PMK-EE E5 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. U.S. Navy ships that are underway observe which of the following customs?
- ANSWER ✓ The National Ensign is flown day and night
2. During the rendering of honors, what event cause the side boys to salute in
uniform? - ANSWER ✓ The boatswain's Mate begins to pipe
3. When your ship is passing another ship and rendering honors, what specific
number of signal blast is rendered for CARRY ON? - ANSWER ✓ Three
4. When a Navy ship gets underway, the ensign is shifted to what at sea
position? - ANSWER ✓ The mainmast
5. Military courtesies rendered to nations and high-ranking individuals are
known by what term? - ANSWER ✓ Honors
6. Your ship is rendering honors to another ship. When you hear two whistle
blast, you should take the following actions? - ANSWER ✓ End Salute
7. The U.S. Navy flag was establish as an official flag by which of the
following individuals? - ANSWER ✓ President of the United States
8. When boarding a ship that is flying the national ensign, what is the proper
conduct? - ANSWER ✓ Salute the ensign, then salute the OOD
9. When your ship renders honors "close aboard", another ship is passing
within what maximum distance of the ship? - ANSWER ✓ 600 yd
,10.A correct saluting distance is generally what maximum number of paces? -
ANSWER ✓ Six
11.In February 1778, as one of the first foreign powers to recognize the
American Colonies as legitimate government, which country returned a gun
salute to John Paul Jones and the ship he was commanding? - ANSWER ✓
France
12.The battle of the Coral Sea is best described by which of the following
phrases? - ANSWER ✓ It was fought entirely with aircraft
13.What method should you use to issue an order? - ANSWER ✓ Simple, clear,
and complete
14.Throughout the duration of a Non-Judicial Punishment from prescreening to
awarding of punishment, what form is used? - ANSWER ✓ NAVPERS
1626/7
15.Sailors receive a clothing allowance at what specific interval? - ANSWER ✓
Every year
16.While counseling a Sailor for indebtedness, what resource should you refer
him to for financial management? - ANSWER ✓ Fleet and Family Service
Center
17.What total number scoring categories exist in a Physical Readiness Test? -
ANSWER ✓ 5
18.The inability to understand the technical language of your rate will lead to
poor communication, and what other potential problem? - ANSWER ✓
Failure to advance in your rate
19.Prior to advancement to pay grade E-5, an E-4 should serve what maximum
number of months in rate? - ANSWER ✓ 12
20.Which Navy-Wide Advancement Exam candidate group receives Pass Not
Advanced points? - ANSWER ✓ Top 25% of Standard Scorers
,21.What program entitles Sailors to receive financial assistance to attend
college classes on a voluntary basis during off duty hours? - ANSWER ✓
Tuition Assistance
22.What action constitutes a C-WAY quota utilization? - ANSWER ✓
Changing SEAOS other than OTT
23.The board appointed to determine the facts in a case, recommend retention,
separation, or suspension of separation, is what type? - ANSWER ✓
Administrative
24.The type of discharge a Sailor receives is generally based upon what factor?
- ANSWER ✓ Reason for Discharge
25.A pattern of misconduct is best defined in which of the following examples?
- ANSWER ✓ Two or more NJP's
26.The acronym NSIPS represents what Navy system? - ANSWER ✓ Navy
Standard Integrated Personnel System
27.Extension requests should be executed in what specific monthly increment
range? - ANSWER ✓ 1 to 23
28.When a member is not entitled to or waives an administrative board, the
member should be separated within what maximum working days of
notification? - ANSWER ✓ 15
29.The Bureau of Naval Personnel Career Counselor Handbook is what
instruction? - ANSWER ✓ NAVPERS 15878L
30.Determination whether a Sailor will advance in rate is ultimately decided by
what factor? - ANSWER ✓ Only if a Vacancy exists
31.On a Sailors most recent evaluation, at a minimum what promotion
recommendation is required to be eligible for advancement? - ANSWER ✓
Promotable
, 32.An E5 or E6 should be eligible a one year time in-rate waiver under which
of the following circumstances? - ANSWER ✓ When receiving a promotion
recommendation of early promote on the most recent periodic evaluation
33.To apply for brig staff duty, you should have served what minimum number
of months of active duty after recruit training? - ANSWER ✓ 24 months
34.Undergraduate courses are available to Sailors aboard ship under what Navy
Education Program? - ANSWER ✓ Program For Afloat Education
35.An Agreement to extend enlistment is the title of which of the following
terms? - ANSWER ✓ NAVPERS 1070/621
36.During a Sailor's PCS process, the gaining command should assign him to
which of these individuals? - ANSWER ✓ Sponsor
37.Except early separation, in order to receive a discharge from the Navy at
your EAOS, what total number of years of service are required to be
completed? - ANSWER ✓ 8
38.Which of the following conditions is a disqualifies for eligibility to take the
advancement-in-rate exam? - ANSWER ✓ Exceeded the Terminal
Eligibility Date for High Year Tenure
39.Sailors requesting in-rate reenlistment will be automatically approved
provided there are no adverse community health conditions identified by
which individual? - ANSWER ✓ ECM
40.Casualty Reports and next of kin notification are filed on what page of the
enlisted service record? - ANSWER ✓ NAVPERS 1070/602
41.Commanding Officers May waive up to 1 year of required time-in-rate for
E5 and E6 Sailors who received a promotion recommendation of Early
Promote on what performance evaluation? - ANSWER ✓ Observed periodic
Evaluation in Current Paygrade
42.When executing a transfer to another command, what type of report will a
member receive? - ANSWER ✓ Detachment Of Individual Report
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. U.S. Navy ships that are underway observe which of the following customs?
- ANSWER ✓ The National Ensign is flown day and night
2. During the rendering of honors, what event cause the side boys to salute in
uniform? - ANSWER ✓ The boatswain's Mate begins to pipe
3. When your ship is passing another ship and rendering honors, what specific
number of signal blast is rendered for CARRY ON? - ANSWER ✓ Three
4. When a Navy ship gets underway, the ensign is shifted to what at sea
position? - ANSWER ✓ The mainmast
5. Military courtesies rendered to nations and high-ranking individuals are
known by what term? - ANSWER ✓ Honors
6. Your ship is rendering honors to another ship. When you hear two whistle
blast, you should take the following actions? - ANSWER ✓ End Salute
7. The U.S. Navy flag was establish as an official flag by which of the
following individuals? - ANSWER ✓ President of the United States
8. When boarding a ship that is flying the national ensign, what is the proper
conduct? - ANSWER ✓ Salute the ensign, then salute the OOD
9. When your ship renders honors "close aboard", another ship is passing
within what maximum distance of the ship? - ANSWER ✓ 600 yd
,10.A correct saluting distance is generally what maximum number of paces? -
ANSWER ✓ Six
11.In February 1778, as one of the first foreign powers to recognize the
American Colonies as legitimate government, which country returned a gun
salute to John Paul Jones and the ship he was commanding? - ANSWER ✓
France
12.The battle of the Coral Sea is best described by which of the following
phrases? - ANSWER ✓ It was fought entirely with aircraft
13.What method should you use to issue an order? - ANSWER ✓ Simple, clear,
and complete
14.Throughout the duration of a Non-Judicial Punishment from prescreening to
awarding of punishment, what form is used? - ANSWER ✓ NAVPERS
1626/7
15.Sailors receive a clothing allowance at what specific interval? - ANSWER ✓
Every year
16.While counseling a Sailor for indebtedness, what resource should you refer
him to for financial management? - ANSWER ✓ Fleet and Family Service
Center
17.What total number scoring categories exist in a Physical Readiness Test? -
ANSWER ✓ 5
18.The inability to understand the technical language of your rate will lead to
poor communication, and what other potential problem? - ANSWER ✓
Failure to advance in your rate
19.Prior to advancement to pay grade E-5, an E-4 should serve what maximum
number of months in rate? - ANSWER ✓ 12
20.Which Navy-Wide Advancement Exam candidate group receives Pass Not
Advanced points? - ANSWER ✓ Top 25% of Standard Scorers
,21.What program entitles Sailors to receive financial assistance to attend
college classes on a voluntary basis during off duty hours? - ANSWER ✓
Tuition Assistance
22.What action constitutes a C-WAY quota utilization? - ANSWER ✓
Changing SEAOS other than OTT
23.The board appointed to determine the facts in a case, recommend retention,
separation, or suspension of separation, is what type? - ANSWER ✓
Administrative
24.The type of discharge a Sailor receives is generally based upon what factor?
- ANSWER ✓ Reason for Discharge
25.A pattern of misconduct is best defined in which of the following examples?
- ANSWER ✓ Two or more NJP's
26.The acronym NSIPS represents what Navy system? - ANSWER ✓ Navy
Standard Integrated Personnel System
27.Extension requests should be executed in what specific monthly increment
range? - ANSWER ✓ 1 to 23
28.When a member is not entitled to or waives an administrative board, the
member should be separated within what maximum working days of
notification? - ANSWER ✓ 15
29.The Bureau of Naval Personnel Career Counselor Handbook is what
instruction? - ANSWER ✓ NAVPERS 15878L
30.Determination whether a Sailor will advance in rate is ultimately decided by
what factor? - ANSWER ✓ Only if a Vacancy exists
31.On a Sailors most recent evaluation, at a minimum what promotion
recommendation is required to be eligible for advancement? - ANSWER ✓
Promotable
, 32.An E5 or E6 should be eligible a one year time in-rate waiver under which
of the following circumstances? - ANSWER ✓ When receiving a promotion
recommendation of early promote on the most recent periodic evaluation
33.To apply for brig staff duty, you should have served what minimum number
of months of active duty after recruit training? - ANSWER ✓ 24 months
34.Undergraduate courses are available to Sailors aboard ship under what Navy
Education Program? - ANSWER ✓ Program For Afloat Education
35.An Agreement to extend enlistment is the title of which of the following
terms? - ANSWER ✓ NAVPERS 1070/621
36.During a Sailor's PCS process, the gaining command should assign him to
which of these individuals? - ANSWER ✓ Sponsor
37.Except early separation, in order to receive a discharge from the Navy at
your EAOS, what total number of years of service are required to be
completed? - ANSWER ✓ 8
38.Which of the following conditions is a disqualifies for eligibility to take the
advancement-in-rate exam? - ANSWER ✓ Exceeded the Terminal
Eligibility Date for High Year Tenure
39.Sailors requesting in-rate reenlistment will be automatically approved
provided there are no adverse community health conditions identified by
which individual? - ANSWER ✓ ECM
40.Casualty Reports and next of kin notification are filed on what page of the
enlisted service record? - ANSWER ✓ NAVPERS 1070/602
41.Commanding Officers May waive up to 1 year of required time-in-rate for
E5 and E6 Sailors who received a promotion recommendation of Early
Promote on what performance evaluation? - ANSWER ✓ Observed periodic
Evaluation in Current Paygrade
42.When executing a transfer to another command, what type of report will a
member receive? - ANSWER ✓ Detachment Of Individual Report
