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1.As the battalion S3 for 193rd Brigade Support Battalion you have just finished giving the battalion
commander a brief on three separate courses of action (COAs) for sustaining the brigade in an upcoming
FTX. The commander elects to go with a hybrid course of action consisting of parts from two of the three
COAs and then issues his final planning guidance. At this point what needs to get issued to the
subordinate units? - ANSWER WARNORD 3
FM 6-0, Paras 9-185 through 9-187, OP190
2.During step 2 of MDMP (Mission Analysis), the battalion staff is planning for an upcoming deployment.
Part of the process is determining specified, implied and essential tasks and constraints. What tasks are
specified and implied, must be executed to accomplish the mission and are always included in the unit's
mission statement? - ANSWER Essential Tasks
FM 6-0, para 9-36. OP150
3.During step 2 of MDMP (Mission Analysis), the battalion staff is planning for an upcoming deployment.
While examining the movement plan from CONUS to the area of operations, each staff section should
identify risk within their warfighting function. What is this an example of? - ANSWER Risk management
FM 6-0, para 9-44 thru 9-45, OP150
4.During step 4 of MDMP (COA Analysis), the battalion staff is gathering the tools, listing the critical
events and decision points, and selecting a war-gaming method. They're about to select a technique to
record and display results. What two techniques are commonly used? - ANSWER Synchronization matrix
and Sketch note
FM 6-0, Para 9-139, OP170
5.During the planning phase of the operations process, the commander points to a location on the map
where the enemy reserve (an armor brigade) is templated and says, "I want to know when this tank
brigade starts moving and in which direction because I will need to decide which direction to send our
3rd BN based on that information". Which of the following BEST describes what the commander has just
done? - ANSWER Designated a commander's critical information requirement (CCIR)
FM 6-0, para 9-47, OP150
,6.The battalion staff has just been called in to the Tactical Operations Center (TOC). The battalion
commander has directed all staff members to update their running estimates, gather documents related
to the current mission and area of operations, and compile higher headquarters' intelligence and
assessment products. The XO begins to write the staff planning timeline on a white board and highlights
when products are due and who is responsible for delivering them. What step of the MDMP process are
you conducting? - ANSWER Receipt of Mission
FM 6-0 Para 9-15 thru 9-19, OP140
7.While serving in the Brigade S4 section, you know your section will have to establish the Sustainment
Cell. An additional four functional cells must be created? What are they? - ANSWER Movement and
Maneuver, Intelligence, Fires, and Protection
FM 6-0, Para 1-31, OP120
8.You are a battalion S3 and have been tasked with conducting a rehearsal in preparation for an
upcoming large scale, multi-echelon exercise. You are able to secure a site overlooking the training site
for the exercise but cannot use the actual training ground itself. Your goal is to prepare an exact replica
of the training area and use your vantage point as a visual reference. What type of rehearsal best fits into
this scenario? - ANSWER Terrain Model
FM 6-0, Para 12-27, OP200
9.You are a member of the battalion S3 section and are currently at the National Training Center with
your brigade. The battalion leadership has been struggling for hours with the complexity of their mission,
and are unable to identify the problem they need to solve. Which Army Planning Methodology would be
most useful in this scenario? - ANSWER Army Design Methodology
ADP 5-0, para 2-17, OP130
10.You are an officer in the battalion S3 section. The staff has been conducting MDMP in support of the
upcoming deployment to Latvia. During the course of action development brief, the commander
directed that the staff look at specific pieces of the plan in time and space during war gaming. This is due
to the timeline to complete the process being moved up. Which war gaming method best fits this time
constraint and intent? - ANSWER Box Method
FM 6-0, Para 9-137, OP170
, 11.While on a training exercise in the Philippines your unit has been tasked with assisting a team of
Special Forces Soldiers to train the local armed forces in counterinsurgency. Which ARSOF task is this an
example of? - ANSWER Foreign Internal Defense
ADP 3-05, para 2-23, O210
12.2LT Jacobs strives to be the positive example by placing heavy emphasis on remaining physically fit
and demonstrating strict adherence to the Army profession. Which attibute of the Army Leadership
Requirements Model is 2LT Jacobs displaying? - ANSWER Presence
ADP 6-22, Para 3-2, AP120
13.CPT Brand brings his platoon leaders in for a meeting to discuss an upcoming training event. He
explains his intent and asks for their feedback. Furthermore, he asks that each of them go back to their
respective platoons to disseminate the commander's intent and gain bottom up refinement to help
shape the final training plan. This is an example of which type of method of influence? - ANSWER
Collaboration
ADP 6-22, Para 5-14, AP180
14.CPT Jones lacks humility and has a reputation of refusing to seek others' input and feedback. He
demonstrates a tendency to curb organizational buy-in and places himself in a position to receive credit
from superiors even at the cost of the organization's best interests. Which segment of the Army
Leadership Requirements Model is CPT Jones displaying a flaw in? - ANSWER Character
ADP 6-22, Para 2-31, AP120
15.During 2LT Hopkins commissioning ceremony, she swore an oath to uphold the Army values. With her
new Army professional identity, she is bound by what as she goes forward in her career, embracing the
concept of Soldier for Life? - ANSWER Army ethic
ADP 6-22, Para 1-56 thru 1-58 and Figure 1-2, AP140
16.CPT Fields has just taken command of his company, and they are departing to the field the following
morning for a five-day FTX. During the FTX there are several negative incidents that CPT Fields notices
are distracting from training. After each incident, CPT Fields gathers those involved to discuss what
happened. During the discussion, they identify why the incident occurred and implement measures to
prevent it from happening again. CPT Fields shows great tolerance for discussing mistakes and
encourages feedback. This is an example of what? - ANSWER Developing learning organizations
FM 6-22, Para 3-9, AP170,