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Question 1

Who must complete a CG-5525 Coast Guard Reserve Assignment Request and Orders form?

Answer 1

All mbrs (other than retiress) with or without a remaining military reserve obligation eligible for reenlistment but are requesting to be separated from active duty.

Question 2

When is the CG-5525 completed?

Answer 2

During the forth month prior to mbrs date of separation. The SPO will fill out blocks 1-6 and send to the mbr.

Question 3

Where is the CG-5525 sent to upon completion?

Answer 3

To the district reserve in the district where the mbr will reside.

Question 4

When is the medical PDR mailed to the ADT unit?

Answer 4

When ADT is over 90 dys.

Question 5

Are reservist authorized delay enroute prior to reporting to their first duty station?

Answer 5

no

Question 6

Do reservist get IDT drill credit for participating in the SWE?

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

What is the rate of pay for 1 IDT drill?

Answer 7

Equal to 1/30th the base pay for the grade the mbr holds.

Question 8

What is appropriate duty?

Answer 8

A special IDT drill in excess of scheduled drills used to support day to day operation of a unit

Question 9

What is the max number of appropriate duty drills that may be performed in a single FY?

Answer 9

24.

Question 10

What are the specified time periods for an appropriate duty drill?

Answer 10

At least 3 but not more than 24 hrs

Question 11

Is travel reimbursed for an appropriate duty drill?

Answer 11

When authorized.

Question 12

May the hrs of appropriate duty be incremental to equal 1 IDT drill for pay and points?

Answer 12

yes

Question 13

When will IDT mbrs be berthed at gov’t expense or by use of gov’t facilities?

Answer 13

When having to travel greater than 50 miles or 1.5 hours driving distance (funds permitting). They will be berthed the night before when required to start IDT at 0530 or before.

Question 14

What are the rules governing the payment of funeral duty pay?

Answer 14

Mbr receives $50.00 and 1 retirement point for each day that he/she performs 2 or more hrs of funeral duty (including travel and trng time). Paid off an R985.

Question 15

Mbr is in the IRR, doing ADT-AT at ISC St. Louis; what Reserve TRA/PAY category should the mbr be in?

Answer 15

Pay Cat E

Question 16

What is IRR training pay category “E”?

Answer 16

Has MSO, Away fm CG unit, AT of to 30 dys per fy

Question 17

What is IRR training pay category “H”?

Answer 17

No IDT drill requirement, may drill for non pay only.

Question 18

What is IRR training pay category “J”?

Answer 18

Civilian SRDC’s applicants while attending ROCI.

Question 19

What is IRR training pay category “P”?

Answer 19

Reservists awaiting IADT who are not allowed to drill.

Question 20

A mbr assigned to a PSU or HDCU gets how much extra money for each IDT drill they perform

Answer 20

$15 in “High Priority Unit Pay”(as of 8Feb06)

Question 21

SELRES personnel follows under _____

Answer 21

Ready Reserve

Question 22

RET-1 category refers to reserve members that completed _______.

Answer 22

At least 20 years of qualifying service and is under 60 years of age Article 1.C.4.a., RPM, COMDTINST M1001.28A

Question 23

Reserve members retired for physical disability have completed ____ years of service retirements and are ____ percent or more disabled.

Answer 23

20

30

Question 24

Members in the IRR fall under ____

Answer 24

Ready Reserve

Question 25

A single IDT drill must be at least ____ hours in duration

Answer 25

4

Question 26

Reservists can only perform ___ IDT drills in one calendar day.

Answer 26

2

Question 27

The maximum duration of a RMP is _____ hours.

Answer 27

24

Question 28

Funeral Honors Duty (FHD) are paid for details that takes more than ____ hours and travel allowance are paid if the location is more than ___ miles from the member’s resident.

Answer 28

2 | 50

Question 29

FHD are compensated with ____ and _____

Answer 29

$50.00 | 1 retirement point

Question 30

SELRES members are authorized ____ paid IDT drills per fiscal year with the exception of member in deployable units who are authorized ____ paid drills per fiscal year.

Answer 30

48 | 60

Question 31

They are no limits to the number of unpaid IDT drills a member can do in an anniversary year.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

RMP can’t exceed ___ in one fiscal year

Answer 32

30

Question 33

Reservists traveling more than ____ from their residences are authorized to use transient housing when drilling.

Answer 33

500 miles

Question 34

For the purpose of retirement, qualifying years are computed based on ____

Answer 34

Anniversary years

Question 35

SELRES must complete their IDT drill by the end of _____

Answer 35

Fiscal year

Question 36

1 July marks the beginning of the ____ for officers in the RC

Answer 36

Promotion year

Question 37

To have a good year to qualify for the Reserve Good Conduct Medal a RC member must have _____ for 3 years.

Answer 37

At least 70 retirements points per anniversary year

Question 38

To have a qualifying year of service for retirement a RC member must have ____ for 20 years

Answer 38

A minimum of 50 retirements points a year

Question 39

Standards for satisfactory participation for the purpose of SELRES bonus qualification requires that an RC member ______ in order to be eligible for their secondary bonus payment.

Answer 39

Attended 90% of IDT per fiscal year

Question 40

What is the maximum number of retirement points an RC member can receive in a regular year (non-leap year)?

Answer 40

365 points

Question 41

A RC member that did 2 years EAD between Sept 2001 and Aug 2003, was called up for 6 months in 2005 for Hurricane Katrina and is presently in a 6 months title 10 orders for Haitian relief can receive retired pay at age _____ .

Answer 41

59 years, 6 months

Question 42

The wearing of the “M” device may be authorized for the following award ____

Answer 42

Armed Force Reserve Medal

Question 43

An active duty member that affiliated to the SELRES after separation can apply any active duty time not already credited for a good conduct award towards a reserve good conduct award.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

What is the Maximum number of retirement points for inactive duty activities such as completion of correspondence courses can an RC member earn per anniversary year?

Answer 44

130 points

Question 45

Which of the following is not a valid reason to use RMP?

Answer 45

Complete recertification qualifications

Question 46

Reservist can’t exceed ____ paid and unpaid RMP per ____ year.

Answer 46

30 | anniversary

Question 47

Units of reserve members approaching their __ or __ years of active duty service that what to issue AD orders for other that training need to get permission from ____ before issuing the orders

Answer 47

16 18 CG-PSC-RPM

Question 48

A RC member gets ___ retirement points a year for membership in a reserve component of an Armed Force.

Answer 48

15

Question 49

Upon notification of non-compliance an RC member have ___ days to undergo a physical and/or dental examination.

Answer 49

30

Question 50

RC members in active duty between 12 to 15 days per fiscal year to accomplish active duty component operational requirements or mission support are issued ____ orders

Answer 50

ADT-AT

Question 51

Who is the program manager for the Reserve Program?

Answer 51

CG 131

Question 52

What are the U. S. Code that provide the authority to use RESERVIST?

Answer 52

Title 10 and 14

Question 53

What year was the CG Reserve established and what happened to all the folks that did not make the cut to be in the Reserves?

Answer 53

19 Feb 1941…people who did not make the cut were invited to join the Auxiliary

Question 54

What are the three categories of the CG Reserve?

Answer 54

Ready Reserve, Standby Reserve and Retired Reserve

Question 55

There are three types of Retired Reserve – which group is waiting for retirement pay?

Answer 55

RET-2

Question 56

What are the RRC codes?

Answer 56

Ready Reserve = R; Standby Reserve = S and Retired Reserve= V

Question 57

SELRES (Ready Reserve) are required to participate in inactive duty training periods and active duty for the purpose of annual training. How many paid IDT drills are they required to complete?

Answer 57

48 up (90%) to 60 for PSU / DSF units

Question 58

When is the ASL and Standby Reserve subject to recall?

Answer 58

During time of war 9/11 is a good example too…

Question 59

Who is responsible for the proper accession of reservist?

Answer 59

RPM and SPO

Question 60

If a SELRES is in TRAPAY cat A what are they required to do?

Answer 60

48 IDT and 12 days of ADT

Question 61

How many hours is an RMP?

Answer 61

3 to 24 hours

Question 62

How many IRR (individual ready reserve) TRAPAY Categories are there?

Answer 62

4 – E, H, J, P

Question 63

What is the TRAPAY CAT for reservists with no requirement to drill who may voluntarily participate in training without pay?

Answer 63

H

Question 64

What are the Training Pipeline Categories for Reserve Enlisted members?

Answer 64

B, C, F, J and P

Question 65

TRAPAY CAT P is assigned to enlisted reservists waiting?

Answer 65

IADT these members are not authorized to perform IDT. Page 21 of RPM

Question 66

Are SELRES in TRAPAY CAT H authorized to complete ADOS?

Answer 66

Yes page 22 RPM look at the chart! Personnel in TRAPAY CAT P are not authorized to complete ADOS.

Question 67

What TRAPAY CAT can a member be in while on ADHC with pay?

Answer 67

Any of them A,B,C,D,F,M,E,H,J,P,G,N,I

Question 68

Reserve Classifications are used to identify accession source – what is the accession source when a member is prior service CG enlisted RELAD with a portion of 8 yr MSO remaining?

Answer 68

J

Question 69

What is the Reserve Classification for an enlisted reservist who performs a split phase (basic training 1st phase and “A” school during the 2nd phase?

Answer 69

K (8 year MSO with 6 yr SELRES obligation).

Question 70

What is the Reserve Classification for someone with no MSO?

Answer 70

Q

Question 71

What are the three types of inactive duty?

Answer 71

IDT, RMPs and FHD

Question 72

Travel time and R & R do not count towards the 4 hour requirement for a Single drill, how many hour is a multiple drill?

Answer 72

8 plus hours especially for watch standers

Question 73

Are all IDT required to be used before utilizing an RMP, does SWE meet the requirement for an RMP?

Answer 73

Yes Page 5 chapter 2

Question 74

How many hours max on an RMP?

Answer 74

24

Question 75

Normally all orders should be issued to a reservist ___________ days in advance of duty?

Answer 75

30 this applies to IDT, ADT, ADOS, T-10, T-14

Question 76

FHD is not authorized on the same day a member plans completed a multiple IDT drill or RMP, what is the deal if the Funeral honors are performed as part of ADOT?

Answer 76

No $50

Question 77

Grouping of IDT drills is authorized as long as there is funding available, during Continuing Resolution all grouping of IDT must be within the Fiscal quarter to prevent the government from __________ ?

Answer 77

Promising funds they may not get. No advance IDT for personnel retiring just to rack up points – naturally this is determined on a case by case.

Question 78

If a member is unable to complete IDT as previously scheduled, when should the member notify their supervisor:?

Answer 78

48 hours in advance

Question 79

What reasons are adequate to allow a member to reschedule a drill?

Answer 79

Illness or injury, hardship, accident of family member, death immediate family.

Question 80

When a member misses a drill for some bone head reason, are they authorized to make up the drill?

Answer 80

No and it will be recorded as unexcused in DA

Question 81

Are there travel entitlements for member completing IDT?

Answer 81

No, only authorized one round trip on ADT-AT.

Question 82

If reservists have an opportunity to drill at an alternate location, can they get money for travel, lodging and per diem?

Answer 82

Yes, but it will be out of the units funding AFC 30. TDY order can be cut if the CO authorizes member to completed IDT drills at an alternate location.

Question 83

How many unpaid drills can a member do for retirement points annually?

Answer 83

365 or 366 leap year

Question 84

What is considered a reasonable commuting distance?

Answer 84

50 miles of 90 minutes one way by car.

Question 85

What is the reference in RPM regard the IDT berthing requirements?

Answer 85

2. B.6

Question 86

When should members schedule the ADT-AT?

Answer 86

At least 45 days in advance it can be done months in advance.

Question 87

Where should members schedule ADT-AT – in what system?

Answer 87

DA

Question 88

All ADT-AT should be schedule, not completed, just scheduled by what date annually?

Answer 88

1 July – this is to ensure funding for the member!!!

Question 89

If member has to split ADT-AT because of scheduling conflict, what are the requirements?

Answer 89

All periods of ADT-AT must be completed within 90 days and only one round trip

Question 90

What is the first priority for all ADT-AT training completed by reservists at the unit level?

Answer 90

Formal training “C” schools are the priority for all ADT-AT, OJT and unit training is secondary. ADT-AT should be used for all leadership schools, ie. CPOA, LAMS, CWOA before OJT Note: If a member has a quota for a 30 days school it is still ADT-AT this is the one exception to routine 12 – 15 days ADT-AT annually.

Question 91

What is the most common type of Active Duty other than for Training (ADOT completed by reservists?

Answer 91

ADOS – AC (active duty for operational support – in support of the active duty component. AFC 30 money)

Question 92

How long is short term active duty if for training?

Answer 92

Less than 140 days if active duty is for training CH 3 page 9

Question 93

When a unit determines they want to hire a reservist to completed ADOS – AC for 90 days what information must be vetted before sending orders to (dxr) or PAC-13 for authorization?

Answer 93

Check TIS less than 16 years, 1095 rule, number of ADOS days completed within the year, if readiness measures are current. If they are authorized to do ADOS, personnel who have not completed IADT are not authorized ADOS.

Question 94

How long is short term ADOS if for unit support?

Answer 94

180 days or less if the active duty is for other than training.

Question 95

SELRES members are obligated to have satisfactory participation, what percent of scheduled drills do they have to complete?

Answer 95

90%

Question 96

Where are the procedures to process a reservist for discharge?

Answer 96

Chapter 4 RPM

Question 97

What is the mandatory Retirement age?

Answer 97

60

Question 98

How many points are required to have a qualifying year for retirement in the Reserve Component?

Answer 98

50

Question 99

How are points earned in the reserve component?

Answer 99

1 point for each day Active Duty, 1 point for IDT drill, RMP and FHD. 15 Points for membership, 4 points for Correspondence courses

Question 100

What is the maximum number of points a reservists can earn annually in an anniversary year?

Answer 100

365 or 366 on leap year