MODULE 3 OPERATIONS MODULE POSTTEST
CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE COMMON CORE
COMPLETE STUDY PACK 2026
◉ Which is the Army's framework for exercising mission command?
Answer: Operation Process
◉ What is the concerted efforts associated with the command and
control activity of execution? Select all that apply. Answer:
INCORRECT:
Seize and retain initiative
Build and maintain momentum
◉ What do commanders conceptualize from understanding the
current situation, mission, and desired end state? Answer: An
operational approach to attain the end state
◉ CPT Neumann receives an order by his battalion to conduct a
training exercise for his company by T-12. What Army planning
methodology would he use to plan for this event? Answer: Troop
Leading Procedures
,◉ Which key component of a plan is a statement which directs how
subordinate units cooperate to accomplish the mission and
establishes the sequence of actions the force will use to achieve the
end state? Answer: Concepts of Operations
◉ Which are the functions of preparation? Select all that apply.
Answer: Ensure forces and resources are positioned,
Develop a common understanding of the plan,
Task-organize and integrate the force.
◉ Which of the four operations activities focuses on helping CPT
Neumann understand a situation and his role in an upcoming
operation? Answer: Preparation
◉ What type of decisions implement a planned action under the
circumstances anticipated in the order, such as changing a boundary,
committing the reserve, or executing a branch plan? Answer:
Execution
◉ Based on the MDMP, what is the first task CPT Neumann should
complete after receiving a new mission? Answer: Alert the staff of
the pending planning requirements
,◉ What is the act of putting a plan into action by applying combat
power to accomplish the mission and adjusting operations based on
changes in the situation? Answer: Execution
◉ What tends to be the focus of assessment during the operations
process activities? Select all that apply. Answer: Level of destruction
of enemy units,
Status of friendly force,
Terrain gained or lost,
Objectives secured.
◉ What helps answer the "where," "what," and "why" about the
progress toward accomplishing a task or achieving an objective?
Answer: Assessment
◉ What are the four major activities performed during operations?
Answer: 1. Plan
2. Prepare
3. Execute
4. Assess
◉ A new platoon leader approaches CPT Neumann. the 2LT is
confused about commander's actions to direct and lead forces. What
actions will CPT Neumann discuss with the platoon leader about
, directing action to achieve results during the operations process?
Answer: Assigning and adjusting tasks, control measures, and task
organization.
◉ What is planning? Answer: The art and science of understanding a
situation, envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways
of bringing that future about
◉ What is the art and science of understanding a situation,
envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways of
bringing that future about? Answer: Planning
◉ What are the major activities of execution? Answer: Directing
Action,
Decisionmaking,
Assessing.
◉ When maintaining a running estimate, the commander and each
staff element continuously consider the effects of new information.
What do they also update? Select all that apply. Answer:
Assumptions,
Facts,
Friendly force status
CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE COMMON CORE
COMPLETE STUDY PACK 2026
◉ Which is the Army's framework for exercising mission command?
Answer: Operation Process
◉ What is the concerted efforts associated with the command and
control activity of execution? Select all that apply. Answer:
INCORRECT:
Seize and retain initiative
Build and maintain momentum
◉ What do commanders conceptualize from understanding the
current situation, mission, and desired end state? Answer: An
operational approach to attain the end state
◉ CPT Neumann receives an order by his battalion to conduct a
training exercise for his company by T-12. What Army planning
methodology would he use to plan for this event? Answer: Troop
Leading Procedures
,◉ Which key component of a plan is a statement which directs how
subordinate units cooperate to accomplish the mission and
establishes the sequence of actions the force will use to achieve the
end state? Answer: Concepts of Operations
◉ Which are the functions of preparation? Select all that apply.
Answer: Ensure forces and resources are positioned,
Develop a common understanding of the plan,
Task-organize and integrate the force.
◉ Which of the four operations activities focuses on helping CPT
Neumann understand a situation and his role in an upcoming
operation? Answer: Preparation
◉ What type of decisions implement a planned action under the
circumstances anticipated in the order, such as changing a boundary,
committing the reserve, or executing a branch plan? Answer:
Execution
◉ Based on the MDMP, what is the first task CPT Neumann should
complete after receiving a new mission? Answer: Alert the staff of
the pending planning requirements
,◉ What is the act of putting a plan into action by applying combat
power to accomplish the mission and adjusting operations based on
changes in the situation? Answer: Execution
◉ What tends to be the focus of assessment during the operations
process activities? Select all that apply. Answer: Level of destruction
of enemy units,
Status of friendly force,
Terrain gained or lost,
Objectives secured.
◉ What helps answer the "where," "what," and "why" about the
progress toward accomplishing a task or achieving an objective?
Answer: Assessment
◉ What are the four major activities performed during operations?
Answer: 1. Plan
2. Prepare
3. Execute
4. Assess
◉ A new platoon leader approaches CPT Neumann. the 2LT is
confused about commander's actions to direct and lead forces. What
actions will CPT Neumann discuss with the platoon leader about
, directing action to achieve results during the operations process?
Answer: Assigning and adjusting tasks, control measures, and task
organization.
◉ What is planning? Answer: The art and science of understanding a
situation, envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways
of bringing that future about
◉ What is the art and science of understanding a situation,
envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways of
bringing that future about? Answer: Planning
◉ What are the major activities of execution? Answer: Directing
Action,
Decisionmaking,
Assessing.
◉ When maintaining a running estimate, the commander and each
staff element continuously consider the effects of new information.
What do they also update? Select all that apply. Answer:
Assumptions,
Facts,
Friendly force status
