Mid-term exam: Military 102

What is the purpose of a battle drill?

• Designed for rapid reaction without the application of a deliberate decision-making process

• Designed to train a Unit to react and survive in a combat scenario

• Proficiency and Survivability

• All of the above

The four main Battle Drills that we learned about in our lessons are:

(a)  

When the enemy initiates direct fire contact, the Element in contact should immediately ______________________.

• Contact higher headquarters

• Return fire and seek cover

• Seek cover and utilize the low crawl

• Break contact with the enemy

True or False - When you receive Indirect Fire, any Squad member alerts “Incoming”, and instantaneously run 100 meters to the 12 0’clock.

• True

• False

True or False - A Squad leader is typically a Staff Sergeant but could also be a Sergeant.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank - A typical Infantry squad is made up of a Squad Leader, 2 team leaders, 2 Grenadiers, 2 (a)   and 2 rifleman.

Fill in the Blank - What are the 3 Individual Movement Techniques (IMT)? _________________, _________________, __________________________

(a)  

What is the purpose of movement formations?

(a)  

What is this movement formation

• wedge

• fire team file

• squad column

• squad line

what type of movement formation is this?

• wedge

• Squad file

• fire team file

• squad column