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A collection of questions and answers related to the captains career course amedd exam. It covers various topics including tactics, homeland defense, offensive operations, defensive operations, mission command, and medical support. Useful for students preparing for the exam, but lacks in-depth analysis and explanations.
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The ART of tactics - Answer Encompasses the understanding of those military aspects oftactics - capabilities, techniques, and procedures - that can be measured and codified
What is the fundamental difference between homeland defense and defense support ofcivil authorities? - Answer HD is focused on external threats and aggression while DSCA is focused on supporting civil authorities and domestic disaster relief Offensive operation tasks - Answer Movement to contact; attack; exploitation; pursuit3 statuses that the national guard can operate under - Answer State Active Duty; Title 32; Title 10Purposes for defensive operations - Answer 1. Deter or defeat enemy offense
Characteristics of the Offense - Answer 1. Surprise
3 triggers for the transition from offense to defense - Answer 1. victory
4 phases to a hazard or disaster - Answer 1. planning
Types of obstacles and what they consist of - Answer 1. Existing obstacles -natural/manmade
Central figure in mission command - Answer Commander What are mission orders - Answer Directives that emphasize to subordinates that resultsto be attained, not how they achieve them
What do commanders use inform and influence activities for? - Answer To ensureactions, themes, and messages compliment and reinforce each other and support operational objectives Things that successful team builders do - Answer 1. Establish mutual trust
5 tasks that are commander led and staff supported - Answer 1. Conduct militarydeception
What is disciplined initiative - Answer Action in the absence of orders, when existingorders no longer fit the situation, or when unforeseen opportunities or threats arise
Two types of knowledge described in ATP 6-01.1 - Answer 1. Tacit2. Explicit
What is knowledge management -Answer A process of enabling knowledge flow toenhance shared understanding, learning and decisionmaking
Commanders organize their staff as part of their mission command system to performwhat three functions -Answer 1. Supporting the commander
Networks enable commanders to: - Answer Communicate information and exercisecontrol of forces whether mounted or dismounted
5 mission command system components - Answer 1. Personnel
What is a warfighting function - Answer A group of tasks and systems (people, orgs, info,and processes) united by a common purpose that commanders use to accomplish missions A well-crafted commander's intent provides a clear picture of the operations in : - Answer1. Purpose
What personnel comprise a maneuver BN medical platoon HQs - Answer 1. Field Surgeon2. Field Medical Asst
OPCOM or Operational Control - Answer The authority to perform those functions ofcommand over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative directionnecessary to accomplish the mission
BCTS have how many role 1 capabilities and how many role 2 organic to the BDE -Answer 6 (3 maneuver, 1 recon, 1 fires, 1 engineers) AND 1 role 2
Name the MEDEVAC platform used in each maneuver BN (INF, AR, Stryker) - AnswerM997 INF, M113 Armour, M133 Stryker
Who is the key maneuver force in an ABCT? What does it comprise? - Answer Threecombined arms BNs. They comprise two mechanized infantry companies and two armor companies DSCA functional characteristics - Answer 1. Military support is defined by state andfederal laws
Purposes for defensive operations - Answer 1. Deter or defeat enemy
6 forms of maneuver for offensive operations - Answer 1. envelopment
Violations of EO Policy must be filed within - Answer 60 days Army Leadership competencies - Answer 1 Who Is responsible for establishing and enforcing an OIP- - Answer Inspections are acommand responsibility
Who is the proponent for inspection policy? - Answer Inspector General What regulation governs inspections? - Answer AR 1-201 - Army Inspection Policy List the principles of inspections - Answer Inspections must be Purposeful, Coordinated,Focused on Feedback, Instructive and Followed up
3 attributes of Army Leadership Requirements Model - Answer Character, intellect,presence
4 Types of briefings: - Answer Information, decision, mission, staff 4 Briefing steps: - Answer Plan, prepare, execute, assess 2 types of counseling - Answer Event-oriented counseling developmental, initial Performance and Professional Growth counseling NCOers, OERs 3 attributes and 3 competencies on OERs - Answer Attributes- character, presence,intellect Competencies- Leads, develops, achieves
Who can view an individual rated soldiers OER - Answer EES, delegates, rater, seniorrater
Rater will be supervisor of rated officer for minimum period of ____ cal days (officers andNCOs) - Answer 90 days
Senior rater will be designated for rated officer for minimum period of - Answer 60 rateddays
What are rank requirements to being an NCOer reviewer? - Answer Commissionedofficers, warrant officers, E9's (1SG)
List civilian award equivalent to AAM and who approval authority is - Answer Certificateof Appreciation of Public Service; LTC and above
The lowest ranking officer that can approve an MSM is a
Attach - Answer placement is temporary Assign - Answer permanent placement Organic - Answer Those listed in Table of Organization (TOE) for Army, Air Force, etc Framed Icons: Colors - Answer blue= friendly red= hostile, suspectgreen= neutral yellow= unknown, pending Unframed Control Symbols - Answer Main Attack (Decisive Operations) Supporting Attack (Shaping Operation) A boundary (symbols) - Answer A boundary is a line that delineates surface areas for thepurpose of facilitating coordination and de-confliction of operations between adjacent units, formation, or areas Decisive Action consisted of (Tasks) - Answer Offense, Defense, Stability, DSCA (defensesupport of civil authority)
4 Tenets of Unified land operations - Answer Simultaneity, depth, synchronization,flexibility
METT-TC stands for - Answer M: mission E: enemyT: terrain T: troops available-
T: timeC: civilian considerations
6 Operational variables - Answer PMESII (political, military, economy, social, information,infrastructure
3 categories of campaign - Answer Global, theatre, subordinate 6 AHS principles = (FMC-CCP) - Answer Flexibility MobilityControl Conformity ContinuityProximity (most important*)
10 medical functional areas (MFAs) - Answer - Medical tx