VA LETC WEEK 1 EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Secretary of VA: Denis McDonough - ANS · 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 - ANS Veterans Administration Created by What Exectutive Order?
VHA, VBA, NCA - ANS 3 Major Branches of the VA
Oct 28 1988 - ANS Date Congress passed the "Dept. Of Veterans Affairs Act"?
Secretary of VA - ANS Dennis McDonough Responsible to the President, members the
cabinet, full authority of VA
Deputy Secretary of VA - ANS Carolyn Clancy
Shares Responsibility, directs policy & Ops of VA on daily basis.
Asst. Secretary for operations, security and preparedness - ANS facilitates & integrates VA's
comprehensive emergency management "All Hazards Program"
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,Frederick Jackson - ANS Director of OS AND LE
Michael Franklin - ANS Director of Police Services
Dr. James L Ward - ANS VA CHIEF OF POLICE
5 Core Values - ANS ICARE(Integrity,Commitment,Advocacy,Respect and excellence)
Voluntary Compliance - 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.
VA police can make an arrest when : - ANS 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 : - ANS Voluntary Compliance
Identify when the Veterans Administration was originally formed and how it transitioned into
the Department of Veterans Affairs. - ANS 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 - ANS Addresses all areas of health care services
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,. ◼ 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 - ANS Veterans Benefits, Pensions, Vocational Rehabilitation and
employment, Education, Home Loans and Life Insurance
The NCA is responsible for - ANS All Funeral matters/ Burial Benefits
Office of Security and Law Enforcement - ANS Mr .Fredrick Jackson Reports to the Chief
Security Officer
Responsible for policy and assessment of VA police service Nationwide
VA Chief Of Police - ANS 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. - ANS 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.
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, Mission (OS&LE) - ANS (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). - ANS (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. -
ANS 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. - ANS 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) - ANS (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 - ANS (Vision) The LETC will be the benchmark of excellence for 21st century
federal law enforcement training by providing exemplary training prog
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Secretary of VA: Denis McDonough - ANS · 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 - ANS Veterans Administration Created by What Exectutive Order?
VHA, VBA, NCA - ANS 3 Major Branches of the VA
Oct 28 1988 - ANS Date Congress passed the "Dept. Of Veterans Affairs Act"?
Secretary of VA - ANS Dennis McDonough Responsible to the President, members the
cabinet, full authority of VA
Deputy Secretary of VA - ANS Carolyn Clancy
Shares Responsibility, directs policy & Ops of VA on daily basis.
Asst. Secretary for operations, security and preparedness - ANS facilitates & integrates VA's
comprehensive emergency management "All Hazards Program"
1 Copyright ©2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,Frederick Jackson - ANS Director of OS AND LE
Michael Franklin - ANS Director of Police Services
Dr. James L Ward - ANS VA CHIEF OF POLICE
5 Core Values - ANS ICARE(Integrity,Commitment,Advocacy,Respect and excellence)
Voluntary Compliance - 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.
VA police can make an arrest when : - ANS 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 : - ANS Voluntary Compliance
Identify when the Veterans Administration was originally formed and how it transitioned into
the Department of Veterans Affairs. - ANS 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 - ANS Addresses all areas of health care services
2 Copyright ©2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,. ◼ 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 - ANS Veterans Benefits, Pensions, Vocational Rehabilitation and
employment, Education, Home Loans and Life Insurance
The NCA is responsible for - ANS All Funeral matters/ Burial Benefits
Office of Security and Law Enforcement - ANS Mr .Fredrick Jackson Reports to the Chief
Security Officer
Responsible for policy and assessment of VA police service Nationwide
VA Chief Of Police - ANS 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. - ANS 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.
3 Copyright ©2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Mission (OS&LE) - ANS (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). - ANS (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. -
ANS 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. - ANS 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) - ANS (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 - ANS (Vision) The LETC will be the benchmark of excellence for 21st century
federal law enforcement training by providing exemplary training prog
4 Copyright ©2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
