Captains Career Course Pre-work Exam Questions
And Answers Graded A+
Principles of training - Answer Train as you fight
Train to standard
Train to maintain
Train to sustain
Mission Command
Accept prudent Risk:
Create Shared Understanding: -Answer Accept Prudent Risk: Prudent risk is a deliberate
exposure to possible injury or loss when the reward outweighs the risk, and mission
accomplishment is worth the cost.
Create Shared Understanding: Making subordinates understand the operational
environment, operations purpose, problems, and approaches to solving them. Through
collaboration in talking with soldiers/leaders, commanders can get situational
understanding and resolve misunderstanding and assess the progress of operations.
Mission Command
Exercise Disciplined Initiative:
Provide a Clear Commander's Intent: - Answer Exercise Disciplined Initiative: Action by
subordinates in the absence of orders, when existing orders no longer fit the situation, or
when unforeseen opportunities or threats appear.
,Provide a Clear Commander's Intent: The commander's intent is a clear and concise
expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired military end state that
supports mission command, provides focus to the staff, and helps subordinate and
supporting commanders act to achieve the commander's desired results without further
orders, even when the operation does not unfold as planned.
Troop Leading Procedures (TLPs)
RIMIRCIS - Step 1 - Receive the mission.
Step 2 - Warning order
Step 3 - Tentative plan
Step 4 - Initiate movement.
Step 5 - Reconnaissance
Step 6 - Complete the plan.
Step 7 - Issue the order
Step 8 - Supervise and refine
Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) Steps - Step 1: Receive the mission
Step 2: Mission analysis
Step 3: COA (Course of Action) development
Step 4: COA Analysis (War Game)
Step 5: COA Comparison
Step 6: COA Approval
Step 7: Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition
Course Of Action (COA) considerations - Answer - Mission
- Commanders Intent
, - Current dispositions and freedom of action
- CCIRs
- Limiting Factors-supply constraints, boundaries, and combat strength
ADP 5-0, The Operations Process:
Commanders Critical Information (CCIRs):
Commanders Intent: - Answer CCIRs: These are what commanders use to focus
information collection on the relevant information they need to make critical decisions
throughout the conduct of operations.
- Friendly force information requirements
- Priority intelligence requirements.
Commanders Intent: A clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and
the desired military end state that supports mission command, provides focus to the
staff, and helps subordinate and supporting commanders act to achieve the
commander's desired results without further orders, even when the operation does not
unfold as planned
The Operations Process:
Mission Statement:
Operational Approach: -Answer Mission Statement - Army design methodology results in
a deeper appreciation of the operational environment, a problem statement, an initial
commander's intent, and an operational approach that bridges conceptual and detailed
planning
Operational Approach - a narrative description of the general actions the force must take
to alter existing conditions to achieve those required at end state.
And Answers Graded A+
Principles of training - Answer Train as you fight
Train to standard
Train to maintain
Train to sustain
Mission Command
Accept prudent Risk:
Create Shared Understanding: -Answer Accept Prudent Risk: Prudent risk is a deliberate
exposure to possible injury or loss when the reward outweighs the risk, and mission
accomplishment is worth the cost.
Create Shared Understanding: Making subordinates understand the operational
environment, operations purpose, problems, and approaches to solving them. Through
collaboration in talking with soldiers/leaders, commanders can get situational
understanding and resolve misunderstanding and assess the progress of operations.
Mission Command
Exercise Disciplined Initiative:
Provide a Clear Commander's Intent: - Answer Exercise Disciplined Initiative: Action by
subordinates in the absence of orders, when existing orders no longer fit the situation, or
when unforeseen opportunities or threats appear.
,Provide a Clear Commander's Intent: The commander's intent is a clear and concise
expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired military end state that
supports mission command, provides focus to the staff, and helps subordinate and
supporting commanders act to achieve the commander's desired results without further
orders, even when the operation does not unfold as planned.
Troop Leading Procedures (TLPs)
RIMIRCIS - Step 1 - Receive the mission.
Step 2 - Warning order
Step 3 - Tentative plan
Step 4 - Initiate movement.
Step 5 - Reconnaissance
Step 6 - Complete the plan.
Step 7 - Issue the order
Step 8 - Supervise and refine
Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) Steps - Step 1: Receive the mission
Step 2: Mission analysis
Step 3: COA (Course of Action) development
Step 4: COA Analysis (War Game)
Step 5: COA Comparison
Step 6: COA Approval
Step 7: Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition
Course Of Action (COA) considerations - Answer - Mission
- Commanders Intent
, - Current dispositions and freedom of action
- CCIRs
- Limiting Factors-supply constraints, boundaries, and combat strength
ADP 5-0, The Operations Process:
Commanders Critical Information (CCIRs):
Commanders Intent: - Answer CCIRs: These are what commanders use to focus
information collection on the relevant information they need to make critical decisions
throughout the conduct of operations.
- Friendly force information requirements
- Priority intelligence requirements.
Commanders Intent: A clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and
the desired military end state that supports mission command, provides focus to the
staff, and helps subordinate and supporting commanders act to achieve the
commander's desired results without further orders, even when the operation does not
unfold as planned
The Operations Process:
Mission Statement:
Operational Approach: -Answer Mission Statement - Army design methodology results in
a deeper appreciation of the operational environment, a problem statement, an initial
commander's intent, and an operational approach that bridges conceptual and detailed
planning
Operational Approach - a narrative description of the general actions the force must take
to alter existing conditions to achieve those required at end state.
