Examination (Testing) Materials-Sensitive in Nature
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January 2015United States Army
Soldier Support InstituteAdjutant General School
WOBC
Administer Awards and Decorations Program
PRE-TEST
STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS
1. OBJECTIVE: This Pre-test is designed to assess your knowledge on Administering Awards and Decorations based on experience and or read ahead materiel pertaining to this class. Regardless, of your score you will NOT BE ALLOWED to test out of this block of instruction.
2. REQUIREMENT: Read each question carefully and provide a response for each question on a separate sheet of paper. There is only one correct response to each question. You have 20 minutes to complete this Pre-test.
DO NOT BEGIN THIS EXAMINATION UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO
Multiple-Choice
1. What is the timeline for each award (excluding lost recommendations) to be entered administratively into military channels?
a. Five years
b. Four years
c. Three years
d. Two years
2. What condition must be met in order for a Soldier who is flagged for overweight to receive an award based on valor, heroism or for length of service?
a. Soldier shows progress during monthly weigh-ins
b. Soldiers who are overweight are not authorized an awards
c. Waiver must be forwarded and approved by the first general officer in the chain of command
d. None of the above
3. Which of the following special entitlement is Medal of Honor recipients entitled to?
a. No special entitlement granted
b. Entitled to have name placed on Medal of Honor Hall of Fame
c. Entitled to receive a special pension of thousand dollars per month
d. None of the above
4. Which of the following awards entitles officers to an additional ten percent towards their retired pay?
a. Bronze Star
b. Medal of Honor
c. Meritorious Service Medal
d. None of the above
5. What number is affixed to the NCO Professional Ribbon (NPDR) upon graduation from the Advanced Leadership Course?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
6. What action is taken upon the disapproval of an award of an Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) for a Soldier?
a. No action required (ONLY)
b. Battalion S-1forwards to the Soldier’s OMPF(ONLY)
c. Brigade S-1 return original DA Form 638 to Battalion S-1(ONLY)
d. Both b and c
7. What is the only military decoration that can be awarded after three years after the act or period of service to be honored?
a. Purple Heart
b. Medal of Honor
c. Army Achievement Medal (AAM)
d. Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM)
8. What is the timeline to submit a request for reconsideration of a disapproved or downgraded award recommendation to be placed in official channels?
a. Within 1 year
b. Within 2 years
c. Within 3 years
d. Within 7 years
9. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for the Combat Action Badge (CAB)?
a. Maybe awarded to any Soldier personally engaged or engaged by the enemy
b. Soldier is not required to be assigned or attached to a unit that would qualify the
Soldier for the CIB/CMB
c. Soldier must be performing assigned duties in an area where hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay is authorized
d. Soldier must be personally present and actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy and performing satisfactorily in accordance with the prescribed rules of engagement
10. Who in addition to the President, is authorized to approve the Medal of Honor?
a. No one
b. Congress
c. Secretary of State
d. Secretary of Defense
11. Which report is ran to determine eligibility for Good Conduct Medals (AGCMs)?
a. AAA-161
b. AAA-163
c. AAA-167
d. AAA-199
12. Which of the following personnel are NOT authorized to be awarded the Combat Infantry Badge (CIB)?
a. Airmen
b. Sailors
c. Coast Guard
d. None of the above
13. What media is used to submit recommendations for badges?
a. Memorandum (ONLY)
b. DA Form 4187 (ONLY)
c. DA Form 638 (ONLY)
d. Both a and b
14. Which of the following personnel are NOT eligible to receive the CIB?
a. General Officers
b. Army Infantryman Officers O-6 and below
c. Army Special Forces Officer O-6 and below
d. None of the above
15. Which of the following are requirements for the Combat Medical Badge (CMB)?
a. Unit of assignment or attachment must have been engaged in actual ground or aerial combat (ONLY)
b. Be assigned to an Army, Naval, or Air Force Medical unit, be in the grade of O-6 and below, and be engaged in ground combat (ONLY)
c. Be an Army, Naval, or Coast Guard Medical Department assigned or attached by appropriate orders to an infantry unit brigade, regiment or smaller engaged in ground combat (ONLY)
d. All of the above
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