Petty Officer History Flashcards
What year did petty officers in the navy acquire their first rate insignia?
1841
The rate of petty officer became official in what year?
1808
What year did rating or specialty marks become official?
1866
What year did the navy recognize its three classes of petty officers? AND when were the rating badges approved and by who?
- 1885
- Approved by Secretary of the Navy on July 1, 1885
What year did petty officers start wearing rate insignias?
1886
What year did the navy establish the chief petty officer rate?
1893
What year did the coast guard come into existence? AND by combining which services?
- 1915
- Revenue cutter service, US life saving service
What year did rates in the coast guard become the same as the navy?
1917
Failure to obey a lawful order violates which article of the UCMJ?
Article 91 and possibly Article 92
What is article 91 of the UCMJ?
Insubordinate conduct toward an officer
What is article 92 of the UCMJ?
Failure to obey order or regulation
What is article 7 of the UCMJ?
Apprehension
What does the acronym: S.E.A.S.I.I. stand for?
- Search the vessel and question personnel on board
- Examine the ship’s documents and papers
- Arrest persons violating the law, when warranted
- Seize contraband if necessary
- Inspect to ensure recreational boating safety (RBS) carriage requirements are met
- Inquire about compliance prior to boarding
Which coast guard personnel do not have statutory authority?
- Non petty officer enlisted members
- Auxiliarists
- Academy cadets
- Officer candidates who are not prior enlisted coast guard petty officers
- Reservists not on orders
What gives the coast guard it’s law enforcement authority and establishes who may exercise that authority?
Title 14, United States Code (USC), section 89
