EXERCISES, LESSON 3
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the exercise, by completing the incomplete statement, or by writing the
answer in the space provided at the end of the exercise.
After you have completed all these exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at
the end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
Waste disposal under combat conditions is the responsibility of the:
a. Surgeon.
b. Engineer.
c. Commander.
d. Field sanitation team.
e. Environmental health technician.
2.
The individual soldier, who is away from his unit and has no latrine facilities
available, disposes of his excreta by means of a ___________________.
3.
A field latrine should be at least _______ yards from the unit dining facility.
4.
A properly closed latrine will have a compacted layer of earth that is how thick?
__________________.
5.
Which type of trench latrine is the most commonly used for temporary camps of
1 to 3 days' duration? ________________.
6.
Field latrines should be adequate to accommodate ________ percent of the
unit's male strength and __________ percent of the unit's female strength.
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