Army Study Guide

Front 1

What publication covers Rifle Marksmanship M16/M4 series weapons

Back 1

TC 3-22.9

Front 2

What are the three components that weapon handling is built on?

Back 2

The soldier

The weapon

The environment

Front 3

What are three distinct weapons handling measures soldiers must be cognitively aware of?

Back 3

1. The rules of firearms safety

2. Weapons safety status

3. Weapons control status

Front 4

What are four rules of firearms safety

Back 4

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

Front 5

How must every weapon be treated

Back 5

Must be treated as if it is loaded and prepared to fire

Front 6

What is the weapon safety status of the M4 and M16 series weapons?

Back 6

Green

Amber

Red

Front 7

What are the characteristics of the M16 series rifle or the M4 series carbine?

Back 7

A lightweight, 5.56 mm, magazine fed, gas operated, air cooled, shoulder fired rifle or carbine

Front 8

What are the two major components of the M16 and M4

Back 8

The upper receiver and the lower receiver

Front 9

What are the phases of the cycle of function

Back 9

1. Feeding

2. Chambering

3. Locking

4. Firing

5. Unlocking

6. Extracting

7. Ejecting

8. Cocking

Front 10

What are three methods to reduce the thermal stress on a weapon for M4 and M16?

Back 10

1. Radiational cooling

2. Conduction cooling

3. Convection cooling

Front 11

What are some aiming devices used to align the soldier, the weapon, and the target to make an accurate and precise shot?

Back 11

1. Iron

2. Optics

3. Thermal

4. Pointer

Front 12

What are available optics for mounting on the M4 and M16 series modular weapon system?

Back 12

1. Iron sights

2. Back up iron sights

3. CCO, M68

4. RCO, M150

Front 13

What is the CCO "Close Combat Optic", M68 designed for?

Back 13

It is designed for the "eyes open" method of sighting

Front 14

What are some advantages of the CCO?

Back 14

1. The CCO offers a distinct speed advantage over iron sights

2. The CCO is the preferred optic for close quarters engagements

Front 15

What is the disadvantage of the CCO?

Back 15

The CCO lacks a bullet drop compensator or other means to determine accurate range to target beyond 200m

Front 16

What are some items that could be mounted using the Adaptive Rail System?

Back 16

1. Weapons

2. Aiming devices

3. Accessories

Front 17

What are the two types of weapons that can be physically attached to the M16 and M4 rifles?

Back 17

Grenade launchers

Shotguns

Front 18

What must a soldier master to ensure well aimed shots?

Back 18

1. Sight alignment

2. Sight picture

3. Trigger control

Front 19

What must a soldier establish, maintain, and sustain to place an accurate shot?

Back 19

1. Stability

2. Aim

3. Control

4. Movement

Front 20

What is target acquisition?

Back 20

The ability of a soldier to rapidly recognize threats to the friendly unit or formation

Front 21

What are the things a soldier must execute during the target acquisition process?

Back 21

1. Detect

2. Identify

3. Prioritize

Front 22

What are the skill sets for target detection for a soldier?

Back 22

1. Scan and search

2. Acquire

3. Locate

Front 23

What are the two general types of corrective action for a weapon malfunction?

Back 23

Immediate action

Remedial action

Front 24

What type of malfunction can immediate action correct?

Back 24

1. Failure to fire

2. Failure to feed

3. Failure to chamber

4. Failure to extract

5. Failure to eject

Front 25

What publication covers Army Leadership?

Back 25

ADP 6-22

Front 26

Define Leadership

Back 26

Leadership is influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization

Front 27

Define an Army Leader

Back 27

Anyone who assumes a role or assigned responsibility that inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals

Front 28

What are the three categories of competencies

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1. Lead others

2. Develop the environment, themselves, others and the profession as a whole

3. Achieve organizational goals

Front 29

What is command

Back 29

Command is the authority that a leader lawfully exercises over subordinates by rank or assignment

Front 30

What are the four special conditions of Leadership

Back 30

Formal, Informal, Collective, Situational

Front 31

What are the three leader attributes?

Back 31

Character

Presence

Intellect

Front 32

What are the three levels of Leadership?

Back 32

Direct

Organizational

Strategic

Front 33

What is the Direct level of Leadership?

Back 33

The ability to apply competencies at a proficient level

Front 34

That is the Organizational level of Leadership?

Back 34

To apply competencies to increasingly complex situations

Front 35

What is the Strategic level of Leadership?

Back 35

To shape the military through change over extended time

Front 36

What are the three Leader competencies?

Back 36

Leads

Develops

Achieves

Front 37

What year was the Army's first Leadership Doctrine published?

Back 37

1948

Front 38

What is Character?

Back 38

The essence of who a person is, what a person believes, and how a person acts

Front 39

What are the four requirements and expectations of presence?

Back 39

1. Military and Professional bearing

2. Fitness

3. Confidence

4. Resilience

Front 40

How can leaders mitigate resistance?

Back 40

1. By anticipating what others value,

2. Their reactions to influence,

3. Their shared understanding of common goals

4. Their commitment to the organization

Front 41

What is the Leadership Requirements Model?

Back 41

What conveys the expectations that the Army wants leaders to meet?

Front 42

Should every good Army leader also need to be a good follower?

Back 42

YES

Front 43

What are the things that a good follower must learn?

Back 43

1. Loyalty

2. Subordination

3. Respect for superiors

4. When and how to lodge candid disagreement

Front 44

What FM covers First Aid

Back 44

FM 4-25.11

Front 45

What does the acronym TCCC stand for?

Back 45

Tactical Combat Casualty Care

Front 46

How many phases are there for TCCC?

Back 46

3

Front 47

What are the phases of TCCC?

Back 47

1. Care under fire

2. Tactical field care

3. Combat casualty evacuation care

Front 48

What does the acronym CASEVAC stand for?

Back 48

Casualty Evacuation in a non medical vehicle or aircraft

Front 49

When would you NOT provide First Aid to a casualty?

Back 49

If rendering First Aid will put your life in danger or if you find a casualty with no signs of life

Front 50

In combat, what is the most likely threat to the casualty's life?

Back 50

Bleeding

Front 51

When would you NOT attempt to restore the airway?

Back 51

If you find the casualty with no signs of life

Front 52

What is the 1st step for Care Under Fire?

Back 52

Return fire

Front 53

When would you apply a Tourniquet?

Back 53

If the casualty has severe bleeding from a limb

Front 54

When would you perform Tactical Field Care?

Back 54

When no longer under direct enemy fire

Front 55

After inserting a nasopharyngeal airway, how would you place the casualty?

Back 55

Place the casualty in the recovery position

Front 56

What does CPR stand for?

Back 56

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Front 57

What is the job of a soldier accompanying an unconscious casualty during CASEVAC

Back 57

They should monitor the casualty's airway, breathing, and bleeding

Front 58

What are the signs of a severe airway obstruction?

Back 58

1. Poor air exchange

2. Increased breathing difficulty

3. Silent cough

4. Inability to speak or breathe

Front 59

When would you not elevate the casualty's legs?

Back 59

1. If the casualty has an unsplinted fractured leg

2. An abdominal wound

3. Head or spinal injury

Front 60

What should you do if you must leave the casualty?

Back 60

Place his/her head to the side to prevent choking if vomiting occurs

Front 61

What should you do to clothing that is stuck to the wound?

Back 61

DO NOT attempt to remove clothing that is stuck to the wound

Front 62

When can you give the casualty small amounts of water to drink when treating burns?

Back 62

If the casualty is conscious and not nauseated

Front 63

How many types of burns are there?

Back 63

4

Front 64

What are the 4 different types of burns?

Back 64

1. Thermal

2. Chemical

3. Electrical

4. Laser

Front 65

What are symptoms for heat cramps?

Back 65

1. Cramping in the extremities

2. Abdominal cramps

3. Excessive sweating

Front 66

What are the two methods used to open an airway?

Back 66

Head tilt/chin lift method

Jaw thrust method

Front 67

When do you NOT use the head tilt/chin lift method?

Back 67

If a spinal or neck injury is suspected

Front 68

What is the MAXIMUM amount of times you should attempt to use the Jaw thrust method if it does not work?

Back 68

No more than 2 times

Front 69

What Army Publication covers Army Physical Readiness Training?

Back 69

FM 7-22

Front 70

What does PRT stand for?

Back 70

Physical Readiness Training

Front 71

What is physical readiness?

Back 71

The ability to meet the physical demands of any combat or duty position, accomplish the mission, and continue to fight and win

Front 72

What are the seven principles of training that PRT links to?

Back 72

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

Front 73

Who's program is the Physical Readiness Training program?

Back 73

The Commanders's program

Front 74

What are some things commanders must do to optimize the effect of PRT?

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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

Front 75

What do NCO's serve as the primary trainers for?

Back 75

Enlisted soldiers

Crews

Small teams

Front 76

What are NCO's three responsibilities to accomplish the PRT mission

Back 76

1. Identify specific tasks that PRT enhances

2. Prepare, Rehearse, and Execute PRT

3. Evaluate PRT and conduct AAR's

Front 77

What is the principle that all Army training is based on?

Back 77

Train as you will fight

Front 78

What are the fundamental components of physical conditioning?

Back 78

1. Strength

2. Endurance

3. Mobility

Front 79

What are the PRT components that make up strength?

Back 79

Muscular Strength

Muscular Endurance

Front 80

What are the PRT components that make up Endurance?

Back 80

Anaerobic Endurance

Aerobic Endurance

Front 81

What are the three tenets of standards-based training?

Back 81

1. Leaders know and enforce standards

2. Leaders define succession the absence of standards

3. Leaders train to standard, not time

Front 82

What are the three training phases of PRT?

Back 82

Initial Conditioning

Toughening

Sustaining

Front 83

What does the initial Conditioning phase do

Back 83

Prepares future soldiers to learn and adapt to Army PRT

Front 84

What does the toughening phase activities develop?

Back 84

Foundational fitness and fundamental movement skills that prepare soldier's to transition to the sustaining phase

Front 85

What does the sustaining phase activities develop?

Back 85

A higher level of physical readiness requires by duty position

Front 86

What are the types of PRT training?

Back 86

On ground

Off ground

Combative

Front 87

What principles does phase training follow?

Back 87

Precision

Progression

Integration

Front 88

What is the purpose of the initial Conditioning phas?

Back 88

To establish a safe starting point for people considering entering the Army

Front 89

What is strength?

Back 89

The ability to overcome resistance

Front 90

What is Endurance?

Back 90

The ability to sustain activity

Front 91

What is agility?

Back 91

The ability to stop, start, change direction, and efficiently change body position

Front 92

What elements does PRT sessions consist of?

Back 92

Preparation

Activities

Recovery