US ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE

US Army Command and General Staff School

Command and General Staff Officer’s Course (CGSOC) Common Core
F100: Force Management

F105: Rightsizing the Army

F105ORA: F105 Study Guide

Based on your reading of Determining Authorizations, select the best answer for each question below.

1. Total Army Analysis (TAA) first determines the total Army requirements and then the force to be
resourced based on priorities, budgetary constraints, and guidance. The resulting force structure is known
as the:

a. Projected Base (PB) Force

b. Resource Constrained (RC) Force
c. Total Army (TA) Force
d. Program Objective Memorandum (POM) Force

2. Your boss tasks you to work with the US Army Cyber Command to develop cyber-related training
standards for deploying units. First, you know you require a better understanding of specifically what
cyber capabilities, to Standard Requirements Code (SRC) level of detail, the Army plans for both the
operating and generating forces across the uniformed components in the next two to five years. Your best
source for finding this information is the:

a. Army Structure Memorandum (ARSTRUC)

b. National Military Strategy (NMS)
c. Echelon Above Division Study (EADS)
d. Guidance for Development of the Force (GDF)

3. After senior Army leadership approves the resourced force structure during TAA, the ____________
manages the process of documenting the decision(s).

a. TRADOC
b. ARSTAF
c. USAFMSA
d. G-3/5/7

4. USAFMSA develops authorization documents through the Force Management System (FMS). This
process results in the generation of organizational authorizations documented as ___________ or
________.

a. feasible / infeasible
b. MTOEs / TDAs
c. URSs / FDUs
d. officer / enlisted

F105 Optional Reading A 1 June 2021

5. An objective of TAA is to provide the Army with the proper mix of organizations, resulting in
a(n)_________ and __________ force structure to meet future requirements.

a. predictable / capable
b. balanced / affordable
c. new / improved
d. authorized / available

6. Another objective of TAA is to:

a. Ensure that Army requirements are resourced before those of the other services
b. Minimize cost projections the Army submits to DOD
c. Provide the analytical underpinnings for the POM force
d. Reduce the influence of PPBE on force development

7. The ________ is the post-TAA process that develops the personnel, and equipment requirements and
authorizations at MOS/grade and LIN level of detail for the Master Force.

a. BOIP
b. POM
c. Command Plan
d HQDA

8. The baseline for the command plan submission is the latest HQDA Master Force lock point and the
latest HQDA approved _____________.

a. POM
b. MTOE
c. ARSTRUC
d. COMPO 4 Listing

9. ____________ is the force structure database of record and accounting system for all current and
planned MTOE and TDA units in the total Army.

a. AUTS
b. TAADS
c. SAMAS
d. SACS

10. The Army documents the programmed and budgeted force to _______level of detail to ensure that
organizations may place demands on the Army’s functional systems.
.
a. COMPO
b. SRC
c. UIC
d. DODAAC

F105 Optional Reading A 2 June 2021