NG Army Exam case studies
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The NG Army Exam is a knowledge assessment used to confirm that a National Guard soldier or candidate has mastered the common-soldier tasks taught in initial entry training and reinforced at unit level. It is written for Guard members preparing for promotion boards, soldier-of-the-quarter and soldier-of-the-month competitions, annual training validation, and mandatory sustainment testing, as well as for recruits who want to arrive at basic training already fluent in the fundamentals. The exam is delivered as multiple-choice questions spread across ten subject areas: drill and ceremonies, land navigation and map reading, weapons and marksmanship fundamentals, first aid and combat lifesaver skills, Army structure and ranks, uniforms and customs and courtesies, military justice and standards of conduct, physical fitness and health, communications and radio procedures, and field craft, camouflage, and survival. Drill and ceremonies carries the largest share of the blueprint, followed by land navigation and marksmanship, so time spent on those three areas returns the most points per hour. The NG Army Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 5,430 words.
1Night Lane, Two East-West Roads
You are the compass man for a four-soldier dismounted team on a night land-navigation lane in mixed woods and pasture. You carry a 1:50,000 topographic map, a lensatic compass, and a red-lens headlamp.
1,034 words, about 5 min2Two Casualties, One Aid Bag
A nine-soldier mounted patrol is 12 kilometers from the nearest base when an IED strikes the second vehicle. You are the senior combat lifesaver on the ground.
1,108 words, about 6 min3Jammed Net at 0400
You are the radio operator in a rifle company tactical operations center. At 0355 the commander needs to push a change to the defensive plan to three platoons and the mortar section.
1,051 words, about 5 min4The Video, the Locker, and the Commander's Options
You are a National Guard company commander on a Sunday drill. Three issues land on your desk at once.
1,143 words, about 6 min5Wet, Cold, and 18 Kilometers In
A four-soldier reconnaissance team is 18 kilometers inside a training area on the second night of a 72-hour exercise. The weather turned: about 4 degrees Celsius, steady rain, wind around 25 kilometers per hour, and every layer the team has is wet.
1,094 words, about 5 min