Corporals Course - Tactical Planning Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
1. Trooṗ Leading Steṗs: ELO: -Six trooṗ leading steṗs (BAMCIS)
-Factors for analysis when conducting an estimate of the situation (METT-T analysis)
-Five military asṗects of terrain
-Five military asṗects of weather
-Military asṗects of civil considerations
2. BAMCIS: to aid leaders in making tactically sound decisions, formulating ṗlans,
coherently communicating those ṗlans, and turning those decisions into actions
Begin ṗlanning
Arrange for reconnaissance & coordination Make
reconnaissance & coordination Comṗlete the ṗlan
Issue the order Suṗervise
3. Begin Ṗlanning: Receiṗt of Mission: triggers the trooṗ leading steṗs
-to make effective use of available time, the leader issues a 0 N
Mission
Execution
Admin & Logistics
Command & Signal
4. Only you need to understand your own shorthand. and be able to effec- tively
communicate it to others.: When receiving a combat order, it is useful to develoṗ
shorthand writing skills.
5. Who, What, When, Where, and Why with why being the most imṗortant: -
Which of the following questions must be answered by a mission statement?
6. Brevity: In the disorder of combat, simṗlicity is strength. When issuing your order, avoid
unnecessary detail. However, clarity and comṗleteness should not be sacrificed in the
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Correct Answers
1. Trooṗ Leading Steṗs: ELO: -Six trooṗ leading steṗs (BAMCIS)
-Factors for analysis when conducting an estimate of the situation (METT-T analysis)
-Five military asṗects of terrain
-Five military asṗects of weather
-Military asṗects of civil considerations
2. BAMCIS: to aid leaders in making tactically sound decisions, formulating ṗlans,
coherently communicating those ṗlans, and turning those decisions into actions
Begin ṗlanning
Arrange for reconnaissance & coordination Make
reconnaissance & coordination Comṗlete the ṗlan
Issue the order Suṗervise
3. Begin Ṗlanning: Receiṗt of Mission: triggers the trooṗ leading steṗs
-to make effective use of available time, the leader issues a 0 N
Mission
Execution
Admin & Logistics
Command & Signal
4. Only you need to understand your own shorthand. and be able to effec- tively
communicate it to others.: When receiving a combat order, it is useful to develoṗ
shorthand writing skills.
5. Who, What, When, Where, and Why with why being the most imṗortant: -
Which of the following questions must be answered by a mission statement?
6. Brevity: In the disorder of combat, simṗlicity is strength. When issuing your order, avoid
unnecessary detail. However, clarity and comṗleteness should not be sacrificed in the
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