CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Tenets and Foundations of Unified Land Operations
Answer: 1. Simultaneity
2. Depth
3. Synchronization
4. Flexibility
◉ Steps of IPB
Answer: 1. Define the Battlefield Environment
2. Describe the Battlefield's Effects
3. Evaluate the Threat
4. Determine Threat Courses of Action
◉ Offensive Tasks
Answer: Movement to Contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit
,◉ Characteristics of the Offense
Answer: Audacity
Concentration
Surprise
Tempo
◉ Forms of Maneuver
Answer: Envelopment
Flank Attack
Frontal Attack
Infiltration
Penetration
Turning Movement
◉ Defensive Tasks
Answer: Area Defense
Mobile Defense
Retrograde
◉ Characteristics of the Defense
Answer: Disruption
Flexibility
, Maneuver
Mass and Concentration
Operations in Depth
Preparation
Security
◉ The Mission Statement
Answer: A short sentence or paragraph that describes the
organization's essential tasks, purpose, and action. Containing the
elements of who, what, when, where, and why.
◉ Decisive Point
Answer: A geographic place, specific event, critical factor, or
function, that when acted upon, allows commanders to gain a
marked advantage over an adversary or contribute materially to
achieving success.
◉ Levels of War
Answer: Strategic
Operational
Tactical
◉ The Mission Analysis Factors of METT-TC
Answer: Higher Headquarter's Mission, Intent, and Concept
Unit's Purpose
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Tenets and Foundations of Unified Land Operations
Answer: 1. Simultaneity
2. Depth
3. Synchronization
4. Flexibility
◉ Steps of IPB
Answer: 1. Define the Battlefield Environment
2. Describe the Battlefield's Effects
3. Evaluate the Threat
4. Determine Threat Courses of Action
◉ Offensive Tasks
Answer: Movement to Contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit
,◉ Characteristics of the Offense
Answer: Audacity
Concentration
Surprise
Tempo
◉ Forms of Maneuver
Answer: Envelopment
Flank Attack
Frontal Attack
Infiltration
Penetration
Turning Movement
◉ Defensive Tasks
Answer: Area Defense
Mobile Defense
Retrograde
◉ Characteristics of the Defense
Answer: Disruption
Flexibility
, Maneuver
Mass and Concentration
Operations in Depth
Preparation
Security
◉ The Mission Statement
Answer: A short sentence or paragraph that describes the
organization's essential tasks, purpose, and action. Containing the
elements of who, what, when, where, and why.
◉ Decisive Point
Answer: A geographic place, specific event, critical factor, or
function, that when acted upon, allows commanders to gain a
marked advantage over an adversary or contribute materially to
achieving success.
◉ Levels of War
Answer: Strategic
Operational
Tactical
◉ The Mission Analysis Factors of METT-TC
Answer: Higher Headquarter's Mission, Intent, and Concept
Unit's Purpose
