Learn the words first: ECL vocabulary by theme.
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The officer in charge of a ship is the ______.
- Amayor
- Bcommanding officer
- Cchairman
- Dprincipal
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B. commanding officer
Commanding officer = the officer in command of a ship or a unit.
A written order describing a mission is an operations ______.
- Aletter
- Border
- Cnotice
- Dbill
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B. order
Operations order (opord).
Soldiers live in ______ on a base.
- Abarracks
- Bcabins
- Clodges
- Dhostels
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A. barracks
Barracks = the buildings where soldiers live.
Anti-submarine warfare is abbreviated ______.
- AAsw
- BAws
- CSaw
- DAsm
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A. Asw
ASW = anti-submarine warfare.
The person who steers the ship is the ______.
- Ahelmsman
- Bgunner
- Ccook
- Dpurser
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A. helmsman
Helmsman = the person who steers a ship.
A short meeting to give information is a ______.
- Adebate
- Bbriefing
- Clecture
- Dtrial
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B. briefing
Briefing.
To leave a military post without permission is to ______.
- Aretreat
- Bdesert
- Csurrender
- Dwithdraw
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B. desert
Desert = leave military service without permission.
Equipment and supplies are handled by ______.
- Alogistics
- Btactics
- Cstrategy
- Ddoctrine
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A. logistics
Logistics.
The rules that govern the use of force are the rules of ______.
- Acommand
- Bengagement
- Cconduct
- Daction
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B. engagement
Rules of engagement.
A ______ is a group of ships operating together.
- Asquad
- Btask force
- Cplatoon
- Dbattalion
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B. task force
Task force = a group of ships or units brought together for one mission.
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