Leading Marines Distance Education
Program: Warfighting Exam
War - Correct Answers -War is defined as a violent clash of interests between or among
organized groups characterized by the use of military force.
Essence Of War - Correct Answers -The essence of war is a violent struggle between
two hostile, independent, and irreconcilable wills, each trying to impose itself on the
other
THE OBJECTIVE OF WAR - Correct Answers -The objective of war is to impose our will
on our enemy
Relations among most political groups - Correct Answers -•Routine economic
competition
•Political tension
•Ideological tension
•Crises among groups
Friction - Correct Answers -The force that makes the apparently easy so difficult.
Friction may be - Correct Answers -•Mental - As in indecision over a course of action
•Physical - As in effective enemy fire or a terrain obstacle that must be overcome
•External - Imposed by enemy action, the terrain, weather, or mere chance
•Self-induced - Caused by such factors as:
Lack of a clearly defined goal
Lack of coordination
Unclear or complicated plans
Complex task organizations or command relationships
Complicated technologies
Program: Warfighting Exam
War - Correct Answers -War is defined as a violent clash of interests between or among
organized groups characterized by the use of military force.
Essence Of War - Correct Answers -The essence of war is a violent struggle between
two hostile, independent, and irreconcilable wills, each trying to impose itself on the
other
THE OBJECTIVE OF WAR - Correct Answers -The objective of war is to impose our will
on our enemy
Relations among most political groups - Correct Answers -•Routine economic
competition
•Political tension
•Ideological tension
•Crises among groups
Friction - Correct Answers -The force that makes the apparently easy so difficult.
Friction may be - Correct Answers -•Mental - As in indecision over a course of action
•Physical - As in effective enemy fire or a terrain obstacle that must be overcome
•External - Imposed by enemy action, the terrain, weather, or mere chance
•Self-induced - Caused by such factors as:
Lack of a clearly defined goal
Lack of coordination
Unclear or complicated plans
Complex task organizations or command relationships
Complicated technologies
