ARMY OCS MILITARY OFFICER
CANDIDATE SCHOOL TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● -Native-Americans' Warfighting Style. Did the Native-Americans
use stealthy tactics? Did they have good security and fight
willingly year-round?
Answer: They were stealthy.
DID NOT fight year round
●● -Colonial Militia. Did the colonists invent England's first-ever
militia units? Did they always include only volunteers and
top-quality troops? Could there be discipline problems?
Answer: -Got Militia concept form europe
-Militia not always volunteer
-DICIPLINE ISSUES
●● -Colonial-Era Wars. In its North American colonial wars, did
Britain rely exclusively upon colonial militia and Indian-style
,irregular tactics to beat the French?
Answer: England sent over regular units to fight the french
●● -Describe Patriot Principle of War (P of W) violations at Bunker
Hill. What British P of W violations allowed the Patriots to get
away with those errors?
Answer: Patriots: Security, unity of command
patriots got away with these errors because the british would not take
advantage of these errors due to not changing their tactics
●● -At Trenton and Princeton, what Principles did Washington show
he could use well? Did these US tactical victories have any
strategic impact?
Answer: Surprise, maneuver, offensive
Strategic impact: retained army, fence sitters rallied, gained allies
●● -What P of W violations hurt the British in their Saratoga
Campaign? Did the British campaign fail? Any strategic
consequences?
Answer: British violated simplicity, unity of command and security.
,Big operational and strategic effect. France saw a safe bet and formed a
military alliance with the US.
●● -Were the bad Valley Forge conditions due to the US not having
any supplies, or due to bad supply management? What P of W
did US troops thus have to embrace?
Answer: Bad supply management.
Principles of war: Perseverance.
●● -At Monmouth, did the Continental Army demonstrate its Valley
Forge improvements? In what kind of tactics?
Answer: Improved linear tactics
●● -How did the Waxhaws' conduct help Patriot militia leaders like
Marion? In what kind of warfare and against what kind of targets?
Answer: Tarleton treated surrendering patriots badly.
Increased popular support of patriots
●● -Regarding the Principles of War, Kings Mountain hurt what for the
, British? Describe effective P of W use at Cowpens. Did Economy
of Force and Mass also play a role?
Answer: Cornwallis failed. Loyalist saw who was winning. Patriots got
more support.
Cowpens: Morgan used mass, surprise, maneuver, and economy of
force.
●● -What was the French fleet's most important contribution to
Washington's successful siege at Yorktown?
Answer: Cut LOC to the British. British army surrendered
●● How did Washington handle the Newburgh Conspiracy? Did he want
a big, powerful regular army?
Answer: revolt of the officers. Washington stepped in and helped.
Washington wanted a small army and bigger militia. costs less
●● Per the Constitution, is the president the commander-in-chief of the
armed forces? How about of the militia?
Answer: The president is the commander-in-chief of all the services, to
include militia when called into FEDERAL service.
CANDIDATE SCHOOL TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● -Native-Americans' Warfighting Style. Did the Native-Americans
use stealthy tactics? Did they have good security and fight
willingly year-round?
Answer: They were stealthy.
DID NOT fight year round
●● -Colonial Militia. Did the colonists invent England's first-ever
militia units? Did they always include only volunteers and
top-quality troops? Could there be discipline problems?
Answer: -Got Militia concept form europe
-Militia not always volunteer
-DICIPLINE ISSUES
●● -Colonial-Era Wars. In its North American colonial wars, did
Britain rely exclusively upon colonial militia and Indian-style
,irregular tactics to beat the French?
Answer: England sent over regular units to fight the french
●● -Describe Patriot Principle of War (P of W) violations at Bunker
Hill. What British P of W violations allowed the Patriots to get
away with those errors?
Answer: Patriots: Security, unity of command
patriots got away with these errors because the british would not take
advantage of these errors due to not changing their tactics
●● -At Trenton and Princeton, what Principles did Washington show
he could use well? Did these US tactical victories have any
strategic impact?
Answer: Surprise, maneuver, offensive
Strategic impact: retained army, fence sitters rallied, gained allies
●● -What P of W violations hurt the British in their Saratoga
Campaign? Did the British campaign fail? Any strategic
consequences?
Answer: British violated simplicity, unity of command and security.
,Big operational and strategic effect. France saw a safe bet and formed a
military alliance with the US.
●● -Were the bad Valley Forge conditions due to the US not having
any supplies, or due to bad supply management? What P of W
did US troops thus have to embrace?
Answer: Bad supply management.
Principles of war: Perseverance.
●● -At Monmouth, did the Continental Army demonstrate its Valley
Forge improvements? In what kind of tactics?
Answer: Improved linear tactics
●● -How did the Waxhaws' conduct help Patriot militia leaders like
Marion? In what kind of warfare and against what kind of targets?
Answer: Tarleton treated surrendering patriots badly.
Increased popular support of patriots
●● -Regarding the Principles of War, Kings Mountain hurt what for the
, British? Describe effective P of W use at Cowpens. Did Economy
of Force and Mass also play a role?
Answer: Cornwallis failed. Loyalist saw who was winning. Patriots got
more support.
Cowpens: Morgan used mass, surprise, maneuver, and economy of
force.
●● -What was the French fleet's most important contribution to
Washington's successful siege at Yorktown?
Answer: Cut LOC to the British. British army surrendered
●● How did Washington handle the Newburgh Conspiracy? Did he want
a big, powerful regular army?
Answer: revolt of the officers. Washington stepped in and helped.
Washington wanted a small army and bigger militia. costs less
●● Per the Constitution, is the president the commander-in-chief of the
armed forces? How about of the militia?
Answer: The president is the commander-in-chief of all the services, to
include militia when called into FEDERAL service.
