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Norman's Board Study Guide Flashcards

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What is resection ?

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Locating your position on a map by determining the grid azimuth to 2 locations that can be found on a map.

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What are the 8 Troop Leading Procedures?

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  1. Receive the mission
  2. Issue the warning order
  3. Make a tentative plan
  4. Start necessary movement
  5. Conduct recon
  6. Complete plan
  7. Issue complete plan
  8. Supervise and refine
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What is blue on a map?

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Water features.

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509th began date.

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2 Nov 1942

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What are 4 types of burns?

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  1. Thermal
  2. Electrical
  3. Chemical
  4. Laser
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What DA form is used to recommend an award ?

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DA 638

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What are 3 categories of heat injuries ?

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  1. Heat cramps
  2. Heat exhaustion
  3. Heat stroke
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What is the dry weight of the M4?

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6.49 lbs

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8
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What are the 3 levels of leadership?

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  1. Direct
  2. Organizational
  3. Strategic
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What are the 5 S’s that apply to POW’s ?

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  1. Search
  2. Segregate
  3. Silence
  4. Speed to rear
  5. Safeguard
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What are the 4 types of chemical agents?

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  1. Nerve
  2. Blister
  3. Blood
  4. Choking
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11
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What are the 4 special skills tabs?

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  1. Ranger
  2. Special Forces
  3. Presidents 100
  4. Sapper
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12
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What are the life saving steps?

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  1. Open airway and restore breathing
  2. Stop the bleeding
  3. Prevent shock
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What are the 5 F’s of field sanitation ?

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Finger
Flies
Feces 
Foods 
Fluids
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14
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What does FM 7-0 cover?

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Training the force

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15
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3 general orders

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I will guard everything within the limits of my post, and quit my post only when properly relieved.

I will obey my special orders and perform all my duties in a military manner.

I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies and anything not covered in my instructions to the commander of the relief.

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Define Leadership

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Influencing people by providing purpose, direction and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.

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17
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What are the 4 fundamentals of marksmanship?

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1 steady position
2 proper aim
3 breathing
4 trigger squeeze

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18
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What is ASAP?

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Army Substance Abuse Program
AR 600-85
To strengthen the overall fitness of the Army’s total workforce and combat readiness of its soldiers.

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What is BOSS?

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Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers
AR 215-1
To provide opportunities for single soldiers to engage in out of work, extra curricular activities.

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What is AER?

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Army Emergency Relief
AR 930-4
Non profit organization to relieve members of the Army in distress and their families.

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What is EO?

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Equal Opportunity
AR 600-20
To provide equal opportunity for military and civilians on and off post within the limits of the law.

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22
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What is ACS?

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Army Community Service
AR 608-1
To help commanders provide services that support readiness of soldiers, civilian employees and their families.

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23
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M4 weight , dry, with 20 round mag + sling and with 30 round mag + sling.

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Dry 6.49
20 round mag and sling 7.19
30 round mag and sling 7.5

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What is intersection?

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Finding the location of an unknown point by sighting two or more known points.

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25
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Red on a map?

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Cultural features such as populated areas and main roads.

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26
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What are the 5 principles of patrolling?

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  1. Planning
  2. Reconnaissance
  3. Security
  4. Control
  5. Common sense
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27
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3 security classifications?

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  1. Top secret
  2. Secret
  3. Confidential
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28
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What is a guidon ?

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It is a swallow tailed flag carried by companies, batteries, troops and detachments.

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29
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What AR covers Physical Fitness Training?

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AR 350-1

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30
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Who is approving authority for the Soldiers Medal?

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HQ Perscom

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31
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What is a map?

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A graphic representation of a portion of the earth’s surface, drawn to scale as seen from above.

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32
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When was the COC amended?

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May 1988

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33
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If you are a POW, what are you required to give?

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Name
Rank
Service number
Date of birth

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34
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What are the 5 paragraphs of an Op Order?

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  1. Situation
  2. Mission
  3. Execution
  4. Service and support
  5. Command and signal
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35
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What is the max effective range of the M4 carbine?

36
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What is the DA Form used for physical profiles?

37
Q

What is the highest award a civil may receive for valor?

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The Soldiers Medal.

38
Q

What date was the army flag dedicated ?

A

14 June 1956

Approved 12 June 1956

39
Q

What AR covers the raising and lowering of the flag?

A

AR 600-25 and AR 840-10

40
Q

What is the max effective area target range of the M4 carbine ?

41
Q

What does FITT stand for ?

A

Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type

42
Q

Who is on the Purple Heart?

A

George Washington

43
Q

What are 3 classifications of Article 15’s ?

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  1. Summarized
  2. Company Grade
  3. Field Grade
44
Q

What is the time limit for recommending an award?

45
Q

What FM covers Army Leadership?

A

FM 6-22

Competent, confident and agile

46
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What are the basic colors on a map and what do they represent ?

A
  1. Black - man made features (buildings and roads)
  2. Red-brown - contour lines cultural features,
  3. Blue - water features (lakes, swamps,rivers)
  4. Green - vegetation (woods, orchards, vineyards)
  5. Brown - relief features, elevation and cultivated land on red light maps
  6. Red - populated areas, main roads and boundaries
47
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What is the Blue Book?

A

Manual written by Baron Von Steuben used to train the continental troops in revolutionary war.
First Army FM.

48
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When was the CoC established?

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17 August 1955 under the Eisenhower administration.

49
Q

What are the 5 communicable diseases grouped by Army?

A
  1. Respiratory
  2. Intestinal
  3. Insect borne
  4. Venereal
  5. Misc.
50
Q

How many articles are in the Code of Conduct?

51
Q

What are the colors used on a map overlay?

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Blue- friendly
Red- enemy
Black- boundaries
Yellow- contaminated area
Green- engineer obstacles
52
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Describe the 1/509th Distinctive Unit Insignia

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Gold G-man- adapted from device worn by 509 during WWII.
Red Field- red berets worn by British 1st ABN DVN
Nebuly white and blue bars- infantry and record flight from England to N. Africa
Wavy blue bars-2 Distinguished Unit Citations and amphibious landing at Anzio-Nettuno beachhead.
Black Pile- parachute jump
5 Arrowheads- 5 combat jumps
“ALL THE WAY”- motto of the Airborne and the regiment.

53
Q

Which article of CoC covers escape and evasion?

54
Q

How mils in a degree?

How many in 360?

55
Q

Why was the CoC established?

A

To provide a mental defense for US POW’s to resist enemy POW management practices.

56
Q

What is the first sentence of CoC article 1?

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“I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life.”

57
Q

Describe the G-Man patch.

A

Created by LTC William P Yarborough during invasion of southern France.
Gold Arch- jump door of C-47 “Goony Bird.”
Gold G-Man- Jumpmaster about to exit aircraft.
Geronimo- epithet of jumpers as they exited the aircraft.

58
Q

What are some cache methods?

A

Concealment
Burial
Submersion

59
Q

What is inscribed on the suspension bar of the Medal of Honor?

60
Q

Name 3 types of contour lines.

A

Index
Intermediate
Supplementary

61
Q

What 3 words are inscribed on the front of a Good Conduct Medal?
What is inscribed on the back of the Good Conduct Medal?

A

Front:
Honor, Efficiency and Fidelity

Back:
“For good conduct”

62
Q

Effective Ranges for M16

A

Max range: 3600m
Point target: 550m
Area target: 800m

63
Q

How far must latrines be from a water source ?

64
Q

What is counseling?

A

The process used by leaders to review with a subordinate his/her performance and potential.

65
Q

Name the 5 major terrain features.

A 
5 major:
Hill
Valley
Ridge
Depression
Saddle
66
Q

Name the 3 minor terrain features, and the 2 supplementary terrain features.

A

3 minor : Draw, Cliff and Spur

2 supplementary: Cut and Fill

67
Q

How far must latrines be from mess halls?

A

At least 100m downhill or downstream.

68
Q

What percentage of a unit must a saddle trench accommodate at once ?

69
Q

When was the Medal of Honor established ?

70
Q

What is the second highest award for Valor?

A

The Distinguished Service Cross

71
Q

How many types of NCOER’s are there?

A 
7:
Annual
Change of rater
Relief for cause
Complete the record
60 day option
60 day senior rater option
Temp duty, special duty or compassionate reassignment.
72
Q

What are the core leader competences?

A

Leading
Developing
Achieving

73
Q

Describe the M16/M4.

A

A 5.56mm magazine fed, gas operated, air cooled, semiautomatic or 3 round burst, hand held, shoulder fired weapon.

74
Q

What are the overall lengths of the M16/M4?

A

M16: 39.63”
M4:
Buttstock closed- 29.75”
Buttstock open- 33”

75
Q

What does the Evaluation Reporting System (ERS) identify?

A

Soldiers best qualified for promotion, higher responsibility, who should be kept active duty, those who should be retained in grade and those who should be eliminated.

76
Q

What are other types of military flags other than Garrison, Post, Storm and Internment flags?

A 
Colors
Standards
Distinguished flags
Ensigns
Guidons
Pennants
77
Q

On post, where is building number 1 located ?

A

At the base of the flag pole.

78
Q

Where is the Legend on a map found?

A

Lower left margin.

79
Q

What are 2 ways to hold a compass ?

A

Compass to cheek

Center hold method

80
Q

The borderline around the edge of the map is called what ?

A

The neat line

81
Q

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a spur ?

A

A u or v shape pointing away from the high ground.

82
Q

What are contour lines ?

A

Imaginary lines representing high and low elevation.

83
Q

What must be done to a map before it can be used ?

A

It must be oriented.

84
Q

What is an azimuth?

A

A horizontal angle that expresses direction.

85
Q

What is the distance between grid lines on a map ?

A

1 kilometer or 1000 meters

86
Q

What is a declination diagram ?

A

A diagram that shows the difference between magnetic north, grid north and true north.

87
Q

How do you read a map?

A

Right and up.

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