The US Army Quiz (MEC)

Which of the following statements best describes the role of the Army National Guard?

• It serves solely as a federal military force under the President.

• It provides the majority of the Army’s sustainment units.

• It acts as both a state military force and an operational reserve for the Regular Army.

• It is responsible for providing the Army's primary combined arms, close combat force.

What is the primary purpose of the institutional Army?

• To conduct large-scale ground combat operations.

• To provide infrastructure necessary to raise, train, equip, deploy, and ensure the readiness of Army forces.

• To serve as a command structure for multinational operations.

• To deploy land forces promptly to support combatant commanders.

Which of the following units is the smallest organizational element in the Army that is led by a commissioned officer?

• Platoon

• Squad

• Company

• Battalion

True or False: The Regular Army is solely composed of full-time soldiers and does not include any reserve components.

• True

• False

Analyze the relationship between the operational Army and the institutional Army. Why is it critical for these two components to work together?

Evaluate and explain how the National Guard's dual role benefit both state and federal missions?

Match each Army component with its primary role.

• Regular Army

• Serves as both a state military force and an operational reserve.

• Army National Guard

• Consists of full-time soldiers supported by the Army Civilian Corps.

• Army Reserve

• Provides a major source of trained individual soldiers for filling vacancies in the Regular Army during a crisis.