EPME Flashcards
What is step 7 of ORM?
Monitor Situation
What is step 3 of ORM?
Assess Risks
What is step 1 of ORM?
Define Mission Tasks
Define step 6 of ORM?
Execute decision
What is step 2 of ORM?
Identify Hazards
What is step 4 of ORM?
Identity options
What is step 5 of ORM?
Evaluate risk vs gain
The ability to conform to rules, regulations and military standard?
A. Leadership
B. Professional Qualities
C. Conduct
D. Performance
Conduct
When was the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer grade established?
May 18, 1920
If a member has a waiver for a beard, what are the grooming requirements?
A. 1/8”
B. 1/4”
C. 1/2”
D. 3/4”
B. 1/4”
An incident occurred that resulted in property damage of approximately $150,000. This would be a Class __ mishap?
A
B
C
D
C
A human relations council is required at units of ___ or more full time personnel?
25
Sexual harassment training is required every _____?
1 year
Human relations awareness training is required every ______?
3 years
What is the max bulk of women’s hair?
2”
What is the max length of men’s hair?
4”
What is the max bulk of men’s hair?
1 1/2”
Who designates the PIO?
XO
The DPRI consists of _______ chapters?
7
A member of the command designated to conduct a preliminary inquiry based on offenses alleged on the CG-4910?
PIO
E 7/8/9 performance evaluation factors are grouped into how many categories? 2 3 4 5
5
A member’s ability to bring credit to the Coast Guard through personal demeanor and professional actions?
Conduct
Leadership
Military
Performance
Military
What do you put in the enclosures box (Macros II) of you have no enclosures to attach?
A. None
B. Leave blank
C. Initials
D. Check marks
B. Leave blank
In a memorandum in the “REF” field, what is the first item denoted with?
A. 1
B. a
C. A
D. I
B. a
What law added Senior Chief and Master Chief Petty Officer?
Public Law 85-422
Ability to direct, guide, develop, influence and support others in the performance of work?
Military
Leadership
Conduct
Performance
Leadership
A member’s willingness to acquire knowledge and the ability to use knowledge, skill and direction to accomplish work?
Performance
Leadership
Conduct
Military
Performance
How far up are zippers supposed to be closed up on jackets?
1/4 way up
1/2 way up
2/3 way up
All the way up
2/3 way up
$20,000 - $200,000 in damages, non fatal injury or occupational illness that results in any loss of time from work beyond the day or shift on which it occurred?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
Class C
How long can a woman’s fingernails be?
1/4” inch
Who is the Co-Program manager for enlisted professional and career development with the Director of Reserve and Training?
MCPOCG
How many major headquarter directorates report to the Commandant?
11
Those qualities that the Coast Guard values in its people?
Leadership
Professional Qualities
Conduct
Performance
Professional Qualities
What is the width of the tie bar?
3/16”
When rolling sleeves on the ODU, how wise should the cuff be?
How far off the elbow should the cuff be?
3”
2”
Who is responsible for advising and assisting the Commandant in the overall administration of the service?
Chief of Staff
What year were the Senior Chief and Master Chief pay grades added?
1958
The CG provides alcohol abuse prevention and rehabilitation program on how many levels?
3
How long does Level 3 care normally take?
4-6 weeks
Who must sign any alcohol incident entries?
CO and member
If you are an E4 or E5, you must not have any unseat mark in the conduct category for the previous ____ months?
12
After _____ all E7 must successfully complete either the CG CPO Academy or other DOD senior enlisted academy in or to compete for E8?
January 1, 1999
What are the minimum total years of service to advance to E-8?
10
What are the minimum total yeas of service to advance to E9?
12
What are the minimum active service requirements to be advanced from E6 to E9?
24 months in pay grade
What are the minimum service requirements to be advanced from E5 to E6?
12 months in pay grade
How many different types of P&D are there?
33
How many types of administrative marks can be entered on a CG-3307?
7
What court martial rule limits your ability to probable cause search and seizures?
Court martial 315
How many hours per day can you assign EMI?
2
How many competencies are contained in the three CG leadership categories?
7
Unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to National Security?
A. classified
B. Secret
C. Top secret
D. Confidential
C. Top secret
Unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to National Security?
Secret
Unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause damage to National Security?
Confidential
What is line 6 of a CG message?
From
What is line 7 of a CG Message?
To
What is line 8 of a CG Message?
Info
What is line 9 of a CG Message?
XMT
What is line 12 of a CG Message?
Subject/BT
What are the most amount of lines that the subject line can take up?
1
What is the maximum characters per line in a CG Message?
69
What is line 5 of a CG Message?
Precedence
How often is the DPRI published?
Annually
What chapter of the DPRI lists all publications numerically?
Chapter 2
A CG written communication that initiates or governs actions, conduct or procedure?
A. Instruction
B. Manual
C. Notice
D. Directive
Directive
How many types of directives are there?
5
Manuals must contain _____ pages or more?
25
Manuals must be reviews now often by their originators?
Annually
_____ are cancelled after 12 months if an earlier cancellation date is not specified?
Notice
How many categories are the Safety and Environmental Health Inspection Checklist divided into?
2
In proper verbal communications, how long should you make eye contact?
1-3 minutes
At what DB level are you required to wear single hearing protection?
85DB
At what FB level are you required to wear double hearing protection?
105DB
How long must a confined space be ventilated before entry?
24 hours
Counseling must take place no later than ____ days following the employee review period?
21
What is the recommended hours of sleep that a person needs to combat stress?
7-8
What is the latest that a supervisor can route an employee review to the marking official?
9 days
How many Air Stations are there in the CG?
26
Aviation services are provided by over ____ aviators?
800
How many enlisted people are in CG Aviation?
2500
What is the age requirement for the CG Academy?
17-22 with no dependents
What is the age limit for PPEP?
21 not yet 31
What are the age requirements for OCS?
21-26
How long is OCS?
17 weeks
What medal is awarded for “Distinguished themselves in armed enemy conflict by extraordinary heroism not justifying the Medal of Honor award”?
Navy Cross
What medal is awarded for “Serving on active duty CG who distinguishes themselves by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy”?
Coast Guard Medal
What medal is awarded for “Rescued of extreme and heroic daring in saving or attempting to save another from drowning”?
Gold Life Saving Medal
What medal is awarded for “Distinguish themselves after December 6, 1941 by heroic actions, meritorious achieve, service not involving participation in aerial flight while engaged in enemy action”?
Bronze Star
What medal is awarded for “Service rendered comparable to thar required for the Distinguished Service Medal, but lesser in duty?
Legion of Merit
What medal is awarded for “Extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of Medal of Honor, while engaged in military operations against an enemy of the US”?
Silver Star
What medal is awarded for “Exceptionally meritorious service to the US in duty of great responsibility”?
CG Distinguished Service Medal
Who was bestowed the title of the Bravest Women in America?
Ida Lewis
What Master Chief Petty Officer had 44 years of service and served on 34 different vessels?
Donald Horsely
When was the CG Reserve created?
1941
When was the women’s CG Reserve created?
1942
What percent of the 214,000 people that served in WWII were reservists?
92
Where and when was the first organized reserve unit?
Boston 1950
How many branches of training are available to the auxiliarists?
5
Today’s auxiliary is divided into how many groups?
4
Overall, the supervision of the auxiliary is the responsibility of ______?
Assistant Commandant of Operations
A flotilla consists of _____ or more qualified people?
15
A division is composed of usually _____ or more flotillas?
5
How many miles of coastline does the US have?
95,00
When did the first African American female enter SPAR?
1945
When did the Coast Guard promote the first Master Chief Petty Officer?
1958
Who was the first Coast Guard Master Chief?
Jack Kerwin
Who was the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard?
Charles Calhoun
In what year were women integrated in the Coast Guard?
1973
What year were all Officer and Enlisted career fields open to women?
1978
When was the first Chief Petty Officers Academy?
1982
When was the first woman admitted to OCS?
1973
When did the Revenue Cutter Service and Life Saving Service merge?
1915
When was the Revenue Cutter Service began?
August 4, 1790
How many cutters initially made up the RCS?
10
When was the first woman eligible for isolated units?
1981
When did combat exclusion end for women?
1973
How many organizations were joined for form the modern CG?
5
To rescue immigrants from vessels ravished by winter storms, a federal lifesaving service was initiated in _____?
1848
What Cutter has the record of the largest amount of immigrants rescued from a single vessel?
Dauntless
When was the National Strike Force created?
1973
What year did the Exxon Valdez oil spill take place?
1989
How many people were lost during the Titanic sinking?
1500
When was the lighthouse service federalized?
1789
At the time the Lighthouse Service was federalized, how many lighthouses were there?
1000
Who is the only man in history to have received both the Medal of Honor and the Gold Life Saving Medal?
Marcus Hanna
What title of the US Code cites that the Coast Guard is a military service?
14
About how many people make up the CG Auxiliary?
8000
What year was Desert Storm/Shield?
1990-1991
When did Desert Shield transition into Desert Storm?
January 17, 1991
During Operation Liberty Shield, the CG increased patrols by ____ %
50%
How many cutters did the Revenue Cutter Service operate along our southern coast in the Caribbean Sea?
8
What war started the role of the CG augmenting the Navy with shallow draft craft during the time of war?
War of 1812
Who were we fighting in the War of 1812?
England
What was the first war that steamships were used?
Mexican-American War
During the War of 1812, which Cutter ran ashore on Long Island, whose crew dragged her guns to a high bluff and fought the British ship from there?
Eagle
What was saw a higher percentage of CG personnel killed than any other US military service?
WWI
When was the Mexican-American War declared?
May 13, 1846
In the _____ War, our cutters performed the Navy duties of blockade duty along the Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Coast and the Potomac.
Civil War
When did Spain declare war on the US?
April 24, 1898
When did the US enter WWI!
April 2, 1917
What war was the entire CG transferred to the Navy?
WWI
When did WWI end?
1918
How many cutters were transferred on lend-lease to Great Britain during WWII?
10
Who made the first naval capture of WWII?
Northland
In WWII, how many enemy subs were sunk by CH manned ships?
11
In WWII how many enemy subs were sunk by CG aircraft?
1
When did Douglas Munro die?
September 27, 1942
During what war did Douglas Munro perform his heroic actions?
WWII
When was the first time in CG Reserve history that involuntary overseas mobilization occur?
Desert Storm/Desert Shield
After WWII what date did the CG return to the Treasury Dept?
January 1, 1946
How many district offices are in the Atlantic Area?
5
How many district office are in the Pacific Area?
4
How many units report directly to HQ?
35
In what years was the Quasi War fought?
1798-1799
How long was the US involved with WWI?
1.5 years
How many star admirals lead the PAC and LANT areas?
3 star
What infection control approach was developed by the CDC?
Universal
During decontamination, who’s should obtain confirmation from corpsman/emt that the medical kids have been inventories and that all used equipment has been accounted for?
Watch Captain
What thickness should latex gloves be?
18mm
What status is the aircraft in until it has been decontaminated?
Charlie
How many FPCON levels are there?
5
What FPCON Level is capable of being maintained indefinitely?
Alpha
What FPCON is set when an in I deny occurs or intelligence is received?
Charlie
What FPCON is declared when an increased and more predictable threat of terrorists activity exists?
Bravo
What FPCON is set when a terrorist attack has occurred in the immediate area?
Delta
What FPCON is normally declared as a local warning?
Delta
What is the maximum number of characters in the subject line of official correspondence?
10
What percentage of mishaps are due to unsafe acts of people?
88%
What percentage of accidents are due to unsafe conditions?
10%
The US water and ecosystem make up _____ of the world’s fishing industry?
1/5
How many missions does the CG have?
11
How many roles the CG have?
5
Our maritime border extends out to ______ Mike’s?
200
How many vertical stripes are on the CG ensign?
16
What year was the Revenue Cutter Service formed?
1790
When did the US adopt battle streamers?
1968
How many battle streamers does the CG have?
34
What is the color of the Command Master Chief’s badge?
Gold
Who does the Civil Rights Officer report to?
CO
A senior assistant to the USPHS is equivalent to a ____?
LT
A senior in the USPHS is equivalent to a ____?
CDR
An assistant in the USPHS is equivalent to a ____?
LTJG
A Director on the USPHS is equivalent to a ____?
Captain
A Junior Assistant in the USPHS is equivalent to a _____?
Ensign
A Full in the USPHS is equivalent to a _____?
LCDR
What is the bomb threat condition where you have the exact location and time?
Bomb Condition III
What is the bomb condition where you have no location and no time?
Bomb Condition I
What is the bomb threat condition where you have the exact location and no time?
Bomb Condition II
What color is a danger flag?
Red
What color is an out of calibration tag?
Orange
How are the serial numbers for Danger, Caution, Out of Calibration and Out of Commission tags determined?
Reset to 001 at the beginning of each fiscal year.
How often should an audit of the tag put log be conducted?
Once every two weeks
Who does the Commandant report directly to?
Secretary of Homeland Security
When did the rate of Petty Officer become official?
1808
When was the MCPOG established?
August 17, 1969
What article gives Petty Officers apprehension authority?
7
How long does the Appeal Authority have to review and act on an appeal?
15 calendar days
Used to offset lodging and meal expenses when a member is required to occupy temporary lodging in CONUS in connection with a PCS?
TLE
Used primarily for OUTCONUS moves. Provides to partially reimburse a member for more than normal expenses occurred?
TLA
Normally TLA is authorized for a period of not more than _____ days.
60
What is the maximum allowable percentage for TLE advance?
80% of total entitlement
What is the maximum amount of proceed time for a “No Haste” in reporting?
4 days
What is the maximum amount of proceed time for a “proceed without delay” reporting?
2 days
How close to a PCS move can you get advanced pay?
30 days
After arriving at your new PDS, how long do you have to request advance pay?
60 days
After _____ failed login attempts in direct access, you will be locked out?
5
A TONO beginning with a 13 would be _____?
Blanket or repeat
A TONO beginning with an 11 would be _____?
TDY
A TONO beginning with a 12 would be _____?
PCS, retirement or Discharge
How soon after travel must you complete a travel claim?
3 days
Administrative review of travel claims must happen within ____ days of receipt?
2 days
Who is responsible for overall management of an Incident?
Incident Commander
Who is responsible for developing and releasing information?
Liaison Officer
Who is responsible for the management of all operations directly applicable to the primary missions?
Operations Section Chief
How many Branch Directors are allowed in ICS?
Up to 5
Who is responsible for implementing strategic aspects that relate to the overall incident strategy and providing logical support to helicopters operating on the incident?
Air Operations Branch Director
Who is primarily responsible for the coordination of airborne aircraft operations when fixed wing/rotary wing aircraft are operating on an incident?
Air Operations Branch supervisor
Who is responsible for coordinating tactical or logistical helicopter missions?
Helicopter coordinator
Who is responsible for supporting and managing helibase and heliport operations and maintaining liaison with fixed wing air bases?
Air Support Group Supervisor
The first Coast Guard Chief’s were the former station keepers of the ______?
Life Saving Stations
The tool you can use to beat developed an action plane is ______?
A contingency diagram
The tool you can use to separate the few major problems from the many minor ones is ______?
Pareto Chart
The first uniform regulations were introduced in _____?
1830
The Eagle, recaptured the American vessels Nancy and Mehitable in a memorable fight in 1799 with the French privateer, Revenge.
Quasi War
The Cutter Bear was built in 1874 and sank in the North Atlantic in _____?
1963
The Cutter Northland on September 12 captured the first German ship of the war, the Buskoe.
WWII
The first Commandant was _____?
Alexander Fraser
Twenty-six 82-foot CH cutters were deployed for Operation Market Time.
Vietnam War
CG became part of the Dept. of Transportation on ______?
April 1, 1967
Who was the first woman assigned as an Officer In Charge ashore and in what year?
Krysine Carbajal in 1989
_______ single-handedly rescued 10 people from the grounded ship Priscilla on August 18, 1899 and was awarded the gold lifesaving medal.
Rasmus Midget
What contains information that has continuing reference value or that requires continuing action, remain in effect until replaced or canceled by the originator or higher authority and is reviewed and validated by originators every four years?
Instruction
In this war, cutters captured 18 prizes unaided and assisted in two other captures.
Quasi War
During this war, the McCulloch served as both the escort and dispatch with Commodore George Dewey’s squadron.
Spanish-American War
The CG was given responsibility for old weather operations in Greenland during ______?
WWII
The first time ocean-going cutters augmented the Navy and CG surveillance forces was in ____?
Korean War
What program has people continue in their civilian employment while serving on military duty?
Selective Reserve Direct Commission Program
What program do you have to have special training and skills in specific fields to join the CG?
Direct Commission Program
This information must be included on all correspondence in the CG because it serves as the file number.
SSIC
Mishaps that are sufficiently serious to warrant form Mishap Analysis Board action are classified as ______?
Class B
Maintenance and Logistics Commands personnel assigned to detached duty as part of the Substance Abuse Prevention Program are called _________?
Addiction Prevention Specialists
The 21 leadership competencies are grouped into the three categories of:
Self Awareness, Working with Others and performance.
