FMF CORE UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the GCE of a MEB? - ✔✔Re-enforced infantry regiment
✔✔The Marine Corps operating forces consist of? - ✔✔Marine Corps Forces, Marine
Corps Security Forces, and Marine Security guard detachments
✔✔Marine Security detachments provide forces to the who? - ✔✔Department of State
✔✔What do Marine Corps security forces protect? - ✔✔Naval Installations
✔✔True or False, the BSSG is a component of the MEB MAGTF? - ✔✔True
✔✔How many MEU (SOC) Command elements are in I MEF? - ✔✔3
✔✔How many MEY (SOC) Command elements are in III MEF? - ✔✔1
✔✔How many MEY (SOC) Command elements are in II MEF? - ✔✔3
✔✔The structure of a SPMAGTF is task organized. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which section is responsible for personnel and administration? - ✔✔G-1
✔✔Which section is responsible for intelligence? - ✔✔G-2
✔✔Which section is responsible for operations and training? - ✔✔G-3
✔✔Which section is responsible for logistics? - ✔✔G-4
✔✔Which section is responsible for communications? - ✔✔G-6
✔✔Which section is responsible for plans? - ✔✔G-5
✔✔Begin hand salutes how many paces away from the officers being saluted? - ✔✔at
least six. but not more than 30 paces away
✔✔What Marine Corps officer rank is equal to a lieutenant Commander in the Navy? -
✔✔Major
✔✔Which enlisted Marine Corps rank has an exploding bomb between its rockers and
chevrons? - ✔✔Master Gunnery Sergeant
,✔✔What is the rank of Marine 0-9? - ✔✔Lieutenant General
✔✔True of False, When meeting a foreign naval officer? - ✔✔True
✔✔When passing an officer who is going in the same direction as you, you should
salute and say what? - ✔✔By your leave
✔✔The II Marine Expeditionary Force is based where? - ✔✔North and South Carolina
✔✔What ranks are classified as a NCO? - ✔✔Corporal
✔✔The III Marine Expeditionary Force is based where? - ✔✔Japan and Hawaii
✔✔The proper procedures for rendering honors while in driving a car is to: - ✔✔Stop the
car and sit at attention
✔✔If you are passing or being passed by uncased colors which are being paraded,
presented or on formal display, when should you start saluting? - ✔✔Six paces before
✔✔When boarding a ship between 0800 and sunset you should salute the national
ensign located on the ship's? - ✔✔Fantail
✔✔Sailors should board small boats Senior first. - ✔✔False
✔✔The I Marine Expeditionary Force is based where? - ✔✔Southern California and
Arizona
✔✔Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, consists of the Commandant of the Marine Corps
and those staff agencies that advise and assist the Commandant in discharging those
responsibilities prescibed by law and higher authority. - ✔✔True
✔✔The mission of a ______ is to provide the combatant commanders with a forward
deployed see based rapid crisis response capability to execute a full range of military
operations. - ✔✔MEU
✔✔What is the Air Combat component of a MEU? - ✔✔Re-enforced Helo Squadron
✔✔What is the GCE element of a MEU? - ✔✔Infantry Battalion (re-enforced)
✔✔Chief Petty Officer (E7-E9) may act as reporting seniors for member in which pay
grades? - ✔✔E4 and below
,✔✔A SPMAGTF is normally used in what situations? - ✔✔Disaster relief, Humanitarian
assistance, and Security operations
✔✔Who is responsible for performance couseling program? - ✔✔Commanding Officer
✔✔Delegation of reporting senior authority is an actual transfer of that authority, and not
merely an authorization to sign "by direction authority"? - ✔✔True
✔✔What type of performance evaluation/fitness report is submitted annually? -
✔✔Regular reports
✔✔What type of performance evaluation/fitness report may be used to document
significant performance during temporary additional duty? - ✔✔Concurrent reports
✔✔For the majority of Sailors and officers, most of the performance trait grades should
be in the ___ to ___ range. - ✔✔2.0 to 4.0
✔✔The comment block of the performance evaluation/fitness reports should be based
on? - ✔✔Verifiable facts
✔✔For enlisted personnel, a recommendation of "Promotable" or above is the
Commanding Officer's official recommendation for advancement, even if made by a
delegater reporting senior. - ✔✔True
✔✔What promotion recommendations is equal to 3.8 performance mark? - ✔✔Must
promote
✔✔A rater should be at a minimum of what pay grade. - ✔✔E7
✔✔Using the BUPERS supplied report preparation will prevent all incorrect entries. -
✔✔False
✔✔What promotion recommendation is equal to 3.4 performance mark? -
✔✔Progressing
✔✔Misconduct reporting may be used as punishment. - ✔✔False
✔✔Members have a right to submit statements concerning their performance
evaluation/fitness reports for up to how long. - ✔✔2 years
✔✔The left, right, bottom margins of a standard letter should be ____? - ✔✔1 inch
, ✔✔The subject line of a naval letter should be in what format? - ✔✔Normal word order,
with all letters capitalized
✔✔The signature line of a standard letter should start on the ___ line after the last
sentence. - ✔✔Fourth
✔✔Same page endorsements may omit. - ✔✔Both SSIC, and Subject line
✔✔Every new page endorsement must ____. - ✔✔Repeats the basics letter SSIC,
Identify the basic letter in the "endorsement number" line, and Use the basic letter's
subject as its own
✔✔A memorandum provides a ____ way to correspond within an activity or between
DON activities. - ✔✔Informal
✔✔On a plain paper memorandum the word "MEMORANDUM" is typed on the ___ line
down from the top of the page. - ✔✔Eight
✔✔What service record page contains "Dependency Application/Record of Emergency
Date"? - ✔✔Page 2
✔✔What service record page contains "Enlisted Qualification History"? - ✔✔Page 4
✔✔What service record page contains "History of Assignments"? - ✔✔Page 5
✔✔What service record page contains "Administrative Remarks"? - ✔✔Page 13
✔✔A special court-martial can be composed of a military judge alone, or a military judge
and not less than ___ active duty armed service members. - ✔✔3
✔✔In a special or genral court-martial, if the accused is an enlisted member he may
request that at least ___ of the members of the court be enlisted. - ✔✔1/3
✔✔Who is responsible for upholding the UCMJ? - ✔✔Officers, Military Police, and all
members of the Armed Forces
✔✔The main purpose of UCMJ is to ___. - ✔✔Promote good order and discipline
✔✔In time of war, a reporter accompanying an Armed Force in the field is subject to the
UCMJ: - ✔✔True
✔✔What listed groups are not always subject to the UCMJ. - ✔✔Members of the Air
National Guard
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the GCE of a MEB? - ✔✔Re-enforced infantry regiment
✔✔The Marine Corps operating forces consist of? - ✔✔Marine Corps Forces, Marine
Corps Security Forces, and Marine Security guard detachments
✔✔Marine Security detachments provide forces to the who? - ✔✔Department of State
✔✔What do Marine Corps security forces protect? - ✔✔Naval Installations
✔✔True or False, the BSSG is a component of the MEB MAGTF? - ✔✔True
✔✔How many MEU (SOC) Command elements are in I MEF? - ✔✔3
✔✔How many MEY (SOC) Command elements are in III MEF? - ✔✔1
✔✔How many MEY (SOC) Command elements are in II MEF? - ✔✔3
✔✔The structure of a SPMAGTF is task organized. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which section is responsible for personnel and administration? - ✔✔G-1
✔✔Which section is responsible for intelligence? - ✔✔G-2
✔✔Which section is responsible for operations and training? - ✔✔G-3
✔✔Which section is responsible for logistics? - ✔✔G-4
✔✔Which section is responsible for communications? - ✔✔G-6
✔✔Which section is responsible for plans? - ✔✔G-5
✔✔Begin hand salutes how many paces away from the officers being saluted? - ✔✔at
least six. but not more than 30 paces away
✔✔What Marine Corps officer rank is equal to a lieutenant Commander in the Navy? -
✔✔Major
✔✔Which enlisted Marine Corps rank has an exploding bomb between its rockers and
chevrons? - ✔✔Master Gunnery Sergeant
,✔✔What is the rank of Marine 0-9? - ✔✔Lieutenant General
✔✔True of False, When meeting a foreign naval officer? - ✔✔True
✔✔When passing an officer who is going in the same direction as you, you should
salute and say what? - ✔✔By your leave
✔✔The II Marine Expeditionary Force is based where? - ✔✔North and South Carolina
✔✔What ranks are classified as a NCO? - ✔✔Corporal
✔✔The III Marine Expeditionary Force is based where? - ✔✔Japan and Hawaii
✔✔The proper procedures for rendering honors while in driving a car is to: - ✔✔Stop the
car and sit at attention
✔✔If you are passing or being passed by uncased colors which are being paraded,
presented or on formal display, when should you start saluting? - ✔✔Six paces before
✔✔When boarding a ship between 0800 and sunset you should salute the national
ensign located on the ship's? - ✔✔Fantail
✔✔Sailors should board small boats Senior first. - ✔✔False
✔✔The I Marine Expeditionary Force is based where? - ✔✔Southern California and
Arizona
✔✔Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, consists of the Commandant of the Marine Corps
and those staff agencies that advise and assist the Commandant in discharging those
responsibilities prescibed by law and higher authority. - ✔✔True
✔✔The mission of a ______ is to provide the combatant commanders with a forward
deployed see based rapid crisis response capability to execute a full range of military
operations. - ✔✔MEU
✔✔What is the Air Combat component of a MEU? - ✔✔Re-enforced Helo Squadron
✔✔What is the GCE element of a MEU? - ✔✔Infantry Battalion (re-enforced)
✔✔Chief Petty Officer (E7-E9) may act as reporting seniors for member in which pay
grades? - ✔✔E4 and below
,✔✔A SPMAGTF is normally used in what situations? - ✔✔Disaster relief, Humanitarian
assistance, and Security operations
✔✔Who is responsible for performance couseling program? - ✔✔Commanding Officer
✔✔Delegation of reporting senior authority is an actual transfer of that authority, and not
merely an authorization to sign "by direction authority"? - ✔✔True
✔✔What type of performance evaluation/fitness report is submitted annually? -
✔✔Regular reports
✔✔What type of performance evaluation/fitness report may be used to document
significant performance during temporary additional duty? - ✔✔Concurrent reports
✔✔For the majority of Sailors and officers, most of the performance trait grades should
be in the ___ to ___ range. - ✔✔2.0 to 4.0
✔✔The comment block of the performance evaluation/fitness reports should be based
on? - ✔✔Verifiable facts
✔✔For enlisted personnel, a recommendation of "Promotable" or above is the
Commanding Officer's official recommendation for advancement, even if made by a
delegater reporting senior. - ✔✔True
✔✔What promotion recommendations is equal to 3.8 performance mark? - ✔✔Must
promote
✔✔A rater should be at a minimum of what pay grade. - ✔✔E7
✔✔Using the BUPERS supplied report preparation will prevent all incorrect entries. -
✔✔False
✔✔What promotion recommendation is equal to 3.4 performance mark? -
✔✔Progressing
✔✔Misconduct reporting may be used as punishment. - ✔✔False
✔✔Members have a right to submit statements concerning their performance
evaluation/fitness reports for up to how long. - ✔✔2 years
✔✔The left, right, bottom margins of a standard letter should be ____? - ✔✔1 inch
, ✔✔The subject line of a naval letter should be in what format? - ✔✔Normal word order,
with all letters capitalized
✔✔The signature line of a standard letter should start on the ___ line after the last
sentence. - ✔✔Fourth
✔✔Same page endorsements may omit. - ✔✔Both SSIC, and Subject line
✔✔Every new page endorsement must ____. - ✔✔Repeats the basics letter SSIC,
Identify the basic letter in the "endorsement number" line, and Use the basic letter's
subject as its own
✔✔A memorandum provides a ____ way to correspond within an activity or between
DON activities. - ✔✔Informal
✔✔On a plain paper memorandum the word "MEMORANDUM" is typed on the ___ line
down from the top of the page. - ✔✔Eight
✔✔What service record page contains "Dependency Application/Record of Emergency
Date"? - ✔✔Page 2
✔✔What service record page contains "Enlisted Qualification History"? - ✔✔Page 4
✔✔What service record page contains "History of Assignments"? - ✔✔Page 5
✔✔What service record page contains "Administrative Remarks"? - ✔✔Page 13
✔✔A special court-martial can be composed of a military judge alone, or a military judge
and not less than ___ active duty armed service members. - ✔✔3
✔✔In a special or genral court-martial, if the accused is an enlisted member he may
request that at least ___ of the members of the court be enlisted. - ✔✔1/3
✔✔Who is responsible for upholding the UCMJ? - ✔✔Officers, Military Police, and all
members of the Armed Forces
✔✔The main purpose of UCMJ is to ___. - ✔✔Promote good order and discipline
✔✔In time of war, a reporter accompanying an Armed Force in the field is subject to the
UCMJ: - ✔✔True
✔✔What listed groups are not always subject to the UCMJ. - ✔✔Members of the Air
National Guard
