2024-2025 EPME Questions And
Answers
_____rarerjustronerofrthertoolsrtorassurercompliancerwithr29rC.F.R.r§r1960,randrtorkeeprtherw
orkplace
freerofrseriousrrecognizedrhazards.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-ExecutiverOrderr12196
_____risrdefinedrasrarprocessrtoridentify,rassess,rcontrol,rmitigaterandrmanagerhazardsrass
ociatedrwith
anroperationrorractivity.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-RiskrManagement
_____risrdefinedrasrtherpossibilityrofrlossrorrinjuryrduertorexposurertorarhazard.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Risk
_____risrnotranreasyrthingrtordo,rbutritrisressentialrforrsuiciderprevention.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Ask
"Good"rstressrisrrelatedrtorwhichrstressrmanagementrterm?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Eustress:r"Good"rstress,rperceivedrasrpositiverandrassociatedrwithrarsenserofrcontrol.
Arfirstrtermrenlistedrmember'srIndividualrDevelopmentrPlanr(IDP)rmustrberintroducedr
andrdiscussedrwith
theirrsupervisorrwithinr_____rdaysrofrreportingrtortherunit.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-30
Armedicalrprofessionalrmustrperformranranalysisrandrdiagnosisrforrpotentialr_____ruponrco
mmissionrof
anralcoholrincidentrorrreferral.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-AlcoholrUserDisorderr(AUD)
Armemberrdiagnosedrwithinrtherfirstr_____rdaysrofrCGrservicerasrdrug/alcoholrabusiverorrde
pendentris
consideredrphysicallyrdisqualifiedrforrenlistment.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-180
ArnewrperiodrofreligibilityrforrtherGoodrConductrawardrbeginsr_____.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
therdayrafterrthereffectiverdaterofrtherEERrinrwhichranrunsatisfactoryrconductrmarkrwasrawar
ded
,Arromanticrrelationshiprinvolvingrarformerrrecruiterrandrarprospectivermemberrarerprohibite
druntilrwhat
point?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-365rdaysrelapsedrsincerlastrcontact
Arsignrofralcoholrpoisoningrisr_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Passesroutrandrcannotrberawakened
Vomitingrwhilerpassedrout
Hasrcold,rclammy,rand/orrpalerskin
Breathingrisrslowrandrirregular
AccordingrtorCOMDTINSTrM1020.6K,rfitnessrtrackersrarer_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Watches.
AccordingrtortherCDC,radultsrshouldrperformr150rminutesrperrweekrofraerobicractivityratrwh
atrlevelrof
intensity?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-moderate-intensity
AccordingrtortherNationalrInstituteronrAlcoholrAbuserandrAlcoholismr(NIAAA),rasranrindividu
al'srBAC
increases,rtherriskrofr_____rincreases.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
beingrinjuredrfromrfallsrorrcarrcrashes
experiencingractsrofrviolence
engagingrinrunprotectedrorrunintendedrsex
AccordingrtortherNationalrInstituteronrAlcoholrAbuserandrAlcoholismr(NIAAA),rmorerthanr__
___rpeople
dierfromralcohol-relatedrcausesrinrtherUnitedrStatesreachryear.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Anrestimatedr95,000rpeople
AcrossrtherUnitedrStates,rarrecordedrBloodrAlcoholrContentr(BAC)rtestrofr_____rorrhigherral
coholris
proofrofrDUIrwithoutranyrotherrevidence.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-0.08
AlexanderrHamiltonrwasrappointedrtorbertherfirstr_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
SecretaryrofrtherTreasury
AllractiverdutyrmembersrmustrengagerinrfitnessractivityrasroutlinedrinrtheirrPersonalrFitnessr
Planra
minimumrofr_____rperrweek.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-180rminutes
AllrmembersrofrtherArmedrForcesrofrtherUnitedrStatesrarerexpectedrtormeasureruprtorthersta
ndards
embodiedrinrtherCoderofrConductr_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
whilerinrcombatrorrinrcaptivity
,Anrexplosionrthatrkilledrmorerthanr1,600rpeoplerinrNovarScotiarledrCongressrtorestablishr__
___rdutiesrfor
therUnitedrStatesrCoastrGuard.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-CaptainrofrtherPort
AnrIndividualrDevelopmentrPlanr(IDP)risr_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
developmentalrpartnershiprbetweenrindividualrandrsupervisor
vehiclertoraddressrneedsrofrindividual/organization
identifyrmembersrdevelopmentalrneedsrbasedronrcomparison
facilitatesrrelationshiprbetweenrmentorrandrmentee
broadlyrdefinedrdevelopmentalrplan
activerandrongoingrprocess
AnrIndividualrDevelopmentrPlanr(IDP)risrnotr_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-1rtimeractivity
performancerappraisal
contractrforrtraining
guaranteerofrpromotion
fixrforrsupervisor-personnelrrelationsrproblems
Anrinterpersonalrrelationshiprinrarprofessionalrworkrenvironmentrwouldrberprohibitedrinrwha
trcase?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Membersrhaverarsupervisorrandrsubordinaterrelationshipr(includingrperiodicrsupervisionrofr
dutyrsectionror
watchrstandingrpersonnel)
Membersrarerassignedrtorthersamersmallrshorerunitr(lessrthanr60rmembers)
Membersrarerassignedrtorthersamercutter
Therrelationshiprisrbetweenrchiefrpettyrofficersr(E-7/8/9)randrjuniorrenlistedrpersonnelr(E-
4andrbelow)
Therrelationshiprisrmanifestedrinrtherworkrenvironmentrinrarwayrwhichrdisruptsrthereffectiver
conductrof
dailyrbusiness
Appealsrtortherapprovingrofficial'srdecisionronrtheradvancementrrecommendationr___
__.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-mayrnotrberappealedrtoranrappealrauthority
AsrarresultrofranrEERrappeal,rwhatractionsrmayranrapprovingrofficialrtake?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
arcommandingrofficerrmayrraiserorrleavermarksrunchanged,rbutrmayrnotrlowerranyrmarks
Atrarminimum,runitsrmustrincluderallrelementsrofrwhichrmodelrinrtheirrGARr2.0?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-PEACE
Battlerstreamersrarerattachedrtorther_____,rreplacingrcordsrandrtassels.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-CoastrGuardrstandard
Becauserthereffectsrofrphysicalractivityrarercumulative,rexercisersessionsrmayrvaryrinrlength
,rwithra
, minimumrofr_____rminutes,rinrorderrtorberbeneficial.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-10
Beingrablertor"holdryourrliquor"rorrhavingrarhighrtolerancerforralcoholrisr_____.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-ArMyth
BingerdrinkingrisrarpatternrofrdrinkingrthatrbringsrBACrtorwhatrpercentrorrhigher?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-0.08rpercentrorrhigher
Boatrcharacteristicsrincluderwhichrtwortypesrofrframes?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Transverse
Longitudinal
CaptainrofrtherPortrdutiesrwererassignedrtortherUnitedrStatesrCoastrGuardrduringrwhichrmilit
aryrconflict?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-WWI
Classr"A"rCoursergraduatesrwhorhadrtheirradvancementrtorE-
4rwithheldruponrgraduationrduertorreceiving
anr"UNSAT"rconductrwhilerattendingrarClassr"A"rCourse,rarerrequiredrtorcomple
terhowrmanyrmonthsrof
goodrconductrpriorrtorbeingradvanced?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-6
CoastrGuardroperationsrarerinherentlyrcomplex,rdynamic,rdangerous,randrbyrnature,rinvolv
er_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-theracceptancerofrsomerlevelrofrrisk
COMDTINSTr1020.6Krstipulatesrthatr_____rringsrarernotrauthorized.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-ThumbrRings
Commandsrmayrprohibitrtherwearrofrwhichrtyperofrbluercrewrneckrt-
shirtrinrspacesrsubjectrtorintenserheat
orrfire?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Therwearrofrsyntheticrundergarments,rsuchrasrther(MOISTURErWHICKING)rt-shirt
Commandsrwithratrleastr_____rpersonnelrassigned,rmustrhaverartrainedrCommandrFinanci
alrSpecialistr-rCORRECTrrANSWER-25
DC3rNathanrBruckenthalrwasrposthumouslyrawardedrwhichrawardrforrhisractionsronr24rApri
lr2004?
Reference:rRecruitrTrainingrMasterrPacketr-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
BronzerStarrMedalr(withrcombatr"V")
DeliberateruserofrtherRiskrManagementrprocessr_____rbyrreducingrmemberrexposurertorha
zards.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-increasesrmissionrsuccess
DeveloprControlsrisrtherfirstractionrinrwhichrsteprofrtherRiskrManagementr(RM)rprocess?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Stepr3,rdeveloprcontrolsrandrmakerriskrdecisions
Answers
_____rarerjustronerofrthertoolsrtorassurercompliancerwithr29rC.F.R.r§r1960,randrtorkeeprtherw
orkplace
freerofrseriousrrecognizedrhazards.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-ExecutiverOrderr12196
_____risrdefinedrasrarprocessrtoridentify,rassess,rcontrol,rmitigaterandrmanagerhazardsrass
ociatedrwith
anroperationrorractivity.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-RiskrManagement
_____risrdefinedrasrtherpossibilityrofrlossrorrinjuryrduertorexposurertorarhazard.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Risk
_____risrnotranreasyrthingrtordo,rbutritrisressentialrforrsuiciderprevention.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Ask
"Good"rstressrisrrelatedrtorwhichrstressrmanagementrterm?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Eustress:r"Good"rstress,rperceivedrasrpositiverandrassociatedrwithrarsenserofrcontrol.
Arfirstrtermrenlistedrmember'srIndividualrDevelopmentrPlanr(IDP)rmustrberintroducedr
andrdiscussedrwith
theirrsupervisorrwithinr_____rdaysrofrreportingrtortherunit.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-30
Armedicalrprofessionalrmustrperformranranalysisrandrdiagnosisrforrpotentialr_____ruponrco
mmissionrof
anralcoholrincidentrorrreferral.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-AlcoholrUserDisorderr(AUD)
Armemberrdiagnosedrwithinrtherfirstr_____rdaysrofrCGrservicerasrdrug/alcoholrabusiverorrde
pendentris
consideredrphysicallyrdisqualifiedrforrenlistment.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-180
ArnewrperiodrofreligibilityrforrtherGoodrConductrawardrbeginsr_____.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
therdayrafterrthereffectiverdaterofrtherEERrinrwhichranrunsatisfactoryrconductrmarkrwasrawar
ded
,Arromanticrrelationshiprinvolvingrarformerrrecruiterrandrarprospectivermemberrarerprohibite
druntilrwhat
point?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-365rdaysrelapsedrsincerlastrcontact
Arsignrofralcoholrpoisoningrisr_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Passesroutrandrcannotrberawakened
Vomitingrwhilerpassedrout
Hasrcold,rclammy,rand/orrpalerskin
Breathingrisrslowrandrirregular
AccordingrtorCOMDTINSTrM1020.6K,rfitnessrtrackersrarer_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Watches.
AccordingrtortherCDC,radultsrshouldrperformr150rminutesrperrweekrofraerobicractivityratrwh
atrlevelrof
intensity?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-moderate-intensity
AccordingrtortherNationalrInstituteronrAlcoholrAbuserandrAlcoholismr(NIAAA),rasranrindividu
al'srBAC
increases,rtherriskrofr_____rincreases.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
beingrinjuredrfromrfallsrorrcarrcrashes
experiencingractsrofrviolence
engagingrinrunprotectedrorrunintendedrsex
AccordingrtortherNationalrInstituteronrAlcoholrAbuserandrAlcoholismr(NIAAA),rmorerthanr__
___rpeople
dierfromralcohol-relatedrcausesrinrtherUnitedrStatesreachryear.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Anrestimatedr95,000rpeople
AcrossrtherUnitedrStates,rarrecordedrBloodrAlcoholrContentr(BAC)rtestrofr_____rorrhigherral
coholris
proofrofrDUIrwithoutranyrotherrevidence.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-0.08
AlexanderrHamiltonrwasrappointedrtorbertherfirstr_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
SecretaryrofrtherTreasury
AllractiverdutyrmembersrmustrengagerinrfitnessractivityrasroutlinedrinrtheirrPersonalrFitnessr
Planra
minimumrofr_____rperrweek.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-180rminutes
AllrmembersrofrtherArmedrForcesrofrtherUnitedrStatesrarerexpectedrtormeasureruprtorthersta
ndards
embodiedrinrtherCoderofrConductr_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
whilerinrcombatrorrinrcaptivity
,Anrexplosionrthatrkilledrmorerthanr1,600rpeoplerinrNovarScotiarledrCongressrtorestablishr__
___rdutiesrfor
therUnitedrStatesrCoastrGuard.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-CaptainrofrtherPort
AnrIndividualrDevelopmentrPlanr(IDP)risr_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
developmentalrpartnershiprbetweenrindividualrandrsupervisor
vehiclertoraddressrneedsrofrindividual/organization
identifyrmembersrdevelopmentalrneedsrbasedronrcomparison
facilitatesrrelationshiprbetweenrmentorrandrmentee
broadlyrdefinedrdevelopmentalrplan
activerandrongoingrprocess
AnrIndividualrDevelopmentrPlanr(IDP)risrnotr_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-1rtimeractivity
performancerappraisal
contractrforrtraining
guaranteerofrpromotion
fixrforrsupervisor-personnelrrelationsrproblems
Anrinterpersonalrrelationshiprinrarprofessionalrworkrenvironmentrwouldrberprohibitedrinrwha
trcase?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Membersrhaverarsupervisorrandrsubordinaterrelationshipr(includingrperiodicrsupervisionrofr
dutyrsectionror
watchrstandingrpersonnel)
Membersrarerassignedrtorthersamersmallrshorerunitr(lessrthanr60rmembers)
Membersrarerassignedrtorthersamercutter
Therrelationshiprisrbetweenrchiefrpettyrofficersr(E-7/8/9)randrjuniorrenlistedrpersonnelr(E-
4andrbelow)
Therrelationshiprisrmanifestedrinrtherworkrenvironmentrinrarwayrwhichrdisruptsrthereffectiver
conductrof
dailyrbusiness
Appealsrtortherapprovingrofficial'srdecisionronrtheradvancementrrecommendationr___
__.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-mayrnotrberappealedrtoranrappealrauthority
AsrarresultrofranrEERrappeal,rwhatractionsrmayranrapprovingrofficialrtake?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
arcommandingrofficerrmayrraiserorrleavermarksrunchanged,rbutrmayrnotrlowerranyrmarks
Atrarminimum,runitsrmustrincluderallrelementsrofrwhichrmodelrinrtheirrGARr2.0?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-PEACE
Battlerstreamersrarerattachedrtorther_____,rreplacingrcordsrandrtassels.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-CoastrGuardrstandard
Becauserthereffectsrofrphysicalractivityrarercumulative,rexercisersessionsrmayrvaryrinrlength
,rwithra
, minimumrofr_____rminutes,rinrorderrtorberbeneficial.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-10
Beingrablertor"holdryourrliquor"rorrhavingrarhighrtolerancerforralcoholrisr_____.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-ArMyth
BingerdrinkingrisrarpatternrofrdrinkingrthatrbringsrBACrtorwhatrpercentrorrhigher?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-0.08rpercentrorrhigher
Boatrcharacteristicsrincluderwhichrtwortypesrofrframes?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Transverse
Longitudinal
CaptainrofrtherPortrdutiesrwererassignedrtortherUnitedrStatesrCoastrGuardrduringrwhichrmilit
aryrconflict?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-WWI
Classr"A"rCoursergraduatesrwhorhadrtheirradvancementrtorE-
4rwithheldruponrgraduationrduertorreceiving
anr"UNSAT"rconductrwhilerattendingrarClassr"A"rCourse,rarerrequiredrtorcomple
terhowrmanyrmonthsrof
goodrconductrpriorrtorbeingradvanced?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-6
CoastrGuardroperationsrarerinherentlyrcomplex,rdynamic,rdangerous,randrbyrnature,rinvolv
er_____.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-theracceptancerofrsomerlevelrofrrisk
COMDTINSTr1020.6Krstipulatesrthatr_____rringsrarernotrauthorized.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-ThumbrRings
Commandsrmayrprohibitrtherwearrofrwhichrtyperofrbluercrewrneckrt-
shirtrinrspacesrsubjectrtorintenserheat
orrfire?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Therwearrofrsyntheticrundergarments,rsuchrasrther(MOISTURErWHICKING)rt-shirt
Commandsrwithratrleastr_____rpersonnelrassigned,rmustrhaverartrainedrCommandrFinanci
alrSpecialistr-rCORRECTrrANSWER-25
DC3rNathanrBruckenthalrwasrposthumouslyrawardedrwhichrawardrforrhisractionsronr24rApri
lr2004?
Reference:rRecruitrTrainingrMasterrPacketr-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
BronzerStarrMedalr(withrcombatr"V")
DeliberateruserofrtherRiskrManagementrprocessr_____rbyrreducingrmemberrexposurertorha
zards.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-increasesrmissionrsuccess
DeveloprControlsrisrtherfirstractionrinrwhichrsteprofrtherRiskrManagementr(RM)rprocess?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Stepr3,rdeveloprcontrolsrandrmakerriskrdecisions