Corporal's Course (Tactical Planning) EXAM 2025|2026
ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ /2025 BRAND NEW!!
When receiving a combat order, it is useful to develop
shorthand writing skills. Who needs to be able to understand
your shorthand? - ANSWER-Only you need to understand your
own shorthand and be able to effectively communicate it to
others.
What must be answered by a mission statement? - ANSWER-
Who, what, when,
where, and why with why being the most
important.
In the disorder of combat, simplicity is strength. When issuing
your order, avoid unnecessary detail. However, clarity and
completeness should not be sacrificed in the interest of
__________. - ANSWER-Brevity
What is an advantage of issuing orders in a five-paragraph
order format? - ANSWER-A standard format provides
subordinates with a predictable, smooth flow of information
from beginning to end.
,Identify the subparagraph that is a clear, concise statement of
the conditions the unit must meet to succeed. Understanding of
this subparagraph, more than any other, allows us to exercise
initiative in harmony with the leader's desires and to act in a
changing environment and in the absence of additional orders.
- ANSWER-Commander's intent
When issuing a combat order to your Marines, establishing
helps to establish
confidence in your plan and in you as a leader. - ANSWER-
command presence
Time, space, and logistics (Estimate of the Situation) is -
ANSWER-the ability to appreciate the aspects and effects of
time and space is one of the most important qualities in a
leader. A leader must be able to identify resource shortfalls and
have a plan to rectify them.
When analyzing the enemny's capabilities and limitations you
analyze - ANSWER-the enemy's ability or inability to conduct
various operations against your unit under any reasonably
foreseeable situation.
,The estimate of the situation of terrain and weather must -
ANSWER-always be
conducted from the friendly and enemy
perspectives.
A terrain model is - ANSWER-a scaled-down model of the
battlespace that the unit leader uses while issuing an order. An
effective terrain model will allow your Marines to visualize:
•The battlespace in which they will be operating
•The enemy they are engaging
•The scheme of maneuver being executed
Shorthand is a method of - ANSWER-abbreviating orders that
makes quickly
recording key information
relatively easy.
•Use common shorthand abbreviations or develop your own
system.
, •All that matters is that you understand your shorthand
and that you can
effectively communicate it to
others.
Command presence is the demonstration of - ANSWER-
confidence, assertiveness, expertise, and overall leadership
capability. Establishing command presence helps to establish
confidence in your plan and in you as a leader.
Take Charge (Command Presence under Combat Orders) -
ANSWER-Never
permit sleeping, talking, eating, or any other distraction
during your order.
•Ensure that key personnel are present before beginning the
order, and position
your subordinate
leaders.
•Require note-taking among order recipients. When issuing an
order, the leader
must remember, you may be ordering your Marines to engage
in violent actions
ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ /2025 BRAND NEW!!
When receiving a combat order, it is useful to develop
shorthand writing skills. Who needs to be able to understand
your shorthand? - ANSWER-Only you need to understand your
own shorthand and be able to effectively communicate it to
others.
What must be answered by a mission statement? - ANSWER-
Who, what, when,
where, and why with why being the most
important.
In the disorder of combat, simplicity is strength. When issuing
your order, avoid unnecessary detail. However, clarity and
completeness should not be sacrificed in the interest of
__________. - ANSWER-Brevity
What is an advantage of issuing orders in a five-paragraph
order format? - ANSWER-A standard format provides
subordinates with a predictable, smooth flow of information
from beginning to end.
,Identify the subparagraph that is a clear, concise statement of
the conditions the unit must meet to succeed. Understanding of
this subparagraph, more than any other, allows us to exercise
initiative in harmony with the leader's desires and to act in a
changing environment and in the absence of additional orders.
- ANSWER-Commander's intent
When issuing a combat order to your Marines, establishing
helps to establish
confidence in your plan and in you as a leader. - ANSWER-
command presence
Time, space, and logistics (Estimate of the Situation) is -
ANSWER-the ability to appreciate the aspects and effects of
time and space is one of the most important qualities in a
leader. A leader must be able to identify resource shortfalls and
have a plan to rectify them.
When analyzing the enemny's capabilities and limitations you
analyze - ANSWER-the enemy's ability or inability to conduct
various operations against your unit under any reasonably
foreseeable situation.
,The estimate of the situation of terrain and weather must -
ANSWER-always be
conducted from the friendly and enemy
perspectives.
A terrain model is - ANSWER-a scaled-down model of the
battlespace that the unit leader uses while issuing an order. An
effective terrain model will allow your Marines to visualize:
•The battlespace in which they will be operating
•The enemy they are engaging
•The scheme of maneuver being executed
Shorthand is a method of - ANSWER-abbreviating orders that
makes quickly
recording key information
relatively easy.
•Use common shorthand abbreviations or develop your own
system.
, •All that matters is that you understand your shorthand
and that you can
effectively communicate it to
others.
Command presence is the demonstration of - ANSWER-
confidence, assertiveness, expertise, and overall leadership
capability. Establishing command presence helps to establish
confidence in your plan and in you as a leader.
Take Charge (Command Presence under Combat Orders) -
ANSWER-Never
permit sleeping, talking, eating, or any other distraction
during your order.
•Ensure that key personnel are present before beginning the
order, and position
your subordinate
leaders.
•Require note-taking among order recipients. When issuing an
order, the leader
must remember, you may be ordering your Marines to engage
in violent actions
