MICCC CAC Post Test

MICCC CAC Post Test A) Self-awareness B) Confidence C) Empath D) Interpersonal Tact CPT Shaw is the new BN S2 and is not used to leading such a large team. He often works on products on his own and neglects the development of his staff. He soon recognizes this as an area he needs to improve and asks his NCOIC to assist him with identifying and developing methods to help him focus on the bigger picture. What leadership characteristic has CPT Shaw displayed? - ANS Self-awareness The Soldiers in your shop are discussing their career plans for the next 5-10 years. Which Soldier in the discussion best demonstrates leader development? A) Individual who expresses the desire to serve in Special Operations. B) Individual who lays out professional military training and challenging assignments. C) Individual who lays out their plan for transition to civilian employment D) Individual who accepts a branch-recommended development plan. - ANS B CPT Smith is training for an upcoming marathon and only has 3months to get ready. Her current work requirements are cuttinginto her training time, and she fears that she may not be able todo as much distance running as she needs to before themarathon. While sitting in traffic on her way home she realizesshe could run to and from work quicker that she could drive andget the required distance running she needs before themarathon. This is an example of what type of thinking? A) Strategic thinking B) Critical thinking C) Creative thinking D) Effective thinking - ANS C The Army has a dual nature as both a military department of government and a trusted military profession. Which statement below is NOT true of the Army professional? A) Army professionals have certain standards and values they must uphold in order to be trusted. B) Army professionals have to demonstrate essential characteristics as a whole in order to be trusted. C) Army professionals measure their trust by demonstrated results - they accomplish the mission no matter the risk. D) Army professionals are seen as individuals with professions that can impact public trust through the examples they set - ANS C During a BN exercise, communications went down. Therefore, CPT Helms published a memo within the company regarding vehicle and weapons maintenance procedures. Due to excessive information and passive voice throughout the message, CPT Helms' subordinates were unable to decipher his intent and could not execute the mission properly. CPT Helms failed to use proper _______. A) Substance B) Style C) Organization D)Correctness - ANS B The Army Chief of Staff is scheduled to visit the Army Logistics University to provide a professional development briefing. As the staff officer in charge, you are responsible for reserving an auditorium and scheduling time away from the classroom. Also, it is your responsibility to invite all Captains Career Course students. Which step in the military briefing process is this an example of? A) Plan B) Organize C) Execute D)Assess - ANS A What is the guiding principle of Talent Management and the overall purpose of the Army People Strategy? A) Have the right people, in the right place, at the right time, over time. B) Develop knowledge, skills, behaviors, and preferences (KSB-Ps) in every Soldier C) Build Soldiers that are trained, disciplined, and fit to win D) Overcome legal, cultural, and technological barriers. - ANS A During a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation, CPT Felix continuously informs his battery of the battalion's mission while explaining the significance their fire support will have on the battalion and brigade's overall success. CPT Felix is influencing his Soldiers by providing them with what? A) Coaching B) Purpose C) Direction D)Motivation - ANS B CPT Boyd received recognition from the brigade commander for setting up company situational training exercise (STX) lanes. This is an example of what type of counseling? A) Event-oriented counseling B)Performance counseling C)Professional growth counseling D)Promotion counseling - ANS A After redeploying from Afghanistan all of your battalion's HMMWVs were upgraded with the latest Joint Capabilities Release (JCR) systems during reset. Each company within the battalion was given a time slot to have their vehicles in the motorpool maintenance bays so contractors could install the systems. What type of maintenance was this install? A)Sustainment Maintenance B)Field Maintenance C) Operator Tactical Maintenance D)Controlled Exchange Maintenance - ANS A You are working on the BDE staff. The commander directs your team to exploit the adversary's network in support of mission objectives. You in turn coordinate the requirement with joint forces through the joint targeting process. You are involved in what specific type of cyberspace activity? A) Electronic Warfare Operations B)Offensive Cyber Operations C) Cyberspace Electromagnet Activities D)Defensive Cyber Operations - ANS B You are a brigade planner preparing for operations whiledeployed to Latvia. What is an important space operationsadvantage the brigade has that allows for long range commandand control beyond line of site (BLOS)? A) Space Weather Prediction B)Global Positioning C) SATCOM D)ISR for real time information - ANS C At the Battle of Gettysburg, COL Chamberlain used the analogy of a "swinging barn door" to describe how he wanted his unit to move into their attack position. Which Principle of Mission Command was he exercising when he did this? A) Risk Acceptance B) Disciplined Initiative C)Mission Orders D)Shared Understanding - ANS D You are a member of an infantry battalion S4 section. Your battalion commander is driving the Operations Process for an upcoming mission. At one point, he gives his staff a list of key tasks he wants to accomplish. This is an example of which Principle of Mission Command? A)Commander's Intent B)Competence C) Mission Orders D)Shared Understanding - ANS A Your battalion commander is reviewing the components of his command and control system. He recognizes that his targeting SOP does not line up with that of the Brigade. This is a weakness in which component of his command and control system? A) Communication B) Networks C) Command posts D)Processes - ANS D You are a battalion S3. As you prepare for a tactical operation, your commander tells you to add Phase Line (PL) RED to the operational graphics. Adding this phase line is most closely related to which element of control? A) Information B)Direction C) Communication D)Decision-making - ANS B You are a company commander. During an extended field exercise, your first sergeant reports that several Soldiers from your second platoon are suffering from what appears to be food poisoning. You visit the battalion aid station to check on this report. When you are doing this, which Element of Command are you engaging? A) Authority B)Leadership C)Responsibility D)Decision-making - ANS C You are an operations staff officer and have been tasked to plan an attack. The battalion commander directs you to keep the principles of Unified Land Operations (ULO) in mind. The S3emphasizes misleading the enemy with deception operations. What principle is this an example of? A) Establish and Maintain Security B) Create Multiple Dilemmas for the enemy C) Mission Command D)Combined Arms - ANS B You are an operations staff officer and tasked to plan an attack. The battalion commander directs you to keep the tenets of Unified Land Operations (ULO) in mind. The S3 wants detailed plans of what long range fires are being requested prior to and during the attack so the number of enemy forces you will face can be accurately predicted. What tenet is this an example of? A) Simultaneity B)Depth C)Synchronization D)Flexibility - ANS C You are working in the brigade plans cell. You are currentlyplanning an operation where your brigade will operate inrelatively flat terrain with long lines of sight and multiple avenuesof approach. Which type of BCT operates best in this terrain? A) Stryker Brigade Combat Team B)Infantry Brigade Combat Team C)Armor Brigade Combat Team D)Fires Brigade Combat Team - ANS C You are working in the battalion S3. The battalion is preparing for a deployment to Eastern Europe. The battalion commander has asked for an assessment of the threats and hazards in the operational environment. Which of the following would be a hybrid threat? A) Refugees and International Committee of the Red Cross B) Extreme weather phenomena and Non-State Actors C) Media and Armed Security Forces Leadership D)Terrorist Organizations and Enemy Forces - ANS D You are an armor company commander and designated themain effort for an attack on the enemy defenses. As the enemyis retrograding, the battalion commander orders you to catch theenemy force and cut off their retrograde. Which type ofoffensive operation is this? A) Movement to Contact B) Exploitation C) Attack D) Pursuit - ANS D You are an armor company commander and designated themain effort for an upcoming attack on the enemy defenses. Thecommander intends to send a small force into enemy defensesto seize key terrain, without being detected, prior to the mainattack. Which form of maneuver is this? A) Penetration B)Turning Movement C)Envelopment D)Infiltration - ANS D You are an infantry company commander and your battalion wasordered to defend the western approach of the assembly areaas the brigade consolidates and prepares for follow-onoperations. The battalion commander has ordered yourcompany to be the reserve. In preparation for your upcomingmission he wants you to study the terrain and select the bestdefensive positions to mass fires on avenues of approach.What characteristic of the defense is this an example of? A) Preparation B)Flexibility C)Operations in Depth D)Disruption - ANS A While conducting a training exercise in Eastern Europe, yourunit is tasked with winning the support of local villagers. In aneffort to complete this task your unit creates leaflets in the locallanguage to pass out to villagers depicting the type of supportthe US intends to provide. This is an example of what type ofstability mechanism? A) Compel B)Control C)Influence D)Support - ANS C As a deployed company commander you have identified somemuch needed security improvements to the externalsurroundings of your FOB. The improvements will require someheavy machine operators and some laborers. You speak withyour contracting officer and she determines that the best courseof action would be to use local vendors to provide the quickestresolution for the security improvements. What type of contractsupport is this? A) Theatre Support B) External Support C) Systems Support D) Special Suppor - ANS A You are stationed at Fort Carson, CO, a region prone towildfires. A wildfire in the Waldo Canyon has spread beyond thepoint where county resources are able to contain it. What wouldbe the next step in the life cycle of disaster? A) Federal State of Emergency B) Governor Declares State of Emergency C) Inter-State Support D) DOD/NORTHCOM Support - ANS B You are a battalion operations officer. The battalion commanderasks the staff to look at the "big picture" for an upcomingdeployment to USINDOPACOM. He wants the staff tounderstand the Principles of Joint Operations and orders that alloperations limit collateral damage in your area. What Principleis this an example of? A) Legitimacy B) Restraint C) Mass D)Perseverance - ANS B You are a company commander deployed to Latvia. Yourcompany has been tasked to provide on-call support to Special Forces Soldiers seeking out and destroying enemy stockpiles ofchemical weapons within your area of operation. What ARSOFtask is this an example of? A) Unconventional Warfare B) Foreign Humanitarian Assistance C) Foreign Internal Defense D) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction - ANS D You are a company commander deployed to Latvia. You andyour company leadership have spent hours conducting analysison your area of operation to ensure you can correctly determinethe difference between protected places and property andmilitary objectives. Which Law of Armed Conflict are youadhering to? A) Humanity B)Distinction or Discrimination C) Honor D)Proportionality - ANS B You are a company commander deployed to Latvia. One of yourplatoons captures a team of enemy combatants. When theyreturn to the patrol base with these prisoners they appear tohave been beaten. Which one of the Soldier's Rules does thisviolate? A) Soldiers collect and care for the wounded B) Soldiers do not harm enemies that surrender C)Soldiers destroy no more than missionrequires D)Soldiers fight only combatants - ANS B Commanders use the operations process to help their staffunderstand the operational environment, visualize solutions tothe problems, and describe the mission's purpose andoperational end state. What are the two types of planning usedto ensure situational understanding throughout the operation? A)Current and Future Operational planning B)Tactical and Operational planning C)Conceptual and Detailed planning D)Logistical and Administrative planning - ANS C Working as a staff officer for the G4, you understand that thestaff members will be split amongst the early-entry commandpost and the main command post. Who is responsible for theset up and operation of the early-entry command post? A) G3 Chief of Operations B)Chief of Staff (CoS)/Executive Officer (XO)C) G3 D) Deputy Chief of Staff for Maneuver (DCSM) - ANS B Your company will be the supporting effort for an upcoming battalion attack. Your missionappears to be uncomplicated and straight forward. Whichplanning methodology would be most appropriate for you to useas you prepare your Operations Order? A) Troop Leading Procedures B) Military Decision-Making Process C) Rapid Decision-Making Process D) Army Design Methodology - ANS A Your brigade combat team (BCT) just received a new mission,which is to commence in 24 hours. Doctrinally, what is themaximum amount of time the brigade staff should take tocomplete the planning and issue the order? A) Twelve hours B) Sixteen hours C) Eight hours D)Twenty hours - ANS C During Mission Analysis, the XO or S3 prepares arecommended mission statement for the unit. The proposedmission statement must contain all of the following elements: A) Commander's intent, purpose and key tasks B) Who, what, when, where, why C) Unit, mission, location, tasks and desired endstate D) Who, what, where, why, and risks - ANS B You have been assigned the additional duty to serve as thebattalion safety officer. Part of this duty requires you to reviewComposite Risk Management Work Sheets (DA Form 7566)submitted for the battalion commander's approval. As youreview each DA Form 7566 you are cognizant that the riskmanagement process consists of what five steps? A) Plan for hazards, Prepare for risk, Mitigate risks,Execute mission and Supervise units B) Identify the hazards, Assess the hazards, Developcontrols, Implement controls , Supervise andevaluate C) None of these are correct D) Plan for risk, Hazards analysis, Develop a plan,Supervise, and Control - ANS B You were recently assigned as the battalion assistant S3 andare conducting the Military Decision Making Process. You andyour supervisor have spent the past two hours identifying factsand assumptions in preparation for an upcoming brief. Whichstep of the MDMP Process are you in? A)Mission Analysis B) COA Analysis C)COA Development D)COA Comparison - ANS A You are a brigade planner developing Courses of Action for anupcoming attack. You identify OBJ HORN as being defended bya Motorized Rifle Company in prepared positions. For planningpurposes, which of the following would be an appropriate forceto use to attack OBJ HORN? A) Stryker Battalion b)Stryker Company C) Two Stryker Battalions D)Cavalry Squadron - ANS A You are a member of an Engineer Brigade S3 sectionconducting operations at the Joint Readiness Training Center atFort Polk. The staff is about to begin step 5 of MDMP (COAComparison) in preparation for an upcoming mission. What arethe inputs required to start COA Comparison? A) Updated running estimates, refined COA,evaluation criteria, war-game results, and updatedassumptions B) Evaluated COAs, recommended COA, updatedrunning estimates and updated assumptions C) Synchronization matrix, maps and graphics D) Staff members will provide their individual products - ANS A You are currently serving as the battalion S4, but you will betaking command of a company in three weeks. You arespending the next few days training your replacement beforeyou start your inventories. Part of this training will includecovering the steps of the Military Decision Making Process inpreparation for the battalion's upcoming National TrainingCenter Rotation. You are discussing Step 4 (Course of ActionAnalysis -War-Gaming). Which of the following would you tellyour replacement is an example of a critical event? A) Overcrowded refugee encampments B) Whatever the commander deems critical C) All supply routes are black and the adversary hasemplaced IEDs D)The S2 receives a daily report from Division G2 - ANS C You are a member of a Sustainment Brigade S3 sectionconducting operations at the Joint Readiness Training Center atFort Polk. You are currently in step 5 of MDMP (Course ofAction Comparison) and are about to begin the course of actioncomparison process. The staff is listing previously establishedcriteria, and the XO has assigned the criteria a number basedon that criteria's level of importance. The result will be that eachCOA has a numerical value. Which technique of COAComparison is being used? A) Synchronization Matrix B) Risk Analysis C)Decision Matrix D) Advantage/Disadvantage Chart - ANS C You are a member of an Engineer Brigade S3 sectionconducting operations at the Joint Readiness Training Center atFort Polk. The staff has just briefed the brigade commander ontheir recommended COA for your upcoming operation. Thebrigade commander has approved the COA and will nowprovide the staff with his final planning guidance. What shouldthe commander's final planning guidance consist of? A) Refined commander's intent, New CCIRs to supportexecution, and any additional guidance B) Mission statement, updated facts and assumptionsand priorities C)Commander's intent and final guidance D) A complete operations order - ANS A You are a battalion staff officer and are attending a combinedarms rehearsal taking notes. The S3 briefs friendly maneuverunit dispositions as they are arrayed at the start of theoperation. Subordinate company commanders and other staffofficers brief their unit positions at the starting time of theoperation. Other participants place markers for friendly forces,including adjacent units, at the positions they will occupy at thestart of the operation. As participants place markers, they statetheir task and purpose, task organization, and strength. What isthe importance of the combined arms rehearsal? A) To ensure all units understand the plan B) To ensure participants understand a specifictechnique C) To ensure everyone understands the concept of theoperation D)To ensure that subordinate's plans aresynchronized and meet the higher commander'sintent - ANS D You are a member of the current operations cell on a brigadestaff that is conducting the Rapid Decision Making andSynchronization Process. Who else would be participating inthe rapid decisionmaking and synchronization process? A) The staff only B) The commander, executive officer, the staff andsubordinate units if necessary C) Subordinate units D)The executive officer and the staff - ANS B Charlie Company just held a Soldiers and Family ReadinessGroup (SFRG) meeting for the upcoming deployment. Duringthe meeting, the company commander talked about free childcare through Child and Youth Services (CYS), differentprograms offered through Army Community Services (ACS), andthe deployment timeline. Providing official and accuratecommand information is what part of the SFRG? A) Vision B) Expectation C) Readiness D)Mission - ANS D A team leader places his subordinate on motor pool guard dutybecause he filed a complaint against his platoon leader. This isan example of what? A) Discrimination B) Bullying C) Retaliation D)Hazing - ANS C You are a company commander and are currently developing adetailed objective for your unit to achieve based on your highercommander's guidance. You have instructed your XO and 1SGto identify the resources and land needed to conduct yourtraining. Which step of the 8 -Step Training Model are you in? A) Step 5- Rehearse B) Step 1- Plan the training event C)Step 2- Train and certify leaders D)Step 3 - Mission analysis - ANS B Your brigade commander uses the Green-Amber-Red time management cycle to ensure his units are able to meet their readiness requirements. Which of the following would happen during the green cycle? A) Soldiers attend education and training courses B) Maximizes Soldiers' leaves and passes C) Maximum Soldier attendance at mission-essential training D) Sub-organizations schedule collective training - ANS C You have been tasked to serve as an external observer-controller/trainer (OC/T) for a sister brigade's National TrainingCenter (NTC) rotation at Fort Irwin, CA. You have linked withthe company you are to observe, and they will begin conductingtheir mission within 48 hours. Which of the following will youuse to record the unit's performance during training? A) Training and evaluation outlines B) After action reviews C) Unit training plans D)Pre-execution checklists - ANS A