CORPORALS COURSE COMMUNICATIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION FULL
QUESTION SET AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● 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.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION FULL
QUESTION SET AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● 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.
