Naval Heritage UPDATED Exam Questions
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Naval Heritage - CORRECT ANSWER -
Discuss the duties, responsibilities, and significant accomplishments in the history of the office
of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. - CORRECT ANSWER - The Master Chief
Petty Officer of the Navy is a unique non-commissioned rate of the United States Navy, which
has with it the pay grade of E-9. The holder of this rank and position of office is the most senior
enlisted member of the U.S. Navy. He is appointed by the Chief of Naval Operations to serve as
a spokesman to address the issues of enlisted personnel to the highest positions in the Navy. As
such, he is the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations as well as the Chief of
Naval Personnel. His exact duties vary, depending on the CNO, though he generally devotes
much of his time to traveling throughout the Navy observing training and talking to sailors and
their families. His personnel code is N00A as the senior enlisted advisor to Chief of Naval
Operations and PERS-00D in his special advisory capacity to Chief of Naval Personnel/Deputy
Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel and Training). In 1988, the MCPON's spouse
was made the Ombudsman-at-Large, authorizing her to travel around the fleet with her husband,
representing the interests of the spouses of enlisted members. While the MCPON is a non-
commissioned officer, this billet is protocol equivalent to a vice admiral
Discuss the career and significant accomplishments of MCPON Black, and then his impact on
enlisted Sailors. - CORRECT ANSWER - On 13 January 1967, the Secretary of the Navy
announced that Master Chief Gunner's Mate (GMCM) Black was appointed as the first Senior
Enlisted Advisor, the position that would evolve into Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. As
such, he was the highest ranking enlisted man in the U.S. Navy, serving as the enlisted
representative to the Chief of Naval Operations. He counseled the highest Navy brass on
problems associated with enlisted guidance, leadership, and policy.
Discuss when and why the Sailor's Creed was developed. - CORRECT ANSWER - The
first version of the Sailor's Creed came from an idea in 1986 by Admiral James B. Watkins,
Chief of Naval Operations, to form a group that would create a Code of Ethics for the Navy. The
result of this meeting at the Naval War College was the eight-point The Navy Uniform, and was
later scaled down to a shorter version called the Sailor's Creed. The current version of the Sailor's
Creed was a product of many Blue Ribbon Recruit Training Panels in 1993 at the direction of
Admiral Frank B. Kelso II, Chief of Naval Operations. It has been revised twice; once in 1994
under the direction of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jeremy Boorda, and again in 1997.
, These changes were made to make the creed inclusively descriptive of all hands. The creed is
taught and recited in boot camp and officer accession programs.
Honor - CORRECT ANSWER - "I will bear true faith and allegiance ..." Accordingly, we
will: Conduct ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships with peers, superiors
and subordinates; Be honest and truthful in our dealings with each other, and with those outside
the Navy; Be willing to make honest recommendations and accept those of junior personnel;
Encourage new ideas and deliver the bad news, even when it is unpopular; Abide by an
uncompromising code of integrity, taking responsibility for our actions and keeping our word;
Fulfill or exceed our legal and ethical responsibilities in our public and personal lives twenty-
four hours a day. Illegal or improper behavior or even the appearance of such behavior will not
be tolerated. We are accountable for our professional and personal behavior. We will be mindful
of the privilege to serve our fellow Americans.
Courage - CORRECT ANSWER - "I will support and defend ..." Accordingly, we will
have: courage to meet the demands of our profession and the mission when it is hazardous,
demanding, or otherwise difficult; Make decisions in the best interest of the navy and the nation,
without regard to personal consequences; Meet these challenges while adhering to a higher
standard of personal conduct and decency; Be loyal to our nation, ensuring the resources
entrusted to us are used in an honest, careful, and efficient way. Courage is the value that gives
us the moral and mental strength to do what is right, even in the face of personal or professional
adversity.
Commitment - CORRECT ANSWER - "I will obey the orders ..." Accordingly, we will:
Demand respect up and down the chain of command; Care for the safety, professional, personal
and spiritual well-being of our people; Show respect toward all people without regard to race,
religion, or gender; Treat each individual with human dignity; Be committed to positive change
and constant improvement; Exhibit the highest degree of moral character, technical excellence,
quality and competence in what we have been trained to do. The day-to-day duty of every Navy
man and woman is to work together as a team to improve the quality of our work, our people and
ourselves.
Ships-of-the-line - CORRECT ANSWER - The battleships of the sailing days. These ships
were the largest of all sailing warships. These battleships carried 64 to 100 guns of various sizes.
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Naval Heritage - CORRECT ANSWER -
Discuss the duties, responsibilities, and significant accomplishments in the history of the office
of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. - CORRECT ANSWER - The Master Chief
Petty Officer of the Navy is a unique non-commissioned rate of the United States Navy, which
has with it the pay grade of E-9. The holder of this rank and position of office is the most senior
enlisted member of the U.S. Navy. He is appointed by the Chief of Naval Operations to serve as
a spokesman to address the issues of enlisted personnel to the highest positions in the Navy. As
such, he is the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations as well as the Chief of
Naval Personnel. His exact duties vary, depending on the CNO, though he generally devotes
much of his time to traveling throughout the Navy observing training and talking to sailors and
their families. His personnel code is N00A as the senior enlisted advisor to Chief of Naval
Operations and PERS-00D in his special advisory capacity to Chief of Naval Personnel/Deputy
Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel and Training). In 1988, the MCPON's spouse
was made the Ombudsman-at-Large, authorizing her to travel around the fleet with her husband,
representing the interests of the spouses of enlisted members. While the MCPON is a non-
commissioned officer, this billet is protocol equivalent to a vice admiral
Discuss the career and significant accomplishments of MCPON Black, and then his impact on
enlisted Sailors. - CORRECT ANSWER - On 13 January 1967, the Secretary of the Navy
announced that Master Chief Gunner's Mate (GMCM) Black was appointed as the first Senior
Enlisted Advisor, the position that would evolve into Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. As
such, he was the highest ranking enlisted man in the U.S. Navy, serving as the enlisted
representative to the Chief of Naval Operations. He counseled the highest Navy brass on
problems associated with enlisted guidance, leadership, and policy.
Discuss when and why the Sailor's Creed was developed. - CORRECT ANSWER - The
first version of the Sailor's Creed came from an idea in 1986 by Admiral James B. Watkins,
Chief of Naval Operations, to form a group that would create a Code of Ethics for the Navy. The
result of this meeting at the Naval War College was the eight-point The Navy Uniform, and was
later scaled down to a shorter version called the Sailor's Creed. The current version of the Sailor's
Creed was a product of many Blue Ribbon Recruit Training Panels in 1993 at the direction of
Admiral Frank B. Kelso II, Chief of Naval Operations. It has been revised twice; once in 1994
under the direction of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jeremy Boorda, and again in 1997.
, These changes were made to make the creed inclusively descriptive of all hands. The creed is
taught and recited in boot camp and officer accession programs.
Honor - CORRECT ANSWER - "I will bear true faith and allegiance ..." Accordingly, we
will: Conduct ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships with peers, superiors
and subordinates; Be honest and truthful in our dealings with each other, and with those outside
the Navy; Be willing to make honest recommendations and accept those of junior personnel;
Encourage new ideas and deliver the bad news, even when it is unpopular; Abide by an
uncompromising code of integrity, taking responsibility for our actions and keeping our word;
Fulfill or exceed our legal and ethical responsibilities in our public and personal lives twenty-
four hours a day. Illegal or improper behavior or even the appearance of such behavior will not
be tolerated. We are accountable for our professional and personal behavior. We will be mindful
of the privilege to serve our fellow Americans.
Courage - CORRECT ANSWER - "I will support and defend ..." Accordingly, we will
have: courage to meet the demands of our profession and the mission when it is hazardous,
demanding, or otherwise difficult; Make decisions in the best interest of the navy and the nation,
without regard to personal consequences; Meet these challenges while adhering to a higher
standard of personal conduct and decency; Be loyal to our nation, ensuring the resources
entrusted to us are used in an honest, careful, and efficient way. Courage is the value that gives
us the moral and mental strength to do what is right, even in the face of personal or professional
adversity.
Commitment - CORRECT ANSWER - "I will obey the orders ..." Accordingly, we will:
Demand respect up and down the chain of command; Care for the safety, professional, personal
and spiritual well-being of our people; Show respect toward all people without regard to race,
religion, or gender; Treat each individual with human dignity; Be committed to positive change
and constant improvement; Exhibit the highest degree of moral character, technical excellence,
quality and competence in what we have been trained to do. The day-to-day duty of every Navy
man and woman is to work together as a team to improve the quality of our work, our people and
ourselves.
Ships-of-the-line - CORRECT ANSWER - The battleships of the sailing days. These ships
were the largest of all sailing warships. These battleships carried 64 to 100 guns of various sizes.
