Exam (elaborations) NKO PPME 2 ENLISTED PROFESSIONALISM Block 1 SECTION 1 MILITARY FORMATIONS

Exam (elaborations) NKO PPME 2 ENLISTED PROFESSIONALISM Block 1 SECTION 1 MILITARY FORMATIONS ENLISTED PROFESSIONALISM Block 1 SECTION 1 1. Drill instills discipline and fosters what kind of habits? Precision and automatic response 2. Traditionally, awards are handed out in what manner? From most senior award to most junior 3. Which of the following is NOT a reason to conduct a personnel inspection? To use as a tool to punish your Sailors 4 As a leader, you will organize your Sailors into formation for which one of the following occasions? Awards ceremony 5. During the Revolutionary War, ______________ developed a set of standardized drills for General George Washington and the Continental Army. Baron von Steuben 6. Which event would NOT require the Commanding Officer to order the ship to man the rails? Leaving the shipyards after 120 days 7. Who is known as the “Drillmaster of the American Revolution”? Baron von Steuben 8. What type of command is the first word in “Parade Rest”? Preparatory 9. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, ______________ was the leaders' primary tool to achieve discipline in ranks. fear 10. What do you call the extreme right or left of an element? FLANK 11. As a leader, you can only command Sailors to the position of parade rest, from what position? Attention 12. Sailors are in a _____________, when placed in formation one behind the other? File 13. Which of the following events would not require you, as a leader, to hold military quarters? Refueling evolution 14. What is the distance between ranks? 40, 36, 48 15. A/an__________ can be a single person or a section of a larger formation. Element File 16. When giving a command, what do you call the rise and fall of the pitch in your voice? Modulation, range, inflection 17. What order allows room for the inspecting party to step between ranks to conduct an inspection of the sailors? OPEN RANKS SECTION 2 1. When in a military vehicle and an officer is seen, who renders the hand salute? The right front passenger seat salutes 2. What does Title 10, U.S. Code mandate with respect to uniforms? The requirement to generate, maintain, and update the uniform regulations 3. When walking with a senior, what side do you walk on? LEFT 4. Who exits a military vehicle first? The senior leaves first 5. How do you recognize the Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army? The hat insignia and rank insignia contain the eagle from the great seal 6. What is the U.S. Army’s highest enlisted pay grade? Sergeant Major 7. What is meant by “under arms”? When wearing a side arm or carrying a weapon 8. At what distance do you begin your salute when approaching an officer? At six paces or closest point of approach. 9. The Air Force rank associated with its highest enlisted pay grade is that of ? Chief Master Sergeant 10. What is the definition of “prescribable items? Uniform items which may be directed or authorized for wear with the basic uniform. Items may be worn with basic uniforms at the individual’s discretion unless otherwise directed. 11. What Army rank is associated with the E-6 pay grade? Staff Sergeant SECTION 3 1. Presence with a purpose” provides what? Routine deployments in support of specific combatant commander objectives or on shorter “pulse” employment periods 2. Which report issued a mandate for the U.S. military to transform leading to adoption of FRP? 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review 3. Who did Admiral Vern Clark task with developing a plan to replace the 18-month inter-deployment training cycle (IDTC)? Commander, Fleet Forces Command 4. When is a CSG considered surge ready? When they have completed integrated phase training 5. The Fleet Response Plan places a carrier strike group in these four categories? Maintenance Emergency surge, surge ready surge deploy Emergency surge, surge ready, routine 6. The Fleet Response Plan is often referred to as what? Fleet Readiness Plan 7. What time frame does the Fleet Response Plan use as its cycle? A 27-month cycle 8. At its core, the Fleet Response Plan is? a mission driven, capabilities-based response plan 9. The Fleet Response Plan calls for how many carrier strike groups to be deployable within 30 days? 6 10. When is a ship, sub, or squadron considered routine deployable? After successfully completing all necessary capabilities training including completion of underway sustainment phase training and certification of the unit for forward deployed operations 11. Which Sea Power 21 initiative changed the way the U.S. Navy deploys and trains the Fleet? Sea Basing 12. What does the 6 + 2 plan provide? 6 CSG available to deploy within 30 days 6 CSG available to deploy within 90 days 13. Due to the war on terror, Secretary of the Navy England challenged the U.S. Navy to do what? Maintain its relevance 14. Under the 27-month Fleet Response Plan, a carrier strike group is surge ready for how many months? Approximately 16 months 15. The flexible deployment concept allows units that have attained high readiness to embark on deployments in support of specific national priorities such as? homeland defense drug interdiction 16. When is a CSG considered in emergency surge status? When they have successfully completed their unit level phase training phase Section 4 1. The only article of the CPO uniform described in the 1897 Uniform Regulations was the? hat device 2. Which regulation established the grade of chief petty officer on 1 April 1893? U.S. Navy Regulation Circular Number 1 3. On 23 May, 1978, the CNO approved new roles and responsibilities for a chief petty officer. Which of the following was a defined role? The top technical authority and expert within a rating 4. The CNO/MCPON Advisory Panel was established in 1971 to? Represent the enlisted force to Navy leadership on professional and personnel issues 5. The Career Compensation Act of 1949 established what significant change? It designated chief petty officers as paygrade E-7 instead of paygrade 1 6. What initiative led directly to the recommendation for establishing the billet of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy? The Retention Task Force of 1964 7. In the early 1900’s Sailors of all rates were promoted to fill what first? Voids in critical Navy billets, normally in their own command 8. During the early 1900’s chief petty officers could receive a permanent appointment based on? Satisfactory performance, as evaluated by the commanding officer 9. On 28 April 1967, ____________ became the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. GMCM Delbert Black 10. What is not a responsibility of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy? Report to CNP Travel extensively 11. On 13 January 1967, GMCM Delbert Black was officially appointed as the first? Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Navy 12. The duties and responsibilities of a master chief petty officer in 1978 were? broadened to include contributing to command-level policy formulation 13. The paygrades of senior chief and master chief petty officer were established in what year? 1958 14. The Chief Petty Officer Core Competencies were developed to? Strengthen chief petty officer standards According to the 1918 BlueJacket’s Manual, two roles of a chief petty officer were technical expert and example setter. SECTION 5 1. TFFMS provide access to current manpower data for? resource sponsors 2. Which statement defines Projected Operational Environment (POE)? Environment in which a command is expected to operate 3. Changes to the AMD can come from what factors? Changes in mission or equipment/systems added or deleted from the platform 4. OPNAVINST 1300.15, Navy Military Personnel Assignment Policy, states Navy policy is to make only permanent change of station (PCS) moves necessary for ______________. national security and/or to ensure equitable treatment of Sailors 5. Which statement defines Projected Operational Environment (POE)? Environment in which a command is expected to operate 6. Manpower management determines manpower authorization priorities based on available funding and ______________. personal inventory 7. Where do you find current and future peacetime and mobilization manpower requirements and authorizations? Activity Manning Document (AMD) 8. Who prepares the statements detailing Required Operational Capability (ROC)? Mission and warfare sponsors Congress 9. OPNAV Instruction 1000.16, Manual of Navy Total Force Manpower Policies and Procedures, defines manpower management as a? methodical process 10. In manpower management, commands are responsible for what? Submitting requests to revise, add, or delete requirements 11. For whom does the Personnel Readiness and Support branch (PERS 4013) perform placement functions? Enlisted 12. The methodical process of determining, validating, and using manpower requirements as a basis for budget decisions defines ______________. manpower management 13. The AMD is a single source document that provides? Quantitative and qualitative manpower requirements 14. How often is the EDVR published? Monthly 15. What is the single authoritative database for MPN manpower authorizations and end strength? TFFMS NAVAL FLEETS 1. When was the first massive buildup of U.S. naval forces in the Fifth Fleet’s area of responsibility (AOR)? Late 1970’s 2. How many operational units are permanently assigned to the Fifth Fleet? 0 3. Over ______________ of the world’s oil reserves are located in the area of responsibility (AOR) of the Fifth Fleet. 50% 4. Which of the following is NOT a choke point found in the Fifth Fleet’s area of responsibility (AOR)? Malacca Strait 5. Navy and Marine aircraft executed almost 80% of the U.S. strikes in Afghanistan during what operation? Operation ENDURING FREEDOM 6. What command, now known as USCENTCOM, was formed to underscore the U.S. policy laid out in the “Carter Doctrine”? Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF) 7. During Operation DESERT STORM, a relatively small amphibious force consisting of 17,000 embarked Marines were able to tie up an Iraqi force of approximately ______________ soldiers. 80,000 40,000 8. About ______________ of the oil exported from Fifth Fleet’s area of responsibility (AOR) transits through the Strait of Hormuz—a vital choke point. 90% 9. Which fleet is assigned to the smallest area of responsibility (AOR)? Pacific Fleet 10. The current headquarters of the Fifth Fleet is located in ______________. Manama, Bahrain 11. The past two decades have seen ______________ in Navy operations conducted in Fifth Fleet’s area of responsibility (AOR). an increase 12. The Navy’s Fifth Fleet is part of ______________. USCENTCOM 13. What failed operation was credited for increasing the emphasis on training for joint operations? Operation EAGLE CLAW 14. The Sixth Fleet received its designation in ______________. 1950 15. During the Civil War, the most well-known sinking of a Confederate commerce raider by a Union warship occurred when the USS Kearsarge sank the ______________. CSS Alabama 16. Sixth Fleet’s area of responsibility encompasses ______________. Select the best answer. the geographic area of USEUCOM and USAFRICOM 17. The Sixth Fleet is assigned to _______________. Commander, Naval Forces Europe 18. In the years following the Civil War, ships of the Africa Squadron worked to suppress ______________. the slave trade 19. The Sixth Fleet’s responsibility to NATO include ______________. Select all that apply. deter aggression against NATO members report to NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe prepare to conduct maritime strike and amphibious/expeditionary operations 20. Europe, Africa, and Mediterranean operations in World War I included ______________. Select all that apply. sinking the Bismarck clearing minefields after the war convoying ships across the Atlantic Ocean 21. During World War II, the primary role for the Navy in the Atlantic Ocean was ___________________. Select all that apply. convoying troops and equipment to Europe combating German U-boats 22. The U.S. maintained a presence in the Mediterranean in the years following World War II, because ______________. of the threat posed by the Soviets to Turkey and Iran 23. In 1986, the Navy conducted Operation ______________, which consisted of air strikes on Libya in retaliation for terrorist bombings in Germany. ELDORADO CANYON 24. Select True or False: A division of U.S. battleships operated as part of the British Grand Fleet during World War I. True 25. When did the U.S. Navy move the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet from the west coast to Hawaii? 1940's 26. Since the end of World War II, which of the following operations has the Seventh Fleet been involved in? All the answers are correct 27. In the period between the two World Wars, what was the mission of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific? All the answers are correct. 28. The acquisition of the Philippines was important for the U.S. Navy because it allowed them to ______________. establish a major operating base and repair facility in the Pacific 29. The U.S. Navy’s presence in what is now the Pacific Fleet dates back to what time era? Early 1800’s 30. Where is the headquarters for today’s Seventh Fleet located? Yokosuka, Japan 31. The area of responsibility (AOR) of the Third Fleet includes which of the following geographical areas? The eastern Pacific Ocean from the international date line to the west coast of the United States 32. During the Civil War, what was the greatest threat in the Pacific? Confederate commerce raiders CUSTOMS, HONORS, TRADITIONS, AND CEREMONIES 1. proclaimed the Navy Birthday as a day for reflection on Naval Heritage? Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jay L. Johnson 2. Why was the song “Anchors Aweigh” written? To inspire U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen at an Army-Navy football game in 1906 3. What was the objective of the Japanese attack on Midway? The Japanese hoped to lure the U.S. Pacific Fleet into a battle where they could destroy it. 4. What led to the surprise of the Japanese forces which had intended to do the same to the U.S. fleet units? Navy intelligence specialists in Hawaii discovered the plan and warned fleet 5. Which of these statements is true regarding “Anchors Aweigh”? It is played today at many athletic events and parades. 6. Two days each year are designated specifically to celebrate the U.S. Navy’s heritage. These days are ____________________. Midway Night (about 4 June) and the Navy’s Birthday (13 October) 7. Why did some Americans oppose the establishment of a Navy? All the answers are correct. 8. Have there been any changes or additions to the original version of “Anchors Aweigh”? Midshipman George D. Lottman rewrote the lyrics into their present form so that they could be usable today at a wide range of events. Midshipman Royal Lovell wrote a third stanza. 9. A popular use of the “Navy Hymn” is for the funerals of those who have served in or with the United States Navy. A president whose funeral included this hymn was ____________________. Franklin D. Roosevelt 10. What person or group of people was actually the first to expend funds to obtain services from a sea service in opposing the British military? George Washington used funds to contract for several schooners to intercept British supply ships. 11. In general terms, what did the Continental Navy accomplish during the course of the War of Independence? All the answers are correct. 12. What led to the surprise of the Japanese forces which had intended to do the same to the U.S. fleet units? Navy intelligence specialists in Hawaii discovered the plan and warned fleet headquarters. 13. Midway Night has been observed since 2000. What activities are considered appropriate to commemorate that World War II battle? All the answers are correct. 14. What is the “Navy Hymn’s” connection to the United States Naval Academy? The first stanza of the “Navy Hymn” is sung to close each chapel service during Sunday’s Divine Services 15. Advocates for a Navy in 1775, led by John Adams, proposed that a Navy was necessary for what purpose(s)? All the answers are correct. 16. The Battle of Midway is considered important for what reason? Until that point, the Japanese Navy was on the offensive and this battle was a major turning point in favor of the United States. 17. The author of “Anchors Aweigh,” Charles Adam Zimmerman, received what sort of recognition by the midshipmen? All the answers are correct. 18. Why was the date of 13 October selected to celebrate the tradition and history of the naval service? It was on that day in 1775 that the Continental Congress voted to establish a Navy by outfitting two sailing vessels to intercept British transports 19. Where did the song known as the “Navy Hymn” to United States Navy men and women originate? NOT It is one of many compositions by American bandmaster John Philip Sousa. A schoolmaster and clergyman of the Church of England wrote the original words around 1860. It was written expressly for military religious services in the early 1900s. Section 2 1. Which of the following (is a)/are title(s) given to those who cross the equator at a significant line of longitude? Golden 2. The title given to Sailors who have sailed around the southern tip of South America (Cape Horn) is? Mossback 3. Initiation rites that include hazing are ____________________. a violation of SECNAV Instructions 4. Among those eligible for burial at sea are ____________________. All the answers are correct 5. Which of these rules of etiquette apply to conduct within the boat? Avoid walking on varnished areas. Hands and arms are allowed outside the boat to enjoy the breeze 6. A junior officer serving as boat officer when his/her ship is at anchor should overrule the decisions of the coxswain only in emergency 7. The following certificate denotes Sailors who have crossed the Arctic Circle Blue Nose 8. Which of the following describes the burial at sea ceremony? Three volleys are fired, followed by “Taps.” 9. Formal dinners promote All the answers are correct 10. The Persian Excursion certificate inducts Sailors into which special group? Mystic Society of One Thousand and One Nights 11. Which statement is an example of proper boat etiquette? Juniors board the boat first. 12. If all of the following are in a boat, which one is ultimately responsible for its safe operation? Surface Warfare Lieutenant 13. Sailors who have not crossed the equator are called ____________________. Pollywogs Section 3 1. Before commissioning, a ship must complete and pass a series of Sea Trials 2. Ship launching ceremonies began at the dawn of recorded history 3. Hailing protocols are not published in any regulation 4. The Navy’s battle streamers span the period from the Revolutionary War to Kosovo reflect Naval battles prior to WWII reflect only declared wars 5. The christening ceremony includes naming of the vessel, knocking supports away so the ship glides into the sea, and then breaking a bottle of champagne across the bow 6. The U.S. Navy was the last service to adopt battle streamers 7. The sloop Concord is notable because it was the first Navy vessel christened by a woman 8. While a ship is at anchor or at a pier the OOD stands watch on the quarterdeck 9. What is the tradition of the quarterdeck? All the answers are correct 10. On modern ships, the quarterdeck is designated by the Commanding Officer 11. The “Returning Home Pennant” is created by plank owners of the ship is an extra long commissioning pennant is always flown on return to home port 12. The “Returning Home Pennant” is distributed to the Commanding Officer, officers, and crew upon arrival in port 13. You are standing watch at night as the OOD on board a ship at anchor as a small boat approaches. You call out “Boat ahoy!” and the boat’s coxswain replies, “John Paul Jones!” He is announcing that the Captain of the John Paul Jones is on board his boat 14. All of these activities are forbidden on the quarterdeck EXCEPT walking on the port side 15. Ship christening in the U.S. Navy first was recorded for the USS Constitution in 1797 16. All of these actions take place at the commissioning ceremony of a new ship EXCEPT the Chief of Naval Operations reads the commissioning directive 17. Boat hailing protocols became necessary in the days prior to WWII, when large ships usually anchored or moored, and boating was required to relieve the OOD of the burden of saluting people in approaching boats 18. While on watch, the Officer of the Deck (OOD) All the answers are correct 19. Today’s “Returning Home Pennant” ____________________. All the answers are correct. 20. Ships in the U.S. Navy ____________________. are typically commissioned in public ceremonies with the ship’s sponsor and other prominent guests in attendance Section 4 1. The most traditional aspect of an official inspection is side honors are rendered to the official 2. There are three national holidays, including ceremonies involving a 21-gun salute at noon, which receive special remembrance by the U.S. Navy. These three are Washington’s Birthday, Independence Day, and Memorial Day 3. Morning and evening colors refers to ceremonies in which the national ensign is raised and lowered 4. The tradition of the shadow box dates from the days of sail in the British Navy, wards off bad luck if the person’s shadow were to hit the pier before the person, and includes a ceremonial box to contain things that reflect his/her tour 5. The highest sign of respect for traveling dignitaries is passing honors 6. Gun salutes are currently offered in five second intervals 7. In which of these circumstances are passing honors rendered? A small boat carrying the mayor of the Greek village you are anchored near comes to pay an official visit. 8. What is meant by “dressing ship”? Hoisting a display of flags in celebration of a festival. 9. At the end of their careers, all Sailors may All the answers are correct. 10. Half-masting the national ensign is a symbol of mourning and respect 11. Which of the following is a part of both the morning and evening colors ceremonies? All officers and crew face the ensign and salute 12. Instructions for planning a retirement ceremony are contained in MILPERSMAN 1800-010 13. Passing honors are All the answers are correct. 14. The Change of Command Ceremony always includes all hands called to quarters, orders read, and statements: “I relieve you, Sir,” and “I stand relieved” 15. Gun salutes were considered a sign of good faith because ____________________. in the days of sail, firing left the ship vulnerable they demonstrate the equality of nations shots deliberately were aimed away from targets Ethics and Professionalism for the Warfighter Section 1 1. The Principle of Utility is All of the answers are correct 2. The Western ethical heritage is descended from ancient Greece, where ethics meant “custom.” Today, military ethics are derived from our Services’ core values and heritage 3. Thoughts such as: “life has no purpose or meaning,” “truth can not be known,” and “what I do doesn't matter” best typify which one of the following? Nihilism 4. The idea of absolute truth is not a fundamental tenet of the military concept of “duty False 5. Character-based ethics argues right choices come from building good character and pursuing virtue 6. Lawlessness and looting that often follow the apparent removal of all legitimate authority from an area in the wake of war or national disaster typifies: Freedom-based ethics 7. In the view of the rule-based system of ethics, there is the notion there are absolute truths and moral standards that are true at all times in all places for all people and all situations True 8. A supposition that some mix of common sense and scientific inquiry will always lead to a conclusion that is true typifies a reason-based approach to truth and justice Natural Law-legal theory 9. Select the result of ethical failures by military personnel. All the answers are correct 10. Freedom-based ethics focus