Military Problem Solving UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
problem - CORRECT ANSWER - an issue or obstacle that makes it difficult to achieve a
desired goal or end state.
3 types of structures for problems - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Well structured
2. Medium structured
3. ill structured
For well structured problems, what tools can military leaders use to solve? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. problem solving process
2. Troop Leading Procedures
3. MDMP
What assists army leaders in understanding ill-structured problems? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Army design methodology
Objective of problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER - to solve near-term problems and do it
in a way that forms the basis for long term success
critical reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - Problem-solving and is key to understanding
situations, finding causes, and arriving at justifiable conclusions
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER - is creative or innovative and leads to new insights,
novel approaches, fresh perspectives, and whole new ways of understanding and conceiving
things
The seven steps to military problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Gather information
and knowledge
Questions and CORRECT Answers
problem - CORRECT ANSWER - an issue or obstacle that makes it difficult to achieve a
desired goal or end state.
3 types of structures for problems - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Well structured
2. Medium structured
3. ill structured
For well structured problems, what tools can military leaders use to solve? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. problem solving process
2. Troop Leading Procedures
3. MDMP
What assists army leaders in understanding ill-structured problems? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Army design methodology
Objective of problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER - to solve near-term problems and do it
in a way that forms the basis for long term success
critical reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - Problem-solving and is key to understanding
situations, finding causes, and arriving at justifiable conclusions
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER - is creative or innovative and leads to new insights,
novel approaches, fresh perspectives, and whole new ways of understanding and conceiving
things
The seven steps to military problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Gather information
and knowledge
