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Lesson 1

Practice Exercise

Instructions The following items will test your understanding of the material covered in this lesson. There is only one correct answer for each item. When you have completed the exercise, check your answers with the answer key that follows. If you answer any item incorrectly, review that part of the lesson which contains the portion involved.

SITUATION

You are the commander of a unit preparing for an operation. You must use the estimate of the situation in planning your operation, and issue your operations order.
1. The mission will contain many constraints on your action in planning and execution. The mission analysis will

 A. enable you to fully understand the assigned mission.
B. ensure that your subordinates understands the mission.
C. define the role of everyone assigned to your unit.
D. give you the complete concept of the mission.
2. Based on your deduction, you use the estimate to develop alternate courses of action. Your decision is the output of the process, and

A. constantly updates your estimate process.
B. allows you to modify plans.
C. Forms the concept of the operation.
D. Eliminates the estimate process.
3. With the information you have received from higher headquarters, you can develop at least two courses of action. Courses of action represents

A. possible solutions to the accomplishment of the mission.
B. available support from other company teams.
C. the amount of movement required by each platoon.
D. combat support assets available to the company.
4. After deciding on a single course of action, you will pursue the planning and execution until

A. you have eliminated the second course of action.
B. events or information received changes your estimate of the situation.
C. the decision points are points in time and space where you are required to make a critical decision.
D. you are able to shift to another course of action.
5. As a company team commander, you will issue an OPORD to your subordinates to

A. provide them with the essential information required to conduct the operation.
B. adjust to rapidly changing battlefield conditions.
C. control combat operations in extremely difficult climate.
D. see the battlefield in a more tactical situation.
6. Antijamming procedures used by radio operators include recognition, reporting, and lower power. Low power transmission

A. prevents antijamming from the enemy.
B. cannot be detected or jammed by the enemy.
C. increases time for transmitting and detecting signals.
D. reduces the chance of the enemy detecting the signal.
7. Platoon sector of fire can be initiated in a number of ways. The three predominant methods are

A. event, time, or on command.
B. radio, wire, or telephone.
C. fire command, engagement, or frequency.
D. direct, alternate, or frontal.
8. Most deception operations are planned and directed at levels above battalion. Deception techniques will

A. provide on-going information to your unit about the enemy.
B. eliminate confusion within your unit.
C. deceive the enemy or cause him to react a certain way.
D. prevent countermeasures by the enemy.