CACO COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔CACO - ✔✔to provided assistance to families of ill, injured, DUSTWUN, EAWUN,
missing or deceased members
✔✔Courtesy CACO - ✔✔short term for:
- Assist NOK traveling bedside of critically ill or injured serviced members
- Make a one time personal visit to the NOK to notify them of the death of a deserter
- Meet NOK who travel to the local area for a funeral, memorial service or Dignified
Transfer
_ Make a one time personal notification visit to NOK of Department of the Navy civilian
employees
✔✔Standby CACO - ✔✔when member is reported as death imminent or when member
is hospitalized overseas. No contact is made with the NOK until directed by the
Regional Program Manager. Must keep local commanding officer informed as to
whereabouts at all times to ensure NOK will receive immediate notification if member
dies. Once member dies, can immediately notify NOK (can disregard notification time
rule)
✔✔Command Representive Liaison - ✔✔A designated point of contact from the losing
command who manages the execution of command responsibilities (i.e the submission
of PCR, record of emergency data and SGLI election form) and supports PERS 00C
and the Regional Casualty Office.
✔✔Seriously Injured (SI) - ✔✔casualty status of a person whose illness or injury
requires medical attention and medical authority declares that death is possible but not
likely death within 72 hours and or the severity is such that it is permanent and life
altering
✔✔Very Seriously Injured (VSI) - ✔✔casualty status of a person whose illness or injury
is such that medical authority declares it more likely than not that death will occur within
72 hours.
✔✔DUSTWUN - ✔✔Duty S
✔✔DUSTWUN - ✔✔- Physical absence (unaccounted for) not in UA status
- Cannot be determined if the absence is voluntary or invluntarily because the search for
the member is not yet finished
- Commanding Officer has 10 day window before he/she must change members status.
✔✔EAWUN - ✔✔Excused Absence Whereabouts Unknown
✔✔EAWUN - ✔✔applicable to civilian only
, ✔✔DCIPS - ✔✔Defense Casualty Information Processing System
✔✔DCIPS - ✔✔the official information databse for casualty and mortuary processes.
The DCIPS database is the information systems standard which supports uniform
procedures, accurate accounting and reporting, benefits tracking and coordination of
mortuary affairs
✔✔Minors Cannot make disposition of remains - ✔✔True
✔✔Fr SMCR deaths not on active duty, it is at the ______ discretion to provide to
provide condolence calls/assistance visits to the deceased family members. -
✔✔Commander's
✔✔DUSTWUN is defined as? - ✔✔The transitory casualty classification used when the
commander suspects the Marine may be a casualty whose absence appears to be
involuntary, but there is a lack of sufficient evidence to make a definite determination of
missing or deceased.
✔✔PADD is designated by the marine on is basic individual record. BIR - ✔✔False
✔✔which reference outlines dod policy on dod personnel casualty matters policies and
procedures? - ✔✔DODI 1300.18
✔✔which item should not be provided to hqmc upon reporting a casualty - ✔✔TBIR?
✔✔The Official Marine Corps Notification Script can be found in - ✔✔MCO 3040.4
✔✔Which of the below is a duty of a CACO - ✔✔All of the Above: Notify the Family,
Advise the family, Acts as liaison with other agencies.
✔✔After notification a subsequent visit should be made to the NOK within 24 hours. -
✔✔True
✔✔CACO's should brief their Commander _______ on the status of assistance being
provided. - ✔✔Weekly
✔✔The online CACP report will be created within 3-5 business days after the
assignment of the CACO - ✔✔True
✔✔DD 214's will be prepared for the deceased Marines within 24 hours of death. - ✔✔
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔CACO - ✔✔to provided assistance to families of ill, injured, DUSTWUN, EAWUN,
missing or deceased members
✔✔Courtesy CACO - ✔✔short term for:
- Assist NOK traveling bedside of critically ill or injured serviced members
- Make a one time personal visit to the NOK to notify them of the death of a deserter
- Meet NOK who travel to the local area for a funeral, memorial service or Dignified
Transfer
_ Make a one time personal notification visit to NOK of Department of the Navy civilian
employees
✔✔Standby CACO - ✔✔when member is reported as death imminent or when member
is hospitalized overseas. No contact is made with the NOK until directed by the
Regional Program Manager. Must keep local commanding officer informed as to
whereabouts at all times to ensure NOK will receive immediate notification if member
dies. Once member dies, can immediately notify NOK (can disregard notification time
rule)
✔✔Command Representive Liaison - ✔✔A designated point of contact from the losing
command who manages the execution of command responsibilities (i.e the submission
of PCR, record of emergency data and SGLI election form) and supports PERS 00C
and the Regional Casualty Office.
✔✔Seriously Injured (SI) - ✔✔casualty status of a person whose illness or injury
requires medical attention and medical authority declares that death is possible but not
likely death within 72 hours and or the severity is such that it is permanent and life
altering
✔✔Very Seriously Injured (VSI) - ✔✔casualty status of a person whose illness or injury
is such that medical authority declares it more likely than not that death will occur within
72 hours.
✔✔DUSTWUN - ✔✔Duty S
✔✔DUSTWUN - ✔✔- Physical absence (unaccounted for) not in UA status
- Cannot be determined if the absence is voluntary or invluntarily because the search for
the member is not yet finished
- Commanding Officer has 10 day window before he/she must change members status.
✔✔EAWUN - ✔✔Excused Absence Whereabouts Unknown
✔✔EAWUN - ✔✔applicable to civilian only
, ✔✔DCIPS - ✔✔Defense Casualty Information Processing System
✔✔DCIPS - ✔✔the official information databse for casualty and mortuary processes.
The DCIPS database is the information systems standard which supports uniform
procedures, accurate accounting and reporting, benefits tracking and coordination of
mortuary affairs
✔✔Minors Cannot make disposition of remains - ✔✔True
✔✔Fr SMCR deaths not on active duty, it is at the ______ discretion to provide to
provide condolence calls/assistance visits to the deceased family members. -
✔✔Commander's
✔✔DUSTWUN is defined as? - ✔✔The transitory casualty classification used when the
commander suspects the Marine may be a casualty whose absence appears to be
involuntary, but there is a lack of sufficient evidence to make a definite determination of
missing or deceased.
✔✔PADD is designated by the marine on is basic individual record. BIR - ✔✔False
✔✔which reference outlines dod policy on dod personnel casualty matters policies and
procedures? - ✔✔DODI 1300.18
✔✔which item should not be provided to hqmc upon reporting a casualty - ✔✔TBIR?
✔✔The Official Marine Corps Notification Script can be found in - ✔✔MCO 3040.4
✔✔Which of the below is a duty of a CACO - ✔✔All of the Above: Notify the Family,
Advise the family, Acts as liaison with other agencies.
✔✔After notification a subsequent visit should be made to the NOK within 24 hours. -
✔✔True
✔✔CACO's should brief their Commander _______ on the status of assistance being
provided. - ✔✔Weekly
✔✔The online CACP report will be created within 3-5 business days after the
assignment of the CACO - ✔✔True
✔✔DD 214's will be prepared for the deceased Marines within 24 hours of death. - ✔✔
