TC BOLC Questions well answered
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Which branch of service had the first Navy? - correct answer ✔✔ Army. The Hannah was
commissioned on August 24, 1775; two months before the Continental Congress authorized a
Continental Navy.
Why did the Army create wagoners in the Revolutionary War? - correct answer ✔✔ Because of
the unreliability of civilian contractors.
The US Military Railroad System belonged to which branch of the Army in the Civil War? -
correct answer ✔✔ Engineers.
What was the fundamental difference between Northern and Southern utilizations of rail and
watercraft during the Civil War? - correct answer ✔✔ Centralized vs. decentralized control.
What organization was created in 1899 to manage ports of embarkation and the Army's sea
going fleet? - correct answer ✔✔ Army Transportation Service.
The Standard B "Liberty" Truck was unique in what respect. - correct answer ✔✔ It was the first
standard design vehicle approved by the Army Quartermaster that any manufacturer could
make and all parts were interchangeable.
What organization managed all Army trucks in WW1? - correct answer ✔✔ The Motor
Transport Corps.
, What lesson about transportation was learned in France during WW1? - correct answer ✔✔ All
modes of transportation needed to be managed by a single command-the Chief of
Transportation.
Why did the Army adopt pack mules as a means of transportation? - correct answer ✔✔ The
mounted branch needed a means of transportation that could keep pace over any kind of
terrain.
Where did the Army use pack mules during WW2 and why did they use them? - correct answer
✔✔ The mountains of Italy and jungles of Burma due to restrictive terrain.
When was the Transportation Corps created? - correct answer ✔✔ July 31, 1942.
The Transportation Corps was primarily created to provide what capabilities? - correct answer
✔✔ Traffic management (movement control), port operations, and rail operations.
What was the historical significance of Operation Mulberry for the Army? - correct answer ✔✔
It set the standard against which all subsequent JLOTS operations are measured.
In WW2, why did the Army need an Amphibious vehicle? - correct answer ✔✔ It needed a
vehicle that, unlike normal landing craft, could drive over sand bars and not have to stop at the
water's edge.
Before the 2d Engineer Special Brigade could provide landing crafts in the South Pacific, General
Douglas McArthur relied on what unique capability that allowed him to retake New Guinea? -
correct answer ✔✔ Small sailing ships manned by Australian sailors.
The Red Ball Express and subsequent express routes were an out of the box traffic management
solution to what problem? - correct answer ✔✔ The lack of functioning rail leading out of the
Cherbourg Peninsula.
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Which branch of service had the first Navy? - correct answer ✔✔ Army. The Hannah was
commissioned on August 24, 1775; two months before the Continental Congress authorized a
Continental Navy.
Why did the Army create wagoners in the Revolutionary War? - correct answer ✔✔ Because of
the unreliability of civilian contractors.
The US Military Railroad System belonged to which branch of the Army in the Civil War? -
correct answer ✔✔ Engineers.
What was the fundamental difference between Northern and Southern utilizations of rail and
watercraft during the Civil War? - correct answer ✔✔ Centralized vs. decentralized control.
What organization was created in 1899 to manage ports of embarkation and the Army's sea
going fleet? - correct answer ✔✔ Army Transportation Service.
The Standard B "Liberty" Truck was unique in what respect. - correct answer ✔✔ It was the first
standard design vehicle approved by the Army Quartermaster that any manufacturer could
make and all parts were interchangeable.
What organization managed all Army trucks in WW1? - correct answer ✔✔ The Motor
Transport Corps.
, What lesson about transportation was learned in France during WW1? - correct answer ✔✔ All
modes of transportation needed to be managed by a single command-the Chief of
Transportation.
Why did the Army adopt pack mules as a means of transportation? - correct answer ✔✔ The
mounted branch needed a means of transportation that could keep pace over any kind of
terrain.
Where did the Army use pack mules during WW2 and why did they use them? - correct answer
✔✔ The mountains of Italy and jungles of Burma due to restrictive terrain.
When was the Transportation Corps created? - correct answer ✔✔ July 31, 1942.
The Transportation Corps was primarily created to provide what capabilities? - correct answer
✔✔ Traffic management (movement control), port operations, and rail operations.
What was the historical significance of Operation Mulberry for the Army? - correct answer ✔✔
It set the standard against which all subsequent JLOTS operations are measured.
In WW2, why did the Army need an Amphibious vehicle? - correct answer ✔✔ It needed a
vehicle that, unlike normal landing craft, could drive over sand bars and not have to stop at the
water's edge.
Before the 2d Engineer Special Brigade could provide landing crafts in the South Pacific, General
Douglas McArthur relied on what unique capability that allowed him to retake New Guinea? -
correct answer ✔✔ Small sailing ships manned by Australian sailors.
The Red Ball Express and subsequent express routes were an out of the box traffic management
solution to what problem? - correct answer ✔✔ The lack of functioning rail leading out of the
Cherbourg Peninsula.
