Combat Arms #1
What is the primary weapon used for all enlisted members during CATM?
What is the M4?
The most important pin in an M4.
What is a firing pin?
How many small arm RTAs are required for Ready Airman Training?
What is 8?
________ is the process of taking something apart, or separating it into its components.
What is Disassembly?
What does CATM stand for?
What is Combat Arms Training and Maintenance?
What ribbon is awarded during CATM?
What is the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon?
Name 2 basic firing positions.
What is:
1. Prone unsupported firing.
2. Prone supported firing.
3. Kneeling unsupported.
What is the yellow line placed to the rear of the firing line?
What is Ready line?
_______ has traditionally been a military storage compound where machine guns, rifles, pistols, ammunition, parts, and accessories are kept
What is the armory?
Who can qualify to be a CATM instructor?
What is AFSC 3P0X1B, SEI 312 (TSgt and above) are Security Forces personnel who completed the 10 week Combat Arms Apprentice Course (Lackland AFB)?
When are military members required to attend CATM?
What is the certify phase of RAT, PCS, or Deployment?
What are the three major components of the M4?
What are the bolt carrier group, the upper receiver, and the lower receiver?
Treat all weapons as if they are ______and prepared to fire.
What is loaded?
A program that teaches Airmen how to safely use a variety of firearms.
What is CATM?
What many hits must a member have on their silhouette to qualify?
What is 12-hits on silhouettes?
What is the primary weapon used for all officers during CATM?
What is the M18?
Members who fail to qualify on the first attempt should be given appropriate remedial training and allowed to ____in a few weeks.
What is Refire?
Never _____ a weapon at anything you do not intend to _____.
What is point and shoot?
This course provides the minimum training required to qualify with M4 series rifles or carbines. Topics include weapon safety, mechanical skills, marksmanship, and short-range combat.
What is Rifle/Carbine Air Force Qualification Course (AFQC)?
What many hits must a member have on their silhouette to qualify for Marksman?
What is 22-hits on silhouettes?
What DFMAN covers CATM?
What is DFMAN 31-129?
_________involves quickly applying a possible correction to reduce a stoppage without performing troubleshooting procedures to determine the actual cause.
What is IMMEDIATE ACTION?
_______is a conscious, observed attempt to determine the cause of a malfunction and correct it using a specific set of actions.
What is a remedial action?
Describe the Clearing Procedures for the M4 Series Weapon.
1. Ensure the weapon is pointed in a safe direction, finger off the trigger, and the selector lever is on safe.
2. **Remove the Magazine**
3. **Lock the Bolt to the Rear**:
4. **Visually and Physically Inspect the Chamber**: 5. **Release the Bolt**
6. **Charging Handle Forward and Pull the Trigger** 7. **Perform a Function Check**
BONUS: 1,000 points if you can say one line of the Combat Arms Instructor's Creed.
am an Air Force Combat Arms Instructor.
My country's strength lies in the men and women I train and their weapons which I maintain.
My students hold faith and place great trust in me. Their lives depend on my ability and their confidence in my integrity for in a time of war their talent will be needed.
They are to be treated with fairness and discretion for my country's resources are entrusted to their watchful eye, and their survival is in my hands.
My students I MUST NOT FAIL, My students I WILL NOT FAIL. For mine is a proud heritage and fostering it is my responsibility.
I am an Air Force Combat Arms Instructor "ours is the profession of arms"
We train in peace, to prepare for war.