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outside the box, identifying problems before they occur, and working well with other staff sections across the brigade. Which component of the Army Leadership Requirements Model is CPT Harvey displaying? - Correct Answer-Intellect You have just arrived to a new unit. The leadership is discussing ACFT averages. The ACFT is still new to you so you ask the leadership for their input on ways to help improve personal scores. Which answer best illustrates self-development? - Correct Answer-Schedule appointment with a dietician You are an operations staff officer and tasked to plan an attack. The battalion commander directs you to keep the Elements of Operational Art in mind. The S3 wants an analysis of the enemy's strengths prior to planning to focus the attack for maximum
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impact on the enemy's critical capabilities. What element is this an example of? - Correct Answer-Center of gravity CPT Gallo will take company command of an FSC in 101st Air Assault Division at Fort Campbell. Before he can take command, he needs to attend air assault school. In which Army leader developmental domain will CPT Gallo receive this education? a) Operational b) Institutional c) Leader Development - Correct Answer-b) Institutional As the S4, CPT Scott is known for projecting self-confidence and composure while leading his shop. Additionally, despite multiple last minute taskings from higher, she shows a tendency to recover quickly from stress while maintaining focus on the mission. What component of the Army Leadership Requirements Model does CPT Scott display?
- Correct Answer-Presence 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 organizations best interest. Which segment of the Army Leadership Requirements Model is CPT Jones displaying a flaw in? - Correct Answer-Character
Press in hopes of getting it published. After several email exchanges back and forth to correct citations and formatting, as well as syntax, she learned that Army University will publish her article. What step of the writing process was her back and forth correspondence with Army University Press? - Correct Answer-Editing The Army should enforce a policy of daily 0630 PT sessions for Career Course students. According to Mr. Walters, a personal trainer and a past president of Fitness for Officers, physical fitness that is conducted alone results in decreased fitness1 This shows that exercising alone is simply not enough in order to become physically fit. What is the first sentence an example of? a. Statement b. Claim c. Reasoning d. Evidence - Correct Answer-c. Reasoning 1LT Cox just completed his first staff briefing to the battalion commander. Afterwards, he sought out a peer to provide him with suggestions for improvement. 1LT Cox appreciates the candid comments and will build off of this experience for future briefings. What did the peer provide 1LT Cox? - Correct Answer-Feedback 1LT Batchelor was told by his Battalion Commander that he needed to brief battalion leadership on the upcoming Career Course Cognitive Assessment (C3AB). The
Commander wants to leadership to understand the purpose, timeline, and expectations of the assessment. What type of brief is this? - Correct Answer-Information Brief You are a battalion operations officer. The battalion commander asks the staff to look at the "big picture" for an upcoming deployment to USCENTCOM. He wants everyone to understand the Principles of Joint Operations ensure actions are appropriate to the situation and to perception of fairness. He wants the unit to maintain legal and moral authority during the deployment. What Principle of Joint Operations is this an example of? - Correct Answer-Legitimacy You are working in the brigade plans cell. You are currently planning an operation where your brigade will be in the defense for a prolonged period of time and must begin to dig in the equipment. The battalion commander wants the enemy funneled along one avenue of approach using obstacles. Which BCT enabler will ensure this endstate? - Correct Answer-Brigade Engineer Battalion You are an armor company commander and designated the main effort for the attack on the enemy defenses. The enemy defensive line has broken and the individual units have lost communication with each other. The battalion commander orders you to attack immediately before the enemy can consolidate. Which type of offensive operation is this? a) Pursuit b) Exploitation - Correct Answer-b) Exploitation
You are the commander of Company A, the battalion's main effort in an offensive operation. After carefully studying a map of the area, you decide to take a potentially dangerous but unexpected route in order to achieve surprise. This is an example of which Principle of Mission Command? - Correct Answer-Risk Acceptance While your company is deployed, your first sergeant reports that unit morale is suffering because Soldiers do not have access to the internet and are unable to connect with their families back home. This relates most directly to which Element of Command? - Correct Answer-Responsibility You are an infantry company commander and the battalion commander orders you to perform reconnaissance to gain intelligence, gauge the enemy's strength, and test their reactions. Which type of reconnaissance is this? - Correct Answer-Recon in force 2nd BDE, 82nd ABN DIV just returned home from deployment. To celebrate their return, each battalion has asked their SFRG to help fundraise for an all-ranks ball. This is an example of which support activity of the SFRG? - Correct Answer-Non-mission essential What happens to external trust when an individual is sexually assaulted by a Soldier? - Correct Answer-a. Subordinates, peers, and the American people lose trust in the Army when conduct fails to meet the standards
You are a company commander deployed to Afghanistan. One of your platoons captures a team of enemy combatants. When they return to the patrol base with these prisoners they appear to have been beaten. Which one of the Soldier's Rules does this violate? a. Soldiers collect and care for the wounded b. Soldiers destroy no more than mission requires c. Soldiers do not harm enemies that surrender d. Soldiers fight only combatants - Correct Answer-c. Soldiers do not harm enemies that surrender
- While conducting a training exercise in Eastern Europe your unit is tasked with calming tensions of local villagers. To complete this task your unit develops a plan to physically occupy key facilities and provide security at three of the village population centers. This is an example of what type of stability mechanism? a. Influence b. Control c. Disintegrate d. Compel - Correct Answer-b. Control You are stationed at Joint Base Lewis McChord, a region prone to wildfires. A fire at Dixie Canyon has spread faster than anticipated and is imminently threatening the
b. Military Information Support Operations c. Direct Action d. Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction - Correct Answer-b. Military Information Support Operations
- Your commander directs you and other members of the staff to thoroughly review and eliminate COAs he will not accept. Although he has visualized how the operation will unfold, he trusts his staff's judgement and only provides broad, general direction in order to give the staff the maximum latitude to develop flexible and effective options. You and the rest of the staff are counting on the commander's comprehensive visualization and approach to the operation to ensure mission accomplishment within the higher commander's intent, which she will demonstrate through what you have come to know doctrinally as? a. Defining key tasks b. The Mission Statement c. The operational approach d. Planning guidance - Correct Answer-d. Planning guidance You are assigned as a staff officer assisting the Division with updating plans to be executed within your organization's mid-range planning horizon. In which of the following integrating cells do you work in? a. Protection Cell
b. Movement and Maneuver Cell c. Future Operations Cell d. Current Operations Integration Cell - Correct Answer-c. Future Operations Cell You are a member of a Combat Aviation Brigade S3 section conducting operations at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk. You are currently in step 5 of MDMP (Course of Action Comparison) and have recently completed the course of action comparison and are preparing to conduct a course of action decision brief to the brigade commander. In order to ensure the brief is complete, what are the minimum required components for the course of actions decision brief? a. Probability for success, Commander's Intent and the unit's mission b. Commander's intent, mission statement and the probability for success c. Current TTPs, weather and the commander's intent d. Commander's intent (two levels up), status of the force and the current IPB - Correct Answer-d. Commander's intent (two levels up), status of the force and the current IPB You are a member of a battalion staff and have been preparing for an upcoming mission to Germany. You begin to analyze the higher headquarters plan and perform initial intelligence preparation of the battlefield. Which step of the MDMP process are you currently in? a. Mission Analysis
D. Interpersonal tact Response Feedback: Reference: ADP 6 - 22, Para 6 - 15, AP120 - Correct Answer-B. Self-awareness The Soldiers in your shop are discussing their career plans for the next 5 - 10 years. Which Soldier in the discussion best demonstrates leader development? A. Individual who expresses the desire to serve in Special Operations. B. Individual who lays out professional military training and challenging assignments. C. Individual who lays out their plan for transition to civilian employment. D. Individual who accepts a branch-recommended development plan. Response Feedback: Reference: AR 600 - 100, Para 1 - 5e, AP120 - Correct Answer-B. Individual who lays out professional military training and challenging assignments. CPT Smith is training for an upcoming marathon and only has 3 months to get ready. Her current work requirements are cutting into her training time, and she fears that she may not be able to do as much distance running as she needs to before the marathon. While sitting in traffic on her way home she realizes she could run to and from work quicker that she could drive and get the required distance running she needs before the marathon. This is an example of what type of thinking?
A. Strategic thinking B. Critical thinking C. Creative thinking D. Effective thinking Response Feedback: Reference: ADP 5 - 0, Para 1 - 67, AP130 - Correct Answer-C. Creative thinking The Army has a dual nature as both a military department of government and a trusted military profession. Which statement below is NOT true of the Army professional? A. Army professionals have certain standards and values they must uphold in order to be trusted. B. Army professionals have to demonstrate essential characteristics as a whole in order to be trusted. C. Army professionals measure their trust by demonstrated results - they accomplish the mission no matter the risk. D. Army professionals are seen as individuals with professions that can impact public trust through the examples they set. Response Feedback:
A. Plan B. Organize C. Execute D. Assess Response Feedback: Reference: FM 6 - 0, Para 7 - 14, AP160 - Correct Answer-A. Plan What is the guiding principle of Talent Management and the overall purpose of the Army People Strategy? A. Have the right people, in the right place, at the right time, over time B. Develop knowledge, skills, behaviors, and preferences (KSB-Ps) in every Soldier C. Build Soldiers that are trained, disciplined, and fit to win D. Overcome legal, cultural, and technological barriers. Response Feedback: Reference: The Army People Strategy whitepaper, October 2019, AP170 - Correct Answer-A. Have the right people, in the right place, at the right time, over time During a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation, CPT Felix continuously informs his battery of the battalion's mission while explaining the significance their fire support will
have on the battalion and brigade's overall success. CPT Felix is influencing his Soldiers by providing them with what? A. Coaching B. Purpose C. Direction D. Motivation Response Feedback: Reference: ADP 6 - 22, Para 1 - 76, AP180 - Correct Answer-B. Purpose CPT Boyd received recognition from the brigade commander for setting up company situational training exercise (STX) lanes. This is an example of what type of counseling? A. Event-oriented counseling B. Performance counseling C. Professional growth counseling D. Promotion counseling Response Feedback: Reference: ATP 6 - 22.1, Para 1 - 6, AP190 - Correct Answer-A. Event-oriented counseling
Response Feedback: Reference: FM 3 - 12, para 2 - 14 - Correct Answer-B. Offensive Cyber Operations 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)? A. Space Weather Prediction B. Global Positioning C. SATCOM D. ISR for real time information Response Feedback: Reference: FM 3 - 14, para.1-31. O140 - Correct Answer-C. SATCOM At the Battle of Gettysburg, COL Chamberlain used the analogy of a "swinging barn door" to describe how he wanted his unit to move into their attack position. Which Principle of Mission Command was he exercising when he did this? A. Risk Acceptance B. Disciplined Initiative C. Mission Orders
D. Shared Understanding Response Feedback: Reference: ADP 6 - 0 (Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces), para 1 - 36 thru 1 - 44. MC110 - Correct Answer-D. Shared Understanding You are a member of an infantry battalion S4 section. Your battalion commander is driving the Operations Process for an upcoming mission. At one point, he gives his staff a list of key tasks he wants to accomplish. This is an example of which Principle of Mission Command? A. Commander's Intent B. Competence C. Mission Orders D. Shared Understanding Response Feedback: Reference: ADP 6 - 0 (Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces), para 1 - 45 thru 1 - 51. It is student briefings. - Correct Answer-A. Commander's Intent Your battalion commander is reviewing the components of his command and control system. He recognizes that his targeting SOP does not line up with that of the Brigade. This is a weakness in which component of his command and control system?
