USCG AUX PA III PQS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatBisBtheBpurposeBofBUSCGBAuxiliaryBpublicBaffairs?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ToBpublicizeBAuxiliaryBactivitiesBsoBpublicBunderstandsBandBappreciatesBAuxiliaryBsupportBofBtheBCoastBGua
rd.BToBassistBtheBCoastBGuardBwithBitsBpublicBaffairsBandBtrainingBprograms.
OutlineBorganizationBofBtheBAUXBPABprogram.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
PublicBAffairsBOfficersB(PAO's)BconductBPABeffortsBatBtheBflotilla,BdivisionBandBdistrictBlevel.BTheyBalsoBassistB
CoastBGuardBunitsBasBneeded.B
AtBtheBnationalBlevel,BtheBDepartmentBofBPublicBAffairsB(theB"A"BDirectorate)BsupportsBAuxiliaryBPAO'sBbyB
developingBprogramsBandBresources.
WhatBisBtheBwebB"gateway"BtoBtheBworldBofBPA?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-www.auxpa.org
DescribeBtheBproactiveBapproachBtoBpublicBaffairs?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ActivelyBdisseminatingBmessagesBthroughBaBvarietyBofBcommunicationBmedia.
1.BIdentifyByourBaudience
2.BKnowByourBtargetBmediaB(prepareBaBcontactBlist)
3.BWriteBarticlesBandBpromotionalBmaterialsBregularly
4.BPublishBannouncementsBinBcommunityBcalendars
5.BSetBupBdisplaysBandBsafetyBexhibitsBatBspecialBevents
6.BCreateBpublicBserviceBannouncementsBandBvideoBnewsBreleases
, 7.BDistributeBposters,BfliersBandBflotillaBnewsletters
OutlineBtheBfour-stepBpublicBaffairsBprocess.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
1.BPlanningB(identifyBaudience,Bmessage,Bmedia)
2.BExecutionB(puttingBplanBintoBaction)
3.BAnalysisB(determineBimpactBofByourBPABprogram)
4.BFollow-upB(adjustingBandBrepeatingBcommunicationBeffort)
WhatBisBtheBguidanceBmanualBusedBforBPA?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
AuxiliaryBPublicBAffairsBGuide,BUSCGBExternalBAffairsBManualB(2021),BUSCGBSocialBMediaBManualB(2021),BA
uxiliaryBPublicationsBOfficerBGuide,BAuxiliaryBSocialBMediaBHandbookB(ComingBSoon)
WhatBareBPABresponsibilitiesBofBtheBflotillaBcommander?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
SuperviseBtheBPABstaffBofficer;BrelyBonBtheBPABstaffBofficerBforBguidanceBandBcounselBinBallBpublicBaffairsBma
tters;BrepresentBtheBunitBasBspokesperson;BidentifyBpublicBaffairsBopportunitiesBinBvariousBmissionBareas.
DoBflotillaBmembersBhaveBanyBPABresponsibility?BWhy?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
PublicBAffairsBisBEVERYONE'sBresponsibility.
WhatB"channels"BcanBweBemployBtoBcommunicateBwithBtheBgeneralBpublic?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
CommercialBmediaB(newspapers,Bmagazines,Bradio,Btelevision);BtheBInternet;BchurchBorBcommunityBbulleti
ns;BlocalBboatingBnewsletters.
DiscussBdifferentBtypesBofBprintBmediaB.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
Internal:Bflotilla,BdivisionBandBdistrictBnewsletters,BNavigatorBmagazine,BnationalBe-
mailBnewslettersBsuchBasBNAVIGATORBExpress.
External:BweeklyBandBdailyBnewspapers,BcommercialBmagazines,BshoppingBguides,BcompanyBnewslettersBa
ndBmagazines.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatBisBtheBpurposeBofBUSCGBAuxiliaryBpublicBaffairs?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ToBpublicizeBAuxiliaryBactivitiesBsoBpublicBunderstandsBandBappreciatesBAuxiliaryBsupportBofBtheBCoastBGua
rd.BToBassistBtheBCoastBGuardBwithBitsBpublicBaffairsBandBtrainingBprograms.
OutlineBorganizationBofBtheBAUXBPABprogram.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
PublicBAffairsBOfficersB(PAO's)BconductBPABeffortsBatBtheBflotilla,BdivisionBandBdistrictBlevel.BTheyBalsoBassistB
CoastBGuardBunitsBasBneeded.B
AtBtheBnationalBlevel,BtheBDepartmentBofBPublicBAffairsB(theB"A"BDirectorate)BsupportsBAuxiliaryBPAO'sBbyB
developingBprogramsBandBresources.
WhatBisBtheBwebB"gateway"BtoBtheBworldBofBPA?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-www.auxpa.org
DescribeBtheBproactiveBapproachBtoBpublicBaffairs?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ActivelyBdisseminatingBmessagesBthroughBaBvarietyBofBcommunicationBmedia.
1.BIdentifyByourBaudience
2.BKnowByourBtargetBmediaB(prepareBaBcontactBlist)
3.BWriteBarticlesBandBpromotionalBmaterialsBregularly
4.BPublishBannouncementsBinBcommunityBcalendars
5.BSetBupBdisplaysBandBsafetyBexhibitsBatBspecialBevents
6.BCreateBpublicBserviceBannouncementsBandBvideoBnewsBreleases
, 7.BDistributeBposters,BfliersBandBflotillaBnewsletters
OutlineBtheBfour-stepBpublicBaffairsBprocess.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
1.BPlanningB(identifyBaudience,Bmessage,Bmedia)
2.BExecutionB(puttingBplanBintoBaction)
3.BAnalysisB(determineBimpactBofByourBPABprogram)
4.BFollow-upB(adjustingBandBrepeatingBcommunicationBeffort)
WhatBisBtheBguidanceBmanualBusedBforBPA?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
AuxiliaryBPublicBAffairsBGuide,BUSCGBExternalBAffairsBManualB(2021),BUSCGBSocialBMediaBManualB(2021),BA
uxiliaryBPublicationsBOfficerBGuide,BAuxiliaryBSocialBMediaBHandbookB(ComingBSoon)
WhatBareBPABresponsibilitiesBofBtheBflotillaBcommander?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
SuperviseBtheBPABstaffBofficer;BrelyBonBtheBPABstaffBofficerBforBguidanceBandBcounselBinBallBpublicBaffairsBma
tters;BrepresentBtheBunitBasBspokesperson;BidentifyBpublicBaffairsBopportunitiesBinBvariousBmissionBareas.
DoBflotillaBmembersBhaveBanyBPABresponsibility?BWhy?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
PublicBAffairsBisBEVERYONE'sBresponsibility.
WhatB"channels"BcanBweBemployBtoBcommunicateBwithBtheBgeneralBpublic?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
CommercialBmediaB(newspapers,Bmagazines,Bradio,Btelevision);BtheBInternet;BchurchBorBcommunityBbulleti
ns;BlocalBboatingBnewsletters.
DiscussBdifferentBtypesBofBprintBmediaB.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
Internal:Bflotilla,BdivisionBandBdistrictBnewsletters,BNavigatorBmagazine,BnationalBe-
mailBnewslettersBsuchBasBNAVIGATORBExpress.
External:BweeklyBandBdailyBnewspapers,BcommercialBmagazines,BshoppingBguides,BcompanyBnewslettersBa
ndBmagazines.