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USNSCC Petty Officer 1st Class PO1
(Complete!) Questions and Answers
1-1. An element that enables a sea-dependent nation to project its political, economic,
and military
strengths seaward is known as:
1. sea power
2. naval power
3. global strategy
4. national strategy
o :# 1. sea power
1-2. The true strength of sea power can only be measured in terms of a nation's ability to
use the sea to further its:
1. national objectives
2. naval power
3. aggression
4. population
o :# 1. national objectives
1-3. It is more feasible to send naval forces, in comparison to other military forces, into
crisis areas
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for which of the following reasons?
1. The cost is low
2. Naval forces can stay on station indefinitely
3. Naval forces leave behind no physical reminders of their presence
4. All of the above
o :# 4. All of the above
1-4. To continue to exist as we know it today, the United States must have a policy that
recognizes its:
1. economy
2. naval strengths
3. national security
4. worldwide commitments
o :# 4. worldwide commitments
1-5. What are the three fundamental pillars on which United States military strategy
rests?
1. Maritime superiority, deterrence, and alliance solidarity
2. Control of the seas, deterrence, and forward defense
3. Deterrence, forward defense, and alliance solidarity
4. Forward defense, control of the seas, and alliance solidarity
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o :# 3. Deterrence, forward defense, and alliance solidarity
1-6. Which of the following responses could the United States take in the event of
aggression by a potential enemy?
1. Meet force with force
2. Control the duration of the fighting
3. Increase the intensity of the conflict
4. Each of the above
o :# 4. Each of the above
1-7. The Navy has the ability to outlast any aggressor with:
1. a great number of personnel and materials
2. secure sea-lanes
3. a large fleet
4. flexibility
o :# 2. secure sea-lanes
1-8. In time of emergency the Navy must be able to venture into harm's way.
1. True
2. False
o :# 1. True
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1-9. Which of the following is NOT a component of the TRIAD of strategic nuclear
forces?
1. Intercontinental ballistic missiles
2. Sea-launched ballistic missiles
3. Aircraft carrier battle groups
4. Long-range bombers
o :# 3. Aircraft carrier battle groups
1-10. What is the most flexible element
of the TRIAD?
1. Intercontinental ballistic
missiles
2. Sea-launched ballistic missiles
3. Long-range bombers
4. Cruise missiles
o :# 3. Long-range bombers
1-11. What is the sole mission and fundamental reason for the existence of the fleet
ballistic missile submarine?
1. To deter war
2. To seek out and destroy enemy submarines
USNSCC Petty Officer 1st Class PO1
(Complete!) Questions and Answers
1-1. An element that enables a sea-dependent nation to project its political, economic,
and military
strengths seaward is known as:
1. sea power
2. naval power
3. global strategy
4. national strategy
o :# 1. sea power
1-2. The true strength of sea power can only be measured in terms of a nation's ability to
use the sea to further its:
1. national objectives
2. naval power
3. aggression
4. population
o :# 1. national objectives
1-3. It is more feasible to send naval forces, in comparison to other military forces, into
crisis areas
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for which of the following reasons?
1. The cost is low
2. Naval forces can stay on station indefinitely
3. Naval forces leave behind no physical reminders of their presence
4. All of the above
o :# 4. All of the above
1-4. To continue to exist as we know it today, the United States must have a policy that
recognizes its:
1. economy
2. naval strengths
3. national security
4. worldwide commitments
o :# 4. worldwide commitments
1-5. What are the three fundamental pillars on which United States military strategy
rests?
1. Maritime superiority, deterrence, and alliance solidarity
2. Control of the seas, deterrence, and forward defense
3. Deterrence, forward defense, and alliance solidarity
4. Forward defense, control of the seas, and alliance solidarity
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o :# 3. Deterrence, forward defense, and alliance solidarity
1-6. Which of the following responses could the United States take in the event of
aggression by a potential enemy?
1. Meet force with force
2. Control the duration of the fighting
3. Increase the intensity of the conflict
4. Each of the above
o :# 4. Each of the above
1-7. The Navy has the ability to outlast any aggressor with:
1. a great number of personnel and materials
2. secure sea-lanes
3. a large fleet
4. flexibility
o :# 2. secure sea-lanes
1-8. In time of emergency the Navy must be able to venture into harm's way.
1. True
2. False
o :# 1. True
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1-9. Which of the following is NOT a component of the TRIAD of strategic nuclear
forces?
1. Intercontinental ballistic missiles
2. Sea-launched ballistic missiles
3. Aircraft carrier battle groups
4. Long-range bombers
o :# 3. Aircraft carrier battle groups
1-10. What is the most flexible element
of the TRIAD?
1. Intercontinental ballistic
missiles
2. Sea-launched ballistic missiles
3. Long-range bombers
4. Cruise missiles
o :# 3. Long-range bombers
1-11. What is the sole mission and fundamental reason for the existence of the fleet
ballistic missile submarine?
1. To deter war
2. To seek out and destroy enemy submarines
