FMF Board Questions (Core) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What's section 103? - CORRECT ANSWER Marine Corps Mission and Organization
Fundementals
How many elements of Marine Corps mission are there? - CORRECT ANSWER 7
What are the 7 elements of the Marine Corps mission? - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide
Fleet Marine Forces with combined arms and supporting air componets for service with the US
- Provide detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security
detachments
- Develop the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment employed by landing forces in
amphibious operations
- Provide Marine froces for airborne operations
- Develop the doctrine, procedures and equipment for airborne operations
- Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs
- Perform such other duties as the president may direct
How many parallel chain of commands are there? - CORRECT ANSWER 2
What are the two parallel chain of commands ? - CORRECT ANSWER Service and
Operational
What is the Service chain of command? - CORRECT ANSWER - President of the United
Sates
- Secretary of Defense
- Secretary of the Navy
,- Commandant of the Marine Corps
What is the Operational chain of command? - CORRECT ANSWER - President of the
United States
- Secretary of Defense
- Commanders of combatant commands
The Marine Corps operating forces consist of ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Marine Corps
forces
- Marine Security forces
- Marine Security Guard
What is Marine Corps force (MARFOR)? - CORRECT ANSWER Organized as MAGTF's
What is Marine Security forces ? - CORRECT ANSWER Approximately 3,400 marines
that protect key naval installations and facilities worldewide
What is Marine Security Guard (MSG)? - CORRECT ANSWER -Detachments at
embassies/consulates around the globe
-Assigned to 121 diplomatic post in 115 countries
What is the purpose of Headquarters Marine Corps? - CORRECT ANSWER Consists of
the Commandant of the Marine Corps and staff agencies that advise him
The Commandant of the Marine Corps is directly responsible to who? and for ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Secretary of the Navy
- Total performance of the Marine Corps
What is a Maine air-ground task force (MAGTF) ? - CORRECT ANSWER
, What is a Command Element (CE)? - CORRECT ANSWER
The MEF CE consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is the mission of the MEF CE? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Headquaters Group (MHG) - CORRECT
ANSWER
What is MARCENT? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is the Marine Forces Reserves? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is a Air Combat Element (ACE)? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is a Ground Combat Element (GCE)? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is a Logistics Combat Element (LCE)? - CORRECT ANSWER
How many MEF's are there? and where are they located? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)? - CORRECT ANSWER
What does a MEB consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)? - CORRECT ANSWER
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What's section 103? - CORRECT ANSWER Marine Corps Mission and Organization
Fundementals
How many elements of Marine Corps mission are there? - CORRECT ANSWER 7
What are the 7 elements of the Marine Corps mission? - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide
Fleet Marine Forces with combined arms and supporting air componets for service with the US
- Provide detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security
detachments
- Develop the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment employed by landing forces in
amphibious operations
- Provide Marine froces for airborne operations
- Develop the doctrine, procedures and equipment for airborne operations
- Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs
- Perform such other duties as the president may direct
How many parallel chain of commands are there? - CORRECT ANSWER 2
What are the two parallel chain of commands ? - CORRECT ANSWER Service and
Operational
What is the Service chain of command? - CORRECT ANSWER - President of the United
Sates
- Secretary of Defense
- Secretary of the Navy
,- Commandant of the Marine Corps
What is the Operational chain of command? - CORRECT ANSWER - President of the
United States
- Secretary of Defense
- Commanders of combatant commands
The Marine Corps operating forces consist of ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Marine Corps
forces
- Marine Security forces
- Marine Security Guard
What is Marine Corps force (MARFOR)? - CORRECT ANSWER Organized as MAGTF's
What is Marine Security forces ? - CORRECT ANSWER Approximately 3,400 marines
that protect key naval installations and facilities worldewide
What is Marine Security Guard (MSG)? - CORRECT ANSWER -Detachments at
embassies/consulates around the globe
-Assigned to 121 diplomatic post in 115 countries
What is the purpose of Headquarters Marine Corps? - CORRECT ANSWER Consists of
the Commandant of the Marine Corps and staff agencies that advise him
The Commandant of the Marine Corps is directly responsible to who? and for ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Secretary of the Navy
- Total performance of the Marine Corps
What is a Maine air-ground task force (MAGTF) ? - CORRECT ANSWER
, What is a Command Element (CE)? - CORRECT ANSWER
The MEF CE consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is the mission of the MEF CE? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Headquaters Group (MHG) - CORRECT
ANSWER
What is MARCENT? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is the Marine Forces Reserves? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is a Air Combat Element (ACE)? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is a Ground Combat Element (GCE)? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is a Logistics Combat Element (LCE)? - CORRECT ANSWER
How many MEF's are there? and where are they located? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)? - CORRECT ANSWER
What does a MEB consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)? - CORRECT ANSWER
