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What publication covers Rifle Marksmanship M16/M4 series weapons |
TC 3-22.9 |
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What are the three components that weapon handling is built on? |
The soldier The weapon The environment |
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What are three distinct weapons handling measures soldiers must be cognitively aware of? |
1. The rules of firearms safety 2. Weapons safety status 3. Weapons control status |
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What are four rules of firearms safety |
1. Treat every weapon as if it is loaded 2. Never point the weapon at anything you do not intend to destroy 3. Keep finger straight and off the trigger until ready to fire 4. Ensure positive identification of the target and its surroundings |
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How must every weapon be treated |
Must be treated as if it is loaded and prepared to fire |
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What is the weapon safety status of the M4 and M16 series weapons? |
Green Amber Red |
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What are the characteristics of the M16 series rifle or the M4 series carbine? |
A lightweight, 5.56 mm, magazine fed, gas operated, air cooled, shoulder fired rifle or carbine |
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What are the two major components of the M16 and M4 |
The upper receiver and the lower receiver |
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What are the phases of the cycle of function |
1. Feeding 2. Chambering 3. Locking 4. Firing 5. Unlocking 6. Extracting 7. Ejecting 8. Cocking |
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What are three methods to reduce the thermal stress on a weapon for M4 and M16? |
1. Radiational cooling 2. Conduction cooling 3. Convection cooling |
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What are some aiming devices used to align the soldier, the weapon, and the target to make an accurate and precise shot? |
1. Iron 2. Optics 3. Thermal 4. Pointer |
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What are available optics for mounting on the M4 and M16 series modular weapon system? |
1. Iron sights 2. Back up iron sights 3. CCO, M68 4. RCO, M150 |
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What is the CCO "Close Combat Optic", M68 designed for? |
It is designed for the "eyes open" method of sighting |
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What are some advantages of the CCO? |
1. The CCO offers a distinct speed advantage over iron sights 2. The CCO is the preferred optic for close quarters engagements |
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What is the disadvantage of the CCO? |
The CCO lacks a bullet drop compensator or other means to determine accurate range to target beyond 200m |
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What are some items that could be mounted using the Adaptive Rail System? |
1. Weapons 2. Aiming devices 3. Accessories |
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What are the two types of weapons that can be physically attached to the M16 and M4 rifles? |
Grenade launchers Shotguns |
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What must a soldier master to ensure well aimed shots? |
1. Sight alignment 2. Sight picture 3. Trigger control |
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What must a soldier establish, maintain, and sustain to place an accurate shot? |
1. Stability 2. Aim 3. Control 4. Movement |
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What is target acquisition? |
The ability of a soldier to rapidly recognize threats to the friendly unit or formation |
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What are the things a soldier must execute during the target acquisition process? |
1. Detect 2. Identify 3. Prioritize |
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What are the skill sets for target detection for a soldier? |
1. Scan and search 2. Acquire 3. Locate |
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What are the two general types of corrective action for a weapon malfunction? |
Immediate action Remedial action |
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What type of malfunction can immediate action correct? |
1. Failure to fire 2. Failure to feed 3. Failure to chamber 4. Failure to extract 5. Failure to eject |
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What publication covers Army Leadership? |
ADP 6-22 |
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Define Leadership |
Leadership is influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization |
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Define an Army Leader |
Anyone who assumes a role or assigned responsibility that inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals |
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What are the three categories of competencies |
1. Lead others 2. Develop the environment, themselves, others and the profession as a whole 3. Achieve organizational goals |
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What is command |
Command is the authority that a leader lawfully exercises over subordinates by rank or assignment |
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What are the four special conditions of Leadership |
Formal, Informal, Collective, Situational |
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What are the three leader attributes? |
Character Presence Intellect |
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What are the three levels of Leadership? |
Direct Organizational Strategic |
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What is the Direct level of Leadership? |
The ability to apply competencies at a proficient level |
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That is the Organizational level of Leadership? |
To apply competencies to increasingly complex situations |
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What is the Strategic level of Leadership? |
To shape the military through change over extended time |
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What are the three Leader competencies? |
Leads Develops Achieves |
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What year was the Army's first Leadership Doctrine published? |
1948 |
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What is Character? |
The essence of who a person is, what a person believes, and how a person acts |
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What are the four requirements and expectations of presence? |
1. Military and Professional bearing 2. Fitness 3. Confidence 4. Resilience |
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How can leaders mitigate resistance? |
1. By anticipating what others value, 2. Their reactions to influence, 3. Their shared understanding of common goals 4. Their commitment to the organization |
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What is the Leadership Requirements Model? |
What conveys the expectations that the Army wants leaders to meet? |
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Should every good Army leader also need to be a good follower? |
YES |
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What are the things that a good follower must learn? |
1. Loyalty 2. Subordination 3. Respect for superiors 4. When and how to lodge candid disagreement |
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What FM covers First Aid |
FM 4-25.11 |
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What does the acronym TCCC stand for? |
Tactical Combat Casualty Care |
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How many phases are there for TCCC? |
3 |
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What are the phases of TCCC? |
1. Care under fire 2. Tactical field care 3. Combat casualty evacuation care |
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What does the acronym CASEVAC stand for? |
Casualty Evacuation in a non medical vehicle or aircraft |
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When would you NOT provide First Aid to a casualty? |
If rendering First Aid will put your life in danger or if you find a casualty with no signs of life |
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In combat, what is the most likely threat to the casualty's life? |
Bleeding |
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When would you NOT attempt to restore the airway? |
If you find the casualty with no signs of life |
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What is the 1st step for Care Under Fire? |
Return fire |
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When would you apply a Tourniquet? |
If the casualty has severe bleeding from a limb |
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When would you perform Tactical Field Care? |
When no longer under direct enemy fire |
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After inserting a nasopharyngeal airway, how would you place the casualty? |
Place the casualty in the recovery position |
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What does CPR stand for? |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
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What is the job of a soldier accompanying an unconscious casualty during CASEVAC |
They should monitor the casualty's airway, breathing, and bleeding |
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What are the signs of a severe airway obstruction? |
1. Poor air exchange 2. Increased breathing difficulty 3. Silent cough 4. Inability to speak or breathe |
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When would you not elevate the casualty's legs? |
1. If the casualty has an unsplinted fractured leg 2. An abdominal wound 3. Head or spinal injury |
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What should you do if you must leave the casualty? |
Place his/her head to the side to prevent choking if vomiting occurs |
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What should you do to clothing that is stuck to the wound? |
DO NOT attempt to remove clothing that is stuck to the wound |
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When can you give the casualty small amounts of water to drink when treating burns? |
If the casualty is conscious and not nauseated |
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How many types of burns are there? |
4 |
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What are the 4 different types of burns? |
1. Thermal 2. Chemical 3. Electrical 4. Laser |
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What are symptoms for heat cramps? |
1. Cramping in the extremities 2. Abdominal cramps 3. Excessive sweating |
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What are the two methods used to open an airway? |
Head tilt/chin lift method Jaw thrust method |
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When do you NOT use the head tilt/chin lift method? |
If a spinal or neck injury is suspected |
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What is the MAXIMUM amount of times you should attempt to use the Jaw thrust method if it does not work? |
No more than 2 times |
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What Army Publication covers Army Physical Readiness Training? |
FM 7-22 |
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What does PRT stand for? |
Physical Readiness Training |
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What is physical readiness? |
The ability to meet the physical demands of any combat or duty position, accomplish the mission, and continue to fight and win |
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What are the seven principles of training that PRT links to? |
1. Leaders are responsible for training 2. NCO's train Individuals, Crews, and Small Teams 3. Train as You Will Fight 4. Train to standard 5. Train to sustain 6. Conduct mutliechelon and concurrent training 7. Train to develop agile leaders and organizations |
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Who's program is the Physical Readiness Training program? |
The Commanders's program |
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What are some things commanders must do to optimize the effect of PRT? |
1. Incorporate mission command 2. Train to standard 3. Assess individual and unit physical readiness 4. Ensure training is realistic 5. Ensure training replicates the operational environment |
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What do NCO's serve as the primary trainers for? |
Enlisted soldiers Crews Small teams |
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What are NCO's three responsibilities to accomplish the PRT mission |
1. Identify specific tasks that PRT enhances 2. Prepare, Rehearse, and Execute PRT 3. Evaluate PRT and conduct AAR's |
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What is the principle that all Army training is based on? |
Train as you will fight |
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What are the fundamental components of physical conditioning? |
1. Strength 2. Endurance 3. Mobility |
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What are the PRT components that make up strength? |
Muscular Strength Muscular Endurance |
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What are the PRT components that make up Endurance? |
Anaerobic Endurance Aerobic Endurance |
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What are the three tenets of standards-based training? |
1. Leaders know and enforce standards 2. Leaders define succession the absence of standards 3. Leaders train to standard, not time |
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What are the three training phases of PRT? |
Initial Conditioning Toughening Sustaining |
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What does the initial Conditioning phase do |
Prepares future soldiers to learn and adapt to Army PRT |
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What does the toughening phase activities develop? |
Foundational fitness and fundamental movement skills that prepare soldier's to transition to the sustaining phase |
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What does the sustaining phase activities develop? |
A higher level of physical readiness requires by duty position |
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What are the types of PRT training? |
On ground Off ground Combative |
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What principles does phase training follow? |
Precision Progression Integration |
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What is the purpose of the initial Conditioning phas? |
To establish a safe starting point for people considering entering the Army |
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What is strength? |
The ability to overcome resistance |
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What is Endurance? |
The ability to sustain activity |
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What is agility? |
The ability to stop, start, change direction, and efficiently change body position |
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What elements does PRT sessions consist of? |
Preparation Activities Recovery |