LOG Captains Career Course: Common
Core Final Exam - ALU Captains Career
Course
As the BDE Assistant S3, CPT Harvey is known for tackling complex tasks by thinking outside the box,
identifying problems before they occur, and working well with other staff sections across the brigade.
Which component of the Army Leadership Requirements Model is CPT Harvey displaying? - ✔✔Intellect
You have just arrived to a new unit. The leadership is discussing ACFT averages. The ACFT is still new to
you so you ask the leadership for their input on ways to help improve personal scores. Which answer
best illustrates self-development? - ✔✔Schedule appointment with a dietician
You are an operations staff officer and tasked to plan an attack. The battalion commander directs you to
keep the Elements of Operational Art in mind. The S3 wants an analysis of the enemy's strengths prior to
planning to focus the attack for maximum impact on the enemy's critical capabilities. What element is
this an example of? - ✔✔Center of gravity
CPT Gallo will take company command of an FSC in 101st Air Assault Division at Fort Campbell. Before he
can take command, he needs to attend air assault school. In which Army leader developmental domain
will CPT Gallo receive this education?
a) Operational
b) Institutional
c) Leader Development - ✔✔b) Institutional
As the S4, CPT Scott is known for projecting self-confidence and composure while leading his shop.
Additionally, despite multiple last minute taskings from higher, she shows a tendency to recover quickly
from stress while maintaining focus on the mission. What component of the Army Leadership
Requirements Model does CPT Scott display? - ✔✔Presence
CPT Jones lacks humility and has a reputation of refusing to seek others input and feedback. He
demonstrates a tendency to curb organizational buy in and places himself in a position to receive credit
from superiors even at the cost of the organizations best interest. Which segment of the Army
Leadership Requirements Model is CPT Jones displaying a flaw in? - ✔✔Character
,You have a subordinate leader who on multiple occasions expressed a fear of heights. Part of the Leaders
Reaction Course requires you to repel off a three-story tower. During the test, you observe the individual
complete the task without hesitation. By facing their fear, which component of the Army Leadership
Requirements Model is reflected? - ✔✔Achieves
CPT Toma receives a new platoon leader and has a counseling session with him to clearly articulate the
platoon leader's duties, responsibilities and performance objectives. During the session, he also coached
the new platoon leader on how to initiate and complete an OER support form. CPT Toma has just
conducted what type of counseling? - ✔✔Initial Counseling
CPT Guzman observes 1LT Bates bringing in candy and cookies to class despite the Company
Commander's policy of no food in the classroom. She then conducts a counseling session with the
student following the event. Which stage of the counseling process is this?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 4 - ✔✔c. Stage 3
CPT Horvath just finished writing an article about her observations regarding individual Soldier online
conduct and social media. She submitted the article to Army University Press in hopes of getting it
published. After several email exchanges back and forth to correct citations and formatting, as well as
syntax, she learned that Army University will publish her article. What step of the writing process was
her back and forth correspondence with Army University Press? - ✔✔Editing
The Army should enforce a policy of daily 0630 PT sessions for Career Course students. According to Mr.
Walters, a personal trainer and a past president of Fitness for Officers, physical fitness that is conducted
alone results in decreased fitness1 This shows that exercising alone is simply not enough in order to
become physically fit. What is the first sentence an example of?
a. Statement
b. Claim
c. Reasoning
d. Evidence - ✔✔c. Reasoning
, 1LT Cox just completed his first staff briefing to the battalion commander. Afterwards, he sought out a
peer to provide him with suggestions for improvement. 1LT Cox appreciates the candid comments and
will build off of this experience for future briefings. What did the peer provide 1LT Cox? - ✔✔Feedback
1LT Batchelor was told by his Battalion Commander that he needed to brief battalion leadership on the
upcoming Career Course Cognitive Assessment (C3AB). The Commander wants to leadership to
understand the purpose, timeline, and expectations of the assessment. What type of brief is this? -
✔✔Information Brief
You are a battalion operations officer. The battalion commander asks the staff to look at the "big picture"
for an upcoming deployment to USCENTCOM. He wants everyone to understand the Principles of Joint
Operations ensure actions are appropriate to the situation and to perception of fairness. He wants the
unit to maintain legal and moral authority during the deployment. What Principle of Joint Operations is
this an example of? - ✔✔Legitimacy
You are working in the brigade plans cell. You are currently planning an operation where your brigade
will be in the defense for a prolonged period of time and must begin to dig in the equipment. The
battalion commander wants the enemy funneled along one avenue of approach using obstacles. Which
BCT enabler will ensure this endstate? - ✔✔Brigade Engineer Battalion
You are an armor company commander and designated the main effort for the attack on the enemy
defenses. The enemy defensive line has broken and the individual units have lost communication with
each other. The battalion commander orders you to attack immediately before the enemy can
consolidate. Which type of offensive operation is this?
a) Pursuit
b) Exploitation - ✔✔b) Exploitation
You are an armor company commander and assigned as the main effort for the defense of a battle
position. The commander intends to retain the terrain while all units mutually support each other
between positions. This will also funnel the enemy into engagement areas supported by fires. Which
defensive task does this represent? - ✔✔Area Defense
Your Distro Company is establishing an order of merit list for sending Soldiers to school. You decide you
want a different perspective than you are getting from your company, so you reach out to the HHC 1SG
to help with developing merit criteria. This technique for stimulating creativity is called what? - ✔✔Odd
man in
Core Final Exam - ALU Captains Career
Course
As the BDE Assistant S3, CPT Harvey is known for tackling complex tasks by thinking outside the box,
identifying problems before they occur, and working well with other staff sections across the brigade.
Which component of the Army Leadership Requirements Model is CPT Harvey displaying? - ✔✔Intellect
You have just arrived to a new unit. The leadership is discussing ACFT averages. The ACFT is still new to
you so you ask the leadership for their input on ways to help improve personal scores. Which answer
best illustrates self-development? - ✔✔Schedule appointment with a dietician
You are an operations staff officer and tasked to plan an attack. The battalion commander directs you to
keep the Elements of Operational Art in mind. The S3 wants an analysis of the enemy's strengths prior to
planning to focus the attack for maximum impact on the enemy's critical capabilities. What element is
this an example of? - ✔✔Center of gravity
CPT Gallo will take company command of an FSC in 101st Air Assault Division at Fort Campbell. Before he
can take command, he needs to attend air assault school. In which Army leader developmental domain
will CPT Gallo receive this education?
a) Operational
b) Institutional
c) Leader Development - ✔✔b) Institutional
As the S4, CPT Scott is known for projecting self-confidence and composure while leading his shop.
Additionally, despite multiple last minute taskings from higher, she shows a tendency to recover quickly
from stress while maintaining focus on the mission. What component of the Army Leadership
Requirements Model does CPT Scott display? - ✔✔Presence
CPT Jones lacks humility and has a reputation of refusing to seek others input and feedback. He
demonstrates a tendency to curb organizational buy in and places himself in a position to receive credit
from superiors even at the cost of the organizations best interest. Which segment of the Army
Leadership Requirements Model is CPT Jones displaying a flaw in? - ✔✔Character
,You have a subordinate leader who on multiple occasions expressed a fear of heights. Part of the Leaders
Reaction Course requires you to repel off a three-story tower. During the test, you observe the individual
complete the task without hesitation. By facing their fear, which component of the Army Leadership
Requirements Model is reflected? - ✔✔Achieves
CPT Toma receives a new platoon leader and has a counseling session with him to clearly articulate the
platoon leader's duties, responsibilities and performance objectives. During the session, he also coached
the new platoon leader on how to initiate and complete an OER support form. CPT Toma has just
conducted what type of counseling? - ✔✔Initial Counseling
CPT Guzman observes 1LT Bates bringing in candy and cookies to class despite the Company
Commander's policy of no food in the classroom. She then conducts a counseling session with the
student following the event. Which stage of the counseling process is this?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 4 - ✔✔c. Stage 3
CPT Horvath just finished writing an article about her observations regarding individual Soldier online
conduct and social media. She submitted the article to Army University Press in hopes of getting it
published. After several email exchanges back and forth to correct citations and formatting, as well as
syntax, she learned that Army University will publish her article. What step of the writing process was
her back and forth correspondence with Army University Press? - ✔✔Editing
The Army should enforce a policy of daily 0630 PT sessions for Career Course students. According to Mr.
Walters, a personal trainer and a past president of Fitness for Officers, physical fitness that is conducted
alone results in decreased fitness1 This shows that exercising alone is simply not enough in order to
become physically fit. What is the first sentence an example of?
a. Statement
b. Claim
c. Reasoning
d. Evidence - ✔✔c. Reasoning
, 1LT Cox just completed his first staff briefing to the battalion commander. Afterwards, he sought out a
peer to provide him with suggestions for improvement. 1LT Cox appreciates the candid comments and
will build off of this experience for future briefings. What did the peer provide 1LT Cox? - ✔✔Feedback
1LT Batchelor was told by his Battalion Commander that he needed to brief battalion leadership on the
upcoming Career Course Cognitive Assessment (C3AB). The Commander wants to leadership to
understand the purpose, timeline, and expectations of the assessment. What type of brief is this? -
✔✔Information Brief
You are a battalion operations officer. The battalion commander asks the staff to look at the "big picture"
for an upcoming deployment to USCENTCOM. He wants everyone to understand the Principles of Joint
Operations ensure actions are appropriate to the situation and to perception of fairness. He wants the
unit to maintain legal and moral authority during the deployment. What Principle of Joint Operations is
this an example of? - ✔✔Legitimacy
You are working in the brigade plans cell. You are currently planning an operation where your brigade
will be in the defense for a prolonged period of time and must begin to dig in the equipment. The
battalion commander wants the enemy funneled along one avenue of approach using obstacles. Which
BCT enabler will ensure this endstate? - ✔✔Brigade Engineer Battalion
You are an armor company commander and designated the main effort for the attack on the enemy
defenses. The enemy defensive line has broken and the individual units have lost communication with
each other. The battalion commander orders you to attack immediately before the enemy can
consolidate. Which type of offensive operation is this?
a) Pursuit
b) Exploitation - ✔✔b) Exploitation
You are an armor company commander and assigned as the main effort for the defense of a battle
position. The commander intends to retain the terrain while all units mutually support each other
between positions. This will also funnel the enemy into engagement areas supported by fires. Which
defensive task does this represent? - ✔✔Area Defense
Your Distro Company is establishing an order of merit list for sending Soldiers to school. You decide you
want a different perspective than you are getting from your company, so you reach out to the HHC 1SG
to help with developing merit criteria. This technique for stimulating creativity is called what? - ✔✔Odd
man in
