LESSON 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK
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List the four continuous efforts that the Army's environmental strategy is founded on. |
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First, leaders at all levels must give immediate priority to sustained compliance with all environmental laws and regulations. Second, the Army will continue to restore previously contaminated sites as quickly as funds permit. Third, units must focus their efforts on pollution prevention to reduce or eliminate pollution at the source. Fourth, leaders must ensure that both natural and cultural resources are conserved and preserved so that they will be available for future generations. |
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Describe the environmental model and list the model's four pillars. |
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This strategy is founded on the bedrock of shared national values, which tie the Army to the nation and give it stability. Army leadership, coupled with the building blocks of the environmental model, provides a sound footing for the four pillars-compliance, restoration, prevention, and conservation. |
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What are the key building blocks that make up the foundation of all Army activities? |
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The key building blocks-people, resources, communication, and management and organization-provide the foundation for all Army activities, to include environmental stewardship. |
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The environmental program supports the Army in meeting what four challenges? |
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- Maintain the edge.
- Reshape the force.
- Provide resources to the force.
- Strengthen the total force.
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Define the Army's environmental ethic. |
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This means caring for the environment because it is the right thing to do. |
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