EPME E-7 Questions and Answers
Q: What are the Commandant's direction
✓✓ Steady the service, Honor our profession, Strengthen Our
Partnerships, Respect our shipmates.
Q: Where is the operational and administrative command and
control center for the Coast Guard located
✓✓ Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington D.C.
Q: How many Headquarters directorates report to the
Commandant
✓✓ 11 major headquarters directorates.
Q: In addition to the eleven directorates, name an important
office that also reports to the Commandant
✓✓ Office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.
Q: What are the main responsibilities of the Chief of Staff
✓✓ Advising and assisting the Commandant and Vice
Commandant in the overall administration of the service.
Q: The MCPOCG reports directly to the Commandant on all
matters pertaining to what
,✓✓ All matters pertaining to the well-being of Coast Guard
personnel.
Q: The nautical origin of the Chief Petty Officer goes back to
what date
✓✓ April 1, 1893 when the Navy created this rank.
Q: What event in the Coast Guard brought about a need for a
higher authority
✓✓ The merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S
Lifesaving Service.
Q: On what date did congress officially approve and establish
the Coast Guard's Chief Petty Officer grade and who were they
✓✓ May 18, 1920 The first Coast Guard Chief's were former
what Station Keepers of Life Saving Stations.
Q: In what year did congress establish to additional senior
enlisted paygrades
✓✓ May 1958 with the enactment of Public Law 85-422
Q: Based upon historical data, the ______ was the first known
comprehensive analysis of E-8 and E-9 ranks
✓✓ SENA (Senior Enlisted Needs Assessment)
Q: Under whose guidance did this take place
, ✓✓ MCPOCG Vincent Patton
Q: The first Coast Guardsman to advance to E-9
was_________
✓✓ YNMC Jack Kerwin on November 1, 1958
Q: The Chief Petty Officer walks a fine line between what three
important characteristics
✓✓ Leader, Mentor, Technical Expert
Q: The effective CPO always imparts what
✓✓ Factual, timely, and compassionate information and
wisdom.
Q: When worn, jackets are to be buttoned or zipped at
least_______
✓✓ 2/3 of the way.
Q: When can a jacket be worn open
✓✓ NEVER
Q: Ribbons and badges are displayed on the______
✓✓ Left side over the heart.
Q: What are the stipulations regarding earrings in the Coast
Guard while in any uniform
Q: What are the Commandant's direction
✓✓ Steady the service, Honor our profession, Strengthen Our
Partnerships, Respect our shipmates.
Q: Where is the operational and administrative command and
control center for the Coast Guard located
✓✓ Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington D.C.
Q: How many Headquarters directorates report to the
Commandant
✓✓ 11 major headquarters directorates.
Q: In addition to the eleven directorates, name an important
office that also reports to the Commandant
✓✓ Office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.
Q: What are the main responsibilities of the Chief of Staff
✓✓ Advising and assisting the Commandant and Vice
Commandant in the overall administration of the service.
Q: The MCPOCG reports directly to the Commandant on all
matters pertaining to what
,✓✓ All matters pertaining to the well-being of Coast Guard
personnel.
Q: The nautical origin of the Chief Petty Officer goes back to
what date
✓✓ April 1, 1893 when the Navy created this rank.
Q: What event in the Coast Guard brought about a need for a
higher authority
✓✓ The merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S
Lifesaving Service.
Q: On what date did congress officially approve and establish
the Coast Guard's Chief Petty Officer grade and who were they
✓✓ May 18, 1920 The first Coast Guard Chief's were former
what Station Keepers of Life Saving Stations.
Q: In what year did congress establish to additional senior
enlisted paygrades
✓✓ May 1958 with the enactment of Public Law 85-422
Q: Based upon historical data, the ______ was the first known
comprehensive analysis of E-8 and E-9 ranks
✓✓ SENA (Senior Enlisted Needs Assessment)
Q: Under whose guidance did this take place
, ✓✓ MCPOCG Vincent Patton
Q: The first Coast Guardsman to advance to E-9
was_________
✓✓ YNMC Jack Kerwin on November 1, 1958
Q: The Chief Petty Officer walks a fine line between what three
important characteristics
✓✓ Leader, Mentor, Technical Expert
Q: The effective CPO always imparts what
✓✓ Factual, timely, and compassionate information and
wisdom.
Q: When worn, jackets are to be buttoned or zipped at
least_______
✓✓ 2/3 of the way.
Q: When can a jacket be worn open
✓✓ NEVER
Q: Ribbons and badges are displayed on the______
✓✓ Left side over the heart.
Q: What are the stipulations regarding earrings in the Coast
Guard while in any uniform
