NS Test questions with complete
solutions graded A+
When facing forward, the port side is on your ____; starboard side is on your _____. - correct
answer ✔✔ left/right
When the presence of U.S. forces around the world promotes economic and political stability,
and the presence of Navy ships ensures the security of the seas, what element of national
military strategy is being carried out? - correct answer ✔✔ peacetime engagement
A berthing compartment is for _____ and a mess deck is for _____. - correct answer ✔✔
sleeping/eating
What name is given to the widest part of a ship? - correct answer ✔✔ beam
Prevention of war by instilling fear in potential enemies is _____. - correct answer ✔✔
deterrence
If you are boarding your ship while in uniform, what should you do first? - correct answer ✔✔
come to attention
Keeping the seas open for the US and other friendly nations, as well as denying their use to a
potential enemy, is what part of the Navy mission? - correct answer ✔✔ sea control
What is the name of the Navy's first nuclear submarine (SSN)? - correct answer ✔✔ nautilus
T/F: Only half of the Navy's submarine force is entirely nuclear. - correct answer ✔✔ false
solutions graded A+
When facing forward, the port side is on your ____; starboard side is on your _____. - correct
answer ✔✔ left/right
When the presence of U.S. forces around the world promotes economic and political stability,
and the presence of Navy ships ensures the security of the seas, what element of national
military strategy is being carried out? - correct answer ✔✔ peacetime engagement
A berthing compartment is for _____ and a mess deck is for _____. - correct answer ✔✔
sleeping/eating
What name is given to the widest part of a ship? - correct answer ✔✔ beam
Prevention of war by instilling fear in potential enemies is _____. - correct answer ✔✔
deterrence
If you are boarding your ship while in uniform, what should you do first? - correct answer ✔✔
come to attention
Keeping the seas open for the US and other friendly nations, as well as denying their use to a
potential enemy, is what part of the Navy mission? - correct answer ✔✔ sea control
What is the name of the Navy's first nuclear submarine (SSN)? - correct answer ✔✔ nautilus
T/F: Only half of the Navy's submarine force is entirely nuclear. - correct answer ✔✔ false
