COMP EXAM 2 CPL COURSE WITH
CORRECT ANSWER 2025
Irregular Warfare (IW) - CORRECT ANSWER-A violent struggle among state and non-
state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s)
DoD Policy 3000.07 - CORRECT ANSWER-Recognize IW is as strategically important
as traditional warfare and assigns responsibility
History of IW - CORRECT ANSWER--Revolutionary War
-Civil War
-Dominican Republic
-Small Wars
Types of IW missions - CORRECT ANSWER--Unconventional Warfare
-Foreign Internal Defense (FID)
-Military Information Support Operation (MISO)
-Counterterrorism
-Counterinsurgency (COIN)
Unconventional Warfare - CORRECT ANSWER-Broad spectrum of military and
paramilitary operations. Predominantly indigenous or surrogate forces that are aided by
an external source.
Foreign Internal Defense (FID) - CORRECT ANSWER-Participation by civilian and
military agencies of a government in any of the action programs taken by another
government or other designated organization to free and protect its society threats to its
security.
Military Information Support Operations (MISO) - CORRECT ANSWER-To induce or
reinforce foreign attitudes and behavior favorable to the originator's objective
Counterterrorism - CORRECT ANSWER-Actions taken directly against terrorist
networks, and indirectly to influence and render global and regional environments
inhospitable to terrorist network
Counterinsurgency - CORRECT ANSWER-Comprehensive civilian and military efforts
taken to defeat an insurgency and to address any core grievances.
, War - CORRECT ANSWER-A violent struggle between two hostile, independent, and
irreconcilable wills, each trying to impose itself on the other
Nature of War is unpredictable, it also has... - CORRECT ANSWER--Friction
-Uncertainty
-Fluidity
-Disorder
-Danger
Friction - CORRECT ANSWER-Clash between two opposing wills, it can be internal,
self induced, lack of coordination, unclear or complicated, among other things.
Uncertainty - CORRECT ANSWER-Fog of war, unknowns about the enemy, the
environment and even about the friendly situation
Uncertainty can be mitigated by: - CORRECT ANSWER--Developing a simple, flexible
plan
-Planning for likely contingencies
-Developing SOP's
-Fostering initiative among subordinates
Fluidity - CORRECT ANSWER-Continuos, fluctuating flow of activity filled with fleeting
opportunities of unforeseen events
Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER-It can never be eliminated, information and instructions
will be unclear and misinterpreted. Communications will fail and mistakes and
unforeseen events will be common
Disorder can be mitigated by: - CORRECT ANSWER-Imposing a general framework of
order on the disorder as well as influencing the general flow of action rather than try to
control each event
Complexity - CORRECT ANSWER-War is not governed by actions or decisions of a
single individual, but it emerges from the collective behavior of all the individual parts
within the system
Human Dimension - CORRECT ANSWER-Infuses war with its intangible moral factors
Danger on the battlefield - CORRECT ANSWER-It is through the use or the threat of
violence that we compel the enemy to do our will
Mitigate fear in your subordinates: - CORRECT ANSWER-Leaders must foster the
courage to overcome fear, both individually and within the unit. Courage is not the
absence of fear but the strength to overcome it.
Physical Forces - CORRECT ANSWER-Easily seen, understood, measured
CORRECT ANSWER 2025
Irregular Warfare (IW) - CORRECT ANSWER-A violent struggle among state and non-
state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s)
DoD Policy 3000.07 - CORRECT ANSWER-Recognize IW is as strategically important
as traditional warfare and assigns responsibility
History of IW - CORRECT ANSWER--Revolutionary War
-Civil War
-Dominican Republic
-Small Wars
Types of IW missions - CORRECT ANSWER--Unconventional Warfare
-Foreign Internal Defense (FID)
-Military Information Support Operation (MISO)
-Counterterrorism
-Counterinsurgency (COIN)
Unconventional Warfare - CORRECT ANSWER-Broad spectrum of military and
paramilitary operations. Predominantly indigenous or surrogate forces that are aided by
an external source.
Foreign Internal Defense (FID) - CORRECT ANSWER-Participation by civilian and
military agencies of a government in any of the action programs taken by another
government or other designated organization to free and protect its society threats to its
security.
Military Information Support Operations (MISO) - CORRECT ANSWER-To induce or
reinforce foreign attitudes and behavior favorable to the originator's objective
Counterterrorism - CORRECT ANSWER-Actions taken directly against terrorist
networks, and indirectly to influence and render global and regional environments
inhospitable to terrorist network
Counterinsurgency - CORRECT ANSWER-Comprehensive civilian and military efforts
taken to defeat an insurgency and to address any core grievances.
, War - CORRECT ANSWER-A violent struggle between two hostile, independent, and
irreconcilable wills, each trying to impose itself on the other
Nature of War is unpredictable, it also has... - CORRECT ANSWER--Friction
-Uncertainty
-Fluidity
-Disorder
-Danger
Friction - CORRECT ANSWER-Clash between two opposing wills, it can be internal,
self induced, lack of coordination, unclear or complicated, among other things.
Uncertainty - CORRECT ANSWER-Fog of war, unknowns about the enemy, the
environment and even about the friendly situation
Uncertainty can be mitigated by: - CORRECT ANSWER--Developing a simple, flexible
plan
-Planning for likely contingencies
-Developing SOP's
-Fostering initiative among subordinates
Fluidity - CORRECT ANSWER-Continuos, fluctuating flow of activity filled with fleeting
opportunities of unforeseen events
Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER-It can never be eliminated, information and instructions
will be unclear and misinterpreted. Communications will fail and mistakes and
unforeseen events will be common
Disorder can be mitigated by: - CORRECT ANSWER-Imposing a general framework of
order on the disorder as well as influencing the general flow of action rather than try to
control each event
Complexity - CORRECT ANSWER-War is not governed by actions or decisions of a
single individual, but it emerges from the collective behavior of all the individual parts
within the system
Human Dimension - CORRECT ANSWER-Infuses war with its intangible moral factors
Danger on the battlefield - CORRECT ANSWER-It is through the use or the threat of
violence that we compel the enemy to do our will
Mitigate fear in your subordinates: - CORRECT ANSWER-Leaders must foster the
courage to overcome fear, both individually and within the unit. Courage is not the
absence of fear but the strength to overcome it.
Physical Forces - CORRECT ANSWER-Easily seen, understood, measured
