Pre Assessment Signal Captain Career Course Exam
Questions And Answers 2024-2025
Tasks for offensive operations - Answer Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation,
Pursuit
Characteristics of offensive operations - Answer Audacity, Surprise, Tempo,
concentration
Tasks for defensive operations - Answer area defense, mobile defense, retrograde
Seven Steps for engagement area development - Answer 1) Identify all likely enemy
avenue of approach
2) Determine likely enemy scheme of maneuver
3) Determine where to kill the enemy
4) Emplace weapon systems/ direct fires
5)Plan and integrate obstacles
6) Plan and integrate indirect fires
7) Rehearse execution in the engagement area
Purpose for offensive operations -Answer to destroy, defeat, or neutralize the enemy
forces
Purpose for defensive operations -Answer to set conditions for counter attack and to
retain decisive terrain
Troop Leading Procedures - Answer 1. Receive the Mission
2. Issue a Warning Order
3. Make a Tentative Plan
4. Initiate Movement
5. Conduct Reconnaissance
, 6. Complete the Plan
7. Issue the Order
8. Supervise and Refine
What are the three different war gaming methods FM 6-0 - Answer Belt Method
Avenue In Depth
Sample Box
Belt Method - Answer divides the area of operations into belts or areas running the width
of the area of
operations, based on a sequential analysis of events in each belt.
Avenue In Depth - Answer focuses attention on one avenue of approach at a time,
beginning with the
decisive operation. This technique is best applied to offensive COAs or in the defense
when canalizing terrain impedes mutual support.
Box Method - Solution detailed solution of a critical area, such as an engagement area, a
wet gap crossing site, or a landing zone. It works best in a time-constrained environment
such as a hasty attack. The box method is particularly helpful when planning operations
across noncontiguous areas of operation. When
Through this method, the staff isolates an area and focuses attention on significant
events occurring in a specific area.
Identify two components of CCIR and define them (FM6-0) - Answer 1) Friendly Force
Information Requirement FFIR- information the commander and staff need to understand
the status of friendly force and supporting capabilities
(operations officer manages)
2) Priority Intelligence Req.- intelligence requirement, stated as a priority for intelligence
support, that the commander and staff need to understand the adversary or other aspects
of the operational
Questions And Answers 2024-2025
Tasks for offensive operations - Answer Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation,
Pursuit
Characteristics of offensive operations - Answer Audacity, Surprise, Tempo,
concentration
Tasks for defensive operations - Answer area defense, mobile defense, retrograde
Seven Steps for engagement area development - Answer 1) Identify all likely enemy
avenue of approach
2) Determine likely enemy scheme of maneuver
3) Determine where to kill the enemy
4) Emplace weapon systems/ direct fires
5)Plan and integrate obstacles
6) Plan and integrate indirect fires
7) Rehearse execution in the engagement area
Purpose for offensive operations -Answer to destroy, defeat, or neutralize the enemy
forces
Purpose for defensive operations -Answer to set conditions for counter attack and to
retain decisive terrain
Troop Leading Procedures - Answer 1. Receive the Mission
2. Issue a Warning Order
3. Make a Tentative Plan
4. Initiate Movement
5. Conduct Reconnaissance
, 6. Complete the Plan
7. Issue the Order
8. Supervise and Refine
What are the three different war gaming methods FM 6-0 - Answer Belt Method
Avenue In Depth
Sample Box
Belt Method - Answer divides the area of operations into belts or areas running the width
of the area of
operations, based on a sequential analysis of events in each belt.
Avenue In Depth - Answer focuses attention on one avenue of approach at a time,
beginning with the
decisive operation. This technique is best applied to offensive COAs or in the defense
when canalizing terrain impedes mutual support.
Box Method - Solution detailed solution of a critical area, such as an engagement area, a
wet gap crossing site, or a landing zone. It works best in a time-constrained environment
such as a hasty attack. The box method is particularly helpful when planning operations
across noncontiguous areas of operation. When
Through this method, the staff isolates an area and focuses attention on significant
events occurring in a specific area.
Identify two components of CCIR and define them (FM6-0) - Answer 1) Friendly Force
Information Requirement FFIR- information the commander and staff need to understand
the status of friendly force and supporting capabilities
(operations officer manages)
2) Priority Intelligence Req.- intelligence requirement, stated as a priority for intelligence
support, that the commander and staff need to understand the adversary or other aspects
of the operational
