Field Sanitation

Question 1

What Publication covers Field Hygiene and Sanitation?

Answer 1

TC 4-02.3

Question 2

What should a Soldier do to properly keep his/her feet clean and dry?

Answer 2

Wash feet daily, change socks as often as possible and use foot powder.

Question 3

What is the best protection against disease or Biological Warfare?

Answer 3

Immunization and Personal Hygiene

Question 4

What is one of the three diseases carried by the fly?

Answer 4

Typhoid, Cholera or Dysentery

Question 5

Name five diseases carried by the mosquito.

Answer 5

Malaria, Dengue, Yellow Fever, Encephalitis, Filariasis

Question 6

What is a Vector?

Answer 6

Any living organism that can carry a disease-producing virus.

Question 7

Where should you locate a latrine in relation to a mess hall?

Answer 7

At least 100 meters downhill or downstream.

Question 8

What is hygiene?

Answer 8

The self-employment of practices that will keep one healthy.

Question 9

What are the five F’s in Field Sanitation?

Answer 9

Flies, fingers, feces, food and fluids.

Question 10

What are the four communicable disease groups classified by the Army?

Answer 10

Respiratory, Intestinal, Insect-borne and Venereal

Question 11

Name two ways of purifying water

Answer 11

Iodine tablets and boiling.

Question 12

What are the colors for the heat categories?

Answer 12

Cat 1 - No Color
Cat 2 - Green
Cat 3 - Yellow
Cat 4 - Red
Cat 5 - Black

Question 13

What is the disinfectant most often used to purify water?

Answer 13

Chlorine

Question 14

What is the purpose of water treatment?

Answer 14

To produce potable water

Question 15

What is a Communicable Disease?

Answer 15

A disease which can be transmitted from person to person, animal to person and insect to person.

Question 16

Who is responsible for ensuring the Unit has an adequate supply of safe drinking water?

Answer 16

The Unit Commander

Question 17

What is Potable Water?

Answer 17

Drinkable Water

Question 18

What is FST?

Answer 18

Field Sanitation Team

Question 19

What color are the Iodine tablets to purify water?

Answer 19

Steel gray

Question 20

Where should personnel go to fill water trailers?

Answer 20

To ONLY approved water points.

Question 21

How many yards should a latrine be built from the border of the Unit area but within a reasonable distance for easy access?

Answer 21

30 yards

Question 22

Who is responsible for establishing standards for water quality, inspecting water points/sources and approving water for consumption?

Answer 22

The Army Medical Department (AMEDD)

Question 23

What is Military Sanitation

Answer 23

Military sanitation includes the practice of both environmental sanitation and personal hygiene, within the framework of Army life.

Question 24

What is Personal Hygiene?

Answer 24

Personal Hygiene is the self-employment of practices which will keep one healthy and safeguard the health of others. Among these practices are proper eating and body cleanliness.