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105 Cards in this Set
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WHEN IS THE MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY?
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NOVEMBER 10 1775
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WHO WAS THE 1ST COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS?
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SAMUEL NICHOLAS
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DURING WHICH WAR DID THE 1ST MARINE LANDING TAKE PLACE?
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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WHERE ARE THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA?
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MEXICO
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WHEN AND WHERE WAS THE FLAG RAISED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE?
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1805 AT THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI
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WHEN DID THE MARINE CORPS ADOPT THE EGALE, GLOBE, AND ANCHOR EMBLEM?
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1868
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WHAT HAPPENED IN 1883?
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MARINES ADOPT OFFICIAL MORRO SEMPER FIDELIS
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IN THE EMBLEM WHAT SYMBOLIZES THE NATION ITSELF?
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THE EAGLE
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IN THE EMBLEM WHAT SYMBOLIZES WORLDWIDE SERVICE AND SEA TRADITIONS?
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THE GLOBE AND ANCHOR
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WHO ADOPTIED THE EMBLEM?
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JACOB ZEILIN
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DURING WHICH WAR DID THE MARINES HELP TAKE CALIFORNIA?
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MEXICAN WAR
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WHAT HEPPENED IN 1900?
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BOXER REBELLION CHINA
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IN WHICH YEAR DID THE MARINE CORPE ESTABLISH ITS AVIATION UNIT?
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1913
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WHO WAS THE FIRST MARINE PILOT?
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ALFRED A. CUNNINGHAM
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WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE FRENCH FOURRAGERE?
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5TH AND 6TH MARINES
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DURRING WHICH WAR WAS THE FRENCH FOURRAGERE EARNED?
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WWI
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IN WHICH YEAR DID THE MARINES LAND IN SOUTH VIETNAM?
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1965
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241 AMERICANS WERE KILLED BY A TRUCK BOMB IN LEBANON IN WHICH YEAR?
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1982
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DURING WHICH BATTLE DID THE MARINES EARN THE NICKNAME DEVIL DOGS?
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BATTLE OF BELLEU WOOD
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WHEN AND WHERE DID THE MARINES EARN THE NICKNAME DEVIL DOG?
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FRANCE DURING WWII
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WHO GAVE THE MARINES THE NICKNAME DEVIL DOG?
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GERMANS
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WHICH BATTLE STARTED ON 19 FEBRUARY 1945?
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BATTLE OF IWO JIMA
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WHICH BATTLE STARTED ON 7 AUGUST 1942?
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BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL
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WHICH BATTLE STARTED ON 20 NOVEMBER 1943?
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BATTLE OF TARAWA
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WHICH BATTLE OCCURRED DURING JUNE AND JULY OF 1943?
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BATTLE OF MARIANA ISLANDS
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GUADALCANNAL IS PART OF WHICH ISLANDS?
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SOLOMON ISLANDS
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WHICH BATTLE LAUNCHED THE FIRST US LAND OFFENSIVE DURING WWII?
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BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL
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WHICH BATTLE WAS THE LARGEST AND BLOODIEST ALL MARINE BATTLE IN HISTORY?
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BATTLE OF IWO JIMA
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WHICH BATTLE OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 1950 DURING THE KOREAN WAR?
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BATTLE OF CHOSIN RESERVOIR
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WHICH BATTLE OCCURRED IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1968 DURING THE VIETNAM WAR?
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BATTLE OF HUE CITY
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WHO WAS THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS FROM 120-1859 AND IS KNOWN AS THE "GRAND OLD MAN OF THE MARINE CORPS"?
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ARCHIBALD HENDERSON
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WHO SAID: "AMONG THE AMERICANS WHO SERVED ON IWO ISLAND, UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE."?
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ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ
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WHO WON THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR HIS PERFORMANCE AT CUZCO WELL (GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA) IN 1898 DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR?
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SGTMAJ JOHN QUICK
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WHO WON THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR SERVICE DURING THE FIRST CACO WAR IN HAITI 1915-16?
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SGTMAJ DAN DALY
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WHO WON THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR SERVICE DURING THE CHINESE BOXER REBELLION IN 1900?
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SGTMAJ DAN DALY
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WHO SERVED IN NICARAGUA AND IS KNOWN AS THE "TIGER OF THE MOUNTIANS" (1930)?
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LTGEN LOUIS B "CHESTY" PULLER
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WHO COMMANDED THE "BLACK SHEEP" DURING WWII AND WAS THE MARINE CORPS' TOP RANKED FLYING ACE DURING WWII WITH 28 VICTORIES?
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MAJ GREGORY R. "PAPPY" BOYINGTON
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WHO SERVED AS THE 13TH COMMANDANT OF THE USMC AND WAS THE FIRST MARINE OFFICER EVER TO COMMAND AN ARMY DIVISIONIN COMBAT IN FRANCE DURING WW1 (1918)?
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MAJGEN JOHN A. LEJEUNE
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WHO WAS A PIMA INDIAN AND WAS ONE OF THE MARINES IMMORTALIZED IN THE NOW FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FEB 23, 1945 OF THE SECOND FLAG RAISING INCIDENT ON MOUNT SURIBACHI ON IWO JIMA?
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IRA H. HAYES
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WHO WAS THE FIRST MARINE CORPS ENLISTED WOMAN ON 13 AUGUST 1918?
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OPHA MAE JOHNSON
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WHO WAS THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF WOMEN MARINES AND THE FIRST WOMAN GENERAL OFFICER (11 MAY 1978)?
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MARGARET A. BREWER
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HOW MANY ELEMENTS OF THE USMC MISSION ARE THERE?
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7
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MARINE SECURITY DETACHMENTS AT EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES ARE PROVIDED TO WHOME?
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO WHOM?
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SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
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WHAT IS THE MARINE CORPS PRINCIPLE ORGANIZATION FOR THE CONDUCT OF ALL MISSIONS ACROSS THE RANGE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS?
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MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF)
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IN THE MEF COMMAND ELEMENT WHAT IS G-6?
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COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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IN THE MEF COMMAND ELEMENT WHAT IS G-2?
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INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
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IN THE MEF COMMAND ELEMENT WHAT IS G-4?
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LOGISTICS
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WHAT IS THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT (GCE) OF A MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE?
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MARINE DIVISION
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WHICH ELEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMAND, CONTROL, DIRECTION, PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF CORPS LEVEL AIR, GROUND AND LOGISTICAL OPERATIONS OF ASSIGNED FORCES?
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CE
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WHAT IS THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT (GCE) OF A MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE (MEB)?
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INFANTRY REGIMENT
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WHAT IS THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT (GCE) OF A MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT (MEU)?
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INFANTRY BATTALION
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WHAT IS THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT (GCE) OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE (SPMAGTF)?
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INFANTRY PLATOON
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WHAT IS THE AIR COMBAT ELEMENT (ACE) OF A MEF?
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TASK ORGANIZED DETACHMENT OF AIRCRAFT
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WHICH MEF IS LOCATED IN HAWAII?
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III
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WHICH MEF IS LOCATED IN ARIZONA?
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I
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WHAT IS THE STANDARD FORWARD DEPLOYED MARINE EXPEDITIONARY ORGANIZATION?
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MEU
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WHICH ORGANIZATION IS USED FOR DISASTER RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, NONCOMBATANT EVACUATIONS, OR SECURITY OPERATIONS?
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SPMAGTF
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WHO NORMALLY COMMAND A MEB?
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BRIGADIER GENERAL
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WHICH ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS SPECIAL OPERATIONS SUCH AS: RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE, SPECIALIZED DEMOLITIONS, TACTICAL RECOVERY OF AIRCRAFT AND PERSONNEL (TRAP), SEIZUREAND RECOVERY OF OFFSHORE ENERGY FACILITIES, PERSONNEL OR MATERIAL, VISIT, BOARD, SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF VESSELS, AND IN-EXTREMIS HOSTAGE RECOVERY?
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MEU
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HOW MANY MEU'S ARE THERE?
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7
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THE 13TH MEU IS IN WHICH MEF?
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I
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THE 22ND MEU IS IN WHICH MEF?
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II
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THE 31ST MEU IS IN WHICH MEF?
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III
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WHO IS A REPORTING SENIOR BY VIRTUE OF THEIR COMMAND AUTHORITY?
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COMMANDING OFFICERS
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CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MAY ACT AS REPORTING SENIORS FOR WHOM?
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E4 AND BELOW
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TYPICALLY THE RATER SHOULD BE?
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CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
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TYPICALLY THE SENIOR RATER WILL BE?
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DIVISION OFFICER OR DEPARTMENT HEAD
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WHEN IS PERFORMANCE COUNSELING PROVIDED?
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MID-POINT OF THE PERIODIC REPORT CYCLE AND WHEN THE REPORT IS SIGNED
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WHICH PERFORMANCE REPORT IS USED TO PROVIDE A RECORD OF SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE IN AN ADDITIONAL DUTY (ADDU) OR TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (TEMADD) STATUS?
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CONCURRENT REPORT
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WHICH PERFORMANCE REPORT IS OPTIONAL AND MAY ONLY BE SUBMITTED ON COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OFFICERS IN CHARGE?
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OPERATIONAL COMMANDER REPORT
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WHICH PERFORMANCE REPORT IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE PERFORMANCE RECORD?
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REGULAR REPORT
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THE COMMENTS IN THE COMMENTS BLOCK OF A PERFORMANCE REPORT SHOULD BE BASED ON?
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VERIFIABLE FACTS
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THE ENLISTED PERFORMANCE MARK FOR "EARLY PROMOTE" IS?
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4.0
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THE ENLISTED PERFORMANCE MARK FOR "PROMOTABLE" IS?
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3.6
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THE ENLISTED PERFORMANCE MARK FOR SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IS?
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2.0
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MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUBMIT STATEMENTS TO THE RECORD CONCERNING THEIR PERFORMANCE REPORTS?
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WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE REPORT
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WHEN CAN THE REPORTING SENIOR REJECT STATEMENTS OF THE MEMBERS CONCERNING THEIR PERFORMANCE REPORTS?
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THE REPORTING SENIOR CANNOT REJECT THE MEMBER'S STATEMENT
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WHICH CORRESPONDENCE IS USED TO CORRESPOND OFFICIALLY WITH ADDRESSEES IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND ADDRESSEES OUTSIDE OF THE DOD WHO HAVE ADOPTED THE FORMAT?
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STANDARD LATTER
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WHCIH CORRESPONDENCE PROVIDES AN INFORMAL WAY TO CORRESPOND WITHIN AN ACTIVITY OR BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ACTIVITIES?
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MEMORANDUM
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WHICH LINE OF THE STANDARD LETTER IS ALL CAPITAL LETTERS?
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SUBJECT
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ON WHICH LINE OF A MEMORANDUM DOES THE WORD MEMORANDUM APPEAR IS CAPITAL LETTERS?
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8
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WHICH PAGE OF THE ENLISTED SERVICE RECORD IS THE ENLISTED QUALIFICATIONS HISTORY?
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NAVPERS 1070/604
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WHICH PAGE OF THE ENLISTED S/R IS THE RECORD OF EMERGENCY DATA?
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NAVPERS 1070/602
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WHO IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE UCMJ?
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MEMBERS OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD WHEN NOT FEDERALIZED
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS COMPOSED OF A MILITARY JUDGE ALONE, OR A MILITARY JUDGE AND NOT LESS THAN FIVE IMPARTIAL ACTIVE DUTY ARMED SERVICES PERSONNEL?
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GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS COMPOSED OF ONE ACTIVE DUTY COMMISSIONED OFFICER WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN OR HIGHER?
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SUMMARY COURT-MARTIAL
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IF THE ACCUSED IS AN ENLISTED PERSON WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE SPECIAL OR GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL MEMBERS MUST BE ENLISTED IF THE ACCUSED REQUEST?
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1/3
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THE PRPROCEDURE TO APPEAL AN NJP PUNISHMENT IS TO?
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SUBMIT A WRITTEN STATEMENT WITHIN FIVE DAYS?
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WHAT IS FRANTERNIZATION?
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BEHAVIOR WHICH WOULD PRESENT THE APPEARANCE OF UNDUE FAMILIARITY BETWEEN AND AMONG RANKS
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WHERE IS THE BIRTH PLACE OF THE USMC?
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PHILADELPHIA, PA TUN TAVERN
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WHO WAS THE FIRST COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS?
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CAPT SAMUEL NICHOLAS
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WHEN DID THE USMC BECOME PART OF THE USN?
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1834 (NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947 AMMENDED IN 1952 STATES PRESENT STRUCTURE
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WHEN AND WHERE WAS THE FIRST MARINE CORPS LANDING?
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1776 NEW PROVIDENCE ISLAND THE UNIFORM OF THE DAY HAD A STIFF LEATHER STOCK AROUND THEIR NECK GIVING THE MARINES THE NICKNAME "LEATHER NECK"
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WHEN AND WHERE DID THE USMC RAISE THE "STARS AND STRIPES" FOR THE 1ST TIME IN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE?
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1805, FIGHTING THE BARBARY PIRATES IN TRIPOLI
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WHAT YR DID THE US ARMY AND USMC INVADE HARPER'S FERRY AND UNDER WHO'S COMMAND?
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1859 UNDER THE COMMAND OF COL ROBERT LEE
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WHAT HAPPENED IN THE YR 1900?
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MARINES ENTERED PEKING TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO LEGATION TILL RELIEVED
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WHEN DID THE USMC ENTER THE WAR IN FRANCE?
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1917 PARTICIPATING IN 8 DISTINCTIVE OPERATIONS
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WHEN DID THE USMC REORGANIZED INTO THE FMF?
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1933
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USMC EQUIPMENT BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED WHERE?
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QUANTICO VA
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WHEN DID THE USMC LAND IN SOUTH VIETNAM?
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1965
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WHAT ALSO HAPPENED IN 1965?
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USMC RESPONSE TO A COUP IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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WHEN DID THE FMF LAND IN LENBANON?
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182
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WHEN DID THE USMC LEAVE LEBANON?
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JULY 1984
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WHAT OTHER TIME DID THE USMC LAND IN LEBANON?
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1958
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