Week 1
Organized with three infantry rifle squads and a weapons squad.
Rifle Platoon
What is the role of your branch in the Brigade Combat Team
Describe your role and where you fit into the structure. Medical Company, MI Company, Infantry Platoon...what is your job.
The purpose of _______________ is to preserve the required performance capabilities of Army materiel or to return those assets to their baseline performance capabilities.
Army Maintenance
Where does a Combatant Command get its mission?
Unified Command Plan (UCP)
Four Characteristics of the Offense
Tempo, Audacity, Concentration, Surprise
organize to conduct decisive action - the continuous, simultaneous execution of offensive, defensive, and stability operations or defense support of civil authorities tasks.
Brigade Combat Team
Golden Triangle
Draw and describe the golden triangle. Why is it important. At the center is the Soldier. Top of the triangle is their leader, then buddy and family. The triangle helps leaders understand the influences on their Soldiers.
The purpose of the Army maintenance system is to ensure unit readiness. Who is responsible for maintenance operations?
Commanders
What is the difference between a geographic combatant command and a functional combatant command?
Describe different...
Purpose of the Defense
- Defensive operations are designed to
§Create conditions for a counteroffensive that allows Army forces to regain the initiative
- Defensive operations also allow Army forces to
§Retain decisive terrain
§Deny vital areas to the enemy
§Attrit or fix the enemy as a prelude to the Offense
§Force the enemy to concentrate his forces to increase the enemy’s vulnerability
Operating forces consist of units organized, trained, and equipped to deploy and fight. They make up about ___________ of the Regular Army.
2/3rds
Army Priorities
Describe the Army's priorities....they are 1) People 2) Readiness 3) Modernization. Describe in your own words what People 1st means.
Army maintenance processes and procedures rely on commanders to achieve the maintenance mission and a high state of materiel readiness by?
Correct answer is all the above
a. holding subordinate leaders accountable for maintenance execution and equipment readiness.
b. achieving and sustain the Army maintenance standard for assigned and attached equipment.
c. ensuring expeditious return of non-mission-capable equipment back to operational status.
d. All of the above
Which of the following describe the purpose of the Offense?
Answer is all the above
a. Deceive and divert an enemy force
b. Defeat or destroy enemy forces
c. Set conditions for future successful operations
d. All of the above
Three types of defensive operations
- Area Defense
Deny enemy forces terrain for a specific amount of time versus destroying the enemy outright
- Mobile Defense
Destruction of the enemy by allowing him to advance to a position exposing him to a counterattack
- Retrograde Defense
Organized movement away from the enemy by delay, withdrawal, or retirement
__________ are lethal and non-lethal tools and systems available to the joint force that produce effects within the Area of Operation (AO).
Capabilities
What does ReARMM stand for and what are the phases?
Whose primary responsibility is it to perform PMCS on the unit’s assigned equipment and correct faults?
Operator
Tenets of Unified Land Operations
• Simultaneity: Execution of related and mutually supporting tasks at the same time; Multiple locations and domains; Creating multiple dilemmas
• Depth: Extension of operations in time, space, or purpose; Achieve definitive results
• Synchronization: Combat Power at a decisive place and time; Executing multiple and related tasks; Producing greater effects than executing each task in isolation
•Flexibility: Versatile mix of options for conducting operations; Adapting quickly to changing circumstances in operations
Disruption: Employing actions that desynchronize an enemy force’s preparations
Flexibility: Plans that anticipate enemy actions and allocates resources accordingly
Maneuver: Maneuver to achieve and exploit a position of advantage over an enemy force
Mass & Concentration: Mass and concentrate effects against enemy forces at specific locations to support their decisive operations
Operations in Depth: Simultaneous application of combat power throughout an area of operations
Preparation: prepare defenses before attacking enemy forces arrive or establish the defense behind a security force
Security: Secure forces through security, protection, information operations, and cyberspace and electronic warfare tasks
What are the leader attributes and competencies of the Army’s Leader Requirement Model (LRM)?
Attributes
Competencies
During which phase of the ReARMM unit life cycle model would a unit be fielding of major platforms and systems while training remains focused on individual skills and gaining platform proficiency with the new equipment?
Modernize; be able to define all the phases
Why are schedule services with maintenance personnel planned by the platoon leader?
Correct answer is all the above
a. To replace faulty items
b. To avoid projected component faults
c. Because analysis and engineering documentation indicates possible failure
d. All the above
Define Engagement and Battle
Engagement: Is a tactical conflict between lower echelon maneuver forces
§Brigades and smaller echelons typically conduct engagements
§They are executed in terms of minutes, hours, or days
Battle: Is a set of related engagements that lasts longer and involves larger forces
§Battles can affect the course of a campaign or major operation
§A battle occurs when a division, corps, or Army commanders fights for one or more significant objectives