U4C3L3 Company Drill

T or F: Company drill provides the procedures for executing squad drill in conjunction with other squads in the same formation.

• True

• False

In formations where the company is formed by the company commander, which of the following commands is not used?

• "Attention"

• "Post"

• "Receive the Report"

• "Report"

You are in 3^rd Platoon. You are standing directly behind your squad leader, who is five steps in back of the last Cadet in 2^nd Platoon. Your first sergeant is positioned to the rear of the formation. What type of formation are you in?

• Company in column with platoons in column

• Company in column with platoons in line

• Company mass formation

• Platoon column formation

You are marching in the lead platoon in a company column with platoons in column formation. The commander orders "close on leading platoon." What should you expect to hear next?

• "Forward, march"

• "Half step, march"

• "Mark time, march"

• "Stand fast"

Your company has four platoons with four squads each. Your company commander just ordered "Company mass left, march." When the formation is complete, how many squad leaders will be in line with each other?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 16

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below.

The platoon leaders command the movement in sequence beginning with the __________ platoon.

• arc

• base

• guide

• post

Choose the term that best completes the sentence below.

When in a line or a __________, the right platoon serves as the base.

• post

• mark time

• mass formation

• arc

Choose the term that best completes the sentence below.

If a platoon sergeant is to fill the __________ of a platoon leader, he takes a position six steps in front of and centered on the platoon.

• post

• base

• double time

• role

Choose the term that best completes the sentence below.

When Cadets march in place, the drill command is __________.

• guide

• mark time

• double time

• mass information

Choose the term that best completes the sentence below.

When changing the direction of march in mass formation they continue marching in a(n) __________ until they are parallel to the new direction of march.

• mark time

• base

• line

• arc