OCS Blue Phase Up Sheet Practice Test

In a fire team, roles are designed to support coordinated movement and firepower. The Team Leader directs movement, keeps the team aligned on the plan, and makes tactical decisions on the go. The Automatic Rifleman provides the base of fire, delivering sustained suppressive fire to pin the enemy and allow the team to maneuver. The two Riflemen take complementary duties: one handles assisting and covering another sector, helping with sectors that need attention and ensuring the team can shift fire and march with overlapping fields of fire, while the other focuses on security and support, maintaining observation and readiness to respond to threats from adjacent directions. This arrangement creates a balance of leadership, firepower, and mutual coverage that matches how a fire team typically operates. The other options mix up these duties—for example, having the Team Leader focused on security and support rather than directing movement, or assigning the Automatic Rifleman to direct movement—so they don’t reflect the standard distribution of responsibilities within a fire team.