Field Sanitation (FM 21-10)

Question 1

What are the 4 types of waste?

Answer 1

Human
Liquid
Garbage
Rubbish

Question 2

What is the water requirement per person, per day in a temperate zone?

Answer 2

5 gallons

Question 3

How many gallons of water will a Lister bag hold?

Answer 3

36 gallons

Question 4

How deep is a cat hole?

Answer 4

6 to 12 inches

Question 5

What are the measurements of a straddle trench?

Answer 5

1 ft wide, 4 ft long and 2 1/2 ft deep

Question 6

What is a communicable disease?

Answer 6

A disease that ca be transmitted person to person, animal to person and insect to person

Question 7

What are the 5 “F”s of Field Sanitation?

Answer 7

Fingers
 Feces
 Flies
 Foods
 Fluids

Question 8

What Reference covers Field Hygiene and Sanitation?

Answer 8

FM 21-10

Question 9

What is a vector?

Answer 9

Any living organism that can carry a disease-producing virus

Question 10

Enough straddle trenches should be dug to accommodate what percentage of the unit at one time?

Answer 10

8% percent

Question 11

What are some methods for human waste disposal?

Answer 11

Straddle trench
 Mound latrine
 Burn out latrine
 Deep pit
 Bore hole latrines
 Pail latrines
 Urine soak pits

Question 12

What are the 5 communicable disease grouped by the Army?

Answer 12

Respiratory
Intestinal
Insect borne
Venereal
Miscellaneous