IBOLC COMP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023

Platoon Composition of an IBCT - Answer- HQ- PL, PSG, Medic, RTO, FO. Three line squads, one weapons squad Platoon Composition of an SBCT - Answer- Four Strykers, Three (11 man) line squads, one (7 man) weapons squad. Platoon Composition of an ABCT - Answer- Four Bradleys, A Section (2 Brads)- BFV1- PL, B Section (2 Brads)- BFV 4- PSG. Three (9 man) dismount Squads. Infantry Company Composition of an IBCT - Answer- Three line Platoons, HQ section, 60mm mortar section, FIST Team, Medic Team Infantry Company Composition of an SBCT - Answer- Three Stryker PLTs, HQ Section, 120mm mortar section, FIST Team, medic team Infantry Company Composition of an ABCT - Answer- Three BFV Platoons, HQ section, FIST Team, Medic Team, Maintenance Team Characteristics of the offense - Answer- Surprise Concentration Audacity Tempo Offensive Tasks - Answer- Movement to Contact Attack Pursuit Exploitation Forms of Maneuver - Answer- Frontal Attack Flanking Attack Envelopment Turning Movement Infiltration Penetration Characteristics of the Defense - Answer- Disruption Flexibility Mass and Concentration Maneuver Operation in Depth Preparation Security Defensive Tasks - Answer- Area Defense Mobile Defense Retrograde Operations Forms of Defense - Answer- Defense of a Linear Obstacle Perimeter Defense Reverse Slope Warfighting Functions - Answer- Mission command Movement and Maneuver Intelligence Fires Sustainment Protection Actions on Contact - Answer- Deploy and report Evaluate and develop the situation Choose a COA Execute the selected COA Recommend a COA to higher Sequence of the Offense/Defense - Answer- Gain and maintain ENY contact Disrupt the ENY Fix the ENY Maneuver Follow through Forms of Contact - Answer- Direct Indirect Non-hostile Obstacles CBRN Aerial Visual EW Primary Battle Position - Answer- Covers Eny most likely AOA Alternate Battle Position - Answer- Covers the same AOA as the primary Supplementary Battle Position - Answer- covers AOA that is not the primary AOA Subsequent Battle Position - Answer- position that a unit expects to move during an engagement Strong Point - Answer- heavily fortified position Resupply Methods - Answer- Service station Tailgate Combination of service and tailgate In-position Emergency Eight Step Training Model - Answer- 1. Plan the training 2. Train and certify leaders 3. Recon the training site 4. Issue the OPORD 5. Rehearse 6. Execute 7. AAR 8. Retrain 4 Principles of Training - Answer- 1. Train as you fight 2. Train to standard 3. Train to sustain 4. Train to maintain 9 line medevac - Answer- 1. Location of the pick-up site 2. Radio frequency, call sign, and suffix 3. Number of patients by precedence 4. Special equipment required 5. Number of patients 6. Security at pick-up site 7. Method of marking pickup site