FMF BOARD QUESTIONS (CORE) EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What's section 103? - ANS Marine Corps Mission and Organization Fundementals
How many elements of Marine Corps mission are there? - ANS 7
What are the 7 elements of the Marine Corps mission? - ANS - Provide Fleet Marine Forces
with combined arms and supporting air componets for service with the US
- Provide detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security
detachments
- Develop the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment employed by landing forces in
amphibious operations
- Provide Marine froces for airborne operations
- Develop the doctrine, procedures and equipment for airborne operations
- Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs
- Perform such other duties as the president may direct
How many parallel chain of commands are there? - ANS 2
What are the two parallel chain of commands ? - ANS Service and Operational
What is the Service chain of command? - ANS - President of the United Sates
- Secretary of Defense
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,- Secretary of the Navy
- Commandant of the Marine Corps
What is the Operational chain of command? - ANS - President of the United States
- Secretary of Defense
- Commanders of combatant commands
The Marine Corps operating forces consist of ? - ANS - Marine Corps forces
- Marine Security forces
- Marine Security Guard
What is Marine Corps force (MARFOR)? - ANS Organized as MAGTF's
What is Marine Security forces ? - ANS Approximately 3,400 marines that protect key naval
installations and facilities worldewide
What is Marine Security Guard (MSG)? - ANS -Detachments at embassies/consulates around
the globe
-Assigned to 121 diplomatic post in 115 countries
What is the purpose of Headquarters Marine Corps? - ANS Consists of the Commandant of
the Marine Corps and staff agencies that advise him
The Commandant of the Marine Corps is directly responsible to who? and for ? - ANS -
Secretary of the Navy
- Total performance of the Marine Corps
What is a Maine air-ground task force (MAGTF) ? - ANS
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, What is a Command Element (CE)? - ANS
The MEF CE consist of? - ANS
What is the mission of the MEF CE? - ANS
What is the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Headquaters Group (MHG) - ANS
What is MARCENT? - ANS
What is the Marine Forces Reserves? - ANS
What is a Air Combat Element (ACE)? - ANS
What is a Ground Combat Element (GCE)? - ANS
What is a Logistics Combat Element (LCE)? - ANS
How many MEF's are there? and where are they located? - ANS
What is a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)? - ANS
What does a MEB consist of? - ANS
What is a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)? - ANS
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What's section 103? - ANS Marine Corps Mission and Organization Fundementals
How many elements of Marine Corps mission are there? - ANS 7
What are the 7 elements of the Marine Corps mission? - ANS - Provide Fleet Marine Forces
with combined arms and supporting air componets for service with the US
- Provide detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the Navy and security
detachments
- Develop the doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment employed by landing forces in
amphibious operations
- Provide Marine froces for airborne operations
- Develop the doctrine, procedures and equipment for airborne operations
- Expand peacetime components to meet wartime needs
- Perform such other duties as the president may direct
How many parallel chain of commands are there? - ANS 2
What are the two parallel chain of commands ? - ANS Service and Operational
What is the Service chain of command? - ANS - President of the United Sates
- Secretary of Defense
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,- Secretary of the Navy
- Commandant of the Marine Corps
What is the Operational chain of command? - ANS - President of the United States
- Secretary of Defense
- Commanders of combatant commands
The Marine Corps operating forces consist of ? - ANS - Marine Corps forces
- Marine Security forces
- Marine Security Guard
What is Marine Corps force (MARFOR)? - ANS Organized as MAGTF's
What is Marine Security forces ? - ANS Approximately 3,400 marines that protect key naval
installations and facilities worldewide
What is Marine Security Guard (MSG)? - ANS -Detachments at embassies/consulates around
the globe
-Assigned to 121 diplomatic post in 115 countries
What is the purpose of Headquarters Marine Corps? - ANS Consists of the Commandant of
the Marine Corps and staff agencies that advise him
The Commandant of the Marine Corps is directly responsible to who? and for ? - ANS -
Secretary of the Navy
- Total performance of the Marine Corps
What is a Maine air-ground task force (MAGTF) ? - ANS
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, What is a Command Element (CE)? - ANS
The MEF CE consist of? - ANS
What is the mission of the MEF CE? - ANS
What is the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Headquaters Group (MHG) - ANS
What is MARCENT? - ANS
What is the Marine Forces Reserves? - ANS
What is a Air Combat Element (ACE)? - ANS
What is a Ground Combat Element (GCE)? - ANS
What is a Logistics Combat Element (LCE)? - ANS
How many MEF's are there? and where are they located? - ANS
What is a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)? - ANS
What does a MEB consist of? - ANS
What is a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)? - ANS
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