Field Sanitation ATP 4-25.12 Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
1. What is a disease and nonbattle injury (DNBI)? - Correct answer-A disease and
nonbattle injury casualty is defined as a Soldiers who is lost to an organization by
reason of disease or injury and who is not a battle casualty.
2. How do unit field sanitation team (FST) assist commanders in maintaining
health and well-being of Soldiers? - Correct answer--Performing arthropod and
rodent management control measures within the unit area.
-Supervising the disinfection of unit bulk water supplies and monitoring residual
chlorine levels.
-Teaching Soldiers—
-Individual water purification techniques.
-The dangers of consuming food and drinks from unapproved sources.
-Inspecting unit-level food service personnel, feeding facilities, and food service
equipment.
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,-Supervising the—
-Placement, construction, and maintenance of unit-level garbage disposal facilities
and
soakage pits.
-Placement, construction, and maintenance of field latrines and urinals and then
conducting
regular sanitation inspections
3. What does an FST consist of and where are they assigned? - Correct answer-The
unit field sanitation teams consist of one noncommissioned officer and one enlisted
Soldier. In units with organic medical personnel, the noncommissioned officer
should be a medical noncommissioned officer. Soldiers appointed to field
sanitation teams should have at least six months of service remaining with the unit
after completion of certification training. (assigned within the company, battery,
and similar size units)
4. What is a FST dependent on support from brigade level and higher preventive
medicine personnel? - Correct answer-- Field sanitation team certification training.
- Field screening and presumptive analysis of water supplies.
- Basic pest management and surveillance.
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, - Limited application of pesticides.
- Limited medical surveillance
5. What are the eight health threats to Soldiers in the field? - Correct answer-●
Endemic diseases.
● Food and waterborne diseases.
● Hazardous plants and animals.
● Entomological hazards (nuisance pests and disease-carrying vectors).
● Toxic industrial materials (industrial and agricultural).
● Deployment-related stress.
● Hazardous noise.
● Climatic or environmental extremes (heat, cold, wind-blown sand, or other
particulates).
6. What are the preventive medicine measures and their principles? - Correct
answer-● Soldiers perform individual techniques of preventive medicine measures.
● Field sanitation teams train Soldiers in preventive medicine measures and advise
the commander
and unit leaders on implementation of unit-level preventive medicine measures.
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Questions and Answers
1. What is a disease and nonbattle injury (DNBI)? - Correct answer-A disease and
nonbattle injury casualty is defined as a Soldiers who is lost to an organization by
reason of disease or injury and who is not a battle casualty.
2. How do unit field sanitation team (FST) assist commanders in maintaining
health and well-being of Soldiers? - Correct answer--Performing arthropod and
rodent management control measures within the unit area.
-Supervising the disinfection of unit bulk water supplies and monitoring residual
chlorine levels.
-Teaching Soldiers—
-Individual water purification techniques.
-The dangers of consuming food and drinks from unapproved sources.
-Inspecting unit-level food service personnel, feeding facilities, and food service
equipment.
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,-Supervising the—
-Placement, construction, and maintenance of unit-level garbage disposal facilities
and
soakage pits.
-Placement, construction, and maintenance of field latrines and urinals and then
conducting
regular sanitation inspections
3. What does an FST consist of and where are they assigned? - Correct answer-The
unit field sanitation teams consist of one noncommissioned officer and one enlisted
Soldier. In units with organic medical personnel, the noncommissioned officer
should be a medical noncommissioned officer. Soldiers appointed to field
sanitation teams should have at least six months of service remaining with the unit
after completion of certification training. (assigned within the company, battery,
and similar size units)
4. What is a FST dependent on support from brigade level and higher preventive
medicine personnel? - Correct answer-- Field sanitation team certification training.
- Field screening and presumptive analysis of water supplies.
- Basic pest management and surveillance.
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, - Limited application of pesticides.
- Limited medical surveillance
5. What are the eight health threats to Soldiers in the field? - Correct answer-●
Endemic diseases.
● Food and waterborne diseases.
● Hazardous plants and animals.
● Entomological hazards (nuisance pests and disease-carrying vectors).
● Toxic industrial materials (industrial and agricultural).
● Deployment-related stress.
● Hazardous noise.
● Climatic or environmental extremes (heat, cold, wind-blown sand, or other
particulates).
6. What are the preventive medicine measures and their principles? - Correct
answer-● Soldiers perform individual techniques of preventive medicine measures.
● Field sanitation teams train Soldiers in preventive medicine measures and advise
the commander
and unit leaders on implementation of unit-level preventive medicine measures.
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