Leading Marines Warfighting Exam
Questions and Answers
Nature of war - Correct Answers -Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is
difficult. The difficulties accumulate and end by producing a kind of friction that is
inconceivable unless one has experienced war."
Carl von Clausewitz
Objective of war - Correct Answers -to impose our will on our enemy
Nature of war - Correct Answers -Friction, uncertainty, fluidity, disorder, complexity
Friction - 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:
Whatever form it takes, because war is a human enterprise, friction will always have a
psychological as well as a physical impact.
Fluidty - Correct Answers -s a fluid phenomenon, its conduct requires flexibility of
thought.
•Success depends in large part on the ability to adapt—to proactively change events to
our advantage as well as to react quickly to constantly changing conditions.
•The tempo of war will fluctuate from periods of intense combat to periods in which
activity is limited to information gathering, replenishment, or redeployment.
•A competitive rhythm will develop between the opposing wills with each belligerent
trying to influence and exploit tempo and the continuous flow of events to suit their
purposes.
Which of the following are examples of moral forces that influence the nature of war? -
Correct Answers -Esprit de corps
National and individual conscience
_________ is a characteristic of the nature of war - Correct Answers -Friction
Warfighting, war is defined as which of the following? - Correct Answers -A violent clash
of interests between or among organized groups characterized by the use of military
force
Questions and Answers
Nature of war - Correct Answers -Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is
difficult. The difficulties accumulate and end by producing a kind of friction that is
inconceivable unless one has experienced war."
Carl von Clausewitz
Objective of war - Correct Answers -to impose our will on our enemy
Nature of war - Correct Answers -Friction, uncertainty, fluidity, disorder, complexity
Friction - 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:
Whatever form it takes, because war is a human enterprise, friction will always have a
psychological as well as a physical impact.
Fluidty - Correct Answers -s a fluid phenomenon, its conduct requires flexibility of
thought.
•Success depends in large part on the ability to adapt—to proactively change events to
our advantage as well as to react quickly to constantly changing conditions.
•The tempo of war will fluctuate from periods of intense combat to periods in which
activity is limited to information gathering, replenishment, or redeployment.
•A competitive rhythm will develop between the opposing wills with each belligerent
trying to influence and exploit tempo and the continuous flow of events to suit their
purposes.
Which of the following are examples of moral forces that influence the nature of war? -
Correct Answers -Esprit de corps
National and individual conscience
_________ is a characteristic of the nature of war - Correct Answers -Friction
Warfighting, war is defined as which of the following? - Correct Answers -A violent clash
of interests between or among organized groups characterized by the use of military
force
