AMEDD BOLC MIDTERM UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the role of the command surgeon? - ✔✔Special staff officer that plans and
monitors execution of the AHS mission
Ensures all Medical Functions and operational planning factors are planned and
synchronized in operation plans and orders
Not a commander. May recommend policy/procedures but can't give orders except
through unit plans and orders
✔✔What are the primary tasks of mission command functions? - ✔✔Mission command
Communications and computers
Task organization
Medical intelligence
Technical supervision
Regional focus
✔✔What are the 3 mission command organizations? - ✔✔Medical command
(Deployment support)- medical force provider
Medical brigade (Support)-provide mission command of all attached/assigned AHS units
Medical Battalion (Multifunctional)-provide mission command, administrative assistance,
logistical support, and technical supervision capability
✔✔What are the responsibilities of the medical commander? - ✔✔Exercises mission
command (authority and direction) over his subordinate medical resources
✔✔What are the responsibilities of the command surgeon? - ✔✔At all levels of
command, a command surgeon is designated. This AMEDD officer is a special staff
officer charged with planning for and executing the AHS mission
✔✔What are the responsibilities of the line commander? - ✔✔The commander ensures
health promotion program. This encompasses the assets of educational, environmental,
and AHS support services
✔✔What is the Law of Land Warfare inspired by? What does it do? - ✔✔The desire to
diminish the evils of war
,-Protects combatants and noncombatants from unnecessary suffering
-Safeguards certain fundamental human rights of persons who fall into the hands of the
enemy, particularly detainees/enemy prisoners of war, the wounded and sick, and
civilians
-Facilitates the restoration of peace
✔✔What are possible operation variables? (Known as PMESII-PT) - ✔✔Political
Military
Economic
Social
Infrastructure
Information
Physical environment
Time
✔✔Name the possible mission variables. (Known as METT-TC) - ✔✔Mission
Enemy
Terrain and weather
Troops and support available
Time available
Civil considerations
✔✔What is task organization? - ✔✔A tool used by commanders to tailor their forces to
specific mission requirements. Task-organization is a temporary grouping of forces
designed to accomplish a particular mission
✔✔What are the four supporting tasks to decisive operations? - ✔✔Offensive tasks
Defensive tasks
Stability tasks
Defense support of civil authorities
✔✔What is counseling? - ✔✔The process used by leaders to review with a subordinate
their demonstrated performance and potential
✔✔What are the 3 types of counseling? - ✔✔1. Event- for specific event/situation, and
precede or follow events like a school or duty performance
2. Performance-review of duty performance over certain period
3. Professional growth-planning for accomplishment of goals
✔✔What are the approaches to counseling? - ✔✔1. Nondirective approach- •Leaders
use experiences, insight and judgment to assist subordinates in developing solutions,
explain expectations
, 2. Directive approach- •Leader does most of the talking and tells subordinate what to do
and when to do it. Works best to correct simple problems
3. Combined approach- •Leader uses techniques from both approaches, adjusting them
to fit what's best for the subordinate. Emphasize planning and decision making
✔✔What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Nondirective approach? -
✔✔Pros:
Encourages maturity
Encourages open communication
Develops personal responsibility
Cons:
More time-consuming
Requires greatest counselor skills
✔✔What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Directive approach? - ✔✔Pros:
Good for people who need clear, concise direction
Allows counselors to use their experience
Quickest method
Cons:
Discourages subordinates to be part of the solution
Tends to treat symptoms, not problems
Discourages free talk
Solution is the counselor's
✔✔What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Combined approach? - ✔✔Pros:
Encourages maturity and open communication
Allows counselors to use their experience
Moderately quick
Cons:
May take too much time for some situations
✔✔What are the stages of the counseling process? - ✔✔1. Identify the need for
counseling
2. Prepare for counseling (7 areas)
3. Conduct the counseling session
4.Follow-up
✔✔What are areas involved in preparing for a counseling (Stage 2)? - ✔✔1)Select a
suitable place (i.e. noise, distraction, etc.)
2)Schedule the counseling
3)Notify subordinate
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the role of the command surgeon? - ✔✔Special staff officer that plans and
monitors execution of the AHS mission
Ensures all Medical Functions and operational planning factors are planned and
synchronized in operation plans and orders
Not a commander. May recommend policy/procedures but can't give orders except
through unit plans and orders
✔✔What are the primary tasks of mission command functions? - ✔✔Mission command
Communications and computers
Task organization
Medical intelligence
Technical supervision
Regional focus
✔✔What are the 3 mission command organizations? - ✔✔Medical command
(Deployment support)- medical force provider
Medical brigade (Support)-provide mission command of all attached/assigned AHS units
Medical Battalion (Multifunctional)-provide mission command, administrative assistance,
logistical support, and technical supervision capability
✔✔What are the responsibilities of the medical commander? - ✔✔Exercises mission
command (authority and direction) over his subordinate medical resources
✔✔What are the responsibilities of the command surgeon? - ✔✔At all levels of
command, a command surgeon is designated. This AMEDD officer is a special staff
officer charged with planning for and executing the AHS mission
✔✔What are the responsibilities of the line commander? - ✔✔The commander ensures
health promotion program. This encompasses the assets of educational, environmental,
and AHS support services
✔✔What is the Law of Land Warfare inspired by? What does it do? - ✔✔The desire to
diminish the evils of war
,-Protects combatants and noncombatants from unnecessary suffering
-Safeguards certain fundamental human rights of persons who fall into the hands of the
enemy, particularly detainees/enemy prisoners of war, the wounded and sick, and
civilians
-Facilitates the restoration of peace
✔✔What are possible operation variables? (Known as PMESII-PT) - ✔✔Political
Military
Economic
Social
Infrastructure
Information
Physical environment
Time
✔✔Name the possible mission variables. (Known as METT-TC) - ✔✔Mission
Enemy
Terrain and weather
Troops and support available
Time available
Civil considerations
✔✔What is task organization? - ✔✔A tool used by commanders to tailor their forces to
specific mission requirements. Task-organization is a temporary grouping of forces
designed to accomplish a particular mission
✔✔What are the four supporting tasks to decisive operations? - ✔✔Offensive tasks
Defensive tasks
Stability tasks
Defense support of civil authorities
✔✔What is counseling? - ✔✔The process used by leaders to review with a subordinate
their demonstrated performance and potential
✔✔What are the 3 types of counseling? - ✔✔1. Event- for specific event/situation, and
precede or follow events like a school or duty performance
2. Performance-review of duty performance over certain period
3. Professional growth-planning for accomplishment of goals
✔✔What are the approaches to counseling? - ✔✔1. Nondirective approach- •Leaders
use experiences, insight and judgment to assist subordinates in developing solutions,
explain expectations
, 2. Directive approach- •Leader does most of the talking and tells subordinate what to do
and when to do it. Works best to correct simple problems
3. Combined approach- •Leader uses techniques from both approaches, adjusting them
to fit what's best for the subordinate. Emphasize planning and decision making
✔✔What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Nondirective approach? -
✔✔Pros:
Encourages maturity
Encourages open communication
Develops personal responsibility
Cons:
More time-consuming
Requires greatest counselor skills
✔✔What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Directive approach? - ✔✔Pros:
Good for people who need clear, concise direction
Allows counselors to use their experience
Quickest method
Cons:
Discourages subordinates to be part of the solution
Tends to treat symptoms, not problems
Discourages free talk
Solution is the counselor's
✔✔What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Combined approach? - ✔✔Pros:
Encourages maturity and open communication
Allows counselors to use their experience
Moderately quick
Cons:
May take too much time for some situations
✔✔What are the stages of the counseling process? - ✔✔1. Identify the need for
counseling
2. Prepare for counseling (7 areas)
3. Conduct the counseling session
4.Follow-up
✔✔What are areas involved in preparing for a counseling (Stage 2)? - ✔✔1)Select a
suitable place (i.e. noise, distraction, etc.)
2)Schedule the counseling
3)Notify subordinate
