LOG Captains Career Course: Common
Core Final Exam
1) While conducting a training exercise in Eastern Europe your unit is tasked with calming tensions of local villagers.
To complete this task your unit develops a plan to physically occupy key facilities and provide security at three of the
village population centers. This is an example of what type of stability mechanism?
a. Influence
b. Control
c. Disintegrate
d. Compel - Correct Answer b. Control
1) You are working in the battalion S3. The battalion is preparing for a deployment to Eastern Europe. The battalion
commander has asked for an assessment of the countries in the operational environment. You are tasked to assess
the effects of systems and organizations that collect and assess data and influence the population in and between
these countries and how this impacts your mission. What category of the PMESII-PT framework does this occur in?
a. Social
b. Information
c. Economic
d. Military - Correct Answer b. Information
1) Your commander directs you and other members of the staff to thoroughly review and eliminate COAs he will not
accept. Although he has visualized how the operation will unfold, he trusts his staff's judgement and only provides
broad, general direction in order to give the staff the maximum latitude to develop flexible and effective options. You
and the rest of the staff are counting on the commander's comprehensive visualization and approach to the operation
to ensure mission accomplishment within the higher commander's intent, which she will demonstrate through what
you have come to know doctrinally as _______?
a. Defining key tasks
b. The Mission Statement
c. The operational approach
d. Planning guidance - Correct Answer d. Planning guidance
1LT Batchelor was told by his Battalion Commander that he needed to brief battalion leadership on the upcoming
Career Course Cognitive Assessment (C3AB). The Commander wants to leadership to understand the purpose,
timeline, and expectations of the assessment. What type of brief is this? - Correct Answer Information Brief
1LT Cox just completed his first staff briefing to the battalion commander. Afterwards, he sought out a peer to provide
him with suggestions for improvement. 1LT Cox appreciates the candid comments and will build off of this experience
for future briefings. What did the peer provide 1LT Cox? - Correct Answer Feedback
1LT Daniel tells his platoon sergeant that updating DD93s and SGLIs is "go-home criteria" for the platoon, and if it's
not complete by the end of the day, it will reflect negatively on his NCOER. This is an example of which method of
influence? - Correct Answer Pressure
2nd BDE, 82nd ABN DIV just returned home from deployment. To celebrate their return, each battalion has asked
their SFRG to help fundraise for an all-ranks ball. This is an example of which support activity of the SFRG? - Correct
Answer Non-mission essential
A team leader places his subordinate on motor pool guard duty because he filed a complaint against his platoon
leader. This is an example of what?
Selected Answer:
A. Discrimination
, B. Bullying
C. Retaliation
D. Hazing
Response Feedback:
Reference: DoDI 1020.03, Harassment Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces, Sections 3.6, AP140 -
Correct Answer C. Retaliation
After redeploying from Afghanistan all of your battalion's HMMWVs were upgraded with the latest Joint Capabilities
Release (JCR) systems during reset. Each company within the battalion was given a time slot to have their vehicles
in the motor pool maintenance bays so contractors could install the systems. What type of maintenance was this
install?
A. Sustainment Maintenance
B. Field Maintenance
C. Operator Tactical Maintenance
D. Controlled Exchange Maintenance
Response Feedback:
Reference: ATP 4-33, para 1-37; O170 - Correct Answer A. Sustainment Maintenance
As a deployed company commander you have identified some much needed security improvements to the external
surroundings of your FOB. The improvements will require some heavy machine operators and some laborers. You
speak with your contracting officer and she determines that the best course of action would be to use local vendors to
provide the quickest resolution for the security improvements. What type of contract support is this?
A. Theater Support
B. External Support
C. Systems Support
D. Special Support
Response Feedback:
Reference: ATP 4-10, para 1-30; O180 - Correct Answer A. Theater Support
As an operations officer deployed to Poland, senior leaders task you to get an assessment on Special Forces
Soldiers conducting influencing operations within your brigade's area of operations. What ARSOF task is this an
example of?
a. Foreign Humanitarian Assistance
b. Military Information Support Operations
c. Direct Action
d. Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction - Correct Answer b. Military Information Support Operations
As the BDE Assistant S3, CPT Harvey is known for tackling complex tasks by thinking outside the box, identifying
problems before they occur, and working well with other staff sections across the brigade. Which component of the
Army Leadership Requirements Model is CPT Harvey displaying? - Correct Answer Intellect
As the S4, CPT Scott is known for projecting self-confidence and composure while leading his shop. Additionally,
despite multiple last minute taskings from higher, she shows a tendency to recover quickly from stress while
maintaining focus on the mission. What component of the Army Leadership Requirements Model does CPT Scott
display? - Correct Answer Presence
At the Battle of Gettysburg, COL Chamberlain used the analogy of a "swinging barn door" to describe how he wanted
his unit to move into their attack position. Which Principle of Mission Command was he exercising when he did this?
A. Risk Acceptance
B. Disciplined Initiative
C. Mission Orders
D. Shared Understanding
Response Feedback:
Reference: ADP 6-0 (Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces), para 1-36 thru 1-44. MC110 -
Correct Answer D. Shared Understanding
Core Final Exam
1) While conducting a training exercise in Eastern Europe your unit is tasked with calming tensions of local villagers.
To complete this task your unit develops a plan to physically occupy key facilities and provide security at three of the
village population centers. This is an example of what type of stability mechanism?
a. Influence
b. Control
c. Disintegrate
d. Compel - Correct Answer b. Control
1) You are working in the battalion S3. The battalion is preparing for a deployment to Eastern Europe. The battalion
commander has asked for an assessment of the countries in the operational environment. You are tasked to assess
the effects of systems and organizations that collect and assess data and influence the population in and between
these countries and how this impacts your mission. What category of the PMESII-PT framework does this occur in?
a. Social
b. Information
c. Economic
d. Military - Correct Answer b. Information
1) Your commander directs you and other members of the staff to thoroughly review and eliminate COAs he will not
accept. Although he has visualized how the operation will unfold, he trusts his staff's judgement and only provides
broad, general direction in order to give the staff the maximum latitude to develop flexible and effective options. You
and the rest of the staff are counting on the commander's comprehensive visualization and approach to the operation
to ensure mission accomplishment within the higher commander's intent, which she will demonstrate through what
you have come to know doctrinally as _______?
a. Defining key tasks
b. The Mission Statement
c. The operational approach
d. Planning guidance - Correct Answer d. Planning guidance
1LT Batchelor was told by his Battalion Commander that he needed to brief battalion leadership on the upcoming
Career Course Cognitive Assessment (C3AB). The Commander wants to leadership to understand the purpose,
timeline, and expectations of the assessment. What type of brief is this? - Correct Answer Information Brief
1LT Cox just completed his first staff briefing to the battalion commander. Afterwards, he sought out a peer to provide
him with suggestions for improvement. 1LT Cox appreciates the candid comments and will build off of this experience
for future briefings. What did the peer provide 1LT Cox? - Correct Answer Feedback
1LT Daniel tells his platoon sergeant that updating DD93s and SGLIs is "go-home criteria" for the platoon, and if it's
not complete by the end of the day, it will reflect negatively on his NCOER. This is an example of which method of
influence? - Correct Answer Pressure
2nd BDE, 82nd ABN DIV just returned home from deployment. To celebrate their return, each battalion has asked
their SFRG to help fundraise for an all-ranks ball. This is an example of which support activity of the SFRG? - Correct
Answer Non-mission essential
A team leader places his subordinate on motor pool guard duty because he filed a complaint against his platoon
leader. This is an example of what?
Selected Answer:
A. Discrimination
, B. Bullying
C. Retaliation
D. Hazing
Response Feedback:
Reference: DoDI 1020.03, Harassment Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces, Sections 3.6, AP140 -
Correct Answer C. Retaliation
After redeploying from Afghanistan all of your battalion's HMMWVs were upgraded with the latest Joint Capabilities
Release (JCR) systems during reset. Each company within the battalion was given a time slot to have their vehicles
in the motor pool maintenance bays so contractors could install the systems. What type of maintenance was this
install?
A. Sustainment Maintenance
B. Field Maintenance
C. Operator Tactical Maintenance
D. Controlled Exchange Maintenance
Response Feedback:
Reference: ATP 4-33, para 1-37; O170 - Correct Answer A. Sustainment Maintenance
As a deployed company commander you have identified some much needed security improvements to the external
surroundings of your FOB. The improvements will require some heavy machine operators and some laborers. You
speak with your contracting officer and she determines that the best course of action would be to use local vendors to
provide the quickest resolution for the security improvements. What type of contract support is this?
A. Theater Support
B. External Support
C. Systems Support
D. Special Support
Response Feedback:
Reference: ATP 4-10, para 1-30; O180 - Correct Answer A. Theater Support
As an operations officer deployed to Poland, senior leaders task you to get an assessment on Special Forces
Soldiers conducting influencing operations within your brigade's area of operations. What ARSOF task is this an
example of?
a. Foreign Humanitarian Assistance
b. Military Information Support Operations
c. Direct Action
d. Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction - Correct Answer b. Military Information Support Operations
As the BDE Assistant S3, CPT Harvey is known for tackling complex tasks by thinking outside the box, identifying
problems before they occur, and working well with other staff sections across the brigade. Which component of the
Army Leadership Requirements Model is CPT Harvey displaying? - Correct Answer Intellect
As the S4, CPT Scott is known for projecting self-confidence and composure while leading his shop. Additionally,
despite multiple last minute taskings from higher, she shows a tendency to recover quickly from stress while
maintaining focus on the mission. What component of the Army Leadership Requirements Model does CPT Scott
display? - Correct Answer Presence
At the Battle of Gettysburg, COL Chamberlain used the analogy of a "swinging barn door" to describe how he wanted
his unit to move into their attack position. Which Principle of Mission Command was he exercising when he did this?
A. Risk Acceptance
B. Disciplined Initiative
C. Mission Orders
D. Shared Understanding
Response Feedback:
Reference: ADP 6-0 (Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces), para 1-36 thru 1-44. MC110 -
Correct Answer D. Shared Understanding
