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Current Death Program
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Provides professional mortuary services, supplies, and related services incident to care and disposition of remains of person eligible for these services by specific statute.
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Under the Current Death Program, remains are shipped to a place designated by the _________ for permanent disposition and the decedent's personal effects are shipped to the legal recipient.
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Primary next of kin
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True or false. Round trip transportation to the burial site is is authorized for family members of deceased active duty members under the Current Death Program
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False. Under Government Transportation Requests (GTR) administered by CMC and COMNAVMILPERSCOM
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What is the Decedent Affairs Program?
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Provides for search, recovery, identification, care, and disposition of remains of deceased persons for whom the Department of the Navy is responsible.
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Graves Registration Program
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Provides for the search, recovery, evacuation(to a temporary cemetery or a mortuary), initial identification, disposition of personal effects found with each deceased, and burial of eligible deceased in temporary cemeteries
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When is the Graves Registration program operational?
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When authorized by the responsible commander during major military missions.
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What is the Concurrent Return Program?
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A combination of the Current Death Program and Graves Registration Program. It begins with the Graves Registration Program and ends with the Current Death Program.
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When is the Concurrent Return Program activated?
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During Emergencies or major military operations when conditions and capabilities permit.
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True or false. Remains buried in temporary cemeteries may be disinterred and evacuated under the Concurrent Return Program if conditions and capabilities permit.
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True
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What is the Return of Remains Program?
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Provides for permanent disposition of remains of those persons buried in temporary cemeteries who could not be evacuated under the Concurrent Return Program
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When is the Return of Remains Program activated?
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Upon enactment of special legislation.
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Who will advise field activities of the activation of a Return of Remains Program?
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The Commander, Naval Medical Command
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What is the Casualty Assistance Calls Program(CACP)?
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Per NAVMILPERSCOMIST 1770.1 (NOTAL), the casualty assistance calls officer helps the PNKO and SNOK with problems surrounding the death and provides information on matters such as: disposition of remains, death gratuity and unpaid pay and allowances, personal effects of deceased, etc.
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True or false. The Casualty Assistance Calls Programs are identified as part of the Decedent Affairs Program.
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False. They are integrally related.
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Who administers the navy CACP?
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The Commander, Naval Military Personnel Command, acting for the Chief of Naval Personnel
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Under the CACP, the the first PNOK call being made within ___ hours of death when the PNOK may well need help on such matters as military honors and memorial services in connection with the funeral.
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24 hours
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Under the Marine Corps, who administers the Marine Corps CACP?
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The Commandant of the Marine Corps
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How many escorts are authorized under the Decedent Affairs Program funding?
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One escort, however, more than one may be assigned if not used concurrently
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Are round trip first class air travel authorized?
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NO, only under LAST resort and must provide request from COMNAVMEDCOM (MEDCOM - 332)
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What request is issued for transportation of the escort?
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A Government Transportation Request
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True or false. The use of a rental car needs no authorization
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False, it must be require prior approval of COMNAVMEDCOM (MEDCOM - 332)
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True or False. When remains or cremains of uniformed services personnel are transported within the 50 United States, detail an escort or special escort to accompany them to the final destination.
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True
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True or false. Commands may assign an individual to accompany remains while outside the 50 US without COMNAVMEDCOM's concurrence.
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False, it requires COMNAVMEDCOM concurrence
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When remains are transported by Military Airlift Command (MAC) aircraft, custody remains is delegated to the ______
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air craft commander
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What is a special escort?
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Any one person, civilian or military (including a relative), specifically requested by the PNOK
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Who approves request if remains in the 48 contiguous United States?
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Command approval
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Who approves request if the escort is outside the 48 contiguous US and remains are located within the 48 contiguous US
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COMNAVMEDCOM
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After arrival of remains at destination, the escort is allowed a stopover of up to ____ hours for the purpose of attending the funeral services if desired by the PNOK.
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72 Hours
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