C200 (CGSOC) EXAM GRADED A+
2024/2025
1. Joint Force faces 2 persistent realities: - ANSWER : •First, the security
environment is always in flux
2. Second, the pursuit of political objectives through organized violence is
and will remain a feature of the security environment
3. Black Swan event: - ANSWER : - Outlier event, outside of regular expectation
4. extreme impact
5. makes us concoct explanations for its occurrence after the fact to try to
make it explainable
6. Operational Variables: - ANSWER :
PMESII-PT: Political
7. Military
Econom
ic Social
Informa
tion
Infrastru
cture
8. Physical
Environment
Time
9. Definition of State - ANSWER : •Permanent population
10.Defined territory
,11.A government
12.Capacity to enter into
relations with the other
states
13.International Financial Institutions - ANSWER : - World Bank
14.International Monetary Fund
15.World Trade Organization
16.Joint Forces Commander (JFC) - ANSWER : Combatant Commander, Sub-
Unified CDR, JTF CDR
17.Operational art links... - ANSWER : Tactical action to strategic purpose
18.Who sets national strategic objectives? - ANSWER : President, National
Security Staff, Agency Heads
19.Who sets Theater/Functional Strategic Objectives - ANSWER : Chief of
Mission, Combatant Commander
20.Who sets Operational-level objectives - ANSWER : Chief of Mission,
Operational- level Joint Force CDR
21.Who sets Tactical-level objectives - ANSWER : Department/Agency
representatives; Tactical CDR
,22.Strategic-level Documents include - ANSWER : - National Security Strategy
(NSS)
23.National Defense Strategy (NDS)
24.National Military Strategy (NMS)
25.Theater Strategy
26.Operational-level Documents inlude - ANSWER : - Campaign planning
, 27.Operational planning
28.Jus Ad Bellum - ANSWER : Justice in War
29.Criteria for Just War - ANSWER : - just cause
30.legitimate authority
31.public declaration
32.just intent
33.proportionality
34.last resort
35.reasonable hope for success
36.Jus In Bello - ANSWER : Just Conduct in War (how war is actually
conducted)
37.ROE
38.Medical treatment
39.POWs
40.Global Trends - Paradox of Progress - ANSWER : - Next 5 years will see
rising tensions within and between countries
41.States remain highly relevant
42.China and Russia will be emboldened
43.Regional aggressors and nonstate actors will see openings to pursue their
interests
44.Global Trends - ANSWER : •The rich are aging, the poor are not
45.The global economy is shifting
2024/2025
1. Joint Force faces 2 persistent realities: - ANSWER : •First, the security
environment is always in flux
2. Second, the pursuit of political objectives through organized violence is
and will remain a feature of the security environment
3. Black Swan event: - ANSWER : - Outlier event, outside of regular expectation
4. extreme impact
5. makes us concoct explanations for its occurrence after the fact to try to
make it explainable
6. Operational Variables: - ANSWER :
PMESII-PT: Political
7. Military
Econom
ic Social
Informa
tion
Infrastru
cture
8. Physical
Environment
Time
9. Definition of State - ANSWER : •Permanent population
10.Defined territory
,11.A government
12.Capacity to enter into
relations with the other
states
13.International Financial Institutions - ANSWER : - World Bank
14.International Monetary Fund
15.World Trade Organization
16.Joint Forces Commander (JFC) - ANSWER : Combatant Commander, Sub-
Unified CDR, JTF CDR
17.Operational art links... - ANSWER : Tactical action to strategic purpose
18.Who sets national strategic objectives? - ANSWER : President, National
Security Staff, Agency Heads
19.Who sets Theater/Functional Strategic Objectives - ANSWER : Chief of
Mission, Combatant Commander
20.Who sets Operational-level objectives - ANSWER : Chief of Mission,
Operational- level Joint Force CDR
21.Who sets Tactical-level objectives - ANSWER : Department/Agency
representatives; Tactical CDR
,22.Strategic-level Documents include - ANSWER : - National Security Strategy
(NSS)
23.National Defense Strategy (NDS)
24.National Military Strategy (NMS)
25.Theater Strategy
26.Operational-level Documents inlude - ANSWER : - Campaign planning
, 27.Operational planning
28.Jus Ad Bellum - ANSWER : Justice in War
29.Criteria for Just War - ANSWER : - just cause
30.legitimate authority
31.public declaration
32.just intent
33.proportionality
34.last resort
35.reasonable hope for success
36.Jus In Bello - ANSWER : Just Conduct in War (how war is actually
conducted)
37.ROE
38.Medical treatment
39.POWs
40.Global Trends - Paradox of Progress - ANSWER : - Next 5 years will see
rising tensions within and between countries
41.States remain highly relevant
42.China and Russia will be emboldened
43.Regional aggressors and nonstate actors will see openings to pursue their
interests
44.Global Trends - ANSWER : •The rich are aging, the poor are not
45.The global economy is shifting
