MASSACHUSETTS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
FINAL STUDY PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Two basic elements of the Sight Picture. Answer: 1. Sight Alignment
2. Placing of the Aiming Point
●● Acronym SPORTS. Answer: Slap, Pull, Observe, Release, Tap and
Shoot
●● Remedial action. Answer: Remedial action is the continuing effort to
determine the cause for a stoppage or mal function and to try to clear the
stoppage once it has been identified.
●● Proper procedures for applying remedial action with the M16/A2.
Answer: 1. Try to place the weapon on safe 2. Remove the magazine 3.
Lock the bolt to the rear 4. Place the weapon on safe if not already done
●● Oldest part of the Army. Answer: The Army National Guard (In
December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized America's
first militia regiments, some of which still serve today in the Army
National Guard.)
●● Date the U.S. Army began. Answer: June 14, 1775
, ●● First commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Answer: George
Washington
●● Date the Declaration of Independence was signed. Answer: July 04,
1776
●● First real training of the Army. Answer: The Army received its first
real training from Baron Fredreich von Steuben at Valley Forge in the
winter of 1778.
●● What Baron Fredriech von Steuben taught the Continental Army.
Answer: He taught the Continental Army.
●● What does ASAP stand for. Answer: Army Substance Abuse Program
●● What is ASAP's mission. Answer: Strengthen overall fitness and
effectiveness/combat readiness
●● Army regulation for ASAP. Answer: AR 600-85
●● Define sexual assault. Answer: Sexual assault is a crime defined as
intentional sexual contact, characterized by use of force, physical threat
or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent.
FINAL STUDY PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Two basic elements of the Sight Picture. Answer: 1. Sight Alignment
2. Placing of the Aiming Point
●● Acronym SPORTS. Answer: Slap, Pull, Observe, Release, Tap and
Shoot
●● Remedial action. Answer: Remedial action is the continuing effort to
determine the cause for a stoppage or mal function and to try to clear the
stoppage once it has been identified.
●● Proper procedures for applying remedial action with the M16/A2.
Answer: 1. Try to place the weapon on safe 2. Remove the magazine 3.
Lock the bolt to the rear 4. Place the weapon on safe if not already done
●● Oldest part of the Army. Answer: The Army National Guard (In
December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized America's
first militia regiments, some of which still serve today in the Army
National Guard.)
●● Date the U.S. Army began. Answer: June 14, 1775
, ●● First commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Answer: George
Washington
●● Date the Declaration of Independence was signed. Answer: July 04,
1776
●● First real training of the Army. Answer: The Army received its first
real training from Baron Fredreich von Steuben at Valley Forge in the
winter of 1778.
●● What Baron Fredriech von Steuben taught the Continental Army.
Answer: He taught the Continental Army.
●● What does ASAP stand for. Answer: Army Substance Abuse Program
●● What is ASAP's mission. Answer: Strengthen overall fitness and
effectiveness/combat readiness
●● Army regulation for ASAP. Answer: AR 600-85
●● Define sexual assault. Answer: Sexual assault is a crime defined as
intentional sexual contact, characterized by use of force, physical threat
or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent.
