 The Commander in Chief of the AFP.
He  The Philippine Independence from Spain was
exercises strategic direction of the AFP through
the Secretary of National Defense (SND). He
likewise exercises command of the AFP through
the Chief of Staff, AFP. – President
 Civilian Adviser of the President on matters
concerning defense and security of the state.
He is tasked with the duty of supervising the
National Defense Program. – Secretary of
National Defense
 The highest military officer in the AFP. He has
command and control over all the elements of
the AFP. He executes the President’s command
functions in relation to military strategy, tactics
and operations and acts as the immediate
adviser to the Secretary of National Defense. –
Chief of Staff
 Defined as a group of persons or units bonded
together to perform military functions with
definite responsibilities and duties assigned to
each individual. – Military Organization
 Also known as Citizens’ Armed Force or AFP
Reservist Act of 1991. – Republic Act 7077
 Also known as National Service Training
Program (NSTP) Act of 2001. – Republic Act
9163
 States that “military training for students
enrolled in colleges, universities and similar
institutions of learning is mandatory pursuant
to the provisions of the National Defense Act of
1935 and the 1987 Constitution.” – Republic
Act 7077
 Section 4, Article II of the Constitution provides
that the prime duty of the Government is to
serve and protect the people. – True
 The first recorded organized resistance against
a foreign aggressor took place in the Visayas
during the Battle of Mactan on _____. – 27
April 1521
declared in Kawit, Cavite on _____. – 12 June
1898
 On _____, the National Defense Act was
enacted which officially created the AFP. – 21
December 1935
 Birth of the Philippine Army. – 22 March 1897
 The most important virtue that a soldier must
possess. It is in fact considered as more
precious than life itself. – Honor
 The value that promotes the national interest
and security as a paramount concern; support
and defense of the constitution. – Loyalty
 The power and strength, courage and to
overcome fear, which enables the soldiers to
carry out their mission and to accomplish what
is seemingly impossible. – Valor
 The value that despite difficulty and danger, we
perform our task as ordered or implied. – Duty
 The state of order and obedience among
personnel in a military organization. It is
characterized by the men’s prompt and willing
responsiveness to orders and unhesitating
compliance to regulations. – Mil Discipline
 The acts of politeness, civility, and respect that
personnel in the military organization accord to
one another. – Mil Courtesy
 The most important and the most common
form of all the military courtesies. – Salute
 The system of enforcing discipline and
administering criminal law in the military
establishment. – Mil Justice
 It is a court composed of any number of
members not less than five. – General
 It is a court composed of any number of
members not less than three. – General

 Cadets, flying cadets and probationary second
lieutenants are the persons subject to military
law. – True
 It would be appropriate to state this jurisdiction
that CAT and ROTC cadets are not “persons
subject to military law” because they are not
considered as “cadets” as defined by the
articles of war. – True
 The capability to make timely and appropriate
changes in thinking, plans, and methods when
you see or when others convince you that there
is a better way. – Flexibility
 The uprightness and soundness of moral
principles, the quality of truthfulness and
honesty. – Integrity
 The ability to logically weigh facts and possible
solutions on which to base sound decision. –
Judgment
 Timely and fair disposition of cases – Justice
 A knowledge acquired through the collection,
evaluation, and interpretation of all available
information concerning a possible or actual
enemy or areas of operation, including the
weather and terrain. – Mil Intelligence
 That knowledge of the enemy, weather, and
terrain required by a commander in planning
and conducting a tactical operation. –
Intelligence Report
 _____is an injury that result from heat,
chemical agents or radiation. – Burn
 _____any break in the continuity of the
skin/tissue of the body. – Wound
 _____immediate treatment administered to a
victim of injury or illness before the services of
a doctor of corpsman can be obtained. – First
Aid
 _____ refers to the rules of cleanliness and
sanitation which soldiers should follow inside
camp. – Camp Sanitation
 ____ are the movement of troops and
equipment mainly by foot with limited support
of vehicle. – Foot March
 ____ a temporary camp that is set and used for
a short stay usually overnight – Road Gap
 _____is a group of march units under a single
commander. It is given a letter designation,
usually from higher headquarters, used in
planning and control. A battalion is normally
designated as a march. – Serial
 _____is a unit which moves and halls at the
command of a single commander, unit is
normally platoons, but it may be a company. –
March Unit
 In the law of Survival everything that crawl
except ranger is edible and every thing that fly
except airborne are edible. – True
 Fear of discomfort will be eliminated when you
how to get water,food and proper ways to
travel through the terrain. Knowledge of
medicines and construction of shelter will also
help you to overcome this condition.
Remember that rest is valuable than speed and
you will be more comfortable if you make your
way with careful planning. – True
 _____is the art of living into a new state of the
things but adapted to an environment as a
result of natural selection. – Survival
 ________________ are characterized by
restricted maneuver, slow tempo of operations,
close combat under conditions of extremely
limited visibility and difficulty in providing
logistical support. – Jungle Operation
 The____is used to tie the end of the rope
around an anchor. It may be used to tie a single
fixed loop to the end of the rope. It is an anchor
knot. – Bowline
 The ____ is used to attach two webbing ends. It
is also called a ring bend, overhand retrace, or
tape knot. It is used in runner and harnesses
and is a joining knot. – Water knot
 The____ is used to tie two ropes of the same or
approximately the same diameter. It is a joining
knot. – Fisherman’s Knot
 The____is used to tie the ends of two ropes of
equal diameter. It is a joining knot. – Square
Knot
 ____is the quickest and easiest technique for
coiling. – Butterfly
 ____ is the proper arrangement of all knot
parts, removing unnecessary kinks, twist, and
slack – Dress
 The _____ (tail)is the portion of the running
end of the rope between the safety knot and
the end of the rope. – Pigtail
 _____ takes place when something is moved
from its original position to another place. –
Displacement
 _____is following men or animals by their
smell. – Tracking
 _____is following the path of men or animals
by the signs they leave, primarily on the ground
or vegetation. – Visual Tracking
 _____is the technique of locating and enemy
with the aid of markings and traces left as he
moves through and out of the area. – Tracking
 _____is used when enemy contact is expected.
It is most secured, but the slowest movement
technique. – Bounding Over Watch
 _____ is used when contact is possible.
Attached weapons move near squad leader and
his command so he can employ them quickly. –
Travelling Over watch
 ______ is used when contact with enemy is not
likely and speed is needed. – Travelling
 The mission of the infantry rifle squad is to
close with the enemy by means of fire and
maneuver, to destroy or capture them or repel
this assault by fire, close combat and counter
attack. – True
 Is an ambush conducted when it makes visual
contact with an enemy force and there is no
time to plan to establish an ambush. – Hasty
 An ambush in which the assault elements form
the long leg to the enemy’s direction of
movement along the killing zone while the
support elements forms the short leg at one
end of and right angle to the assault elements.
– Deliberate Ambush
 _____ are aspects of intelligence which
comprise civil and military measure, including
the collection, processing, and distribution of
information, and executive action designed to
counter enemy or to prevent sabotage or
subversive activities. – Counter Intelligence
 _____ is the product resulting from the
collection, evaluation; analysis, integration, and
interpretation of all available information,
which concerns a foreign nation, or an area of
operation. – Intelligence Cycle
 _____ is a graphical representation of the earth
surface drawn to scale as seen from above. –
Map
 It is a topographic color indicating all works of
man, and is also used for place name and for
grid lines. – Black
 Presents only the horizontal position for the
features represented. – Planimetric Map
 A reproduction of an aerial photograph that
shows different parts of the Map such as grid
lines, marginal data, place names, important
elevation, et al. – Topographic Map
 Transfer of information from one place or
person to another except by direct
conversation. – Signal Communication
 Means by which information or messages are
conveyed from one place to another. – Means
of Communication
 The fastest means of Signal Communication but
also the least secure as the principal means of
communication in the AFP. – Radio
 A group of several stations working together in
the same frequency. – Radio Net
 “My transmission is ended and I expect a
response from you.” – Over
 The military art of deception utilizing both
natural and man-made services and materials. –
Camouflaging
 It can prevent hostile observation. –
Concealment
 Used when cover and concealment are
available, and when poor visibility reduces
enemy observation. – High Crawl
 Used when cover and concealment are scarce,
when visibility permits good enemy observation
and when speed is not essential. – Low Craw
 The basic fighting unit – Tactical Rifle Squad
 The element who carries out the orders of his
platoon leader. – Squad Leader
 He gives positive leadership to his team, and
maintains discipline, welfare and combat
proficiency. – Team Leader
 The meaning of [left arm extended to left side].
– Skirmishers left
 The meaning of [four fingers upright]. – Prepare
to engage
 The meaning of [rotating fist at shoulder level].
– Long halt
 The meaning of [rapidly crossing and uncrossing
arms fully extended above the head]. – Air
Attack
 The meaning of [Covering both eyes with the
right hand] – Nuclear warning
 The basic formation for the fire team. – Wedge
 The most common formation; it provides depth
and good dispersion laterally. – Squad Column
 When not traveling in a column or line, squad
travels in file. – Squad file
 The process of locating the unknown,
unoccupied points by taking sights to the
known point from at least two known occupied
positions. – Intersection
 The process of locating an unknown occupied
position by taking sights on two or more
identifiable points whose positions are known.
– Resection
 A method of locating one’s position on a map
when the individual is located on a road or
some other linear terrain feature identified on
the map. – Modified Resection
 He is responsible for all the platoon does or
fails to do. – Platoon Leader
 One of the principles of Logistics is security of
every facet of logistics system must be
maintained to preserve resources and insure
sustained combat capability. – True
 The goal of logistics is to support the
continuous conduct of security operations and
timely crises response during rescue, relief, and
rehabilitation operations. – True
 The process of planning and executing the
sustainment of forces in support of military
operations – Logistics
 Shall be composed of able-bodied reservists
whose ages are between thirty-six (36) and
fifty-one (51), inclusive. – Second Category
 Course offered by PA Service Schools to junior
and company grade inactive reserve officers to
prepare them to assume as company
commanders, battalion commanders, or
brigade staff of the PA Reserve Force. – Non
Residence Career Course
 Composed of citizen soldiers who have
qualified for retirement through length of
service, old age or disability, or attained the age
of sixty five (65) – Retired Reserve
 Composed of citizen soldiers belonging mostly
to the second category reserve and the third
category reserve. – Standby Reserve
 Units maintained in a high degree of readiness
as to be ready for operational employment in
not more than fifteen (15) days after activation.
– Ready Reserve II
 Units maintained in a high degree of readiness
as to be ready for operational employment in
not more than seven (7) days after activation. –
Ready Reserve I
 Composed of citizen soldiers belonging mostly
to the first category reserve. – Ready Reserve
 Shall be composed of able-bodied reservists
whose ages are between eighteen (18) years
and thirty-five (35), inclusive. – First Category
 A component of the AFP Reserve Force as
prescribed in R.A. 7077 composed of vital
public/private utilities organized as affiliated
units of the AFP Reserve Force. – ROTC
 The 1st training for the newly organized Ready
Reserve Company or Battalion and PAARU. –
BCMT
 One of the functional areas of the Reservist
Retiree Affairs (RR such as ROTC, BCMT, and
MOT. – RFD
 A designated area or place wherein reservists
will report when mobilization is ordered. –
Mobilization
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