2024 Fall Final Exam

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 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

You are in 3rd Platoon. You are standing directly behind your squad leader, who is five steps in back of the last Cadet in 2nd 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

When you march in the cadence of 180 steps or counts per minute with a 30-inch step you do _______.

• slow march

• mass formation

• mark time

• double time

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

• True

• False

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.

• role

• post

• base

• position

What is the definition of the word "formation"?

• The arrangement of people or elements of a unit in a prescribed manner

• A formation in which people or elements are side by side or abreast of each other

• The right or left side of any formation as seen by a person (or element) within that formation

• The distance between Cadets in a column

For in-ranks inspections, platoons increase the space between squads by giving the command to "Open ranks." Select the option that best indicates how a platoon executes "Open ranks, MARCH."

• First squad takes 1 step forward; Second squad stays in place; Third squad takes 2 steps backwards; Fourth squad takes 4 steps backwards.

• First squad takes 2 steps forward; Second squad takes 1 step forward; Third squad stays in place; Fourth squad takes 2 steps backwards.

• First squad takes 3 steps forward; Second squad takes 2 steps forward; Third squad takes 1 step forward; Fourth squad stays in place.

• First squad takes 4 steps forward; Second squad takes 3 steps forward; Third squad takes 2 steps forward; Fourth squad takes 1 step forward.

You were marching your platoon to the parade field to participate in a ceremony. When you got there, a display was set up at the entrance and it was only wide enough for two of your four squads to march through. What command should you give to most efficiently get your platoon through the display and onto the parade field?

• Platoon, HALT. File from the right, MARCH.

• Mark-time, MARCH. Counter-column, MARCH.

• Platoon, HALT. Column of twos from the right, MARCH.

• Mark-time, MARCH. Column of twos from the right, MARCH.

While in formation, the platoon leader calls "Cadet Private Wilson, Front and Center." What should Cadet Wilson, who is in the center of the second rank, do?

• The Cadet should come to attention, reply "here, sir/ma'am," take one 15-inch step backward, halt, face to the right (left) in marching, and exit the formation by marching to the nearest flank.

• The Cadet should come to attention, turn his head and eyes toward the platoon leader, and wait for further instructions.

• The Cadet should come to attention, reply "here, sir/ma'am," take two steps back and move around the closest flank to a position in front, and centered on, the company commander or first sergeant.

• The Cadet should come to attention, reply "here, sir/ma'am," and move through first squad to a position in front of the platoon leader.