SSDEP: WARFIGHTING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the definition of war as defined by MCDP 1, Warfighting? - Correct Answers -A
violent clash of interests between or among organized groups characterized by the use
of military force.
Physical, Moral and Mental Forces - Correct Answers -Forces that influence warfare
whether they are intangible or tangible.
Uncertainty - Correct Answers -Unknowns about the enemy and the environment
experienced in battle.
Disorder - Correct Answers -Plans go awry, instructions are misunderstood,
communications fail and unforeseen events occur.
Friction - Correct Answers -The force that resists all action and saps energy.
Human Dimension - Correct Answers -Behavior exemplified by the clash of wills and
related complexities, inconsistencies, and peculiarities that characterize human
behavior.
Disorder - Correct Answers -A condition that creates a continuous, fluctuation flow of
activity.
What is the most import relationship between war and policy? - Correct Answers -War
must serve policy
Which military Service organization structure's smallest element is a squad made up of
8 to 13 personnel organized to maneuver and fire? - Correct Answers -Army
In 1947, what did President Harry S. Truman sign that caused the reorganization of the
intelligence community and the military Services into America's current national security
establishment? - Correct Answers -National Security Act
Marine Corps component commands are equipped, manned, and supported through
which branch of the chain of command? - Correct Answers -Service chain of command
Which dimensions comprise the information environment? - Correct Answers -Physical
dimension, Informational dimension, and the Cognitive dimension
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the definition of war as defined by MCDP 1, Warfighting? - Correct Answers -A
violent clash of interests between or among organized groups characterized by the use
of military force.
Physical, Moral and Mental Forces - Correct Answers -Forces that influence warfare
whether they are intangible or tangible.
Uncertainty - Correct Answers -Unknowns about the enemy and the environment
experienced in battle.
Disorder - Correct Answers -Plans go awry, instructions are misunderstood,
communications fail and unforeseen events occur.
Friction - Correct Answers -The force that resists all action and saps energy.
Human Dimension - Correct Answers -Behavior exemplified by the clash of wills and
related complexities, inconsistencies, and peculiarities that characterize human
behavior.
Disorder - Correct Answers -A condition that creates a continuous, fluctuation flow of
activity.
What is the most import relationship between war and policy? - Correct Answers -War
must serve policy
Which military Service organization structure's smallest element is a squad made up of
8 to 13 personnel organized to maneuver and fire? - Correct Answers -Army
In 1947, what did President Harry S. Truman sign that caused the reorganization of the
intelligence community and the military Services into America's current national security
establishment? - Correct Answers -National Security Act
Marine Corps component commands are equipped, manned, and supported through
which branch of the chain of command? - Correct Answers -Service chain of command
Which dimensions comprise the information environment? - Correct Answers -Physical
dimension, Informational dimension, and the Cognitive dimension
