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CH 25 DECEDENT Flashcards

1
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Who is the overall manager of decedent affairs program?

A

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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3
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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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4
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What is a PADD?

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Person authorized direct disposition

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5
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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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6
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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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7
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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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8
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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?

A

Return of Remains Program

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9
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When is the Return of Remains Program activated?

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Only upon special legislation

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10
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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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11
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Who notifies field activities of Return of Remains program once activated?

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BUMED

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12
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What program is not part of the decedent affairs program?

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CACP

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13
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Who administers the CACP?

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CNO Personnel Command

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14
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BUPERSINST 1770.1?

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CACP

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15
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Detailed guidance on eligibility can be found where?

A

U.S. Code Title 10, subchapter 75

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16
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A casualty report must be submitted within how many hours after determination of death?

A

Four IAW MILPERSMAN 1770-030 Personal Casualty Report Procedures

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17
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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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18
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What command submits casualty report after member detaches?

A

Gaining command

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19
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Casualty reports should be sent with what message precedence?

A

Priority

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20
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What program oversees family notification in the area in which the PADD and SNOK reside?

A

CACO/FHS (Funeral Honors Support)

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21
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Notification of PADD will normally be made between what hours?

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0500-2400

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22
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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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23
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After CACO makes initial notification of death, a follow-up notification takes place within how many hours?

A

24 (to complete paperwork)

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24
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COs write a condolence letter to the NOK within how many hours?

A

48

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25
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A copy of the condolence letter should be sent where?

A

NAVPERSCOM and OJAG (Office of the Judge Advocate General - Investigations Division)

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26
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Autopsies are not required under what causes of death?

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Motorcycle, automobile or under the care of a physician

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27
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When an aircrew member dies, the MO will recommend an autopsy to the CO based on what instruction?

A

NAVMED P-117

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28
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NOK must provide what type of authorization before an autopsy can be performed?

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Written

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29
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The PADD is responsible for what fees if a private autopsy is elected?

A

Movement of remains and pathologist’s fees

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30
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What instruction calls for a fact-finding body to convene for violence, aircraft accident, fire, explosion or natural disaster?

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JAGINST 5800.7 (JAGMAN)

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31
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Disasters resulting in death must be reported to BUMED by message type?

A

Priority

32
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Info cannot be released to the NOK or news media unless instruction is given by who?

A

BUMED and the Navy Casualty Office

33
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Progress reports should be dispatched every 24 hours when search and recover ops last longer than how many hours?

A

36

34
Q

What is required to substantiate identification?

A

2 statements of recognition and dental or fingerprint comparison

35
Q

Personal effects will be disposed of in accordance with what?

A

NAVSUP P-485 or MARCORCASPROCMAN, MCO P3040.4

36
Q

Personnel casualty reports ICO those pending identification will have what status?

A

DSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown)

37
Q

Annual contracts are awarded to funeral directors anticipating how many deaths per year?

A

3

38
Q

When a PADD makes private arrangements, what statement of disposition should be briefed by the CACO?

A

CJMAB 5360/1

39
Q

Funeral services are what type of expenses?

A

Secondary

40
Q

Remains should be refrigerated at what temperature?

A

36-40F (2.2-4.4C)

41
Q

Geographic Responsibilities for Mortuary Operations are set forth in what instruction?

A

CINCPACINST 5360.1

42
Q

What must be included with remains at a CONUS point of entry?

A

3 signed copies of DD Form 2064, Certificate of death (overseas), at least TWO DD Form 565 Statement of recognition

43
Q

Remains transported in a transfer case will be wrapped how?

A

White cotton sheet and second wrapping of polyethylene cover secured with pressure sensitive tape or heat sealed.

44
Q

What two sized caskets are there?

A

Standard = 23x78”, Oversized 25x85” (Each is 18-gauge silver tone metal sealer with a cut top)

45
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When is cremation authorized?

A

When requested in writing (but not permitted if any member of PADD or SNOK objects)

46
Q

Who has final determination for civilian personnel attending burial at sea?

A

CNO

47
Q

What method of transportation is authorized in the US?

A

Govt air (must be authorized by CNO OP-414), commercial air, chartered air taxi, funeral coach

48
Q

When an escort is not authorized, cremains may be transported how?

A

Registered mail (preferred method), air, surface transportation

49
Q

How are transfer cases marked for victims of communicable diseases?

A

Gummed 2”x4” label marked “CONTAGIOUS” at head end

50
Q

What type of expeditious flight usually transports from outside the contiguous 48?

A

AMC (Air Mobility Command)

51
Q

What must accompany remains when sent to a destination outside the contiguous 48?

A

10 certified copies of the civilian certificate of death

52
Q

How many escorts may accompany remains?

A

1

53
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When remains are sent from OCONUS to CONUS via AMC, who acts as the escort during transportation?

A

Aircraft commander

54
Q

Unless special escort is required, what is the criteria for selection?

A

Same branch of service, status and pay grade of deceased

55
Q

What document aids the transporting command in the instruction of the escort?

A

Manual for Escorts of Deceased Naval Personnel, NAVPERS 15555 series

56
Q

Unless special escort is required, what is the criteria for selection?

A

Same branch of service, status and pay grade of deceased

57
Q

What personnel does the CO appoint on the inventory board?

A

Two members, one is normally an officer

58
Q

Inventory should be recorded on what form?

A

NAVSUP Form 29, Inventory of Personal Effects

59
Q

How many copies of the NAVSUP Form 29 are prepared and signed by the inventory board?

A

5 (original and 4 copies all sent to the SUPPO)

60
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What happens to the three signed copies of the NAVSUP 29 that the SUPPO returns to the inventory board?

A

Sends one to NAVPERSCOM, files 1 in service record, sends 1 to the officer who appointed the board

61
Q

A Certificate of Death (Overseas), DD 2064 should be prepared when a death occurs where?

A

Outside 50 states, Guam or District of Columbia

62
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Who reports death to civil authorities?

A

CO

63
Q

How many signed copies of the DD 2064 will accompany remains when death occurs OCONUS?

A

3

64
Q

The NOK will be reimbursed primary expenses at what amount?

A

Current biannually updated amount approved

65
Q

Who provides headstones to active duty personnel at time of their death?

A

VA

66
Q

What form should the PADD use to request reimbursement?

A

DD Form 1375, Request for Payment of Funeral and/or Interment Expenses

67
Q

All claims are forwarded to Navy Mortuary Affairs except when?

A

Claims made outside jurisdiction of area commanders (are sent to BUMED)

68
Q

Expenses are not reported to BUMED except when specified on what forms?

A

DD Form 2062 (OCONUS), DD Form 2063 (CONUS)

69
Q

What is a MED 5360-3?

A

Report of Disposition & Expenditures Remains of the Dead (used with commercial sources)

70
Q

National cemeteries are under the jurisdiction of who?

A

The Chief Memorial Affairs Director, Department of Memorial Affairs, Veterans Admin, Washington DC

71
Q

What are the 3 classifications of national cemeteries?

A

Open, Closed, New (inactive - planned but not open)

72
Q

Unmarried adult children may be eligible for burial in open national cemeteries if totally disabled by what age?

A

21

73
Q

Interment in national cemeteries will not be made on what days?

A

Sat, Sun, Holidays

74
Q

Who exercises technical direction of naval plots and cemeteries?

A

Navy Mortuary Affairs. Unusual circumstances referred to BUMED

75
Q

Group interments should be made in a national cemetery where in the US?

A

As close to the midpoint of the two most widely separated homes of record

76
Q

Group interments authorize the PADD and how many blood relatives round trip travel

A

2

77
Q

What is N135C?

A

Navy Mortuary Affairs, Millington, TN

NAVEDTRA 14295B HOSPITAL CORPSMAN (17 decks)

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