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ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1) What TC covers rifle marksmanship for the M4/M16 series of rifles? - CORRECT
ANSWER - TC 3-22.9
What does PMI stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Preliminary Marksmanship
Instruction
What are the five phases of rifle marksmanship training/basic rifle marksmanship (BRM)? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction (PMI)
2. Downrange feedback range firing
3. Field firing
4. Advanced Rifle Marksmanship (ARM)
5. Advanced optics, lasers, and iron sights
*HINT* Remember the acronym PDFAA
What is zeroing? - CORRECT ANSWER - Zeroing aligns the sight of the weapon with the
weapon's barrel
What is the objective of grouping? - CORRECT ANSWER - firing tight shot groups and
placing those groups in the same location
Describe the M16/M4? - CORRECT ANSWER - The M4/M16 is a magazine fed, gas
operated, air cooled, shoulder-fired 5.56 millimeter rifle
What is the maximum effective range of an M4? - CORRECT ANSWER - Point target -
500 meters (m), Area target - 600 meters (m)
,What are two procedures used to clear a stoppage on an M4 - CORRECT ANSWER -
Immediate and remedial action
What does the acronym SPORTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Slap, pull, observe,
release, tap, squeeze
What covers Land Navigation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Training Circular (TC) 3-25.26
What is the definition of a map? - CORRECT ANSWER - a graphic representation of a
portion of the earth's surface drawn to scale, as seen from above
What are the Colors of a Military Map and What do they Represent? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Black. Indicates cultural (man-made) features such as buildings and roads,
surveyed spot elevations, and all labels.
2. Red-Brown. The colors red and brown are combined to identify cultural features, all relief
features, nonsurveyed spot elevations, and elevation, such as contour lines on red-light readable
maps
3. Blue. Identifies hydrography or water features such as lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage
4. Green. Identifies vegetation with military significance, such as woods, orchards, and vineyards
5. Brown. Identifies all relief features and elevation, such as contours on older edition maps, and
cultivated land on red-light readable maps
6. Red. Classifies cultural features, such as populated areas, main roads, and boundaries, on older
maps
What are the different types of contour lines? - CORRECT ANSWER - Index,
Intermediate, and Supplementary
What are the Three Land Navigation Methods? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dead
Reckoning, Moving by Terrain Association, and Combination of Techniques
How close will an eight digit grid get you? - CORRECT ANSWER - within 10 meters
,What is an Azimuth? - CORRECT ANSWER - An azimuth is defined as a horizontal
angle measured clockwise from a north base line; the azimuth is the most common military
method to express direction
What is Intersection? - CORRECT ANSWER - Intersection is the location of an unknown
point by successively occupying at least two known positions on the ground and then map
sighting on the unknown location
What is Resection? - CORRECT ANSWER - Resection is the method of locating one's
position on a map by determining the grid azimuth to at least two well defined locations that can
be pinpointed on the map
What are the two techniques for using the Lensatic Compass? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
the Centerhold Technique
2. the Compass-to-Cheek Technique
What publication covers Offense and Defense? - CORRECT ANSWER - ADP 3-90
What are TTPs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tactics, techniques, and procedures
What is METT-TC and what does it stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - The six mission
variables; mission, enemy, time, terrain (weather), troops and civil considerations
Hasty vs Deliberate Operations - CORRECT ANSWER - Hasty is immediate and
uncoordinated
Deliberate is planned and coordinated
What are the eight operational variables? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Political 2. Military
3. Economic 4. Social 5. Information 6. Infrastructure 7. Physical Environment 8. Time
*HINT* Remember PEMSPIIT
, What are the Army's tactical echelons? - CORRECT ANSWER - the Fire Team or Crew,
through the Squad, Section, Platoon, Company, Battalion, Brigade, and Division
What are the four primary offensive tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement to
contact, exploit, attack, and pursuit
What are the three basic defensive tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER - Area defense, mobile
defense, retrograde
What publication covers training units and developing leaders? - CORRECT ANSWER -
ADP 7-0
What are the three training domains the Army uses? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Institutional, operational, and self-development
*HINT* Remember IOS (like an iPhone)
What is the institutional training domain? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Army's
institutional training and education system which includes training base centers and schools that
provide initial training and subsequent professional military education for Soldiers, Military
Leaders and Army Civilians
What is the Operational Training domain? - CORRECT ANSWER - training that
organizations conduct at home stations, maneuver combat training centers, during joint exercises,
at mobilization centers and while operationally deployed
What is the self-development training domain? - CORRECT ANSWER - goal oriented
learning that reinforces and expands the knowledge base, self-awareness, and situational
awareness and it compliments institutional and operational learning and enhances professional
competence and professionalism
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1) What TC covers rifle marksmanship for the M4/M16 series of rifles? - CORRECT
ANSWER - TC 3-22.9
What does PMI stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Preliminary Marksmanship
Instruction
What are the five phases of rifle marksmanship training/basic rifle marksmanship (BRM)? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction (PMI)
2. Downrange feedback range firing
3. Field firing
4. Advanced Rifle Marksmanship (ARM)
5. Advanced optics, lasers, and iron sights
*HINT* Remember the acronym PDFAA
What is zeroing? - CORRECT ANSWER - Zeroing aligns the sight of the weapon with the
weapon's barrel
What is the objective of grouping? - CORRECT ANSWER - firing tight shot groups and
placing those groups in the same location
Describe the M16/M4? - CORRECT ANSWER - The M4/M16 is a magazine fed, gas
operated, air cooled, shoulder-fired 5.56 millimeter rifle
What is the maximum effective range of an M4? - CORRECT ANSWER - Point target -
500 meters (m), Area target - 600 meters (m)
,What are two procedures used to clear a stoppage on an M4 - CORRECT ANSWER -
Immediate and remedial action
What does the acronym SPORTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Slap, pull, observe,
release, tap, squeeze
What covers Land Navigation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Training Circular (TC) 3-25.26
What is the definition of a map? - CORRECT ANSWER - a graphic representation of a
portion of the earth's surface drawn to scale, as seen from above
What are the Colors of a Military Map and What do they Represent? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Black. Indicates cultural (man-made) features such as buildings and roads,
surveyed spot elevations, and all labels.
2. Red-Brown. The colors red and brown are combined to identify cultural features, all relief
features, nonsurveyed spot elevations, and elevation, such as contour lines on red-light readable
maps
3. Blue. Identifies hydrography or water features such as lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage
4. Green. Identifies vegetation with military significance, such as woods, orchards, and vineyards
5. Brown. Identifies all relief features and elevation, such as contours on older edition maps, and
cultivated land on red-light readable maps
6. Red. Classifies cultural features, such as populated areas, main roads, and boundaries, on older
maps
What are the different types of contour lines? - CORRECT ANSWER - Index,
Intermediate, and Supplementary
What are the Three Land Navigation Methods? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dead
Reckoning, Moving by Terrain Association, and Combination of Techniques
How close will an eight digit grid get you? - CORRECT ANSWER - within 10 meters
,What is an Azimuth? - CORRECT ANSWER - An azimuth is defined as a horizontal
angle measured clockwise from a north base line; the azimuth is the most common military
method to express direction
What is Intersection? - CORRECT ANSWER - Intersection is the location of an unknown
point by successively occupying at least two known positions on the ground and then map
sighting on the unknown location
What is Resection? - CORRECT ANSWER - Resection is the method of locating one's
position on a map by determining the grid azimuth to at least two well defined locations that can
be pinpointed on the map
What are the two techniques for using the Lensatic Compass? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
the Centerhold Technique
2. the Compass-to-Cheek Technique
What publication covers Offense and Defense? - CORRECT ANSWER - ADP 3-90
What are TTPs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tactics, techniques, and procedures
What is METT-TC and what does it stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - The six mission
variables; mission, enemy, time, terrain (weather), troops and civil considerations
Hasty vs Deliberate Operations - CORRECT ANSWER - Hasty is immediate and
uncoordinated
Deliberate is planned and coordinated
What are the eight operational variables? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Political 2. Military
3. Economic 4. Social 5. Information 6. Infrastructure 7. Physical Environment 8. Time
*HINT* Remember PEMSPIIT
, What are the Army's tactical echelons? - CORRECT ANSWER - the Fire Team or Crew,
through the Squad, Section, Platoon, Company, Battalion, Brigade, and Division
What are the four primary offensive tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement to
contact, exploit, attack, and pursuit
What are the three basic defensive tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER - Area defense, mobile
defense, retrograde
What publication covers training units and developing leaders? - CORRECT ANSWER -
ADP 7-0
What are the three training domains the Army uses? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Institutional, operational, and self-development
*HINT* Remember IOS (like an iPhone)
What is the institutional training domain? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Army's
institutional training and education system which includes training base centers and schools that
provide initial training and subsequent professional military education for Soldiers, Military
Leaders and Army Civilians
What is the Operational Training domain? - CORRECT ANSWER - training that
organizations conduct at home stations, maneuver combat training centers, during joint exercises,
at mobilization centers and while operationally deployed
What is the self-development training domain? - CORRECT ANSWER - goal oriented
learning that reinforces and expands the knowledge base, self-awareness, and situational
awareness and it compliments institutional and operational learning and enhances professional
competence and professionalism
