Engineer BOLC (EBOLC) Comprehensive Study Guide
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1. Activity Estimate Worksheet - ANSWER ✓ a planning tool for developing
an estimate of material, manpower, equipment and time required to complete
a specific activity within a logic network of construction tasks
2. Bill of Materials (BOM) - ANSWER ✓ comprehensive list of materials,
stock numbers, and prices required to complete the full scope of an assigned
construction mission
3. Construction Directive - ANSWER ✓ Formal notification to initiate
planning and execution of a construction mission. Generated at the battalion
level or higher, the directive defines the location and scope of work,
establishes specific milestones, and sets the project's Estimated Start Date
(ESD) and Estimated Completion Date (ECD)
4. Construction Mission File - ANSWER ✓ A complete historical record of a
project from inception to completion. The file will include the original
construction directive with all amendments and extensions, construction
briefs and the OPORD, inspection reports, AARs, plans, specifications, the
BOM, Construction Reports, the CPM, CWE, CWS, all related
correspondence, photographic documentation, and the acceptance letter.
5. Construction Work Schedule (CWS) - ANSWER ✓ a chart that depicts the
activities generated for the CPM in calendar form, showing early start and
late start times, and float
6. Critical Path Method (CPM) - ANSWER ✓ Involves determining the longest
path through the network diagram, the earliest and latest an activity can start,
and the earliest and latest activities can be completed
,7. Gantt Chart - ANSWER ✓ a project management tool that depicts project
activities, their assigned resources, start and end dates, durations, and
interdependencies.
8. Letter of Acceptance - ANSWER ✓ A letter that serves as official closure
and completion of the project, stating that the constructing unit has met the
requirements and expectations of the customer. The letter includes multiple
signature blocks for all parties involved (the constructing unit, S3
Construction, and the customer)
9. Logic Network - ANSWER ✓ Commonly referred to as a network diagram,
it is the representation of project activities in an array of parallelograms with
lines drawn to show their interdependencies without a time scale. Is used to
analyze the critical path(s) in a project (CPM)
10.Command Sergeants Major - ANSWER ✓ -Provides management
mentorship and guidance to first sergeants
-Provides input to the Battalion Commander on strategic goal alignment
with construction-related activities
11.Operations Officer, S-3 - ANSWER ✓ -Overall responsible for the
management and prioritization of construction projects for the battalion
-Directs equipment and personnel support between companies as requested
by the constructing unit
-Provides guidance to the CMS as necessary
12.S-3 Construction Management Section (CMS) - ANSWER ✓ -The CMS cell
is the liaison to other units and organizations on the installation concernig all
construction efforts for the battalion. He/she determines the feasibility and
scope for all potential projects and presents them to the BN CDR for
battalion acceptance
-Issues Troop Construction Directives to the companies. Construction
Directives will contain the following documents:
a. Construction Directive memorandum outlining the project
b. Statement of work containing specific design requirements for
constructing units.
c. Plans and specifications for the construction project
, d. Any other pertinent information BN CMS finds necessary to include
in the directive
-Reviews directives, plans, specifications and bills of materials (BOM).
Develops the same if not provided externally. Final approval of all plans and
drawings.
-Conducts pre-design conferences, and 30%, 60%, and 90% design reviews
of all construction missions. At a minimum, this meeting should involve the
customer and the BN Technical Headquarters Section.
-Reviews the Project OIC's CWS, CPM, Level III Gantt chart, risk
assessment (DRAW), project management plan, and construction OPORD
prior to the Pre-Construction Brief (PCB) to the Battalion Commander.
-Monitors and ensures the mission milestone target dates are met.
-Acquires and provides DA 4283's (Facilities Engineering Work Request),
where applicable, dig permits, and other necessary paper work needed to
conduct construction missions.
-Provides Quality Assurance (QA). Inspects active missions to ensure high
quality construction, adherence to plans and specifications, timely mission
completion, and safety compliance. Will forward copies of all QA reports to
the constructing unit commander as well as filing a copy in the BN project
folder
-Receives daily and weekly construction reports from companies
13.What type of command is typically led by a four star general and is
responsible for all military operations in a geographical area?
Army Service Component Command
Combatant Command (COCOM)
FORSCOM
14.Brigade - ANSWER ✓ Combatant Command (COCOM)
15.T/F A Squad is the smallest unit in the U.S. Army - ANSWER ✓ False
16.OPCON is a ______ relationship, while Direct Support is a ______
relationship - ANSWER ✓ command, support
, 17.Military symbols and terms are found in which pieces of U.S. Army
doctrine? Select the answer with both correct.
ADP 1-02, FM 1-02.1
ATTP 2-01, FM 1-02.1
FM 3-90-1, FM 3-90-2
FM 100, FM 3-34.85 - ANSWER ✓ ADP 1-02, FM 1-02.1
18.Which of the following is a combined arms organization formed by
attaching one or more nonorganic armor, mechanized infantry, Stryker
infantry, or light infantry platoons to a tank, mechanized infantry, Stryker, or
infantry company either in exchange for, or in addition to its organic
platoons?
Task Force
Regimental Combat Team
Company Team
Battle Group - ANSWER ✓ Company Team
19.Engineer Tasks - ANSWER ✓ Provide freedom of action at the objective.
Clearing, reducing, emplacing, building, repairing...
Obstacle Reduction
Route Clearance
Technical Rescue
Infrastructure Assessments
20.Mobility Operations - ANSWER ✓ combined arms activities that mitigate
the effects of obstacles to enable freedom of movement and maneuver.
21.6 Primary Tasks of Mobility Operations - ANSWER ✓ Breaching *
Gap-Crossing **
Clearing (Area & Route) *
Combat Roads/Trails *
Forward Airfields/LZs *
Traffic Operations
22.Assured Mobility - ANSWER ✓ A framework of processes, actions, and
capabilities that assures the ability of a force to deploy, move, and maneuver
where and when desired, to achieve the commander's intent.
23.Strategic, Operational, Tactical Levels - ANSWER ✓ Tactical: Company
& Practice Test 2025/2026 QUESTIONS BANK AND
VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. Activity Estimate Worksheet - ANSWER ✓ a planning tool for developing
an estimate of material, manpower, equipment and time required to complete
a specific activity within a logic network of construction tasks
2. Bill of Materials (BOM) - ANSWER ✓ comprehensive list of materials,
stock numbers, and prices required to complete the full scope of an assigned
construction mission
3. Construction Directive - ANSWER ✓ Formal notification to initiate
planning and execution of a construction mission. Generated at the battalion
level or higher, the directive defines the location and scope of work,
establishes specific milestones, and sets the project's Estimated Start Date
(ESD) and Estimated Completion Date (ECD)
4. Construction Mission File - ANSWER ✓ A complete historical record of a
project from inception to completion. The file will include the original
construction directive with all amendments and extensions, construction
briefs and the OPORD, inspection reports, AARs, plans, specifications, the
BOM, Construction Reports, the CPM, CWE, CWS, all related
correspondence, photographic documentation, and the acceptance letter.
5. Construction Work Schedule (CWS) - ANSWER ✓ a chart that depicts the
activities generated for the CPM in calendar form, showing early start and
late start times, and float
6. Critical Path Method (CPM) - ANSWER ✓ Involves determining the longest
path through the network diagram, the earliest and latest an activity can start,
and the earliest and latest activities can be completed
,7. Gantt Chart - ANSWER ✓ a project management tool that depicts project
activities, their assigned resources, start and end dates, durations, and
interdependencies.
8. Letter of Acceptance - ANSWER ✓ A letter that serves as official closure
and completion of the project, stating that the constructing unit has met the
requirements and expectations of the customer. The letter includes multiple
signature blocks for all parties involved (the constructing unit, S3
Construction, and the customer)
9. Logic Network - ANSWER ✓ Commonly referred to as a network diagram,
it is the representation of project activities in an array of parallelograms with
lines drawn to show their interdependencies without a time scale. Is used to
analyze the critical path(s) in a project (CPM)
10.Command Sergeants Major - ANSWER ✓ -Provides management
mentorship and guidance to first sergeants
-Provides input to the Battalion Commander on strategic goal alignment
with construction-related activities
11.Operations Officer, S-3 - ANSWER ✓ -Overall responsible for the
management and prioritization of construction projects for the battalion
-Directs equipment and personnel support between companies as requested
by the constructing unit
-Provides guidance to the CMS as necessary
12.S-3 Construction Management Section (CMS) - ANSWER ✓ -The CMS cell
is the liaison to other units and organizations on the installation concernig all
construction efforts for the battalion. He/she determines the feasibility and
scope for all potential projects and presents them to the BN CDR for
battalion acceptance
-Issues Troop Construction Directives to the companies. Construction
Directives will contain the following documents:
a. Construction Directive memorandum outlining the project
b. Statement of work containing specific design requirements for
constructing units.
c. Plans and specifications for the construction project
, d. Any other pertinent information BN CMS finds necessary to include
in the directive
-Reviews directives, plans, specifications and bills of materials (BOM).
Develops the same if not provided externally. Final approval of all plans and
drawings.
-Conducts pre-design conferences, and 30%, 60%, and 90% design reviews
of all construction missions. At a minimum, this meeting should involve the
customer and the BN Technical Headquarters Section.
-Reviews the Project OIC's CWS, CPM, Level III Gantt chart, risk
assessment (DRAW), project management plan, and construction OPORD
prior to the Pre-Construction Brief (PCB) to the Battalion Commander.
-Monitors and ensures the mission milestone target dates are met.
-Acquires and provides DA 4283's (Facilities Engineering Work Request),
where applicable, dig permits, and other necessary paper work needed to
conduct construction missions.
-Provides Quality Assurance (QA). Inspects active missions to ensure high
quality construction, adherence to plans and specifications, timely mission
completion, and safety compliance. Will forward copies of all QA reports to
the constructing unit commander as well as filing a copy in the BN project
folder
-Receives daily and weekly construction reports from companies
13.What type of command is typically led by a four star general and is
responsible for all military operations in a geographical area?
Army Service Component Command
Combatant Command (COCOM)
FORSCOM
14.Brigade - ANSWER ✓ Combatant Command (COCOM)
15.T/F A Squad is the smallest unit in the U.S. Army - ANSWER ✓ False
16.OPCON is a ______ relationship, while Direct Support is a ______
relationship - ANSWER ✓ command, support
, 17.Military symbols and terms are found in which pieces of U.S. Army
doctrine? Select the answer with both correct.
ADP 1-02, FM 1-02.1
ATTP 2-01, FM 1-02.1
FM 3-90-1, FM 3-90-2
FM 100, FM 3-34.85 - ANSWER ✓ ADP 1-02, FM 1-02.1
18.Which of the following is a combined arms organization formed by
attaching one or more nonorganic armor, mechanized infantry, Stryker
infantry, or light infantry platoons to a tank, mechanized infantry, Stryker, or
infantry company either in exchange for, or in addition to its organic
platoons?
Task Force
Regimental Combat Team
Company Team
Battle Group - ANSWER ✓ Company Team
19.Engineer Tasks - ANSWER ✓ Provide freedom of action at the objective.
Clearing, reducing, emplacing, building, repairing...
Obstacle Reduction
Route Clearance
Technical Rescue
Infrastructure Assessments
20.Mobility Operations - ANSWER ✓ combined arms activities that mitigate
the effects of obstacles to enable freedom of movement and maneuver.
21.6 Primary Tasks of Mobility Operations - ANSWER ✓ Breaching *
Gap-Crossing **
Clearing (Area & Route) *
Combat Roads/Trails *
Forward Airfields/LZs *
Traffic Operations
22.Assured Mobility - ANSWER ✓ A framework of processes, actions, and
capabilities that assures the ability of a force to deploy, move, and maneuver
where and when desired, to achieve the commander's intent.
23.Strategic, Operational, Tactical Levels - ANSWER ✓ Tactical: Company
