FMF CORE TESTS EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WHAT IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR ORM? - ANS MCO 3500.27A
WHAT IS DEFINED AS A CONDITION WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR MISSION DEGRADATION? - ANS HAZARD
WHICH OF THE BELOW IS NOT A PART OF THE FIVE STEP PROCESS OF ORM? - ANS RISK
ASSESSMENT
WHAT ARE TECHNICAL BULLETINS THAT CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT MATERIALS, SUCH AS
COMPOSITION, CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, HEALTH & SAFETY HAZARDS &
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING & USE? - ANS MSDS
WHEN WAS THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS CREATED? - ANS 10 NOVEMBER 1775
WHEN DID THE MARINES RAISE THE "STARS & STRIPES" FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE EASTERN
HEMISPHERE? - ANS 1805
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1913, IN REGARDS WITH THE MARINE CORPS' HISTORY? - ANS THE
MARINE CORPS ESTABLISHED ITS AVIATION UNIT
WHICH INVASION WAS LED BY THE US ALONGSIDE THE UK & SMALLER CONTINGENTS FROM
AUSTRALIA & POLAND FROM MARCH 20TH MAY 1ST 2003? - ANS INVASION OF IRAQ
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,WHAT OPERATION TOOK PLACE ON OCT. 7, 2001 WHERE EARLY COMBAT OPERATIONS
INCLUDED A MIX OF STRIKES FROM BOMBERS, F 14, F 18 & CRUISE MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM
SHIPS & SUBMARINES? - ANS OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
WHAT WAS THE LARGEST ALL MARINE BATTLE IN HISTORY? - ANS BATTLE OF IWO JIMA
WHAT UNIT WAS ROBERT R. INGRAM ASSIGNED TO WHEN HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF
HONOR? - ANS 1/7
WHEN PASSING AN OFFICER WHO IS GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS YOU, YOU SHOULD
SALUTE & SAY WHAT? - ANS "BY YOUR LEAVE, SIR (MA'AM)"
WHAT IS THE MARINE EQUIVALENT OF A NAVY REAR ADMIRAL UPPER HALF? - ANS MAJOR
GENERAL
WHEN SHOULD YOU START SALUTING IF YOU ARE BEING PASSED BY UNCASED COLORS THAT
ARE BEING PARADED? - ANS SIX PACES BEFORE
HOW MANY TOTAL ELEMENTS DOES THE MARINE CORPS MISSION HAVE? - ANS 7
WHICH OF THE BELOW IS NOT A PART OF THE SERVICE CHAIN OF COMMAND? - ANS CHIEF
OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WHO IS THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO, FOR THE
TRAINING & READINESS OF THE MARINE CORPS? - ANS SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
WHERE IS I MEF BASED? - ANS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & ARIZONA
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, HOW MANY SAILORS & MARINES, APPROXIMATELY, DOES A MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE
CONSIST OF? - ANS 7,000 10,000
OF THESE WHICH IS NOT PART OF A MEB? - ANS LCE CLR (FWD)
WHOSE SIGNATURE(S) ARE REQUIRED FOR EVALUATION REPORTS ON E 6 & BELOW
PAYGRADES? - ANS RATER, SENIOR RATER & REPORTING SENIOR
WHAT TYPE OF EVALUATION REPORT PROVIDES A RECORD OF SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE IN
AN ADDITIONAL DUTY (ADDU) OR TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (TEMADD) STATUS? -
ANS CONCURRENT REPORT
UNDER WHAT INSTRUCTION IS THE PAGE 2 LISTED? - ANS NAVPERS 1070/602
WHAT TYPE OF COURT MARTIAL CAN BE COMPOSED OF A MILITARY JUDGE ALONE, OR A
MILITARY JUDGE & NOT LESS THAN THREE ACTIVE DUTY ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS? -
ANS SPECIAL
IF A MEMBER CONSIDERS THE IMPOSED PUNISHMENT DURING NJP TO BE UNJUST OR
DISPROPORTIONATE, HOW MANY DAYS DOES THE MEMBER HAVE TO APPEAL? - ANS 5
WHAT SECTION OF THE EDVR CONTAINS THE PERSONNEL STATUS SUMMARY? -
ANS SECTION 5
WHAT SECTION OF THE EDVR CONTAINS NEC BILLET & PERSONNEL INVENTORY? -
ANS SECTION 7
WHICH OF THE BELOW ARE PART OF THE NINE COMMON ELEMENTS FOUND IN A COMBAT
ENVIRONMENT? - ANS ISOLATION, HOMESICKNESS & CASUALTIES
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WHAT IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR ORM? - ANS MCO 3500.27A
WHAT IS DEFINED AS A CONDITION WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR MISSION DEGRADATION? - ANS HAZARD
WHICH OF THE BELOW IS NOT A PART OF THE FIVE STEP PROCESS OF ORM? - ANS RISK
ASSESSMENT
WHAT ARE TECHNICAL BULLETINS THAT CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT MATERIALS, SUCH AS
COMPOSITION, CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, HEALTH & SAFETY HAZARDS &
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING & USE? - ANS MSDS
WHEN WAS THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS CREATED? - ANS 10 NOVEMBER 1775
WHEN DID THE MARINES RAISE THE "STARS & STRIPES" FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE EASTERN
HEMISPHERE? - ANS 1805
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1913, IN REGARDS WITH THE MARINE CORPS' HISTORY? - ANS THE
MARINE CORPS ESTABLISHED ITS AVIATION UNIT
WHICH INVASION WAS LED BY THE US ALONGSIDE THE UK & SMALLER CONTINGENTS FROM
AUSTRALIA & POLAND FROM MARCH 20TH MAY 1ST 2003? - ANS INVASION OF IRAQ
1 Copyright ©2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,WHAT OPERATION TOOK PLACE ON OCT. 7, 2001 WHERE EARLY COMBAT OPERATIONS
INCLUDED A MIX OF STRIKES FROM BOMBERS, F 14, F 18 & CRUISE MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM
SHIPS & SUBMARINES? - ANS OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
WHAT WAS THE LARGEST ALL MARINE BATTLE IN HISTORY? - ANS BATTLE OF IWO JIMA
WHAT UNIT WAS ROBERT R. INGRAM ASSIGNED TO WHEN HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF
HONOR? - ANS 1/7
WHEN PASSING AN OFFICER WHO IS GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS YOU, YOU SHOULD
SALUTE & SAY WHAT? - ANS "BY YOUR LEAVE, SIR (MA'AM)"
WHAT IS THE MARINE EQUIVALENT OF A NAVY REAR ADMIRAL UPPER HALF? - ANS MAJOR
GENERAL
WHEN SHOULD YOU START SALUTING IF YOU ARE BEING PASSED BY UNCASED COLORS THAT
ARE BEING PARADED? - ANS SIX PACES BEFORE
HOW MANY TOTAL ELEMENTS DOES THE MARINE CORPS MISSION HAVE? - ANS 7
WHICH OF THE BELOW IS NOT A PART OF THE SERVICE CHAIN OF COMMAND? - ANS CHIEF
OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WHO IS THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO, FOR THE
TRAINING & READINESS OF THE MARINE CORPS? - ANS SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
WHERE IS I MEF BASED? - ANS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & ARIZONA
2 Copyright ©2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, HOW MANY SAILORS & MARINES, APPROXIMATELY, DOES A MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE
CONSIST OF? - ANS 7,000 10,000
OF THESE WHICH IS NOT PART OF A MEB? - ANS LCE CLR (FWD)
WHOSE SIGNATURE(S) ARE REQUIRED FOR EVALUATION REPORTS ON E 6 & BELOW
PAYGRADES? - ANS RATER, SENIOR RATER & REPORTING SENIOR
WHAT TYPE OF EVALUATION REPORT PROVIDES A RECORD OF SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE IN
AN ADDITIONAL DUTY (ADDU) OR TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (TEMADD) STATUS? -
ANS CONCURRENT REPORT
UNDER WHAT INSTRUCTION IS THE PAGE 2 LISTED? - ANS NAVPERS 1070/602
WHAT TYPE OF COURT MARTIAL CAN BE COMPOSED OF A MILITARY JUDGE ALONE, OR A
MILITARY JUDGE & NOT LESS THAN THREE ACTIVE DUTY ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS? -
ANS SPECIAL
IF A MEMBER CONSIDERS THE IMPOSED PUNISHMENT DURING NJP TO BE UNJUST OR
DISPROPORTIONATE, HOW MANY DAYS DOES THE MEMBER HAVE TO APPEAL? - ANS 5
WHAT SECTION OF THE EDVR CONTAINS THE PERSONNEL STATUS SUMMARY? -
ANS SECTION 5
WHAT SECTION OF THE EDVR CONTAINS NEC BILLET & PERSONNEL INVENTORY? -
ANS SECTION 7
WHICH OF THE BELOW ARE PART OF THE NINE COMMON ELEMENTS FOUND IN A COMBAT
ENVIRONMENT? - ANS ISOLATION, HOMESICKNESS & CASUALTIES
3 Copyright ©2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
