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Military Science Midterm
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4th Grade
10/09/2012

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What are the three types of staff
Definition
Coordinating, Special, Personal
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Coordinating Staff
Definition
The Commanders principal staff assistance, directly accountable to the XO
S1 Through S7
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Special Staff
Definition
Officers who help commanders and other staff members with their functional responsibilities
CHEMO, Surgeon, Finance, OPSEC, Historian
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Personal Staff
Definition
Staff members who work under the commander’s immediate control and supervision
CSM, IG, CH, PAO
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What are some characteristics of a staff officer?
Definition
Competent, take initiative, creative, flexible, confident, loyal, team player, effectiveness at management, effectiveness at personal communication
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Staff Responsibilities and Duties
Definition
Advising and Informing the Commander
Preparing, Updating, and Maintaining Staff Estimates
Making Recommendations
Preparing Plans and Orders Assessing Execution of Operations
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S1
Definition
Personnel
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S2
Definition
Intelligence
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S3
Definition
Operations
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s4
Definition
Logistics
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S5
Definition
Civil-Military Operations
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S6
Definition
Signal
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XO
Definition
The XO exercises coordinating staff responsibility over special staff officers.
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What are the four steps of the AAR
Definition
1. Planning
2. Preparing
3. Conducting
4. Following Up on the Results
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Why is the AAR important
Definition
After action reviews (AARs) help give Soldiers and units feedback on performance both in training and in combat. AARs identify how to improve weaknesses, reinforce strengths, and focus on specific training objectives.AARs ensure that lessons learned are captured and shared after each training or combat mission to ensure the collective improvement of the unit.
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Battle Fatigue
Definition
o traumatic psychoneurotic reaction or an acute psychotic reaction occurring under conditions (such as wartime combat) that cause intense stress
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Stress-Related Behaviors
Definition
• Simple fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, Memory loss, Physical Function Disturbance (motor disturbance, visual, hearing-related, tactile (skin), and speech), Psychosomatic Forms (cardiorespiratory, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal), Disruptive Forms
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Two types of combat stressors
Definition
Loss of confidence, Internal Conflict of Motives
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Law of War
Definition
that part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities—it is often called the law of armed conflict
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Rules of Engagement
Definition
Directives issued by competent superior authority that define the circumstances and limitations under which US forces will initiate and/or continue engagement with other forces
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When developing ROE, what factors do you take into account
Definition
International Law and Concerns
US National Security Policy and Politics
Domestic Law or Concerns
Operational Concerns
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Two Important Principles behind ROE
Definition
Necessary Acts, Proportional Acts
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Necessary Acts
Definition
when a hostile act occurs or when a force or terrorist(s) exhibits hostile intent
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Proportional Acts
Definition
force used to counter a hostile act or demonstrated hostile intent must be reasonable in intensity, duration and magnitude to the perceived or demonstrated threat based on all facts the commander knows at the time
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What are the steps to the ethical decision making process?
Definition
1. Identify an ethical problem
2. Identify key issues
3. Generate alternatives
4. Analyze alternatives
5. Compare alternatives
6. Make and execute ethical decisions
7. Assess results
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What are the types of training plans?
Definition
Long Range, Short Range, Near term
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Long-range
Definition
training that leaders plan for and devote resources to 12 months to 36 months in advance
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Short-range
Definition
refinement of the long rang plan with a planning horizon of three to 12 months out
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Near-term.
Definition
actions required to execute the short-range plan four to six weeks before training begins
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What are the three phases of a training meeting?
Definition
1. Assessment
2. Coordination
3. Future Planning
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Phase 1 – Assessment
Definition
TPU - a training assessment scale in which T stands for Trained, P for needs Practice, and U for Untrained
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Phase 2 – coordination
Definition
Discuss the coordination of future training already planned and approved by the commander during previous training meetings.
-The key to briefing the coordination phase is to bring to your commander’s attentions early as possible any major problems that could disrupt or cancel training he or she has already approved.
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Phase 3 – Future Planning
Definition
The final phase of the training meeting process is to plan for future training that falls beyond the six-week, near-term training calendar.
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The two “rules” when planning training events.
Definition
o Rule No. 1: Do not put anything on the training schedule that you do not intend to execute.
o Rule No. 2: Do not fill up every minute of the training schedule.
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Who's Awesome
Definition
Tay-tay, don't forget to study code of conduct, no easy way to put that in flash cards
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