IBOLC ENTRANCE EXAM STUDY GUIDE (IN-DEPTH) UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Five Principles of Patrolling (RHp139) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning, reconnaissance, security,
control, common sense
TLPs (RHp33) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Receive the mission, issue WARNO (5 para and planning timeline),
make tentative plan (analysis, COA), initiate movement, conduct recon, complete the plan, issue
OPORD, supervise and refine
5 OPORD paragraphs (RHp44) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(task org) Situation (map orient), mission (2x),
execution (timeline, CONOP, scheme of maneuver, fires, CASEVAC, T&Ps, coordinating instructions),
sustainment, command and signal
GOTWA (RHp141) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Going, others going with, time gone, what to do if I don't
come back, actions to take if contact made (and who is in charge)
METT-TC (RHp35) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mission (T&P, constraints, restate, type of op), enemy
(SITTEMP and 1A, comp, disp, str, wkn, MLCOA, MDCOA, location, doctrine), terrain and weather
(OAKOC, VWPCTH, so what?), troops available (#, type, capabilities, service levels), time available (1/3
2/3, assemble, deploy, maneuver), civil considerations (ASCOPE)
Movement Techniques (ATPp134) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Traveling, traveling overwatch, bounding
overwatch
Traveling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅contact not likely, fast, least security (20m between squads)
Traveling overwatch - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅contact possible (50-100m between lead and trails, 20m
between trails)
Bounding overwatch - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅contact expected, most security, slowest (PL sends one
sqd moving, one sqd overwatching, one awaiting orders) (successive on line, alternating moves past)
, Forms of Maneuver (ATPp94) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Envelopment, turning movement, frontal attack,
penetration, infiltration, flank attack
Envelopment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DO attacks assailable flank, SO fixes ENY. Seize OBJs behind to
destroy ENY in POSN (single, double-pincer, encirclement, vertical-ABN)
Turning movement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DO attacks assailable flank, SO fixes ENY. Seize OBJs behind
to move ENY/divert forces
Frontal attack - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Destroy weaker or fix larger (overrun or SO to other forms of
maneuver)
Penetration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rupture ENY on narrow front to disrupt continuity (no assailable
flank, or weak points exist)
Infiltration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Undetected through ENY to occupy POSN to rear
Flank attack - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Smaller than envelopment, attack on side
Types of offensive operations (offensive tasks ATPp93) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Movement to contact,
attack, exploitation, pursuit
movement to contact - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅develop situation, establish/regain contact (search and
attack or cordon and search -> meeting engagement -> attack defend bypass delay withdraw)
attack - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅destroy or defeat ENY, seize and secure terrain (decisive or shaping,
hasty or deliberate)
exploitation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅following attack, disorganize in depth to force surrender or retreat
pursuit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅following exploitation, catch or cut off ENY to destroy
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Five Principles of Patrolling (RHp139) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning, reconnaissance, security,
control, common sense
TLPs (RHp33) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Receive the mission, issue WARNO (5 para and planning timeline),
make tentative plan (analysis, COA), initiate movement, conduct recon, complete the plan, issue
OPORD, supervise and refine
5 OPORD paragraphs (RHp44) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(task org) Situation (map orient), mission (2x),
execution (timeline, CONOP, scheme of maneuver, fires, CASEVAC, T&Ps, coordinating instructions),
sustainment, command and signal
GOTWA (RHp141) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Going, others going with, time gone, what to do if I don't
come back, actions to take if contact made (and who is in charge)
METT-TC (RHp35) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mission (T&P, constraints, restate, type of op), enemy
(SITTEMP and 1A, comp, disp, str, wkn, MLCOA, MDCOA, location, doctrine), terrain and weather
(OAKOC, VWPCTH, so what?), troops available (#, type, capabilities, service levels), time available (1/3
2/3, assemble, deploy, maneuver), civil considerations (ASCOPE)
Movement Techniques (ATPp134) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Traveling, traveling overwatch, bounding
overwatch
Traveling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅contact not likely, fast, least security (20m between squads)
Traveling overwatch - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅contact possible (50-100m between lead and trails, 20m
between trails)
Bounding overwatch - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅contact expected, most security, slowest (PL sends one
sqd moving, one sqd overwatching, one awaiting orders) (successive on line, alternating moves past)
, Forms of Maneuver (ATPp94) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Envelopment, turning movement, frontal attack,
penetration, infiltration, flank attack
Envelopment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DO attacks assailable flank, SO fixes ENY. Seize OBJs behind to
destroy ENY in POSN (single, double-pincer, encirclement, vertical-ABN)
Turning movement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DO attacks assailable flank, SO fixes ENY. Seize OBJs behind
to move ENY/divert forces
Frontal attack - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Destroy weaker or fix larger (overrun or SO to other forms of
maneuver)
Penetration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rupture ENY on narrow front to disrupt continuity (no assailable
flank, or weak points exist)
Infiltration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Undetected through ENY to occupy POSN to rear
Flank attack - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Smaller than envelopment, attack on side
Types of offensive operations (offensive tasks ATPp93) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Movement to contact,
attack, exploitation, pursuit
movement to contact - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅develop situation, establish/regain contact (search and
attack or cordon and search -> meeting engagement -> attack defend bypass delay withdraw)
attack - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅destroy or defeat ENY, seize and secure terrain (decisive or shaping,
hasty or deliberate)
exploitation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅following attack, disorganize in depth to force surrender or retreat
pursuit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅following exploitation, catch or cut off ENY to destroy
