VA POST WEEK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Executive Order 5398 signed by President Herbert Hoover on July 21, 1930. - ANS Veterans
Administration Created by What Executive Order?
VHA (Veterans Health Administration)
VBA (Veterans Benefits Administration)
NCA ( National Cemetery Administration) - ANS 3 Major Branches of the VA
Oct. 25, 1988 Congress passed legislation that became "The Department of Veteran Affairs Act"
with an effective date of March 15, 1989 - ANS When did VA become a cabinet level position
/ agency?
Honorable Robert Wilkie - ANS *Secretary of VA* - Responsible to the President, members
the cabinet, full authority of VA
Honorable James Byrne - ANS *Deputy Secretary of VA* - Shares Responsibility, directs policy
& Ops of VA on daily basis.
Donald P. Loren - ANS *Asst. Secretary for Operations, Security and Preparedness* -
facilitates & integrates VA's comprehensive emergency management "All Hazards Program"
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,Frederick Jackson - ANS *Director Office of Security & Law Enforcement* - Top Cop, Oversees
VA Police nationwide, directs policy and operations of police.
Michael Franklin - ANS Director of Police Services,reports to the director. Reviews all policies
and inspections.
Dr. James Ward - ANS Director of LETC, In charge of all training.
Pamela Powers - ANS Chief of Staff
Voluntary Compliance Definition - ANS 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.
What is Voluntary Compliance - ANS This is the preferred outcome for VA Medical Centers
and the VA Police.
When can a VA Police officer make an arrest? - ANS a MISDEMEANOR is committed in the
presence of the officer or when a FELONY has been committed & probable cause exists that the
person arrested committed it.
What is Mental Illness? - ANS Medical Conditions that disrupt a persons thinking, feelings,
mood, and ability to relate others and daily functioning.
Mental illness is NOT - ANS Weakness of character, a choice, criminal, or dangerous (illness is
not dangerous - actions may make dangerous)
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, Causes of Mental Illness - ANS Sometimes triggered by life events, a trauma.
Genetics,, Biology, Environment, Lifestyle, and Experience
What is TBI? - ANS A concussion in the past that result in Neuro-cognitive Deficits
Symptoms of TBI - ANS Persistent headaches and/or neck pain
Difficulty remembering, concentrating or making
decisions
Slowness in thinking
Getting lost or easily confused
Feeling tired all the time
Mood changes
Changes in sleep patterns
Behaviors or Behavior inconsistencies with TBI - ANS Irritability
Sudden Violence
Depending on the areas of the brain affected, normal inhibitions are absent
Moderate TBI - ANS loss of consciousness for 31 minutes -24 hours alteration of
consciousness for more than 24 hours
loss of memory for events 1-7 days before or after the incident
Mild TBI - ANS recover completely in a week to three months. Poor concentration, irritability,
tired more, depression, memory problems, headaches
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AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Executive Order 5398 signed by President Herbert Hoover on July 21, 1930. - ANS Veterans
Administration Created by What Executive Order?
VHA (Veterans Health Administration)
VBA (Veterans Benefits Administration)
NCA ( National Cemetery Administration) - ANS 3 Major Branches of the VA
Oct. 25, 1988 Congress passed legislation that became "The Department of Veteran Affairs Act"
with an effective date of March 15, 1989 - ANS When did VA become a cabinet level position
/ agency?
Honorable Robert Wilkie - ANS *Secretary of VA* - Responsible to the President, members
the cabinet, full authority of VA
Honorable James Byrne - ANS *Deputy Secretary of VA* - Shares Responsibility, directs policy
& Ops of VA on daily basis.
Donald P. Loren - ANS *Asst. Secretary for Operations, Security and Preparedness* -
facilitates & integrates VA's comprehensive emergency management "All Hazards Program"
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Frederick Jackson - ANS *Director Office of Security & Law Enforcement* - Top Cop, Oversees
VA Police nationwide, directs policy and operations of police.
Michael Franklin - ANS Director of Police Services,reports to the director. Reviews all policies
and inspections.
Dr. James Ward - ANS Director of LETC, In charge of all training.
Pamela Powers - ANS Chief of Staff
Voluntary Compliance Definition - ANS 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.
What is Voluntary Compliance - ANS This is the preferred outcome for VA Medical Centers
and the VA Police.
When can a VA Police officer make an arrest? - ANS a MISDEMEANOR is committed in the
presence of the officer or when a FELONY has been committed & probable cause exists that the
person arrested committed it.
What is Mental Illness? - ANS Medical Conditions that disrupt a persons thinking, feelings,
mood, and ability to relate others and daily functioning.
Mental illness is NOT - ANS Weakness of character, a choice, criminal, or dangerous (illness is
not dangerous - actions may make dangerous)
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Causes of Mental Illness - ANS Sometimes triggered by life events, a trauma.
Genetics,, Biology, Environment, Lifestyle, and Experience
What is TBI? - ANS A concussion in the past that result in Neuro-cognitive Deficits
Symptoms of TBI - ANS Persistent headaches and/or neck pain
Difficulty remembering, concentrating or making
decisions
Slowness in thinking
Getting lost or easily confused
Feeling tired all the time
Mood changes
Changes in sleep patterns
Behaviors or Behavior inconsistencies with TBI - ANS Irritability
Sudden Violence
Depending on the areas of the brain affected, normal inhibitions are absent
Moderate TBI - ANS loss of consciousness for 31 minutes -24 hours alteration of
consciousness for more than 24 hours
loss of memory for events 1-7 days before or after the incident
Mild TBI - ANS recover completely in a week to three months. Poor concentration, irritability,
tired more, depression, memory problems, headaches
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