Dubon GMS Exam

Question 1

If a Marine is on their 1 st BCP assignment and they comply with BCP standards, when can they be
removed from the program?

Answer 1

At the conclusion of their six month assignment period

Question 2

If a Marines is on their 2 nd BCP assignment and they comply with BCP standards when can they
be removed from the program?

Answer 2

At any time during their six month assignment period

Question 3

How many days of sustainment does a MEF have?

Answer 3

60 days

Question 4

How many days of sustainment does a MEB have?

Answer 4

30 days

Question 5

How many days of sustainment does a MEU have?

Answer 5

15 days

Question 6

Enlisted rank insignia is worn spaced how many inches from both sides of the collar?

Answer 6

½ inch from both sides of the collar

Question 7

Is Officer rank insignia worn parallel or perpendicular to the deck?

Answer 7

Parallel

Question 8

Where should the bottom of the necktie be on the service uniform?

Answer 8

Between ½ an inch above or below the belt buckle

Question 9

How wide are hems on the service trousers and service skirts?

Answer 9

Between 2 and 3 inches

Question 10

Where should the bottom of the service trousers be in relation to the welt?

Answer 10

½ and inch above or below

Question 11

Where should the bottom of the service coat be in relation to the thumb?

Answer 11

1 inch above the large joint of the thumb

Question 12

How many inches should the heel of the black pumps be?

Answer 12

Between 1 and 3 inches

Question 13

How wide is the blood stripe worn on Officers Blue Dress uniforms?

Answer 13

1 ½ inch

Question 14

Is the Sam Browne Belt worn with the AWC?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

Are earrings worn with the utility uniform?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Name three things the National Security Act of 1947 created

Answer 16

National Security Council, JCS, Joint Staff, SECDEF, USAF, CIA

Question 17

What is Operation Eagle Claw?

Answer 17

Iran Hostage Rescue Attempt

Question 18

What is Operation Urgent Fury?

Answer 18

U.S. Invasion of Grenada

Question 19

What consists of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, and the Chief of each major branch of armed
service in the U.S. Armed Forces?

Answer 19

JCS

Question 20

Does the JCS have executive authority over combatant forces?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

Where is USAFRICOM located?

Answer 21

Stuttgart, Germany

Question 22

Where is USEUCOM located?

Answer 22

Stuttgart, Germany

Question 23

Where is USSOCOM located?

Answer 23

Tampa, FL

Question 24

What is referred to as fourth generation or asymmetric warfare and is described as when a less
powerful adversary seeks to disrupt or negate the military capabilities and advantages of a more
powerful and conventionally armed military force?

Answer 24

Irregular Warfare

Question 25

Under which President did the Code of Conduct emerge?

Answer 25

President Eisenhower

Question 26

What year did the Code of Conduct emerge?

Answer 26

1955

Question 27

Why was the Code of Conduct created?

Answer 27

Because of the experiences of American POWs in the Korean War, to increase survivability of POWS and give them the tools needed to repatriate honorably

Question 28

What is the first article of the Code of Conduct?

Answer 28

“I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life, I am prepared to give my life in their defense”

Question 29

Which article of the Code of Conduct begins with “If I am captured…?”

Answer 29

Article 3

Question 30

Can POWs select representation among fellow POWs?

Answer 30

Yes

Question 31

Can POWs receive packages?

Answer 31

Yes

Question 32

Can POWs be used for labor?

Answer 32

Yes

Question 33

What are the two principal sources from which law is derived?

Answer 33

Lawmaking Treaties or Conventions, Custom

Question 34

Facilitating the Restoration of Peace, Helping Accomplish the Mission, and Promotes Internal Unit Discipline describe three purposes of what?

Answer 34

Law of War

Question 35

What are the primary tools for regulating the use of force?

Answer 35

Rules of Engagement

Question 36

When applying what ROE will you engage enemy forces based primarily upon their status as a Declared Hostile Force?

Answer 36

Offensive ROE

Question 37

What ROE requires the enemy to first display a hostile act or hostile intent?

Answer 37

Defensive ROE

Question 38

Under which ROE do you need positive ID of the enemy combatant, assessment of possible collateral damage, and the application of proportional force?

Answer 38

Defensive ROE

Question 39

What is described as the threat of imminent use of force against the U.S., U.S. forces, or other designated persons or property?

Answer 39

Hostile Intent

Question 40

What is described as the nature, duration, and scope of forces necessary to defeat a particular threat?

Answer 40

Proportional Force

Question 41

What is described as “graduated force measures” or begin by applying the minimum use of force possible, and increase level of force up to use of deadly force if required?

Answer 41

Escalation of Force

Question 42

Do U.S. Forces have special obligations to preserve historical and religious sites if they are being used by the enemy?

Answer 42

No

Question 43

Can retired military members be subject to the UCMJ?

Answer 43

Yes

Question 44

Can civilians be subject to the UCMJ?

Answer 44

Yes

Question 45

What article of the UCMJ is somewhat like the Miranda Warning used in the civilian legal system?

Answer 45

Article 31

Question 46

What article of the UCMJ covers non-judicial punishment?

Answer 46

Article 15

Question 47

What is the lowest rank an E-4 can be reduced from an NJP?

Answer 47

E-1

Question 48

What is the lowest rank an E-6 can be reduced from an NJP?

Answer 48

E-5

Question 49

What court martial is composed of one commissioned officer on active duty?

Answer 49

Summary Court Martial

Question 50

Does a special court martial normally try a military member for a capital offense?

Answer 50

No

Question 51

What is the composition of the court in a special court martial?

Answer 51

A military judge and not less than 3 members

Question 52

What is the composition of the court in a general court martial?

Answer 52

A military judge and not less than 5 members

Question 53

If the accused is enlisted in a special or general court martial, what can they request with regards to the composition of the court?

Answer 53

They can request that 1/3 of the court be composed of enlisted personnel.