ADA Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC) Module A Practice Test

Movement and maneuver involve moving and positioning forces to gain advantage and bring firepower to bear. In combat, direct fire from rifles, machine guns, and other weapons is used to suppress and defeat the enemy as you move, and you must be prepared for close combat when you close to contact. These elements are inherent because maneuvering effectively relies on applying fire and engaging at close range to seize, hold, or deny terrain and to exploit opportunities. Saying it excludes direct fire and close combat would ignore how maneuver works on the battlefield, and treating it as only logistics or not related to projecting force misses how movement and maneuver enable you to bring power to bear on the enemy.