All-Volunteer Force
New Doctrine
New Equipment
New Training
Acronyms
100

What was the All-Volunteer force replacing?

The draft

100

What year was most of FM 100-5 written?

1976

100

Who is the M1 tank named after?

General Creighton Williams Abrams

100

Which rank goes to officer basic course?

Lieutenants

100

TRADOC

US Army Training and Doctrine Command

200

Which project was considered controversial?

Project VOLAR

200

What are the 3 types of operations?

close, deep, and rear

200

What doctrine influenced the design criteria for the "big five"?

AirLand Battle

200

What role do you train to be in the Advanced NCO course?

PSG

200

USAREC

United States Army Recruiting Command

300

What year was pivotal for the survival of the All-Volunteer force?

1974

300

What does it mean to be able to fight "1 1/2 war"?

The ability to fight both a major and minor conflict at the same time

300

What is the nickname of the M2 Bravo?

Battle Taxi

300

Where is the U.S. Army War College located?

Carlisle, PA

300

CONARC

US Continental Army Command

400

What was the purpose of the Gates Commission?

to develop a plan on how to implement an all-volunteer force

400

Who wrote the majority of the FM 100-5?

General DePuy

400
How many rifleman can a M2 Bravo carry?

6-7

400

What are the qualifications to attend a War College?

1. Lieutenant Colonel

2. Completed a successful battalion command

400

VOLAR

Volunteer Army

500

Why did the Army expand the number of women allowed to serve?

1. Out of necessity 

2. to receive the highest quality recruits they could

500

After Vietnam, what organization was considered a threat to NATO and prompted the development of FM 100-5?

Warsaw Pact

500

Which of the big 5 had controversy surrounding their production?

Patriot Air Defense Missile

500

Where is the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy located?

Ft. Bliss, TX

500

MHIA

Military History is Awesome

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