reconnaissance
- Different types of reconnaissance: map, terrain model, aerial photo, ground What is involved in step 6 of TLPs (Complete the Plan)? - ANSLeaders incorporate the results of reconnaissance into their selected COA to complete the plan or order.
- Leaders make final coordination with adjacent units and higher headquarters before issuing the order.
What is involved in step 7 of TLPs (Issue the Order)? - ANSThe ideal location for issuing the order is a point in the AO with a view of the objective and other aspects of the terrain.
- Are clear, complete, brief, timely allow initiative, authoritative
- Use terrain model during brief What is involved in step 8 of TLPs (Supervise and refine)? - ANSLeaders monitor mission preparations, refine the plan, coordinate with adjacent units, and supervise and assess preparations
- Supervise subordinates and inspect equipment
- Conduct rehearsals What are the 4 types of rehearsals? - ANS1. Back brief's (Select people in the platoon).
- Combined arms rehearsal.
- Support rehearsal (Aid and Litter Team).
- Battle drill or SOP rehearsal Who exercises personnel management authority over AMEDD officers (except general officers) in their special branches? - ANSThe Surgeon General What are the functions of OPMS? - ANS•Accessions •Assignments process and considerations •Strength Management •Professional Development What are the 6 AMEDD Corps branches? - ANS•Medical Corps (MC) •Dental Corps (DC) •Veterinary Corps (VC) •Nurse Corps (AN) •Medical Specialist Corps (SP) •Medical Service Corps (MS)
What form is used for Officer Evaluation Reports? - ANSDA Form 67- 10 - X •DA Form 67- 10 - 1: Company Grade (2LT-CPT & WO1-CW2) •DA Form 67- 10 - 2: Field Grade (MAJ-LTC & CW3-CW5) •DA Form 67- 10 - 3: Strategic Leaders (COL) •DA Form 67- 10 - 4: Brigadier General What form is used for Academic Evaluation Reports? - ANSDA Form 1059 What form is used for the officer record brief? - ANSDA Form 4037 Who are ORBs centrally managed by? - ANSOfficer records Branch
- updated through personnel systems Who's responsibility is it to update an ORB? - ANSThe soldier's responsibility What is a decentralized promotion? - ANS•2LT to 1LT and WO1 to CW •Fully qualified criteria •No numerical limits •Yes / No recommendation by local CDR (O-5) What is a centralized promotion? - ANS•Beyond 1LT and CW •Best qualified criteria •Numerical limits •Fully qualified versus Best qualified
- Best qualified are selected for promotion first •Order of merit list
What are the Army Competitive Categories (ACCs) and Special branches? - ANSACC: Includes Infantry, Quartermaster, Engineers, Signal, and most other branches Special: AMEDD (All 6 Corps), JAG, Chaplain
- Separate promotion boards
- Special pays, depending on the specialty What are the key documents needed for promotion boards? - ANS-Official Military Personnel File (OMPF)
- Officer Record Brief (ORB)* - correct and validated Who sits on the officer promotion board? - ANSAt least five active-duty officers (MAJ and above) What are the meanings of PZ, BZ, and AZ in board announcements? - ANSPrimary Zone (PZ) - all officers within the identified year group are considered for promotion Below the Zone (BZ) - not yet PZ, but are considered for promotion ahead of peers due to record Above the Zone (AZ) - previous non-selects
- Must show cause for non-fully qualified What is the purpose of Officer Evaluation Reports (OERs)? - ANSProvide information to DA selection boards and assignment managers for use in making personnel management decisions. The rating chain usually consists of who? - ANS-Rated officer
- Rater
- Intermediate rater*
- Senior rater
- Supplementary reviewer*
Anything that helps improve the physical and mental state of people in the Army. What are the 3 components of Health Service Support? - ANSCasualty Care: treatment, hospitalization, dental, neuropsych, and lab services Medical evacuation: medical regulating and en route care Medical logistics: all subcomponents and services What is Force Health Protection (FHP)? - ANSMeasures to promote, improve, or conserve the mental and physical well-being of Soldiers. What is involved in Force Health Protection? - ANS-Preventative medicine
- Veterinary services, food inspection, zoonotic disease prevention
- Combat operational stress control (COSC)
- Dental services (preventative)
- Lab services and support What is the Army health System? - ANSAll encompassing term to describe both the HSS and FHP aspects of AMEDD support. What are the 3 parts of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3)? - ANSCare Under Fire Tactical Field Care Tactical Evacuation What are the 6 principles of the Army health System? - ANS1. Conformity
- Proximity
- Flexibility
- Mobility
- Continuity
- Control What are Roles 1, 2 3 and 4? - ANSRole 1: BN aid station and below
- Immediate life saving measures Role 2: Medical company
- X-ray, lab, dental, patient hold, pharmacy, advanced trauma Role 3: Field hospital
- Resuscitation, wound surgery, postoperative treatment Role 4: Definitive Care
- Full spectrum of definitive medical care Is sequential evacuation necessary? (Role 1 > Role 2 > Role 3 > Role 4) - ANSNo. For example you can go from Role 1 to Role 3 What is the role of the command surgeon? - ANSSpecial staff officer that plans and monitors execution of the AHS mission Ensures all Medical Functions and operational planning factors are planned and synchronized in operation plans and orders Not a commander. May recommend policy/procedures but can't give orders except through unit plans and orders
What is the Law of Land Warfare inspired by? What does it do? - ANSThe desire to diminish the evils of war
- Protects combatants and noncombatants from unnecessary suffering
- Safeguards certain fundamental human rights of persons who fall into the hands of the enemy, particularly detainees/enemy prisoners of war, the wounded and sick, and civilians
- Facilitates the restoration of peace What are possible operation variables? (Known as PMESII-PT) - ANSPolitical Military Economic Social Infrastructure Information Physical environment Time Name the possible mission variables. (Known as METT-TC) - ANSMission Enemy Terrain and weather Troops and support available Time available Civil considerations What is task organization? - ANSA tool used by commanders to tailor their forces to specific mission requirements. Task-organization is a temporary grouping of forces designed to accomplish a particular mission What are the four supporting tasks to decisive operations? - ANSOffensive tasks Defensive tasks
Stability tasks Defense support of civil authorities What is counseling? - ANSThe process used by leaders to review with a subordinate their demonstrated performance and potential What are the 3 types of counseling? - ANS1. Event- for specific event/situation, and precede or follow events like a school or duty performance
- Performance-review of duty performance over certain period
- Professional growth-planning for accomplishment of goals What are the approaches to counseling? - ANS1. Nondirective approach- •Leaders use experiences, insight and judgment to assist subordinates in developing solutions, explain expectations
- Directive approach- •Leader does most of the talking and tells subordinate what to do and when to do it. Works best to correct simple problems
- Combined approach- •Leader uses techniques from both approaches, adjusting them to fit what's best for the subordinate. Emphasize planning and decision making What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Nondirective approach? - ANSPros: Encourages maturity Encourages open communication Develops personal responsibility Cons: More time-consuming Requires greatest counselor skills
4)Organize information 5)Outline the counseling 6)Plan the counseling strategy 7)Establish the right atmosphere What are the 4 basic components during the counseling session (Stage 3)? - ANS1.Opening 2.Discussion 3.Plan of action 4.Record and close What form is used for counselings? - ANSDA Form 4856 What are the different types of promotions and their authorities? - ANSDecentralized (Chapter 2): To SPC/CPL and below Authority: Unit commander Semi-centralized (Chapter 3): To SGT and SSG Authority: Battalion Commander Centralized (Chapter 4): To SFC-SGM Authority: Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) (HRC) What are the categories of individual awards? - ANSDecorations Good Conduct Medal Service Medals / Service Ribbons Badges / Tabs Certificates / Letters Foreign Awards
What do service (campaign) medals and ribbons denote? - ANSHonorable performance of duty within specified limited dates in specified geographical areas. What are the different types of badges? - ANSCombat Identification Special skill Marksmanship When are wartime decorations authorized? - ANSFor wartime valor, service or achievement: What is the form used for the recommendation for an award? - ANSDA Form 638 The Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star and Legion of Merit fall under what category of awards? - ANSDecorations Who is the policy proponent for the Army decorations, awards and honors program? - ANSG- 1 What are the 2 basic categories of evaluation reports? - ANSMandatory and optional What are the types of mandatory reports? - ANSAnnual- Done when 1 calendar year of duty is completed Change of Rater-Rater changed Relief for Cause- Removal of individual based on conduct Change of Duty- (officers only) When rated officer has changed of principal duty Extended annual Departure on TDY/Special duty
Assess and evaluate the abilities and potential of the rated Soldier relative to his/her peers. When is a supplementary reviewer required? - ANSWhen the senior rater is a 2LT-1LT, WO1-CW2, or SFC-1SG/MSG; in certain situations What are the primary and secondary functions of evaluation reports? - ANSPrimary: Assist in making personnel management decisions Secondary: Encourage leader professional development Department of the Army Evaluations focus on a Soldier's potential based on what three factors? - ANS1. Duty performance
- Army requirements for soldiers
- Leadership qualifications What is leave and who is the approval authority? - ANSAn authorized absence from duty and is essential to the health, welfare, and morale of all Soldiers of a unit Authority: unit commander What are the two types of leave accrual? - ANSNormal leave accrual- AD Soldiers earn 30 days leave per year with pay and allowances at a rate of 2.5 days per month Special leave accrual- Gives relief to Soldiers that aren't allowed leave when undergoing lengthy deployment or during periods of hostility
- Authorized for Soldiers who served in an area qualifying for hostile fire or imminent danger pay for at least 120 continuous days. How many leave days are soldiers allowed to carry forward at the end of a fiscal year? - ANSUp to 90 days
- 60 days normal leave carry over plus 30 days special leave accrual
What is chargeable leave? - ANSLeave that is subtracted from a soldier's accrued leave balance What is ordinary leave? - ANSTaken by a Soldier who is at a permanent duty station and wishes to take time off from work What is transition leave? - ANSTaken by a Soldier who will be separating from the service by either ETS, Release from Active Duty (REFRAD) or retiring What is emergency leave? - ANSUsed for family emergencies. Immediate family includes: Parents, including Stepparents, Spouse, Children, including Stepchildren, Sisters, Brothers, only living blood relative and a person in loco parentis What is Permanent Change of Station (PCS)? - ANSWhen a Soldier is reassigned from one duty station to another, PCS leave can be taken before or after arrival at the new unit What is leave in Conjunction with Temporary Duty (TDY)? - ANSLeave taken en route to or from a Soldier's temporary duty station. What is Nonchargeable leave? - ANSAbsence that is NOT charged against a Soldier's accrued leave balance: What is Convalescent leave? - ANSGranted to a Soldier to expedite a member's return to full duty after an illness or injury. What is Permissive Temporary Duty (PTDY)? - ANSTaken by a Soldier to attend a semi-official activity. What is Excess leave? - ANSGranted for emergencies or unusual circumstances. Advanced leave is normally expended prior to using excess leave
- Becomes an indebtedness when there is a negative leave balance
- No pay and allowances
