CPLS COURSE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Explosive Hazard/ UXO 9-line - ✔✔-Date-Time Group
-Reporting Activity (who's reporting)
-Contact method (freq, call sign, poc and tel# if applicable)
-Type of Munitions
-CBRN Contamination
-Resources Threatened
-Impact on Mission
-Protective Measures
-Recommended Priority
✔✔POSREP - ✔✔-Sender and Reciever
-What is being relayed
-Eight digit grid
✔✔Echelon - ✔✔
✔✔Skirmishers - ✔✔
✔✔Wedge - ✔✔
✔✔Vee - ✔✔
✔✔Fireteam - ✔✔
✔✔Squad - ✔✔
✔✔Close-Up - ✔✔
✔✔Open-Up or Extend - ✔✔
✔✔Disperse - ✔✔
✔✔Shift - ✔✔
✔✔I Do Not Understand - ✔✔
✔✔Forward - ✔✔
✔✔Halt - ✔✔
✔✔Freeze - ✔✔
, ✔✔Down/Take Cover - ✔✔
✔✔Double Time - ✔✔
✔✔Purpose of Combat Orders - ✔✔To convey a mission and a plan to accomplish that
mission.
✔✔Characteristics of a Combat Order - ✔✔Clarity- use of military language and
symbols to ensure everyone understands.
Completeness- making sure the order contains all necessary info.
Brevity- avoid unnecessary detail.
Recognition of Subordinate Leader's Prerogative- do not micromanage small unit
leaders.
Use affirmative form- order should not depend on another section's order and actuallity
should be used.
Avoidence of qualified directives- no meaningless or cliche expressions such as
"should" or "try".
Authorative Expression- take charge
Timeliness- both in order and schedule. Give subordinates time to prepare
✔✔BAMCIS - ✔✔Begin the planning
Arrange Recon
Make Recon
Complete the Plan
Issue Order
Supervise
✔✔METT-T - ✔✔Mission
Enemy Situation
Terrain and Weather
Troops and Fire Support Available
Time/Space/Logistics
✔✔Critical Vulnerability - ✔✔A gap or weakness which, if exploited, will do the most
significant damage to the enemy's resistance.
✔✔Camouflage Patterns - ✔✔Splotching, Striping, Splotching and Striping
(Combination)
✔✔Composition of an Operation Order - ✔✔Orientation (Location, direction of attack,
loc. of obj.)
Situation (Enemy [Salute, Draw-d], Friendly [HAS, Attachment and Detachments])
Mission
Execution (concept of ops, Tasks, coordinating instructions)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Explosive Hazard/ UXO 9-line - ✔✔-Date-Time Group
-Reporting Activity (who's reporting)
-Contact method (freq, call sign, poc and tel# if applicable)
-Type of Munitions
-CBRN Contamination
-Resources Threatened
-Impact on Mission
-Protective Measures
-Recommended Priority
✔✔POSREP - ✔✔-Sender and Reciever
-What is being relayed
-Eight digit grid
✔✔Echelon - ✔✔
✔✔Skirmishers - ✔✔
✔✔Wedge - ✔✔
✔✔Vee - ✔✔
✔✔Fireteam - ✔✔
✔✔Squad - ✔✔
✔✔Close-Up - ✔✔
✔✔Open-Up or Extend - ✔✔
✔✔Disperse - ✔✔
✔✔Shift - ✔✔
✔✔I Do Not Understand - ✔✔
✔✔Forward - ✔✔
✔✔Halt - ✔✔
✔✔Freeze - ✔✔
, ✔✔Down/Take Cover - ✔✔
✔✔Double Time - ✔✔
✔✔Purpose of Combat Orders - ✔✔To convey a mission and a plan to accomplish that
mission.
✔✔Characteristics of a Combat Order - ✔✔Clarity- use of military language and
symbols to ensure everyone understands.
Completeness- making sure the order contains all necessary info.
Brevity- avoid unnecessary detail.
Recognition of Subordinate Leader's Prerogative- do not micromanage small unit
leaders.
Use affirmative form- order should not depend on another section's order and actuallity
should be used.
Avoidence of qualified directives- no meaningless or cliche expressions such as
"should" or "try".
Authorative Expression- take charge
Timeliness- both in order and schedule. Give subordinates time to prepare
✔✔BAMCIS - ✔✔Begin the planning
Arrange Recon
Make Recon
Complete the Plan
Issue Order
Supervise
✔✔METT-T - ✔✔Mission
Enemy Situation
Terrain and Weather
Troops and Fire Support Available
Time/Space/Logistics
✔✔Critical Vulnerability - ✔✔A gap or weakness which, if exploited, will do the most
significant damage to the enemy's resistance.
✔✔Camouflage Patterns - ✔✔Splotching, Striping, Splotching and Striping
(Combination)
✔✔Composition of an Operation Order - ✔✔Orientation (Location, direction of attack,
loc. of obj.)
Situation (Enemy [Salute, Draw-d], Friendly [HAS, Attachment and Detachments])
Mission
Execution (concept of ops, Tasks, coordinating instructions)
