Basic Military Requirements Chapter 1 / Chapter 2

Front 1

Pollution can result when which of the following types of agents is/are introduced into the air, water, or soil?
1. Biological
2. Chemical
3. Physical
4. All of the above

Back 1

All of the above

Front 2

Which of the following operations causes the most pollution?
1. Industrial
2. Municipal
3. Transportation
4. All of the above

Back 2

Transportation

Front 3

Which of the following materials is the primary municipal pollutant?
1. Raw or inadequately treated sewage
2. Radioactive waste
3. Petroleum products
4. Acids

Back 3

Raw or inadequately treated sewage

Front 4

Which of the following modes of transportation creates most air pollutants?
1. Trains
2. Waterborne vessels
3. Motor vehicles
4. Aircraft

Back 4

Motor vehicles

Front 5

Which, if any, of the following effects of pollution is the most serious?
1. Psychological
2. Biological
3. Physical
4. None of the above

Back 5

Biological

Front 6

Steel erodes faster than normal when exposed to which of the following air pollutants?
1. Pesticides
2. Herbicides
3. Zinc oxides
4. Sulfur oxides

Back 6

Air pollutants damage a wide variety of materials. Burning oil and coal produce sulfur oxides, which cause steel to erode two to four times faster than normal.

Front 7

Most pesticides fall into which of the following categories?
1. Selective
2. Nonselective
3. Preselective
4. Control selective

Back 7

Nonselective

Front 8

What is the primary pollution concern of Navy personnel?
1. Noise pollution
2. Shore command wastes
3. Shipboard wastes

Back 8

Shipboard wastes

Front 9

Which of the following terms identifies abatement?
1. Maintaining
2. Raising
3. Lowering
4. Containing

Back 9

Lowering

Front 10

Under the Clean Air Act, what government body has the primary responsibility for assuring air quality?
1. Federal government
2. Each state
3. Local municipalities
4. Department of Transportation

Back 10

Each state

Front 11

Virtually all Navy ships have some type of sanitation device installed. Which of the following types of systems retains sewage on board for discharge ashore or in waters where discharging is allowed?
1. Direct discharge
2. Positive flow
3. Marine sanitation
4. Collection, holding, and transfer

Back 11

Collection, holding, and transfer

Front 12

When operating sanitation devices in foreign waters, Navy ships comply with which of the following requirements?
1. Status of Forces Agreement
2. Coast Guard instructions
3. NAVFAC guidelines
4. All of the above

Back 12

In foreign waters, Navy vessels comply with the applicable Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) in operating MSDs.

Front 13

Vessels may not discharge unpulped trash within what minimum distance from the U.S. coastline?
1. 20 nm
2. 25 nm
3. 30 nm
4. 35 nm

Back 13

Vessels may not discharge unpulped trash at sea within 25 nautical miles (nm) from the U. S. coastline and pulped trash within 12 nm of the U.S. coastline.

Front 14

Submarines may discharge negatively buoyant compacted trash not less than 12 nm from the U.S. coastline only if the water depth is greater than how many fathoms?
1. 1,000
2. 500
3. 100
4. 50

Back 14

Submarines may discharge negatively buoyant compacted trash not less than 12 nm from the U.S. coastline only if the water depth is greater than 1,000 fathoms.

Front 15

The Navy’s land management program involves which of the following efforts?
1. Migratory bird management
2. Production and sale of forest products
3. Soil and water conservation
4. Use of off-road vehicles

Back 15

Land management includes soil and water conservation, land restoration, noxious weed and poisonous plant control, agricultural lands leasing, range management, landscaping, and ground maintenance.

Front 16

From what part of the world does the U.S. import most of its crude oil?
1. Southeast Asia
2. Central Europe
3. South America
4. Middle East

Back 16

We get most of our petroleum in the form of crude oil from the Middle East countries.

Front 17

What program provides information and support for Navy personnel who are guests in foreign lands?
1. Navy Sponsor Program
2. Overseas Duty Support Program
3. Navy Assistance Program
4. Navy Relocation Program

Back 17

The Overseas Duty Support Program (ODSP) provides information and support to help personnel who are guests in foreign lands.

Front 18

The Military Cash Awards Program (MILCAP) provides monetary recognition of up to what maximum amount?
1. $ 5,000
2. $10,000
3. $20,000
4. $25,000

Back 18

MILCAP provides monetary recognition awards of up to $25,000.

Front 19

The Navy’s Health and Physical Readiness Program promotes health and fitness at the command level. As part of this program, naval personnel are required to undergo fitness testing at what interval?
1. Biennially
2. Annually
3. Semiannually
4. Quarterly

Back 19

The program includes semiannual testing of all personnel to make sure they meet to certain standards.

Front 20

“Informing the public and members of the naval service about Navy operations and programs” is the mission of
1. BUPERS
2. CNO
3. PAO
4. SECNAV

Back 20

PAO.Public affairs works on the principle that the public has the right to be fully informed about matters of national defense.

Front 21

Extravagant, careless, or needless expenditure of government resources.
1. Fraud
2. Waste
3. Abuse
4. Mismanagement

Back 21

Waste. Waste is the extravagant, careless, or needless expenditure of government resources.

Front 22

Intentional misleading or deceitful conduct that deprives the government of its resources or rights.
1. Fraud
2. Waste
3. Abuse
4. Mismanagement

Back 22

Fraud. Fraud is intentional misleading or deceitful conduct that deprives the government of its resources or rights.

Front 23

Intentional wrongful or improper use of government resources.
1. Fraud
2. Waste
3. Abuse
4. Mismanagement

Back 23

Abuse. Abuse is the intentional wrongful or improper use of government resources.

Front 24

You can report fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement to which of the following offices?
1. The Navy hotline
2. The chain of command
3. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service
4. All of the above

Back 24

All of the above

Front 25

To maintain public confidence in its integrity, all naval personnel must comply with the Standards of Conduct and Professional Ethics.
1. True
2. False

Back 25

True

Front 26

If you disclose information about a person to unauthorized personnel, you could be fined up to what maximum amount?
1. $5,000
2. $3,000
3. $2,000
4. $1,000

Back 26

If you make an unauthorized disclosure, you may be fined up to $5,000.

Front 27

The guidance and policy for making sure that equal opportunity works rests with what office?
1. Command master chief
2. Commanding officer
3. Chief of Naval Operations
4. Secretary of the Navy

Back 27

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) provides the guidance and policy for that program.

Front 28

Which of the following persons is responsible for making equal opportunity a reality with a command?
1. Commanding officer
2. Executive officer
3. Operations officer
4. Command master chief

Back 28

Commanding officer

Front 29

Your performance evaluation does not reflect your attitude toward and your conduct in support of the Navy’s equal opportunity program.
1. True
2. False

Back 29

False

Front 30

If a Sailor takes part in insensitive practices, he/she receives counseling on treating people equally. If counseling isn’t effective, what action, if any, may take place?
1. Administrative action only
2. Disciplinary action only
3. Administrative or disciplinary action
4. None

Back 30

administrative or disciplinary action or both.

Front 31

On what basis should supervisors assign duties such as food service and compartment cleaning?
1. Skills and abilities
2. Seniority
3. A fair, rotational basis
4. Time in service

Back 31

Based on Navy policy, supervisors should assign work not included inaspecific rating on a fair, rotational basis.

Front 32

The Department of the Navy sets the requirements for advancement for paygrades E-1 through E-9. Which of the following is the determining factor in advancement?
1. A vacancy
2. Having a high multiple
3. Passing the advancement-in-rate exam
4. All of the above

Back 32

All of the above

Front 33

Navy personnel are prohibited from taking part in a civil rights demonstration under which of the following circumstances?
1. When the demonstration occurs during duty hours
2. While they are in uniform
3. When the demonstration occurs on a military reservation
4. Each of the above

Back 33

Each of the above

Front 34

If you cannot resolve a complaint among the personnel involved, you can attach a written complaint to a special request chit and forward it through the chain of command. You must do this within 5 days?
1. True
2. False

Back 34

True

Front 35

Which of the following personnel can be victims of sexual harassment?
1. Men only
2. Women only
3. Both 1 and 2 above

Back 35

Both 1 and 2 above

Front 36

Which of the following phrases describes sexual harassment?
1. Unwelcome sexual advances
2. Requests for sexual favors
3. Verbal or physical conduct that is sexual in nature
4. Each of the above

Back 36

Each of the above

Front 37

Someone in a command position makes sexual advances towards you, making it impossible to do your job. You are being sexually harassed.
1. True
2. False

Back 37

True

Front 38

Which of the following is a criteria for a person’s behavior to be considered sexual harassment?
1. Unwelcome
2. Sexual in nature
3. Occur or impact your work
4. Each of the above

Back 38

Each of the above

Front 39

Sexually explicit pictures.
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Green

Back 39

Red

Front 40

Suggestive posters, calendars, and off-color jokes.
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Green

Back 40

Yellow

Front 41

What person has the responsibility of appointing the command ombudsman?
1. Commanding officer
2. Executive officer
3. Division officer
4. Command master chief

Back 41

Commanding officer

Front 42

What person determines the content and priorities of the command ombudsman program?
1. Commanding officer
2. Executive officer
3. Division officer
4. Command master chief

Back 42

It is always the CO who determines the content and priorities of that program.

Front 43

Which of the following statements is a purpose of the Reenlistment Quality Control Program?
1. To provide a personnel management program to control rating manning
2. To issue reenlistment criteria
3. To establish standardized professional growth points
4. All of the above

Back 43

All of the above

Front 44

All first-term Sailors in paygrades E-1 through E-6 requesting reenlistment must be approved for reenlistment through what program?
1. CREO
2. ENCORE
3. HYT
4. EEO

Back 44

All first-term Sailors in paygrades E-1 through E-6 requesting reenlistment must be approved through the Enlisted Navy Career Options for Reenlistment (ENCORE) Program.

Front 45

What person directs and supervises the Navy’s voting program?
1. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
2. Chief of Naval Operations
3. Chief of Naval Personnel
4. Chief of Naval Information

Back 45

The Chief of Naval Personnel directs and supervises the Navy’s voting program.

Front 46

Which of the following are sources that set forth the basic disciplinary laws for the U.S. Navy?
1. U.S. Navy Regulations
2. Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy
3. Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
4. Each of the above

Back 46

Each of the above. Those sources are U.S. Navy Regulations, Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

Front 47

Which of the following characteristics are traits of a good Sailor?
1. Puts the good of the ship and the Navy above personal likes and dislikes
2. Obeys the rules of military courtesy and etiquette
3. Demonstrates loyalty, self-control, honesty, and truthfulness
4. All of the above

Back 47

All of the above

Front 48

In what year was the Code of Conduct first prescribed?
1. 1965
2. 1955
3. 1945
4. 1935

Back 48

1955

Front 49

The Code of Conduct was adopted to provide guidance for service personnel in which of the following circumstances?
1. When stationed on foreign soil
2. When traveling at home and abroad
3. When facing the enemy as prisoners of war
4. All of the above

Back 49

When facing the enemy as prisoners of war.

Front 50

In what year was Executive Order 12633 issued amending the Code of Conduct to use neutral-gender language?
1. 1987
2. 1988
3. 1989
4. 1990

Back 50

In 1988, President Ronald Reagan issued Executive Order 12633, amending the Code of Conduct to use gender-neutral language.

Front 51

How many articles make up the Code of Conduct?
1. Two
2. Four
3. Six
4. Eight

Back 51

Six

Front 52

When, if ever, may you voluntarily surrender
to the enemy?
1. If alone and completely isolated from friendly troops
2. If no longer able to inflict casualties on the enemy
3. If able to detain the enemy and let others escape capture
4. Never

Back 52

Never

Front 53

Who may be assigned shore patrol duties?
1. Officers only
2. Petty officers only
3. Officers and petty officers
4. All Navy personnel

Back 53

Officers and petty officers

Front 54

In areas where different armed services are located, the military police from each service may be combined to form one unit. What term identifies this unit?
1. Armed Forces Police Department
2. Armed Forces Police Detachment
3. Armed Forces Police Service
4. Armed Forces Police Group

Back 54

Armed Forces Police Detachment

Front 55

Aboard ship, the master-at-arms (MAA) force is headed by the chief master-at-arms (CMAA). The CMAA works directly for which of the following officers?
1. Weapons officer
2. Security officer
3. Executive officer
4. Administrative officer

Back 55

The master-at-arms force, headed by the chief master-at-arms (CMAA), works directly for the executive officer.

Front 56

Discipline training develops which of the following personal traits?
1. Character
2. Efficiency
3. Self-control
4. All of the above

Back 56

All of the above

Front 57

Discipline is important to the Navy for which of the following reasons?
1. To instill fear of punishment
2. To decrease command responsibility
3. To provide punishment for wrongdoers
4. To enable personnel to function as a unit with a high degree of efficiency

Back 57

To enable personnel to function as a unit with a high degree of efficiency

Front 58

Punishment is administered in the Navy for
which of the following reasons?
1. To serve as an object lesson to the wrongdoer and others
2. To pacify those who have suffered a wrong
3. To correct a wrong
4. To avenge a wrong

Back 58

To serve as an object lesson to the wrongdoer and others

Front 59

What chapter of the United States Navy Regulations describes the rights and responsibilities of all Navy members?
1. 12
2. 11
3. 10
4. 9

Back 59

Chapter 11 of the Navy Regs deals with your rights and responsibilities.

Front 60

What person is responsible for making sure that the Navy Regs conforms to the current needs of the Department of the Navy?
1. The Secretary of the Navy
2. The Judge Advocate General
3. The Chief of Naval Operations
4. The Commandant of the Marine Corps

Back 60

The Chief of Naval Operations is responsible for ensuring the U.S. Navy Regulations conform to the current needs of the Department of the Navy.

Front 61

Navy Regs and changes to it are issued by the Secretary of the Navy after what person approves them?
1. The President
2. The Vice President
3. The Attorney General
4. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Back 61

The President

Front 62

Failure to obey any regulation subjects the offender to charges under what UCMJ article?
1. 91
2. 92
3. 93
4. 94

Back 62

Art. 92. Failure to Obey Order or Regulation

Front 63

What article of the Navy Regs lists the publications that must be made available upon request by any active-duty person?
1. 1020
2. 1010
3. 0917
4. 0818

Back 63

0818. Publishing and Posting Orders and Regulations

Front 64

What article of the Navy Regs gives officers the authority necessary to perform their duties?
1. 1021
2. 1023
3. 1025
4. 1033

Back 64

1021. Authority Over Subordinates
This article gives officers the authority necessary to perform their duties.

Front 65

Navy Regs, article 1033, Authority in a Boat, provides which of the following officers the authority and responsibility over all persons embarked?
1. The senior line officer eligible for command at sea
2. The junior line officer eligible for command at sea
3. The senior staff officer
4. The junior staff officer

Back 65

1033. Authority in a Boat
This article provides the senior line officer eligible for command at sea the authority over all persons embarked in a boat. It also delegates to the officer the responsibility for the safety and management of the boat.

Front 66

Which of the following Navy Regulations articles outlines the authority of a sentry?
1. 1037
2. 1038
3. 1052
4. 1053

Back 66

1038. Authority of a Sentry
A sentry, within the limits stated in his or her orders, has authority over all persons on his or her post.

Front 67

You may not be ordered to active duty without the permission of which of the following persons?
1. Commandant of the Marine Corps
2. Commandant of the Coast Guard
3. Chief of Naval Operations
4. Chief of Naval Personnel

Back 67

Chief of Naval Operations

Front 68

Navy Regulations, article 1104, Treatment and Release of Prisoners, prohibits cruel and/or unusual treatment. According to this article, prisoners must be checked on at what minimum interval?
1. 10 hours
2. 8 hours
3. 6 hours
4. 4 hours

Back 68

They must be visited at least once every 4 hours to check on their condition and to care for their needs.

Front 69

During a Saturday duty day, one of your shipmates asks you to change watches with him/her. You agree but fail to get permission from proper authority. Under what article of Navy Regs could you be charged?
1. 1138
2. 1134
3. 1133
4. 1129

Back 69

1134. Exchange of Duty
An assigned duty may not be changed with another person (such as trading watches) without permission from proper authority.

Front 70

Sexual harassment is offensive and illegal. Under what article of Navy Regs may a person be charged with sexual harassment?
1. 1166
2. 1164
3. 1162
4. 1160

Back 70

1166. Sexual Harassment
Do not make offensive verbal comments, gestures, or physical contact in thework environment. Do not use implicit or explicit sexual behavior to control other personnel.