Red Cross

Question 1

What Army Regulation covers Red Cross

Answer 1

AR 930-5

Question 2

What is the major service that Red Cross offers

Answer 2

Communication between soldiers and their families for both problem solving and emergency (especially the notification or “Red Cross message”)

Question 3

What are some activities that the American Red Cross offers

Answer 3

AIDS education

• Blood drives
• Communication services (by wire)
• Counseling and referral services
• CPR instruction
• Financial assistance
• Health and safety services
• Swimming lessons
• Transplantation services

Question 4

What are some activities sponsored by the Red Cross?

Answer 4

Blood drives

• CPR classes
• Emergency notifications
• Swimming classes

How is the American Red Cross (ARC) mostly staffed?

By volunteers

Question 5

What are some of the services the Red Cross provides

Answer 5

Counseling for personal and family problems

• Disaster assistance
• Emergency communications between Soldiers and their families
• Emergency financial assistance
• Reporting service for emergency leave purposes

Question 6

Where would an individual seeking training/certification in CPR go for assistance

Answer 6

The American Red Cross

Question 7

What size unit when alerted for intact overseas deployment, requests for assigned Red Cross personnel to accompany them

Answer 7

Brigade-size or larger

Question 8

Who in the Red Cross are authorized to act upon requests from Army commanders exercising general court-martial jurisdiction by obtaining home conditions reports?

Answer 8

Red Cross field directors

Question 9

In time of war, are Red Cross personnel subject to trial by courts-martial under the circumstances set forth in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What services does the Red Cross perform with respect to prisoners of war?

Answer 10

Handles inquiries concerning welfare of prisoners of war

• Obtains names of prisoners of war, through the Department of Defense, so that Red Cross services may be made available to their dependents, if necessary
• Aids in the preparation and packaging of (and may provide) food packets, clothing, medical kits, comfort articles, and other supplies, and may assist in their distribution