VA LETC Week 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORECT Answers
Secretary of VA: Denis McDonough - CORRECT ANSWER - · Responsible to the Pres.
for the admin. of the VA
· Chief advisor on the VA
· Vested w/ full authority to operate the VA
· Implement laws that govern the VA
· Establishes policies governing operations & organizational structures of the VA
Executive Order 5398 - CORRECT ANSWER - Veterans Administration Created by What
Exectutive Order?
VHA, VBA, NCA - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 Major Branches of the VA
Oct 28 1988 - CORRECT ANSWER - Date Congress passed the "Dept. Of Veterans
Affairs Act"?
Secretary of VA - CORRECT ANSWER - Dennis McDonough Responsible to the
President, members the cabinet, full authority of VA
Deputy Secretary of VA - CORRECT ANSWER - Carolyn Clancy
Shares Responsibility, directs policy & Ops of VA on daily basis.
Asst. Secretary for operations, security and preparedness - CORRECT ANSWER -
facilitates & integrates VA's comprehensive emergency management "All Hazards Program"
Frederick Jackson - CORRECT ANSWER - Director of OS AND LE
,Michael Franklin - CORRECT ANSWER - Director of Police Services
Dr. James L Ward - CORRECT ANSWER - VA CHIEF OF POLICE
5 Core Values - CORRECT ANSWER - ICARE(Integrity,Commitment,Advocacy,Respect
and excellence)
Voluntary Compliance - CORRECT ANSWER - Process of meeting the legal
requirements of a wrong doing by the persons own free will. Getting people to do what you want
them to do because its the right thing to do.
VA police can make an arrest when : - CORRECT ANSWER - a MISDEMEANOR is
committed in the presence of the ofcr. or when a FELONY has been committed & probable
cause exists that the person arrested committed it.
The Goal of Law Enforcement is to generate : - CORRECT ANSWER - Voluntary
Compliance
Identify when the Veterans Administration was originally formed and how it transitioned into the
Department of Veterans Affairs. - CORRECT ANSWER - Order 5398, signed by
President Herbert Hoover on July 21, 1930.
Oct 25th Congress passed legislation that became the VA with an effective date of march 15th
1989
President George Bush (senior) implemented the Act in 1989 and the VA became a cabinet-level
department.
VHA is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER - Addresses all areas of health care
services
. ◼ Nation's largest provider of graduate medical education
,. ◼ Major contributor to medical and scientific research.
◼ VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including surgery, critical care, mental
health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy
The VBA is Responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER - Veterans Benefits, Pensions,
Vocational Rehabilitation and employment, Education, Home Loans and Life Insurance
The NCA is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER - All Funeral matters/ Burial Benefits
Office of Security and Law Enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER - Mr .Fredrick Jackson
Reports to the Chief Security Officer
Responsible for policy and assessment of VA police service Nationwide
VA Chief Of Police - CORRECT ANSWER - Dr. James Ward
Reports to the Chief Security Officer
Responsible for the Police Modernization Office and the Law Enforcement Training Center
Recognize how the VA Police support the Mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
veteran patient experience. - CORRECT ANSWER - To Assist Those Who Cannot Care
For Themselves:
A police officer not only has a duty, but an obligation, to help people who are less fortunate
We are preserving the peace and maintaining order by lending assistance - not by threats,
intimidation, or arrest. As we give assistance to others, we are fulfilling our obligation as a VA
Police Officer.
, Mission (OS&LE) - CORRECT ANSWER - (Mission) Deliver professional law
enforcement and security services, while maintaining law and order ,and the protection of
persons and property on VA campuses and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Mission of the VA Law Enforcement Training Center (LETC). - CORRECT ANSWER -
(Mission) To provide high-quality law enforcement training for those men and women who
protect the Veterans, staff, visitors, and infrastructure on Department of Veterans Affairs
property, as well as that of other government agencies with limited jurisdictions.
Introduction to the Federal Law Enforcement training Accreditation (FLETA) Program. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Began in 2000 to increase professionalism of federal law
enforcement training.
Accreditation is a process of self-regulation with the goal of successfully achieving and
maintaining compliance with a set of standards that have been collectively established within the
federal law enforcement community.
FLETA Accreditation ◼ Ensures quality training ◼ Increases confidence among leadership ◼
Increases confidence among the public ◼ Builds law enforcement alliances
Know the rules and regulations of the LETC while in a training status. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rules apply to all students - whether VA or other government agency (OGA),
entry-level, or advanced. ◼ Violations may result in assignment termination and return to
station.
Vision (OS&LE) - CORRECT ANSWER - (Vision) To provide 21st century world-class
police services and operations that most effectively serve VA beneficiaries, employees, and
visitors while functioning as a critical and indispensable part of the corporate VA Team
Vision of LETC - CORRECT ANSWER - (Vision) The LETC will be the benchmark of
excellence for 21st century federal law enforcement training by providing exemplary training
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Questions and CORECT Answers
Secretary of VA: Denis McDonough - CORRECT ANSWER - · Responsible to the Pres.
for the admin. of the VA
· Chief advisor on the VA
· Vested w/ full authority to operate the VA
· Implement laws that govern the VA
· Establishes policies governing operations & organizational structures of the VA
Executive Order 5398 - CORRECT ANSWER - Veterans Administration Created by What
Exectutive Order?
VHA, VBA, NCA - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 Major Branches of the VA
Oct 28 1988 - CORRECT ANSWER - Date Congress passed the "Dept. Of Veterans
Affairs Act"?
Secretary of VA - CORRECT ANSWER - Dennis McDonough Responsible to the
President, members the cabinet, full authority of VA
Deputy Secretary of VA - CORRECT ANSWER - Carolyn Clancy
Shares Responsibility, directs policy & Ops of VA on daily basis.
Asst. Secretary for operations, security and preparedness - CORRECT ANSWER -
facilitates & integrates VA's comprehensive emergency management "All Hazards Program"
Frederick Jackson - CORRECT ANSWER - Director of OS AND LE
,Michael Franklin - CORRECT ANSWER - Director of Police Services
Dr. James L Ward - CORRECT ANSWER - VA CHIEF OF POLICE
5 Core Values - CORRECT ANSWER - ICARE(Integrity,Commitment,Advocacy,Respect
and excellence)
Voluntary Compliance - CORRECT ANSWER - Process of meeting the legal
requirements of a wrong doing by the persons own free will. Getting people to do what you want
them to do because its the right thing to do.
VA police can make an arrest when : - CORRECT ANSWER - a MISDEMEANOR is
committed in the presence of the ofcr. or when a FELONY has been committed & probable
cause exists that the person arrested committed it.
The Goal of Law Enforcement is to generate : - CORRECT ANSWER - Voluntary
Compliance
Identify when the Veterans Administration was originally formed and how it transitioned into the
Department of Veterans Affairs. - CORRECT ANSWER - Order 5398, signed by
President Herbert Hoover on July 21, 1930.
Oct 25th Congress passed legislation that became the VA with an effective date of march 15th
1989
President George Bush (senior) implemented the Act in 1989 and the VA became a cabinet-level
department.
VHA is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER - Addresses all areas of health care
services
. ◼ Nation's largest provider of graduate medical education
,. ◼ Major contributor to medical and scientific research.
◼ VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including surgery, critical care, mental
health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy
The VBA is Responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER - Veterans Benefits, Pensions,
Vocational Rehabilitation and employment, Education, Home Loans and Life Insurance
The NCA is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER - All Funeral matters/ Burial Benefits
Office of Security and Law Enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER - Mr .Fredrick Jackson
Reports to the Chief Security Officer
Responsible for policy and assessment of VA police service Nationwide
VA Chief Of Police - CORRECT ANSWER - Dr. James Ward
Reports to the Chief Security Officer
Responsible for the Police Modernization Office and the Law Enforcement Training Center
Recognize how the VA Police support the Mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
veteran patient experience. - CORRECT ANSWER - To Assist Those Who Cannot Care
For Themselves:
A police officer not only has a duty, but an obligation, to help people who are less fortunate
We are preserving the peace and maintaining order by lending assistance - not by threats,
intimidation, or arrest. As we give assistance to others, we are fulfilling our obligation as a VA
Police Officer.
, Mission (OS&LE) - CORRECT ANSWER - (Mission) Deliver professional law
enforcement and security services, while maintaining law and order ,and the protection of
persons and property on VA campuses and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Mission of the VA Law Enforcement Training Center (LETC). - CORRECT ANSWER -
(Mission) To provide high-quality law enforcement training for those men and women who
protect the Veterans, staff, visitors, and infrastructure on Department of Veterans Affairs
property, as well as that of other government agencies with limited jurisdictions.
Introduction to the Federal Law Enforcement training Accreditation (FLETA) Program. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Began in 2000 to increase professionalism of federal law
enforcement training.
Accreditation is a process of self-regulation with the goal of successfully achieving and
maintaining compliance with a set of standards that have been collectively established within the
federal law enforcement community.
FLETA Accreditation ◼ Ensures quality training ◼ Increases confidence among leadership ◼
Increases confidence among the public ◼ Builds law enforcement alliances
Know the rules and regulations of the LETC while in a training status. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rules apply to all students - whether VA or other government agency (OGA),
entry-level, or advanced. ◼ Violations may result in assignment termination and return to
station.
Vision (OS&LE) - CORRECT ANSWER - (Vision) To provide 21st century world-class
police services and operations that most effectively serve VA beneficiaries, employees, and
visitors while functioning as a critical and indispensable part of the corporate VA Team
Vision of LETC - CORRECT ANSWER - (Vision) The LETC will be the benchmark of
excellence for 21st century federal law enforcement training by providing exemplary training
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