Tactical Leadership in the Military

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What is the primary responsibility of a Squad Leader?

  • Coordinating logistics for the platoon
  • Providing moral and welfare support to the platoon
  • Assisting the platoon leader in supervision and administration
  • Controlling and supervising the squad's activity (correct)

What is the main advantage of a Squad in Line formation?

  • Facilitates speed of movement
  • Provides good all-around security
  • Easy to control
  • Allows for speed and amount of immediate fire forward (correct)

What factor determines the distance between elements in a platoon movement?

  • The size of the platoon
  • The experience of the Squad Leader
  • The type of formation used
  • The mission and terrain visibility (correct)

What is the primary role of the Platoon Sergeant?

<p>Assisting the platoon leader in supervision and administration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a Squad in Column formation?

<p>Easy to control (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Squad in File formation?

<p>To facilitate speed of movement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key responsibility of a squad leader in terms of combat effectiveness?

<p>Training the squad on individual and collective tasks (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of a team leader in a squad?

<p>Controlling the movement of their fire teams (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key piece of equipment used by a team leader?

<p>LAW (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a responsibility of a squad leader in terms of logistics?

<p>Requesting and issuing ammunition and supplies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key responsibility of a squad leader in terms of personnel management?

<p>Completing casualty feeder reports (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key responsibility of a squad leader in terms of communication?

<p>Keeping the platoon sergeant informed on squad supplies status (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When operating as a base squad, which fire team is responsible for providing base firepower?

<p>The rightmost fire team (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the rifleman in the tail fire team when the squad moves independently?

<p>To provide rear security (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When operating in a squad line, what is the primary advantage of this formation?

<p>Maximum firepower to the front (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of a squad leader moving to the front of the squad file?

<p>To exert greater moral presence and increase control over the formation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When operating in a squad column, what is the primary advantage of this formation?

<p>Enhanced speed and mobility (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the team leader in a fire team?

<p>To lead the team and make key decisions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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