Exam- ECCC General Engineering Test Questions and
Answers
1. What are the three construction standards for force protection? Correct-a. Organic,
initial, temporary
1. What are the three force protection threat levels? Correct-a. Level I (agents, terrorists,
civil disturbances) Level II (small tactical units, guerillas), Level III (large conventional force)
1. What are the priorities of effort for force protection? Correct-a. Establish perimeters and
standoff; establish access control points (ACPs and ECPs); enhance personnel protection
1. True or False: Engineer Reconnaissance is one of the five forms of reconnaissance.
Correct-a. False: Engineer Recon refers to specialized skills that can be brought to bear on
any of the forms of tactical reconnaissance.
Name four USACE contingency response elements from smallest to largest. Correct-FEST-A,
Recon Team, ADVON, Contingency Engineer District
, Exam- ECCC General Engineering Test Questions and
Answers
What is the expected lifespan for a basecamp built to organic, initial, temporary, and semi-
permanent standard? Correct-a. Organic: 90 days or less Initial: 6 months or less
Temporary: 5 years or less Semipermanent: 2-10 years
What are the 4 principles of basecamp planning? Correct-Scalability, Standardization,
Sustainability, Survivability
What are the steps to the basecamp development planning process? Correct-Initiate
preliminary planning, Location selection, Land Use Planning, Facility Requirements
Development, General Site Planning, Design Guide Phasing & Construction, Maintenance &
updates, Cleanup/Closure/Archive
What are the steps to the construction project phasing model? Correct-Construction
Project Phasing Model: the subphases of the design guide, programming, and construction
step of BCDPP. Initial project planning, preliminary construction planning, detailed project
planning, final planning and project turnover, project execution and monitoring, and final
project transfer and closeout.
Answers
1. What are the three construction standards for force protection? Correct-a. Organic,
initial, temporary
1. What are the three force protection threat levels? Correct-a. Level I (agents, terrorists,
civil disturbances) Level II (small tactical units, guerillas), Level III (large conventional force)
1. What are the priorities of effort for force protection? Correct-a. Establish perimeters and
standoff; establish access control points (ACPs and ECPs); enhance personnel protection
1. True or False: Engineer Reconnaissance is one of the five forms of reconnaissance.
Correct-a. False: Engineer Recon refers to specialized skills that can be brought to bear on
any of the forms of tactical reconnaissance.
Name four USACE contingency response elements from smallest to largest. Correct-FEST-A,
Recon Team, ADVON, Contingency Engineer District
, Exam- ECCC General Engineering Test Questions and
Answers
What is the expected lifespan for a basecamp built to organic, initial, temporary, and semi-
permanent standard? Correct-a. Organic: 90 days or less Initial: 6 months or less
Temporary: 5 years or less Semipermanent: 2-10 years
What are the 4 principles of basecamp planning? Correct-Scalability, Standardization,
Sustainability, Survivability
What are the steps to the basecamp development planning process? Correct-Initiate
preliminary planning, Location selection, Land Use Planning, Facility Requirements
Development, General Site Planning, Design Guide Phasing & Construction, Maintenance &
updates, Cleanup/Closure/Archive
What are the steps to the construction project phasing model? Correct-Construction
Project Phasing Model: the subphases of the design guide, programming, and construction
step of BCDPP. Initial project planning, preliminary construction planning, detailed project
planning, final planning and project turnover, project execution and monitoring, and final
project transfer and closeout.
