United States Military Academy - NAVY: BPME and PPME Test Bank/Study Guide (UPDATED) All Blocks

ENLISTED PROFESSIONALISM Block 1 SECTION 1 MILITARY FORMATIONS 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 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? inflection 17. What order allows room for the inspecting party to step between ranks to conduct an inspection of the sailors? OPEN RANKS 18. Manning the rails in today’s Navy is equivalent to in the days of sail. Manning the yardarm and cheering 19. As a leader, which situation would cause you to expect a personnel inspection of your sailors? Prior to the seasonal uniform change SECTION 2 MILITARY UNIFORMS, CUSTOMS AND COURTESIES 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 12. What is meant by “under arms”? When wearing a side arm or carrying a weapon 13. 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 the basic uniform at individual’s discretion unless otherwise directed SECTION 3 THE FLEET RESPONSE PLAN 1. Presence with a purpose” provides what? Routine 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 unit level phase training 5. The Fleet Response Plan places a carrier strike group in these four categories? Emergency surge, surge ready, routine deployable, deployed 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, plus 2 available to deploy in 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 16. When is a CSG considered in emergency surge status? When they have successfully completed their unit level phase training phase SECTION 4 CPO HISTORY, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 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? US Navy Regulation Circular Number 1