USNSCC PO2 EXAMINATION SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔When dealing with people, you can NOT
change which of the following human traits?
1. Wants
2. Thought processes
3. Skills
4. Emotional makeup - ✔✔4. Emotional makeup
✔✔An effective leader uses personality and skill
to motivate and influence people to do a job
1. True
2. False - ✔✔1. True
✔✔When you break a job down into tasks, you
are performing what phase of supervision?
1. Directing
2. Planning and organizing
3. Rewarding and disciplining
4. Setting goals - ✔✔2. Planning and organizing
✔✔What series of OPNAV instructions
provides detailed instructions on a
wide range of safety concerns?
1. 4400
2. 5100
3. 6100
4. 11200 - ✔✔2. 5100
✔✔In order to judge the progress of a job,
which of the following basic questions
must you answer before you begin the job?
1. Who and what
2. When and where
3. How
4. All of the above - ✔✔4. All of the above
✔✔When reporting status to a superior there
are four "B's" to remember: Be on time,
Be accurate, Be brief, and Be
1. gone
2. courteous
3. formal
,4. forceful - ✔✔1. gone
✔✔Nominating a subordinate for Sailor of
the month is an example of what type
of feedback?
1. Positive
2. Constructive
3. Good
4. Praise - ✔✔1. Positive
✔✔A good rule of thumb to follow when giving
feedback is to correct
1. openly and directly
2. in public and praise in private
3. in private and praise in public
4. when you and the other person have time - ✔✔3. in private and praise in public
✔✔If 20% of your people are causing 80% of the
problems, how much of your administrative
time can you expect to spend dealing with
this same 20%?
1. 20% to 30%
2. 40% to 50%
3. 60% to 70%
4. 80% to 90% - ✔✔4. 80% to 90%
✔✔When counseling a subordinate, which of the
following is NOT a key point to remember?
1. Be a good listener
2. Keep the individual's problem
confidential
3. Help the individual grow in selfunderstanding
4. All problems are solvable in one session - ✔✔4. All problems are solvable in one
session
✔✔During counseling you allow the subordinate
to determine the direction of the session.
What type of counseling session is this?
1. Self-directed
2. Nondirected
3. Undirected
4. Informal directed - ✔✔2. Nondirected
✔✔The Personnel Qualification Standard (PQS)
is designed to qualify a Sailor for a specific
, watch station at what level?
1. Minimum
2. Maximum
3. Intermediate
4. Expert - ✔✔1. Minimum
✔✔Which of the following methods is
used for record keeping in PQS?
1. Chart only
2. Computer only
3. Either 1 or 2 above
4. Sign-off page - ✔✔3. Either 1 or 2 above
✔✔Values is one of the themes used as the
foundation for the Leadership Continuum
course. Which of the following themes is/are
also used as the foundation?
1. Responsibility and authority
2. Unity of command, Navy, and services
3. Continuous improvement
4. All of the above - ✔✔4. All of the above
✔✔When deciding on a method of teaching,
which of the following factors must you
consider?
1. Nature of the trainee
2. Subject matter
3. Time limitations
4. All of the above - ✔✔4. All of the above
✔✔Detailed information on the duties and
responsibilities of a training petty officer
can be found in what document?
1. Standard Organization and Regulations
of the U. S. Navy
2. Personnel Qualification Standards
Management Guide
3. OPNAVINST 3500.34
4. OPNAVINST 5500 - ✔✔1. Standard Organization and Regulations
of the U. S. Navy
✔✔During class discussions and directed class
discussions, what method of instruction is
used?
1. Telling
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔When dealing with people, you can NOT
change which of the following human traits?
1. Wants
2. Thought processes
3. Skills
4. Emotional makeup - ✔✔4. Emotional makeup
✔✔An effective leader uses personality and skill
to motivate and influence people to do a job
1. True
2. False - ✔✔1. True
✔✔When you break a job down into tasks, you
are performing what phase of supervision?
1. Directing
2. Planning and organizing
3. Rewarding and disciplining
4. Setting goals - ✔✔2. Planning and organizing
✔✔What series of OPNAV instructions
provides detailed instructions on a
wide range of safety concerns?
1. 4400
2. 5100
3. 6100
4. 11200 - ✔✔2. 5100
✔✔In order to judge the progress of a job,
which of the following basic questions
must you answer before you begin the job?
1. Who and what
2. When and where
3. How
4. All of the above - ✔✔4. All of the above
✔✔When reporting status to a superior there
are four "B's" to remember: Be on time,
Be accurate, Be brief, and Be
1. gone
2. courteous
3. formal
,4. forceful - ✔✔1. gone
✔✔Nominating a subordinate for Sailor of
the month is an example of what type
of feedback?
1. Positive
2. Constructive
3. Good
4. Praise - ✔✔1. Positive
✔✔A good rule of thumb to follow when giving
feedback is to correct
1. openly and directly
2. in public and praise in private
3. in private and praise in public
4. when you and the other person have time - ✔✔3. in private and praise in public
✔✔If 20% of your people are causing 80% of the
problems, how much of your administrative
time can you expect to spend dealing with
this same 20%?
1. 20% to 30%
2. 40% to 50%
3. 60% to 70%
4. 80% to 90% - ✔✔4. 80% to 90%
✔✔When counseling a subordinate, which of the
following is NOT a key point to remember?
1. Be a good listener
2. Keep the individual's problem
confidential
3. Help the individual grow in selfunderstanding
4. All problems are solvable in one session - ✔✔4. All problems are solvable in one
session
✔✔During counseling you allow the subordinate
to determine the direction of the session.
What type of counseling session is this?
1. Self-directed
2. Nondirected
3. Undirected
4. Informal directed - ✔✔2. Nondirected
✔✔The Personnel Qualification Standard (PQS)
is designed to qualify a Sailor for a specific
, watch station at what level?
1. Minimum
2. Maximum
3. Intermediate
4. Expert - ✔✔1. Minimum
✔✔Which of the following methods is
used for record keeping in PQS?
1. Chart only
2. Computer only
3. Either 1 or 2 above
4. Sign-off page - ✔✔3. Either 1 or 2 above
✔✔Values is one of the themes used as the
foundation for the Leadership Continuum
course. Which of the following themes is/are
also used as the foundation?
1. Responsibility and authority
2. Unity of command, Navy, and services
3. Continuous improvement
4. All of the above - ✔✔4. All of the above
✔✔When deciding on a method of teaching,
which of the following factors must you
consider?
1. Nature of the trainee
2. Subject matter
3. Time limitations
4. All of the above - ✔✔4. All of the above
✔✔Detailed information on the duties and
responsibilities of a training petty officer
can be found in what document?
1. Standard Organization and Regulations
of the U. S. Navy
2. Personnel Qualification Standards
Management Guide
3. OPNAVINST 3500.34
4. OPNAVINST 5500 - ✔✔1. Standard Organization and Regulations
of the U. S. Navy
✔✔During class discussions and directed class
discussions, what method of instruction is
used?
1. Telling
