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WHAT ARMY REGULATION COVERS ACS?
AR 608-1.
WHAT IS THE ACS MISSION STATEMENT?
1. FACILITATE COMMANDER'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND RESPONSIVE SERVICES THAT SUPPORT READINESS OF SOLDIERS, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES.2. MAXIMIZE TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES, ADAPT TO UNIQUE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS, ELIMINATE DUPLICATION IN SERVICE DELIVERY, AND MEASURE SERVICE EFFECTIVENESS.
HOW IS ACS STAFFED FOR THE MOST PART?
BY VOLUNTEERS.
WHAT IS THE MOTTO OF ACS?
SSS:SELF HELPSERVICESTABILITY
WHO QUALIFIES FOR ACS?
1. All active duty and retired military personnel and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services.2. Members of the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve when on active duty and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services.3. Army appropriated fund(APF) and non appropriated fund (NAF) employees and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services.4. Family members of prisoners of war or personnel missing in action, if otherwise eligible for services.5. Surviving family members of military personnel who died while on active duty, if otherwise eligible for services.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP OUT ACS?
DONATE STAPLE FOODSTUFF TO THE FOOD LOCKERS, USABLE HOUSEHOLD GOODS, AND VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME.
WHAT REGULATION COVERS AER?
AR 930-4.
AER closely coordinates with what other organization?
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.
What is AER?
AER is a private, nonprofit organization to collect and hold funds to relieve distress of members of the Army and their dependents. AER provides emergency financial assistance to soldiers (active and retired) and their families in time ofdistress.
What does AER stand for?
ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEF.
Are you required to contribute to AER to receive help?
NO.
Who does AER help?
1. Soldiers on extended active duty and their dependents.2. Members of the Reserve Components of the Army (Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve) on continuous active duty for more than 30 days and their dependents. (This applies to soldiers on AD for training (ADT) or serving under various sections of title 10, United States Code).3. Soldiers retired from active duty because of longevity or physical disability, or retired upon reaching age 60 (Reserve Components) and their dependents.4. Widows (ers) and orphans of soldiers who died while on active duty or after they retired.
How are monetary contributions made to AER?
BY CASH, CHECK, OR AN ALLOTMENT.
When is the AER annual fund campaign held army-wide?
MARCH 1 - MAY 15.
How does AER provide financial assistance?
AER PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY LOAN WITHOUT INTEREST, GRANTS, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
What is the purpose of AER?
AER provides emergency financial assistance to soldiers (active and retired) and their families in time of distress.
What is the dollar limit on AER loans?
THERE IS NO DOLLAR LIMIT.
Failure to repay an AER loan (unless repayment would cause undo hardship) will cause the Soldier's name to be placed on an AER restricted list which is disseminated Army-wide. What does this mean for the Soldier?
Individuals who appear on this list will not be approved for AER assistance without the specific prior approval of HQ AER.
What is the AER Motto?
"HELPING THE ARMY TAKE CARE OF ITS OWN".
The minimum amount that can be contributed to AER through allotment is what amount?
$1 EACH MONTH FOR THREE MONTHS.
How is AER funded?
Through Voluntary Contributions from Soldiers (tax free), through unsolicited contributions, repayments of loans, and income from investments.
What Army Regulation governs Awards and Decorations?
AR 600-8-22.
What is the purpose of the D.A. Military Awards Program?
The objective of the DA Military Awards Program is to provide tangible recognition for acts of valor, exceptional service or achievement, special skills or qualifications, and acts of heroism not involving actual combat.
What is the highest peacetime award for valor?
THE SOLDIER'S MEDAL.
During peacetime, who is the approving authority for the Soldier's Medal?
HQ PERSCOM.
What is an Award?
A decoration, medal, badge, ribbon, or appurtenance bestowed on an individual or a unit
What is a decoration?
An award to an individual for a specific act of gallantry or service.
What is DA Form 7013?
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION.
What are the six groups that individual awards can be categorized into?
1. Decorations2. Good Conduct Medal3. Service Medals4. Service Ribbons5. Badges and Tabs6. Certificates and Letters
What is the highest award given by the Army in time of war?
THE MEDAL OF HONOR.
What is engraved on the reverse side of the Medal of Honor?
The grade, name, and organization of the awarded are engraved on the reverse of the Medal of Honor.
What is engraved on the reverse side of every Decoration or Good Conduct Medal other than the Medal of Honor?
JUST THE NAME OF THE AWARDED.
How many stars are on the blue silk shield that the Army Medal of Honor is suspended from?
13
Who is the approving authority for the Medal of Honor?
U.S. CONGRESS
Who awards the Medal of Honor?
THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.
What is the word inscribed on the suspension bar of the Medal of Honor?
VALOR.
Whose profile is on the Medal of Honor?
MINERVA, THE ROMAN GODDESS OF WISDOM AND RIGHTEOUS WAR.
What is the order of precedence for the wearing of individual awards?
1. U.S. Military Decorations2. U.S. Non-Military Decorations3. Prisoner of War Medal4. Good Conduct Medal5. U.S. Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal6. U.S. Service Medals and Service Ribbons7. U.S. Merchant Marine Decorations8. Foreign Decorations (Does not include Service Medals and Ribbons)9. Non-U.S. Service Medals and Ribbons
Name the ribbon awarded to members of the US Army for successful completion of the Basic and AIT?
THE ARMY SERVICE RIBBON.
What is the DA Form 2442?
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT.
What is the time limit for recommending an award?
2 YEARS.
How many "V" devices may be worn on a ribbon?
ONE.
The "V" Device is authorized for wear on what decorations?
1. Distinguished Flying Cross2. Bronze Star Medal3. Air Medal4. ARCOM5. Joint Service Commendation Medal
How many different weapons are authorized component bars?
19
For what is the Good Conduct Medal given?
FOR EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOR, EFFICIENCY, AND FIDELITY.
What three words are inscribed on the front of the Good Conduct Medal?
HONOR, EFFICIENCY, AND FIDELITY.
Who is the approving authority for the Good Conduct Medal?
THE COMPANY COMMANDER.
How often can you get the Good Conduct Medal?
EVERY THREE YEARS
Who are the final approving authorities for the AAM, ARCOM, MSM, LM and DSM?
AAM = Lieutenant Colonel and aboveARCOM = Colonel and aboveMSM = Major General and aboveLM = Lieutenant General and aboveDSM = U.S. Army Chief of Staff
Who can make recommendations for an award?
ANY PERSON WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE OF ANY OUTSTANDING ACT OR ACHIEVEMENT.
To whom is the Purple Heart awarded?
TO ANYONE, WOUNDED OR KILLED IN ACTION AGAINST AN ARMED ENEMY.
What is the second highest award for valor?
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
What was the first medal awarded in the U.S. Army?
THE PURPLE HEART
In the order of precedence, what are the U.S. Unit Awards authorized for wear on Army Uniforms?
1. Presidential Unit Citation (Army, Air Force).2. Presidential Unit Citation (Navy).3. Joint Meritorious Unit Award.4. Valorous Unit Award.5. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army).6. Navy Unit Commendation.7. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.8. Coast Guard Unit Commendation.9. Army Superior Unit Award.10. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Navy).11. Navy “E” Ribbon.12. Air Force Organizational Excellence Award.13. Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation.
What was the Purple Heart initially awarded for?
FOR VALOR IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
What is a DA Form 4950?
THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL CERTIFICATE.
What decoration has George Washington's picture on it?
THE PURPLE HEART.
Who is the approving authority for the Army Achievement Medal?
THE BATTALION COMMANDER.
What is a DA Form 87?
THE CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING.
What words are inscribed on the reverse side of the AAM?
FOR MILITARY ACHIEVEMENT.
What words are inscribed on the reverse side of the ARCOM?
FOR MILITARY MERIT.
What is a Fourragere?
A rope like device worn to signify the award of a foreign decoration.
When can a unit award be worn?
When serving with a unit that received an award or if you were assigned to the unit when the award was assigned.
Name the four Special Skills Tabs.
1. RANGER2. SPECIAL FORCES3. SAPPER4. PRESIDENT'S HUNDRED
Name three appurtenances.
1. Oak leaf clusters2. “V” Devices3. Numerals4. Clasps5. Service Stars6. Arrowhead7. Berlin Airlift Device8. Ten-Year Device9. “M” Device
If the number of authorized oak leaf clusters exceeds four and will not fit on a single ribbon, what will happen?
A second ribbon is authorized for wear. When the second ribbon is worn, it is place dafter the first ribbon; the second ribbon counts as one award. Personnel may wear no more than four oak leaf clusters on each ribbon. If the receipt of future awards reduces the number of oak leaf clusters sufficiently (that is, a silver oak leaf for five awards), personnel will remove the second ribbon and place the appropriate number of devices on a single ribbon.
What DA Form is used to recommend / request an award?
DA FORM 638
When was the Medal of Honor established?
1862.
Why is the Purple Heart different than all the other decorations?
While clearly an individual decoration, the Purple Heart differs from all other decorations in that an individual is not “recommended” for the decoration; rather he or she is entitled to it upon meeting specific criteria.
What are the three U.S. Army Combat Badges?
CIB, CAB, CMBCOMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGECOMBAT ACTION BADGECOMBAT MEDICAL BADGE
Who is eligible to be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB)?
Personnel in the grade of Colonel or below with an infantry or special forces military occupational specialty who have satisfactorily performed duty while assigned as a member of an infantry/special forces unit, brigade or smaller size, during any period subsequent to 6 December 1941 when the unit was engaged in active ground combat. There is specific criteria for each conflict that must also be met.
What are the four specific eligibility requirements for the Combat Action Badge (CAB)?
1. May be awarded to any soldier.2. Soldier must be performing assigned duties in an area where hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay is authorized.3. Soldier must be personally present and actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy, and performing satisfactorily in accordance with the prescribed rules of engagement.4. Soldier must not be assigned/attached to a unit that would qualify the soldier for the CIB/CMB.
Can the Combat Action Badge be awarded to members of the other U.S. Armed Forces and foreign Soldiers?
YES, AS LONG AS THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO A U.S. ARMY UNIT AND MEET THE 4 REQUIREMENTS.
May Soldiers may be awarded the CIB, CMB and CAB for the same qualifying period?
YES, BUT THEY CAN NOT BE AWARDED THE SAME BADGE TWICE.
What are the three marching steps used in drill?
15 INCH STEP30 INCH STEP30 INCH STEP DOUBLE TIME
What FM covers Drill and Ceremony?
FM 3-21.5
What is a review?
1. Honor a visiting, high-ranking commander, official, or dignitary, and or permit them to observe the state of training of a command.2. Present decorations and awards.3. Honor or recognize unit or individual achievements.4. Commemorate events.
What are two prescribed formations for platoons?
LINE AND COLUMNS.
What is the primary purpose of drill (drill and ceremony)?
The purpose of drill is to enable a commander or non-commissioned officer to move his unit from one place to another in an orderly manner; to aid in disciplinary training by instilling habits of precision and response to the leader’s orders;and to provide for the development of all soldiers in the practice of commanding troops.
What are the 4 rest positions that can be given at the halt?
1. Parade rest2. Stand at ease3. At ease4. Rest
What is the primary value of ceremonies?
To render honors, preserve tradition, and to stimulate Esprit de Corps.
What is a rank?
A LINE, WHICH IS ONLY AN ELEMENT OF DEPTH.
What foot is your leading foot?
YOUR LEFT FOOT IS ALWAYS THE LEADING FOOT.
What is the only command given from "Inspection Arms"?
"READY? PORT, ARMS".
What is an element?
An individual,squad, section, platoon, company or larger unit forming part of the next higher unit
When marching, who is the only person in a platoon that is never out of step?
The platoon guide is the person responsible for maintaining the prescribed direction and rate of march.
What is a file?
A column, which has a front of only one element
If you were marching a squad, when would you give the command "squad halt"?
When either foot strikes the ground.
What is a formation?
The arrangement of elements of a unit in a prescribed manner.
After weapons have been issued to a unit and all other soldiers have fallen in with their weapons, what is thenext command that you should give?
INSPECTION ARMS.
While passing the colors or while the colors are passing you, when is the hand salute rendered?
6 PACES BEFORE AND 6 PACES AFTER.
How many steps per minute is quick time?
120 STEPS PER MINUTE.
How many steps per minute is double time?
180 STEPS PER MINUTE.
What command is given to reverse the direction of a march?
REAR MARCH.
From what position are all stationary movements given?
FROM THE POSITION OF ATTENTION.
On what foot would you give the command "Mark time march"?
ON EITHER FOOT.
What is cover?
Aligning yourself directly behind the man to your immediate front, while maintaining correct distance
How do you measure a "step"?
HEEL TO HEEL.
What is depth?
The space from front to rear of a formation including front and rear elements
What is the interval between the preparatory command and the command of execution?
1 COUNT OR 1 STEP
What are the two parts of most drill command?
PREPARATORY COMMAND AND THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION.
How many steps does each rank take when a platoon is given the command of Open Ranks?
On the command "March", The first rank takes two steps forward, the second rank takes one step forward, the third rank stands fast and the fourth rank take two 15 inch steps to the rear.
What are the 5 types of commands in a drill?
1. Two part2. Combined3. Supplementing4. Directive5. Mass
What position is the unit guidon once a preparatory command is given?
THE RAISED, VERTICAL POSITION.
What are some examples of a combined command?
1. AT EASE2. FALL IN3. REST
Define Cadence.
The uniform rhythm in which a movement is executed, or the number of steps or counts per minute at which a movement is executed. Drill movements are normally executed at the cadence of quick time or double time. Quick time is the cadence of 120 counts or steps per minute; double time is the cadence of 180 counts or steps per minute.
What is Close Interval?
The lateral space between soldiers, measured from right to left by the soldier on the right placing the heel of his left hand on his hip, even with the top of the belt line, fingers and thumb joined and extended downward, with his elbow in line with the body and touching the arm of the soldier to his left.
What is Double Interval?
The lateral space between soldiers, measured from right to left by raising both arms shoulder high with the fingers extended and joined (palms down) so that fingertips are touching the fingertips of the soldiers to the right and to the left.
What is Normal Interval?
The lateral space between soldiers, measured from right to left by the soldier on the right holding his left arm shoulder high, fingers and thumb extended and joined, with the tip of his middle finger touching the right shoulder of the soldier to his left.
What command is given to revoke a preparatory command?
AS YOU WERE.
Who is responsible for training and appearance of the color guard?
THE CSM.
What is a Guidon?
A guidon is a swallow-tailed flag carried by companies, batteries, troops, and certain detachments.
When executing a Rear March, on which foot do you pivot?
Both feet, turning 180 degrees to the right
What are the three methods used to teach Drill?
1. STEP BY STEP2. BY THE NUMBERS3. TALK THROUGH METHOD
What 4 movements in marching require a 15-inch step?
1. HALF STEP2. LEFT STEP3. RIGHT STEP4. BACKWARDS MARCH
How many steps should separate platoons when a company is formed?
5 STEPS
What is the "Blue Book"?
A drill manual used by Baron Von Steuben (a former Prussian officer) to train the colonial army. It preceded the FM 3-21.5. It was known as "The regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States". This book was the first Army Field Manual
Can a command be changed after the command of execution has been given?
NO
How far in front of the Honor Company or color company do the colors halt?
10 STEPS