C400 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ What is the purpose of a short duration OP?.
Answer: Established quickly to allow the CDR to take advantage of
available time and to mass RECON assets through maximizing the
number of OPs.
◉ What is used for conceptual planning?.
Answer: Army Design Methodology (ADM)
◉ What is the purpose of ADM?.
Answer: To assist the CDR and Staff to understand, visualize, and
describe the OE and the operational approach to the problem.
◉ What does ADM entails?.
Answer: Framing an OE, framing a tactical problem, and developing
an operational approach to solve the problem.
◉ What serves as the link between conceptual and detailed
planning?.
,Answer: Operational approach
◉ What is MDMP?.
Answer: An iterative planning methodology to understand the
situation and mission, develop a course of action, and produce an
operation plan or order.
◉ Who is the most important participant in the MDMP?.
Answer: The commander.
◉ What is reconnaissance?.
Answer: A mission to obtain by visual observation regarding enemy
activities or data concerning geography, meteorologic or
hydrography of a specific area.
◉ Within the BCT, which unit is the principal recon organization?.
Answer: Cavalry squadron
◉ What does continuous recon provide the commander?.
Answer: Constant flow of information in close contact with the
enemy and civilian populace to identify and seize key terrain,
confirm ot deny enemy composition, disposition and strength and
course of action.
, ◉ What provides reaction time and maneuver space for unpredicted
enemy actions?.
Answer: RECON
◉ What are the fundamentals of RECON?.
Answer: 1. Ensure continuous RECON.
2. Do not keep RECON assets in reserve.
3. Orient and RECON objectives
4. Report all information rapidly and accurately
5. Retain freedom of maneuver
6. Gain and maintain enemy contact.
7. Develop the situation rapidly
◉ What are the two Recon technigues?.
Answer: RECON push and pull
◉ What is RECON push?.
Answer: It is used when CDRs have a relatively thorough
understanding of the OE. The CDR will push recon assets into
specific areas of the operation to either confirm or deny and validate
planning assumptions.
◉ What is RECON pull?.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ What is the purpose of a short duration OP?.
Answer: Established quickly to allow the CDR to take advantage of
available time and to mass RECON assets through maximizing the
number of OPs.
◉ What is used for conceptual planning?.
Answer: Army Design Methodology (ADM)
◉ What is the purpose of ADM?.
Answer: To assist the CDR and Staff to understand, visualize, and
describe the OE and the operational approach to the problem.
◉ What does ADM entails?.
Answer: Framing an OE, framing a tactical problem, and developing
an operational approach to solve the problem.
◉ What serves as the link between conceptual and detailed
planning?.
,Answer: Operational approach
◉ What is MDMP?.
Answer: An iterative planning methodology to understand the
situation and mission, develop a course of action, and produce an
operation plan or order.
◉ Who is the most important participant in the MDMP?.
Answer: The commander.
◉ What is reconnaissance?.
Answer: A mission to obtain by visual observation regarding enemy
activities or data concerning geography, meteorologic or
hydrography of a specific area.
◉ Within the BCT, which unit is the principal recon organization?.
Answer: Cavalry squadron
◉ What does continuous recon provide the commander?.
Answer: Constant flow of information in close contact with the
enemy and civilian populace to identify and seize key terrain,
confirm ot deny enemy composition, disposition and strength and
course of action.
, ◉ What provides reaction time and maneuver space for unpredicted
enemy actions?.
Answer: RECON
◉ What are the fundamentals of RECON?.
Answer: 1. Ensure continuous RECON.
2. Do not keep RECON assets in reserve.
3. Orient and RECON objectives
4. Report all information rapidly and accurately
5. Retain freedom of maneuver
6. Gain and maintain enemy contact.
7. Develop the situation rapidly
◉ What are the two Recon technigues?.
Answer: RECON push and pull
◉ What is RECON push?.
Answer: It is used when CDRs have a relatively thorough
understanding of the OE. The CDR will push recon assets into
specific areas of the operation to either confirm or deny and validate
planning assumptions.
◉ What is RECON pull?.
