HM Chapter 25: Decedent Affairs

Question 1

Who is the manager of Navy and Marine Corps Decedent Affairs Program?

Answer 1

-Navy Casualty and Mortuary Affairs

Question 2

All small units and ships Decedent Affairs are managed by who?

Answer 2

-CO, OIC, Medical Service Corps Officer and Senior Corpsmen

Question 3

What is NAVMEDCOMINST 5360.1?

Answer 3

-Decedent Affairs Manual

Question 4

DD 2064

Answer 4

-Death Certificate

Question 5

DD 565

Answer 5

-Statement of Recognition

Question 6

DD 1375

Answer 6

-Request for payment of Funeral and/or Internment Expenses

Question 7

DD 2062

Answer 7

-Record of Preparation and Disposition of OCONUS Remains

Question 8

DD 2063

Answer 8

-Record of Preparation and Disposition of CONUS Remains

Question 9

NAVSUP 29

Answer 9

-Inventory of Personal Effects

Question 10

PADD

Answer 10

-Person Authorized Direct Dependent

Question 11

SNOK

Answer 11

-Secondary Next of Kin

Question 12

CACO

Answer 12

-Casualty Assistance Calls Officer

Question 13

Explain the Current Death Program

Answer 13

• Provides: Professional mortuary services, supplies and related services to the care and disposition of remains
• Remains are shipped to a place designated by the PADD
• Operational on a worldwide basis

Question 14

Explain the Graves Registration Program (GR, GRREG)

Answer 14

• Provides: Search, recovery, evaluation, temporary cemetery or morturary, identification, disposition of personal effects found
• Only operational when authorized by a responsible commander DURING MILITARY OPERATIONS

Question 15

Explain the Concurrent Return Program

Answer 15

• Combines Current Death Program and Graves Registration Program
• Provides: Search, recovery, evacuationof remains, identification, preparation of remain in a mortuary, shipment for permanent destination designated by PADD
• Operational when large military members are in a strategic area

Question 16

Explain the Return of Remains Program

Answer 16

• Provides permanent disposition of remains

- Activated only upon enactment of legislation

Question 17

Explain the Casualty Assistance Calls Program

Answer 17

• Administered by CNO Personnel Command and Commandant of USMC
• Casualty Assistance Calls Program is not a real part of Decedent Affairs
• CACO to personally contact PADD
• Provides: Disposition of remains, death gratuity, shipment of personal effects, claim documents to aid in the movement or settlement of the estate, SGLI, travel to the grave site

Question 18

What is the Casualty Report?

Answer 18

-Must be submitted by the CO by priority message with 4 hours

Question 19

Notification of the PADD

Answer 19

-Must be made between 0500 and 2400

Question 20

CACO

Answer 20

-Assigned to family for 90 days to 9 months

Question 21

Conformation of Casualty

Answer 21

-Made by the CACO with 24 hours

Question 22

Condolence Letter

Answer 22

-Written by the CO to the NOK within 48 hours

Question 23

Explain the Autopsy process

Answer 23

• Performed when death is considered: accidental, intentional, suicide, homicide, absent care of a physician
• Automobile accident victim: at discretion of medical examiner
• Requested by CO

Question 24

Explain an Aircrew Autopsy

Answer 24

-All aircrew serving on a military aircraft will be recommended for an autopsy

Question 25

Explain Nonmilitary/Retired Personnel Autopsy

Answer 25

-When deemed necessary must have written permission from NOK

Question 26

Explain Private Autopsy

Answer 26

-Full cost is on the PADD

Question 27

Explain the Search and Recovery

Answer 27

- Don't notify NOK, family or media until instructed to do so by BUMED and the Navy Casualty Office - When search, recovery and identification operations go for more than 36 hours, progress reports will be submitted every 24 hours to BUMED and Navy Casualty Office

Question 28

When is Identification made?

Answer 28

-Made when CO is satisfied beyond doubt and documentation that the body is properly identified (minimum of 2 statements or recognition, dental and fingerprint comparison

Question 29

What are the Identification Avenues

Answer 29

-Fingerprints, forensic odontology, DNA

Question 30

What are the 5 conclusions concerning identification by Final Navy Mortuary Affairs?

Answer 30

- Identified remains - Unidentified remains but believed to be an individual - Unidentified unknown - Group remains, known individuals - Group remains, unknown individuals

Question 31

What is DUSTWUN?

Answer 31

-Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown

Question 32

What are Annual Contracts?

Answer 32

-Awarded to funeral providers for areas anticipating 3 or more deaths a year

Question 33

What are One Time Contracts?

Answer 33

-Created by OPNAV

Question 34

Explain the contracts that cover the following:

Answer 34

- Primary Funeral Expenses: Incurred with recovery, preparation, encasement and burial of remains - Secondary Expenses: Incurred in connection with the funeral and burial of remains - Transportation Expenses: Incurred when remains are moved - Private Arrangements Reimbursed: Funds for removing, preparing, embalming, dressing, casketing, preparing body

Question 35

What temperature are remains refrigerated at?

Answer 35

-36 to 40F or 2.2 to 4.4C

Question 36

What is Burial Clothing?

Answer 36

-Service dress blue uniform

Question 37

What is the Transfer Case?

Answer 37

- Remains put in a white cotton sheet - Polyethylene cover (sealed with pressure sensitive tape or heat sealed) - 18 gauge silver tone metal sealer with cut top (Standard size: 23x78 in; Oversized: 25x81in) - Vault: NOK's expense

Question 38

When can a Cremation be performed?

Answer 38

-Only by written request and if the PADD and SNOK don't object

Question 39

Explain the disposition of Personal Effects

Answer 39

-Inventory board appointed by CO (consists of a commissioned officer and another member)

Question 40

Does death certificate get prepared for missing persons?

Answer 40

-No

Question 41

What are the different types of Cemeteries?

Answer 41

- Arlington Cemetery under Army jurisdiction - Other National Cemeteries (Under Chief of Memorial Affairs Director, Department of Memorial Affairs, Veterans Administration - 3 Classifications: Open (spaces available), Closed (no spaces available), New (planned but not yet open)