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FMST Student Manual - 2008 Web Edition*

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

Field Medical Training Battalion
Camp Lejeune

 FMST Block 5 Review Questions

NOTE: The following questions are offered for review purposes.  This is NOT intended as a sole source of test preparation.  Remember all test questions are based on an ELO and any ELO can be used to create a test question.

1.    What is the definition of a patrol? 

2.    What are the two types of patrols? 

3.    What information is contained in a warning order?

4.    What are the components of the manpack configuration (AN/PRC-119A)? 

5.    What are the parts of the compass? 

6.    What are the purposes of defensive combat? 

7.    What are the four safety rules of any weapon? 

8.    What is the purpose of Offensive fighting positions? 

9.    What is the purpose of Offensive combat? 

10.  What are the characteristics of weapon condition one for the M16/ M4 service rifle? 

11.  What is the purpose of a warning order? 

12.  What are the components of an IED?

13.  What are the organizational elements of a patrol? 

14.  What is the purpose of Defensive fighting positions? 

15.  What are the characteristics of weapon condition four of the M16/ M4 service rifle? 

16.  What is the maximum effective rate of fire for a semiautomatic service rifle? 

17.  What are the missions of a combat patrol? 

18.  What is the purpose of an operation order? 

19.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of defensive combat? 

20.  What are the two settings of the COMSEC switch of the receiver-transmitter? 

21.  Under what conditions is a rifle considered clear and safe? 

22.  What information is contained in an operation order? 

23.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of daylight attacks? 

24.  What information is contained in a fragmentation order? 

25.  What are the two basic types of fighting positions? 

26.  What are the appropriate actions at halts to check for IEDs? 

27.  What are the missions of a reconnaissance patrol? 

28.  What is the purpose of a fragmentation order? 

29.  In defensive operations, what are the types of defense? 

30.  In the phonetic alphabet, how is the letter J expressed? 

31.  What is the purpose of a map? 

32.  What are the phases of daylight offensive combat? 

33.  What is the purpose of the five paragraph order? 

34.  What are the advantages of the two man fighting position? 

35.  What do you NOT want to do with suspected IEDs? 

36.  What are the colors used on a map? 

37.  What are the three defensive positions?

38.  What security considerations are used for day patrols? 

39.  What are the common parts of fighting positions? 

40.  What is the purpose of a night attack? 

41.  What is the purpose of contour lines on a map? 

42.  What is the acronym used for the five-paragraph order format? 

43.  In the phonetic alphabet, how is the letter W expressed? 

44.  What security considerations are used for night patrols? 

45.  What is the definition of an IED?

46.  What are the characteristics of weapon condition three for the M16/ M4 service rifle? 

47.  What are the fundamentals of defense? 

48.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of a night attack? 

49.  What are the four types of fire team formations? 

50.  What are the disadvantages of the two man fighting position? 

51.  What are the characteristics of the M16/ M4 service rifle? 

52.  What are the five types of combat squad formations? 

53.  What are the three types of special patrolling signals? 

54.  What are the phases of a night attack? 

55.  What is the maximum effective range of individual/point targets of the M16 service rifle? And the M4? 

 

*The FMST Student Manual was produced by the Field Medical Training Battalion-East, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. This 2008 web edition has been enhanced by the Brookside Associates, Ltd., preserving all of the original text material, while augmenting, modifying, eliminating or replacing some of the graphics to comply with privacy and copyright laws, and to enhance the training value. These enhancements are marked with a red box  and are C. 2008, with all rights reserved.

 

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