Principles

Question 1

What are the 4 principles of survival?

Answer 1

Proper mindset
Situational Awareness
Skill Proficiency
Physical Fitness

Question 2

What are the fundamentals of CQB

Answer 2

Speed,
Surprise,
Violence of Action

Question 3

What are two types of stacks used on door?

Answer 3

Tight and Loose

Question 4

Two types of door configurations

Answer 4

Open and closed doors

Question 5

What are two types of entry techniques

Answer 5

Immediate and delayed

Question 6

Purpose of immediate entry?

Answer 6

Used when quick entry is required to eliminate threats and rescue individuals i.e (active shooter, hostage)

Question 7

Purpose of delayed entry?

Answer 7

Delayed entry used when time is available. Using maximum amounts of cover and concealment to clear room from the outside

Question 8

Two types of clearing techniques

Answer 8

Deliberate and emergency

Question 9

What is deliberate clearing

Answer 9

No short cuts, searching every room and clearing all danger areas

Question 10

What is emergency clearing

Answer 10

Allows for shortcuts to move more quickly to address the threat

Question 11

What are the two types of rooms

Answer 11

Center and corner fed

Question 12

What are 6 steps of room entry?

Answer 12

Clear the doorway
Clear the corners
Dominate the room
Control occupants
Secure the room
Report status

Question 13

What is back clearing

Answer 13

Team moves back through building to their exfil point, reclearing rooms along the way

Question 14

Two types of hallway clearing methods

Answer 14

Clear and hold and clear on the move

Question 15

What are pre-exit procedures

Answer 15

Account for personnel and stack up
Communicate with outside forces to let them know you are in building
Communicate exit plan (plug and flow)

Question 16

Proper mindset, Situational Awareness, Skill Proficiency, Physical Fitness

Answer 16

“Pillars of Survival”

Question 17

Speed, Surprise, and Violence of Action

Answer 17

“Fundamentals of CQB”

Question 18

Four Pillars of Survival and Fundamentals of CQB

Answer 18

Principles of Building Clearing

Question 19

3 primary considerations of Proper Mindset

Answer 19

1. Never cutting corners
2. Prepared to employ lethal force without hesitation
3. Never quitting

Question 20

Primary consideration of Situational Awareness

Answer 20

1.Leading cause of death or injury in combat
2. Awareness of the mission and the seriousness of the operation

Question 21

Considerations of Skill Proficiency

Answer 21

1. Skills should be simple, effective, and realistic to the mission being performed.

Question 22

Considerations of Physical Fitness

Answer 22

1. Becoming physically tired increases mental strain.
2. Focus should be on becoming more functionally fit to match the anticipated efforts that need to be given.

Question 23

Consideration of surpise

Answer 23

1. Rapid execution, deception, and shock
2. Instills maximum fear and confusion

Question 24

Considerations of speed

Answer 24

1. Capture and maintain the initiative
2. Quickly but controlled, only as fast as you can accurately engage.

Question 25

Considerations of violence of action

Answer 25

1. Maximizing shock while maintaining control.
2. Violence and speed increase surprise