CAPTAINS CAREER 2027 CORRECT SET ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS RATED A+
The ART of tactics - ✔✔Encompasses the understanding of those military aspects of
tactics - capabilities, techniques, and procedures - that can be measured and codified
✔✔What is the fundamental difference between homeland defense and defense
support of civil authorities? - ✔✔HD is focused on external threats and aggression while
DSCA is focused on supporting civil authorities and domestic disaster relief
✔✔Offensive operation tasks - ✔✔Movement to contact; attack; exploitation; pursuit
✔✔3 statuses that the national guard can operate under - ✔✔State Active Duty; Title
32; Title 10
✔✔Purposes for defensive operations - ✔✔1. Deter or defeat enemy offense
2. Gain Time
3. Achieve economy of force
4. Retain key terrain
5. Protect the populace
6. Critical Assets and infrastructure
7. Develop intelligence
✔✔Characteristics of defensive operations - ✔✔1. preparation
2. Security
3. Disruption
4. Massing effects
5. Flexibility
6. Maneuver
7. Operations in Depth
✔✔Characteristics of the Offense - ✔✔1. Surprise
2. Concentration
3. Tempo
, 4. Audacity
✔✔3 triggers for the transition from offense to defense - ✔✔1. victory
2. culmination
3. change of mission
✔✔4 phases to a hazard or disaster - ✔✔1. planning
2. response
3. recovery
4. restoration
✔✔Types of obstacles and what they consist of - ✔✔1. Existing obstacles -
natural/manmade
2. Tactical/Protective
✔✔Each SBCT infantry rifle company has a section of: - ✔✔1. Organic 120-mm Stryker
mortar carrier vehicles with 60mm dismounted mortar capabilities
2. a sniper team
3. a mobile gun system platoon (MGS) with 3 MGS vehicles
✔✔Who are the primary maneuver force in an ABCT and what do they consist of - ✔✔1.
Three combined arms BNs
2. Two armor BNs and two mechanized INF companies
✔✔3 NCOER types - ✔✔1. Direct
2. Organizational
3. Strategic
✔✔Time period a senior officer must supervise an officer - ✔✔minimum of 90 day
calendar days
✔✔% of top box checks for senior raters - ✔✔less than 50% most qualified
✔✔Rank requirements for an NCOER reviewer - ✔✔1. Commissioned Officers
2. Warrant Officers
3. E9s
✔✔Civilian award equivalent to the AAM and who is the approval authority - ✔✔Cert of
Appreciation of public service; LTC & above
✔✔Who is eligible for an army good conduct medal - ✔✔1. active enlisted
2. AGR on extended periods of AD
3. retirees (retroactively)
4. ready reserve enlisted
5. As directed by the SEC of the Army
AND QUESTIONS RATED A+
The ART of tactics - ✔✔Encompasses the understanding of those military aspects of
tactics - capabilities, techniques, and procedures - that can be measured and codified
✔✔What is the fundamental difference between homeland defense and defense
support of civil authorities? - ✔✔HD is focused on external threats and aggression while
DSCA is focused on supporting civil authorities and domestic disaster relief
✔✔Offensive operation tasks - ✔✔Movement to contact; attack; exploitation; pursuit
✔✔3 statuses that the national guard can operate under - ✔✔State Active Duty; Title
32; Title 10
✔✔Purposes for defensive operations - ✔✔1. Deter or defeat enemy offense
2. Gain Time
3. Achieve economy of force
4. Retain key terrain
5. Protect the populace
6. Critical Assets and infrastructure
7. Develop intelligence
✔✔Characteristics of defensive operations - ✔✔1. preparation
2. Security
3. Disruption
4. Massing effects
5. Flexibility
6. Maneuver
7. Operations in Depth
✔✔Characteristics of the Offense - ✔✔1. Surprise
2. Concentration
3. Tempo
, 4. Audacity
✔✔3 triggers for the transition from offense to defense - ✔✔1. victory
2. culmination
3. change of mission
✔✔4 phases to a hazard or disaster - ✔✔1. planning
2. response
3. recovery
4. restoration
✔✔Types of obstacles and what they consist of - ✔✔1. Existing obstacles -
natural/manmade
2. Tactical/Protective
✔✔Each SBCT infantry rifle company has a section of: - ✔✔1. Organic 120-mm Stryker
mortar carrier vehicles with 60mm dismounted mortar capabilities
2. a sniper team
3. a mobile gun system platoon (MGS) with 3 MGS vehicles
✔✔Who are the primary maneuver force in an ABCT and what do they consist of - ✔✔1.
Three combined arms BNs
2. Two armor BNs and two mechanized INF companies
✔✔3 NCOER types - ✔✔1. Direct
2. Organizational
3. Strategic
✔✔Time period a senior officer must supervise an officer - ✔✔minimum of 90 day
calendar days
✔✔% of top box checks for senior raters - ✔✔less than 50% most qualified
✔✔Rank requirements for an NCOER reviewer - ✔✔1. Commissioned Officers
2. Warrant Officers
3. E9s
✔✔Civilian award equivalent to the AAM and who is the approval authority - ✔✔Cert of
Appreciation of public service; LTC & above
✔✔Who is eligible for an army good conduct medal - ✔✔1. active enlisted
2. AGR on extended periods of AD
3. retirees (retroactively)
4. ready reserve enlisted
5. As directed by the SEC of the Army
