EPME Flashcards
What year did Congress authorized the capture of armed French vessels hovering off the U.S Coast?
May 28, 1798
What types of earrings are authorized for women?
Earrings will be 4-6mm ball studs, natural white pearl, white diamond, plain gold or silver with a shiny brushed matte finish settings
The federal lifesaving service took shape in what year?
1848
The lighthouse service was formed on what date?
August 7, 1789
What department was the Lighthouse Service under?
Treasury Department
In what year were cutters charged with preventing slaves from coming into the U.S from Africa and freed almost 500 slaves?
1794
What year was the Lifesaving Service reborn and under whose leadership?
In 1871, under Sumner L. Kimball and assisted by Captain John Faunce
The Motorboat Act was established in what year?
1910
What did the Motorboat Act of 1910 do?
Establish a credible boating safety program.
What did the Motorboat Act of 1940 do?
Improved safety standards
Who was the first SPAR to be sworn into the CG and when?
Alice Jefferson, 1973
What year did Genevieve and Lucille Baker become first uniformed women to serve in the CG?
1918
Women’s fingernails cannot extend more than?
1/4in beyond fingertip
Who was the first MCPO and when?
Master Chief Yeoman Jack Kerwin, November 1, 1958
Who were the first five African-American females to enter the SPARs?
Olivia Hooker D. Winifred Byrd Julia Mosley Yvonne Cumberbatch Aileen Cooke
Who was the first SPAR E9 and when?
Master Chief Yeoman Pearl Faurie, 1962
When were women admitted to OCS for the first time?
1973
What year were women integrated into active duty and the CG Reserve?
1973
When were women assigned to isolated units?
1981
Operation Desert Shield began with how many females serving in the Persian Gulf?
14 female reservists in the Persian Gulf, 1990
Who was the firs Hispanic American female advanced to E-7?
Sonia Colon in 1992
When did the RCS and the Life Saving Service merge?
January 28, 1915
When did Rasmus S Midgett rescue ten people from the grounded ship Priscilla?
August 18, 1899
When did Douglas Munro earn the MOH?
September 27, 1942 at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal
When must applicant minimum eligibility requirement for appointment to warrant grade be completed by?
January 1 of the year in which the CWO appointment board convenes.
Bullets must be submitted to supervisor no more than how many days before end of marking period?
14
How many days does the supervisor have to route the employee review to the Marking Official?
No more than nine days prior to the period ending date
Supervisor must counsel the evaluee on the employee review after the Approving Official has completed their actions, how many days following the employee review period ending date?
30 days
When are E-5 evaluations given?
April and October.
When are E-4 evaluations given?
March and September
When are E-2 evaluations given?
January and July
When are E-6 evaluations given?
May and November
What is the mid-point for semi-annual reviews?
92 days
What is the mid-point for annual reviews?
184 days
What is the mid-point for reserves?
19 drill periods
Counseling a subordinate must not be later than how many days following the employee review period ending date?
21 days
When did Alex P. Haley retire as a Chief Journalist after serving in WWII and Korea?
1959
What were the four ratings available in the first women’s Reserve Enlisted Basic Indoctrination classes?
Yeoman
Storekeeper
Radioman
Hospital Corpsman
The first CPO Academy class had how many CPOs?
four SCPOs - six MCPOs
When did the first CPO Academy class graduate?
November 1982
Who was the first enlisted woman to fill an OIC afloat billet?
Dianne Bucci
Who was the first black female and first female engineer to advance to E-7 in 1988?
Pamela Autry
Who was the first enlisted woman assigned as OIC ashore?
Krystine Carbajal in 1989
Which ten cutters began with the CG on Aug. 4, 1790?
Vigilant Active General Green Massachusetts Scammel Argus Virginia Diligence South Caroline Eagle
What is JJ credited with?
Saving 600 lives, two gold medals, three silver medals
When did JJ earn one of his gold medals?
November 1888 for saving 29 lives from five different vessels in Hull, Massachusetts
Ida Lewis is credited with what?
Saving 18 lives during 39 years at Lime Rock
Earned the gold lifesaving medal
When must applicant minimum eligibility requirement for appointment to warrant grade be completed by?
January 1 of the year in which the CWO appointment board convenes.
What are the age requirements for OCS?
21-26
PPEP candidates must be how old?
21-32 yoa
Candidates for the CGA must be how old?
18-22 years old
When are E-3 evaluations given?
February and August
When are E-2 evaluations given?
January and July
A special employee review is required, regardless of the time since the last employee review on the date a member is:
Awarded a NJP or convicted by a court martial
When was BMCM Charles L. Calhoun initiated as the first MCPOCG?
August 1, 1969
When must applicant minimum eligibility requirement for appointment to warrant grade be completed by?
January 1 of the year in which the CWO appointment board convenes.
When is TA paid up front?
When a course is less than 18 weeks in length
When are Report of Surveys required?
When an item on the property report becomes lost, damaged or destroyed. Or when the property value is greater than $500.
How many district offices do Atlantic and Pacific have?
Atlantic has more because PAC has four.
LANT-5 PAC-4
How many CG units report to HQ?
35
In which war did the USCG augment the Navy with shallow draft craft?
War of 1812
Who captured the first prize of War of 1812?
RCS Jefferson
When did Congress declare war with Mexico?
May 13, 1846
When was the first time steamboats were used in the war?
Mexican American War
When did Spain declare war on the U.S?
April 24, 1898
Officer Ranks O-1-3
O-1 is a 2nd LT
O-2 is a 1st LT
O-3 is a Capt.
Officer Ranks - O-4-6
O-4 is a Major
O-5 is a LT. Colonel
O-6 is a Colonel
Officer Ranks O-7-9
O-7 is a Brigadier General
O-8 is a Major General
O-9 is a Lt. General
What is an O-10 is the Army, MC and AF?
General
What is an E-2 in the Army?
Private E-2 (PV2)
What is an E-3 in the Army?
Private First Class
What is an E-5 in the Army?
Sergeant
What is an E-6 in the Army?
Staff Sergeant
What is an E-1 in the Marine Corp?
Private (PVT)
What is an E-2 in the MC?
Private First (PFC)
What is an E-3 in the MC?
Lance Corporal
What is an E-4 in the MC?
Corporal
What is an E-5 in the MC?
Sergeant
What is an E-6 in the MC?
Staff Sergeant
What is an E-7 in the MC?
Gunnery Sergeant