CPL-S COURSE: OPERATIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025

CPL'S COURSE: OPERATIONSQUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025

WARFIGHTINGHPHILOSOPHYH-HcorrectHanswer-
•ManeuverHwarfareHseeksHtoHshatterHtheHenemy'sHcohesionHthroughHaHseriesHofHrapid,Hviolent,HandHunex
pectedHactionsHwhichHcreateHaHturbulentHandHrapidlyHdeterioratingHsituationHwithHwhichHtheHenemyHcann
otHcope.



•BesidesHtraitsHsuchHasHenduranceHandHcourageHthatHallHwarfareHdemands,HmaneuverHwarfareHputsHaHpre
miumHonHcertainHparticularHhumanHskillsHandHtraits.HItHrequires:



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TheHtemperamentHtoHcopeHwithHuncertainty.



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FlexibilityHofHmindHtoHdealHwithHfluidHandHdisorderlyHsituations.



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AHwillingnessHtoHactHwithHinitiativeHandHboldness.



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TheHmoralHcourageHtoHacceptHresponsibilityHforHthisHtypeHofHbehavior.



LEADERSHIPHPHILOSOPHYH-HcorrectHanswer-
LeadingHMarinesHdescribesHaHleadershipHphilosophyHthatHreflectsHtheHtraditionalHstrengthsHofHtheHMarine
HCorpsHasHanHinstitutionHandHattemptsHtoHdefineHtheHveryHethosHofHbeingHaHMarine.H

,MarineHleadershipHphilosophy:



•IsHaboutHtheHinseparableHrelationshipHbetweenHtheHleaderHandHtheHled,HandHisHasHmuchHaboutHtheHindivi
dualHMarine—theHbedrockHuponHwhichHourHCorpsHisHbuilt—asHitHisHaboutHanyHleader



•CapturesHtheHundefinableHspiritHthatHformsHtheHcharacterHofHourHCorps—
beingHaHMarineHcomesHfromHtheHEagle,HGlobe,HandHAnchorHthatHisHtattooedHonHtheHsoulHofHeveryHoneHofH
usHafterHearningHtheHtitleHUnitedHStatesHMarine



•IsHbasedHuponHcertainHfundamentalHtraitsHandHprinciplesHofHleading—
MarinesHareHnotHbornHknowingHthem,HbutHmustHlearnHwhatHtheyHareHandHwhatHtheyHrepresent



HONORH-HcorrectHanswer-
AHcodeHofHpersonalHintegrity,HhonorHguidesHthoseHwhoHdoHtheHrightHthingHwhenHnoHoneHisHlooking.HItHisHn
otHonlyHaHdutyHbutHalsoHaHdistinction,HasHthoseHwhoHpossessHhonorHareHheldHinHhonor.HItHisHfoundHinHone's
HbeliefsHbutHexhibitedHthroughHone'sHactions.HMarinesHareHheldHtoHtheHhighestHofHstandards,HethicallyHand

Hmorally.HMarinesHareHexpectedHtoHactHresponsiblyHinHaHmannerHbefittingHtheHtitleHtheyHhaveHearned.




COURAGEH-HcorrectHanswer-
WhenHotherHprinciplesHareHtested,HitHisHcourageHthatHpreventsHthemHfromHcrumbling.HItHisHnotHaboutHigno
ringHfearHbutHbeingHstrongerHthanHfear.HCourageHisHtheHguardianHofHallHotherHvalues.HItHisHthereHwhenHtime
sHareHtoughest,HwhenHdifficultHdecisionsHhaveHtoHbeHmade.HItHtakesHtheHformHofHmental,Hphysical,HandHeth
icalHstrength,HandHitHisHfoundHinHtheHbackboneHofHeveryHMarine.



COMMITMENTH-HcorrectHanswer-
CommitmentHisHtheHspiritHofHdeterminationHfoundHinHeveryHMarine.HItHisHwhatHcompelsHMarinesHtoHserveH
ourHnationHandHtheHCorpsHandHtoHcontinueHonHwhenHothersHquit.HCommitmentHdoesHnotHtakeHbreaks,Han
dHitHcannotHbeHfaked.HItHmeasuresHandHprovesHone'sHdesire,Hdedication,HandHfaithfulness.HBecomingHaHUni
tedHStatesHMarineHrepresentsHtheHhighestHlevelHofHcommitment.



WARHDEFINEDH-HcorrectHanswer-
WarHisHdefinedHasHaHviolentHclashHofHinterestsHbetweenHorHamongHorganizedHgroupsHcharacterizedHbyHtheH
useHofHmilitaryHforce.

,H




•TheseHgroupsHhaveHtraditionallyHbeenHestablishedHnation-states,HbutHtheyHalsoHincludeHanyHnon-
HstateHgroup—suchHasHanHinternationalHcoalitionHorHaHfactionHwithinHorHoutsideHofHanHexistingHstate—

withHitsHownHpoliticalHinterestsHandHtheHabilityHtoHgenerateHorganizedHviolenceHonHaHscaleHsufficientHtoHha
veHsignificantHpoliticalHconsequences.



•TheHessenceHofHwarHisHaHviolentHstruggleHbetweenHtwoHhostile,Hindependent,HandHirreconcilableHwills,He
achHtryingHtoHimposeHitselfHonHtheHother.HItHisHcriticalHtoHkeepHinHmindHthatHtheHenemyHisHnotHanHinanimat
eHobjectHtoHbeHactedHuponHbutHanHindependentHandHanimateHforceHwithHitsHownHobjectivesHandHplans.



•AppreciatingHthisHdynamicHinterplayHbetweenHopposingHhumanHwillsHisHessentialHtoHunderstandingHtheHf
undamentalHnatureHofHwar.



OBJECTIVEHOFHWARH-HcorrectHanswer-TheHobjectiveHofHwarHisHtoHimposeHourHwillHonHourHenemy.



•TheHmeansHtoHthisHendHisHtheHorganizedHapplicationHorHthreatHofHviolenceHbyHmilitaryHforce.



•TheHtargetHofHthatHviolenceHmayHbeHlimitedHtoHhostileHcombatantHforcesHorHitHmayHextendHtoHtheHenemy
HpopulationHatHlarge.




•WarHmayHrangeHfromHintenseHclashesHbetweenHlargeHmilitaryHforces—
sometimesHbackedHbyHanHofficialHdeclarationHofHwar—
toHsubtler,HunconventionalHhostilitiesHthatHbarelyHreachHtheHthresholdHofHviolence.



FRICTIONH-HcorrectHanswer-
CountlessHfactorsHmakeHwarHdifficultHtoHconduct.HCollectively,HtheseHfactorsHareHcalledHfriction.HFriction:



•IsHtheHforceHthatHresistsHallHactionHandHsapsHenergy.HItHmakesHtheHsimpleHdifficultHandHtheHdifficultHseemi
nglyHimpossible



•CanHbeHmentalHorHphysical

, •CanHbeHexternalHorHself-imposed


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WhateverHformHitHtakesHwarHisHaHhumanHenterprise;Htherefore,HfrictionHwillHalwaysHhaveHaHpsychologicalHa
sHwellHasHaHphysicalHimpact.



UNCERTAINTYH-HcorrectHanswer-
AnotherHattributeHofHwarHisHuncertainty.HAllHactionsHinHwarHtakeHplaceHinHanHatmosphereHofHuncertainty,Ho
rHinHtheH"fogHofHwar."



•UncertaintyHpervadesHbattleHinHtheHformHofHunknownsHaboutHtheHenemy,HtheHenvironment,HandHevenHth
eHfriendlyHsituation.H



•TheHveryHnatureHofHwarHmakesHcertaintyHimpossible;HallHactionsHinHwarHwillHbeHbasedHonHincomplete,Hina
ccurate,HorHevenHcontradictoryHinformation.



•BecauseHweHcanHneverHeliminateHuncertainty,HweHmustHlearnHtoHfightHeffectivelyHdespiteHit.HWeHcanHdoHt
hisHby:



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DevelopingHsimpleHandHflexibleHplans



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PlanningHforHlikelyHcontingencies



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DevelopingHstandingHoperatingHprocedures