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Who is the overall manager of decedent affairs program?

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Navy Casualty, Navy Mortuary Affairs

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What is the decedent affairs manual?

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OPNAVINST 5360.1 series

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What five programs have been established to carry out decedent affairs?

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Current Death, Graves Registration, Concurrent Return, Return of Remains, CACP

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What is a PADD?

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Person authorized direct disposition

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What program allows the PADD to designate a place for remains to be shipped to?

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Current Death Program

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When does the Graves Registration Program (GRREG) become operational?

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During major military operations

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What program provides for the search, recovery, and evacuation of remains to a processing point?

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Concurrent Return Program

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Provides for the permanent disposition of remains of persons in a temp cemetery who could not be evacuated under Concurrent Return?

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Return of Remains Program

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When is the Return of Remains Program activated?

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Only upon special legislation

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Return of Remains program may authorize what overseas?

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One or more permanent American cemeteries in the area

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Who notifies field activities of Return of Remains program once activated?

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BUMED

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What program is not part of the decedent affairs program?

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CACP

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Who administers the CACP?

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CNO Personnel Command

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BUPERSINST 1770.1?

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CACP

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Detailed guidance on eligibility can be found where?

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U.S. Code Title 10, subchapter 75

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A casualty report must be submitted within how many hours after determination of death?

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Four IAW MILPERSMAN 1770-030 Personal Casualty Report Procedures

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When death occurs away from command, who submits the casualty report?

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The activity that learns of the casualty.

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What command submits casualty report after member detaches?

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Gaining command

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Casualty reports should be sent with what message precedence?

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Priority

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What program oversees family notification in the area in which the PADD and SNOK reside?

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CACO/FHS (Funeral Honors Support)

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Notification of PADD will normally be made between what hours?

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0500-2400

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CACOs are assigned for what time period?

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90 days - 9 months (depending on needs of family)

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After CACO makes initial notification of death, a follow-up notification takes place within how many hours?

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24 (to complete paperwork)

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COs write a condolence letter to the NOK within how many hours?

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48

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A copy of the condolence letter should be sent where?
NAVPERSCOM and OJAG (Office of the Judge Advocate General - Investigations Division)
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Autopsies are not required under what causes of death?
Motorcycle, automobile or under the care of a physician
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When an aircrew member dies, the MO will recommend an autopsy to the CO based on what instruction?
NAVMED P-117
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NOK must provide what type of authorization before an autopsy can be performed?
Written
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The PADD is responsible for what fees if a private autopsy is elected?
Movement of remains and pathologist's fees
30
What instruction calls for a fact-finding body to convene for violence, aircraft accident, fire, explosion or natural disaster?
JAGINST 5800.7 (JAGMAN)
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Disasters resulting in death must be reported to BUMED by message type?
Priority
32
Info cannot be released to the NOK or news media unless instruction is given by who?
BUMED and the Navy Casualty Office
33
Progress reports should be dispatched every 24 hours when search and recover ops last longer than how many hours?
36
34
What is required to substantiate identification?
2 statements of recognition and dental or fingerprint comparison
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Personal effects will be disposed of in accordance with what?
NAVSUP P-485 or MARCORCASPROCMAN, MCO P3040.4
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Personnel casualty reports ICO those pending identification will have what status?
DSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown)
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Annual contracts are awarded to funeral directors anticipating how many deaths per year?
3
38
When a PADD makes private arrangements, what statement of disposition should be briefed by the CACO?
CJMAB 5360/1
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Funeral services are what type of expenses?
Secondary
40
Remains should be refrigerated at what temperature?
36-40F (2.2-4.4C)
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Geographic Responsibilities for Mortuary Operations are set forth in what instruction?
CINCPACINST 5360.1
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What must be included with remains at a CONUS point of entry?
3 signed copies of DD Form 2064, Certificate of death (overseas), at least TWO DD Form 565 Statement of recognition
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Remains transported in a transfer case will be wrapped how?
White cotton sheet and second wrapping of polyethylene cover secured with pressure sensitive tape or heat sealed.
44
What two sized caskets are there?
Standard = 23x78", Oversized 25x85" (Each is 18-gauge silver tone metal sealer with a cut top)
45
When is cremation authorized?
When requested in writing (but not permitted if any member of PADD or SNOK objects)
46
Who has final determination for civilian personnel attending burial at sea?
CNO
47
What method of transportation is authorized in the US?
Govt air (must be authorized by CNO OP-414), commercial air, chartered air taxi, funeral coach
48
When an escort is not authorized, cremains may be transported how?
Registered mail (preferred method), air, surface transportation
49
How are transfer cases marked for victims of communicable diseases?
Gummed 2"x4" label marked "CONTAGIOUS" at head end
50
What type of expeditious flight usually transports from outside the contiguous 48?
AMC (Air Mobility Command)
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What must accompany remains when sent to a destination outside the contiguous 48?
10 certified copies of the civilian certificate of death
52
How many escorts may accompany remains?
1
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When remains are sent from OCONUS to CONUS via AMC, who acts as the escort during transportation?
Aircraft commander
54
Unless special escort is required, what is the criteria for selection?
Same branch of service, status and pay grade of deceased
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What document aids the transporting command in the instruction of the escort?
Manual for Escorts of Deceased Naval Personnel, NAVPERS 15555 series
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Unless special escort is required, what is the criteria for selection?
Same branch of service, status and pay grade of deceased
57
What personnel does the CO appoint on the inventory board?
Two members, one is normally an officer
58
Inventory should be recorded on what form?
NAVSUP Form 29, Inventory of Personal Effects
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How many copies of the NAVSUP Form 29 are prepared and signed by the inventory board?
5 (original and 4 copies all sent to the SUPPO)
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What happens to the three signed copies of the NAVSUP 29 that the SUPPO returns to the inventory board?
Sends one to NAVPERSCOM, files 1 in service record, sends 1 to the officer who appointed the board
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A Certificate of Death (Overseas), DD 2064 should be prepared when a death occurs where?
Outside 50 states, Guam or District of Columbia
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Who reports death to civil authorities?
CO
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How many signed copies of the DD 2064 will accompany remains when death occurs OCONUS?
3
64
The NOK will be reimbursed primary expenses at what amount?
Current biannually updated amount approved
65
Who provides headstones to active duty personnel at time of their death?
VA
66
What form should the PADD use to request reimbursement?
DD Form 1375, Request for Payment of Funeral and/or Interment Expenses
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All claims are forwarded to Navy Mortuary Affairs except when?
Claims made outside jurisdiction of area commanders (are sent to BUMED)
68
Expenses are not reported to BUMED except when specified on what forms?
DD Form 2062 (OCONUS), DD Form 2063 (CONUS)
69
What is a MED 5360-3?
Report of Disposition & Expenditures Remains of the Dead (used with commercial sources)
70
National cemeteries are under the jurisdiction of who?
The Chief Memorial Affairs Director, Department of Memorial Affairs, Veterans Admin, Washington DC
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What are the 3 classifications of national cemeteries?
Open, Closed, New (inactive - planned but not open)
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Unmarried adult children may be eligible for burial in open national cemeteries if totally disabled by what age?
21
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Interment in national cemeteries will not be made on what days?
Sat, Sun, Holidays
74
Who exercises technical direction of naval plots and cemeteries?
Navy Mortuary Affairs. Unusual circumstances referred to BUMED
75
Group interments should be made in a national cemetery where in the US?
As close to the midpoint of the two most widely separated homes of record
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Group interments authorize the PADD and how many blood relatives round trip travel
2
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What is N135C?
Navy Mortuary Affairs, Millington, TN

NAVEDTRA 14295B HOSPITAL CORPSMAN (17 decks)

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