BOLC Test 1 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED
What are the four support battalion mission and describe them? - ANS ✔✔1) Theater opening
(establish and operate ports of debarkation to establish sustainment bases and facilitate ports)
2) theater sustainment (provision of logistics and personnel services required to maintain and
prolong ops until successful mission accomplishment.
3) theater distribution (operates the ground transport assists, manages select ariel resupply
assets, and establishes the ground distribution network)
4) theater closing (process of redeploying army forces and equipment from a theater back to
the host nation.
What is the definition of sustainment? - ANS ✔✔The provision of logistics, personnel services,
and health service support necessary to maintain operations.
What are the 3 War Fighting Functions (WFFs)? - ANS ✔✔The provision of logistics, personnel
services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations.
What does a logstat do for commanders? - ANS ✔✔help them make decisions for future
operations
a logstat must be what? - ANS ✔✔timely and accurate
What is the definition of logistics? - ANS ✔✔This is a word our customers use to define all the
work we do to support their mission readiness. Includes planning and executing movement of
forces.
,What is the difference between sustainment and logistics? - ANS ✔✔Sustainment can probably
best be defined as a customer need, while logistics is what we provide to meet that need. For
example, our U.S. Navy customer needs to sustain the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet—in other words,
maintain the aircraft's mission readiness and performance. We help do that by offering various
forms of logistics, such as supply chain management and field support.
What is personnel services? - ANS ✔✔sustainment functions that man and fund the force,
maintain soldier and family readiness, promote moral and ethical values of the nation and
enable the fighting qualities of the Army. (I.E a postal worker)
What is health service support? - ANS ✔✔To support services arranged by the Army Medical
Department.
What are the 8 principles of Sustainment? - ANS ✔✔• Integration.
• Anticipation.
• Responsiveness.
• Simplicity.
• Economy.
• Survivability.
• Continuity.
• Improvisation.
What does Integration mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔The bringing of
everything together, combining all elements of sustainment to operations. (I.E. an FSC has a
numerous amount of capabilities that it possesses. Like food,fuel, etc.)
What does Anticipation mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔To foresee
operational requirements and initiate actions without waiting for orders to do so. Try to act not
react. (I.E. If there is a massive FTX, plan accordingly and order plenty of food, water, and
ammo)
, What does Responsiveness mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔React to
changing requirements and respond to meet the needs. (I.E. Conducting Class 1 resupply and
the number of pax changes)
What does Simplicity mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔Relates to the
processes and procedures to minimize the complexity of sustainment. (I.E.the Solider Support
Center where everything like medical, finance, DEERs is co-located in the same spot so a unit
can increase their unit readiness in one trip)
What does Economy mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔Providing
sustainment in an efficient manner that enables a commander to employ all assets to achieve
the greatest effect. (I.E. I.E. a PUSH package that has duplicate items for soldiers in a training
environment and they can just replace it)
What does Surviabilty mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔Aspects
protecting personnel, weapons and supplies while simultaneously deceiving enemy. (I.E.
Providing security while conducting mission to ensure surviability of sustainment)
What does Continuity mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔Uninterrupted
provision of sustainment across all levels of war. Have a resupply battle rhythm based on
synchronized and timely commodity distribution. (I.E. Continuous care to provide medical even
during the field. Providing care on all levels of war)
What does improvisation mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔Adapt
sustainment operations to unexpected situations. Creating, inventing, and fabricating. (I.E.
What is a good mnemonic to remember the 8 principles of sustainment? - ANS ✔✔A CRISIS
Exists (Anticipation, Continuity, Responsiveness, Improvisation, Simplicity, Integration,
Survivability, Economy)
VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED
What are the four support battalion mission and describe them? - ANS ✔✔1) Theater opening
(establish and operate ports of debarkation to establish sustainment bases and facilitate ports)
2) theater sustainment (provision of logistics and personnel services required to maintain and
prolong ops until successful mission accomplishment.
3) theater distribution (operates the ground transport assists, manages select ariel resupply
assets, and establishes the ground distribution network)
4) theater closing (process of redeploying army forces and equipment from a theater back to
the host nation.
What is the definition of sustainment? - ANS ✔✔The provision of logistics, personnel services,
and health service support necessary to maintain operations.
What are the 3 War Fighting Functions (WFFs)? - ANS ✔✔The provision of logistics, personnel
services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations.
What does a logstat do for commanders? - ANS ✔✔help them make decisions for future
operations
a logstat must be what? - ANS ✔✔timely and accurate
What is the definition of logistics? - ANS ✔✔This is a word our customers use to define all the
work we do to support their mission readiness. Includes planning and executing movement of
forces.
,What is the difference between sustainment and logistics? - ANS ✔✔Sustainment can probably
best be defined as a customer need, while logistics is what we provide to meet that need. For
example, our U.S. Navy customer needs to sustain the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet—in other words,
maintain the aircraft's mission readiness and performance. We help do that by offering various
forms of logistics, such as supply chain management and field support.
What is personnel services? - ANS ✔✔sustainment functions that man and fund the force,
maintain soldier and family readiness, promote moral and ethical values of the nation and
enable the fighting qualities of the Army. (I.E a postal worker)
What is health service support? - ANS ✔✔To support services arranged by the Army Medical
Department.
What are the 8 principles of Sustainment? - ANS ✔✔• Integration.
• Anticipation.
• Responsiveness.
• Simplicity.
• Economy.
• Survivability.
• Continuity.
• Improvisation.
What does Integration mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔The bringing of
everything together, combining all elements of sustainment to operations. (I.E. an FSC has a
numerous amount of capabilities that it possesses. Like food,fuel, etc.)
What does Anticipation mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔To foresee
operational requirements and initiate actions without waiting for orders to do so. Try to act not
react. (I.E. If there is a massive FTX, plan accordingly and order plenty of food, water, and
ammo)
, What does Responsiveness mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔React to
changing requirements and respond to meet the needs. (I.E. Conducting Class 1 resupply and
the number of pax changes)
What does Simplicity mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔Relates to the
processes and procedures to minimize the complexity of sustainment. (I.E.the Solider Support
Center where everything like medical, finance, DEERs is co-located in the same spot so a unit
can increase their unit readiness in one trip)
What does Economy mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔Providing
sustainment in an efficient manner that enables a commander to employ all assets to achieve
the greatest effect. (I.E. I.E. a PUSH package that has duplicate items for soldiers in a training
environment and they can just replace it)
What does Surviabilty mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔Aspects
protecting personnel, weapons and supplies while simultaneously deceiving enemy. (I.E.
Providing security while conducting mission to ensure surviability of sustainment)
What does Continuity mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔Uninterrupted
provision of sustainment across all levels of war. Have a resupply battle rhythm based on
synchronized and timely commodity distribution. (I.E. Continuous care to provide medical even
during the field. Providing care on all levels of war)
What does improvisation mean in sustainment and provide an example? - ANS ✔✔Adapt
sustainment operations to unexpected situations. Creating, inventing, and fabricating. (I.E.
What is a good mnemonic to remember the 8 principles of sustainment? - ANS ✔✔A CRISIS
Exists (Anticipation, Continuity, Responsiveness, Improvisation, Simplicity, Integration,
Survivability, Economy)
