CPLS COURSE OPERATIONS ACTUAL TEST
BANK COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS SUCCESS GUIDE
●● Squad Leader
Answer: The potential firepower of a Marine squad is conservatively
estimated at 400 well-aimed rifle and automatic rifle shots per minute
with an additional 15 rounds from the grenade launchers.
●● Squad Composition
Answer: - One squad leader (sergeant)
- Three fire teams of 4 Marines
●● The Squad Leader is equipped with
Answer: - M4 service rifle
- OKC-3S bayonet
- Compass
●● Squad Leader position
Answer: The squad leader takes position where they can best carry out
the orders of the platoon commander and control and observe the squad.
,●● Squad Leader Responsibilities
Answer: The squad leader carries out the orders issued by the platoon
commander. Responsibilities include:
Squad discipline
Appearance
Training
Control
Conduct
Welfare of troops
Care, condition, and economical use of weapons and equipment
In combat, the squad leader is also responsible for:
Tactical employment
Fire discipline
Fire control
Maneuver
●● The Fire Team
Answer: The fire team was created with the advantage of being an
independent maneuver element centered around an automatic weapon.
●● Four marine who make up the Fire Team
Answer: A fire team leader/grenadier (corporal)
Automatic rifleman (lance corporal)
,Assistant automatic rifleman (lance corporal)
Rifleman (private)
●● Fire Team Leader
Answer: A corporal often serves as the fire team leader/grenadier. The
senior fire team leader will often serve as an assistant squad leader and
assumes the duties of the squad leader in the squad leaders absence.
●● The fire team leader is equipped with:
Answer: -M16/M4 service rifle
-M203 grenade launcher
-OKC-3S bayonet
-Compass
●● Fire team leader responsibilities:
Answer: - Maintaining communications with the squad leader
- Fire discipline and control
- Condition, care, and economical use of weapons and equipment
●● Fire team leader position:
Answer: The fire team leader takes position to best observe and control
the fire team. Normally, the leader is close enough to the automatic
rifleman to exercise effective control of fires.
, ●● Automatic Rifleman
Answer: The senior lance corporal on the team, the automatic rifleman,
is normally able to accomplish the tasks of the rifleman and assistant
automatic rifleman.
●● Automatic Rifleman is equipped with:
Answer: - M27 infantry automatic rifle (IAR) with OKC-3S bayonet
- M249 squad automatic weapon (or SAW) with combat knife (or Ka-
Bar)
●● The Automatic Rifleman is responsible for:
Answer: - Carrying out the team leader's orders
- Effective employment of the automatic rifle
- The use of field expedient firing aids
- The condition and care of the automatic rifle and equipment
- Assuming the duties of the fire team leader in the event of the fire team
leaders absence
●● Assistant Automatic Rifleman
Answer: The assistant automatic rifleman assists in the employment of
the automatic rifle and is able to accomplish all of the tasks of the
rifleman.
BANK COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS SUCCESS GUIDE
●● Squad Leader
Answer: The potential firepower of a Marine squad is conservatively
estimated at 400 well-aimed rifle and automatic rifle shots per minute
with an additional 15 rounds from the grenade launchers.
●● Squad Composition
Answer: - One squad leader (sergeant)
- Three fire teams of 4 Marines
●● The Squad Leader is equipped with
Answer: - M4 service rifle
- OKC-3S bayonet
- Compass
●● Squad Leader position
Answer: The squad leader takes position where they can best carry out
the orders of the platoon commander and control and observe the squad.
,●● Squad Leader Responsibilities
Answer: The squad leader carries out the orders issued by the platoon
commander. Responsibilities include:
Squad discipline
Appearance
Training
Control
Conduct
Welfare of troops
Care, condition, and economical use of weapons and equipment
In combat, the squad leader is also responsible for:
Tactical employment
Fire discipline
Fire control
Maneuver
●● The Fire Team
Answer: The fire team was created with the advantage of being an
independent maneuver element centered around an automatic weapon.
●● Four marine who make up the Fire Team
Answer: A fire team leader/grenadier (corporal)
Automatic rifleman (lance corporal)
,Assistant automatic rifleman (lance corporal)
Rifleman (private)
●● Fire Team Leader
Answer: A corporal often serves as the fire team leader/grenadier. The
senior fire team leader will often serve as an assistant squad leader and
assumes the duties of the squad leader in the squad leaders absence.
●● The fire team leader is equipped with:
Answer: -M16/M4 service rifle
-M203 grenade launcher
-OKC-3S bayonet
-Compass
●● Fire team leader responsibilities:
Answer: - Maintaining communications with the squad leader
- Fire discipline and control
- Condition, care, and economical use of weapons and equipment
●● Fire team leader position:
Answer: The fire team leader takes position to best observe and control
the fire team. Normally, the leader is close enough to the automatic
rifleman to exercise effective control of fires.
, ●● Automatic Rifleman
Answer: The senior lance corporal on the team, the automatic rifleman,
is normally able to accomplish the tasks of the rifleman and assistant
automatic rifleman.
●● Automatic Rifleman is equipped with:
Answer: - M27 infantry automatic rifle (IAR) with OKC-3S bayonet
- M249 squad automatic weapon (or SAW) with combat knife (or Ka-
Bar)
●● The Automatic Rifleman is responsible for:
Answer: - Carrying out the team leader's orders
- Effective employment of the automatic rifle
- The use of field expedient firing aids
- The condition and care of the automatic rifle and equipment
- Assuming the duties of the fire team leader in the event of the fire team
leaders absence
●● Assistant Automatic Rifleman
Answer: The assistant automatic rifleman assists in the employment of
the automatic rifle and is able to accomplish all of the tasks of the
rifleman.
