PCA 2024 Test Exam Questions With Correct Answers

PCA 2024 Test Exam Questions With Correct Answers 5 Essential Functions of the Sea Services - Answer -All Domain Access Deterrence Sea Control Power Projection Maritime Security All Domain Access - Answer -the ability to project military force in contested areas with sufficient freedom of action to operate effectively, supports all naval missions Deterrence - Answer --convincing potential enemies that they cannot win or that the cost of aggression would be unacceptable. -nuclear deterrence- SSBN -conventional deterrence- overwhelming combat power of CSGs, MEFs, MEBs, MEUs. -supports the naval missions of defending the homeland, deterring conflict, and strengthening partnerships Sea Control - Answer -allows naval forces to establish local maritime superiority while denying an adversary that same ability Power Projection - Answer -ability of a nation to apply all or some of its elements of national power—diplomatic, informational, military, or economic—to respond to crises, contribute to deterrence, and enhance regional stability -includes strikes, raids, amphibious ops Maritime Security - Answer -protects U.S. sovereignty and maritime resources, supports free and open seaborne commerce, and counters weapons proliferation, terrorism, transnational crime, piracy, illegal exploitation of the maritime environment, and unlawful seaborne immigration. Mission of the Navy - Answer -"The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas." Army Mission - Answer -providing support for national and international policy and the security of the United States by planning, directing, and reviewing the military and civil operations of the Army establishment. Army includes land-combat and service forces, Army has primary interest in all operations on land. Air Force Misson - Answer -air combat, missile, and service forces. It is organized, trained, and equipped for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive combat operations in the air. Mission = to defend the U.S. through control and exploitation of air and space. Coast Guard Mission - Answer -Under Title 10 and Title 14, the Coast Guard is a military service and a branch of the armed forces; it is also a federal law enforcement agency with broad powers to conduct inspections, searches, seizures, and arrests of the high seas and U.S. waters. The Coast Guard may at any time provide forces and perform military functions in support of naval component commanders or COCOMs, and upon the declaration of war, or when the President so directs, the Coast Guard operates under the Department of the Navy. Formation of the Naval Reserve Date - Answer -March 3, 1915 Evolution of the Navy Reserve - Answer -Between WWI and WWII- No active duty reserve officers- they were trained on two week active duty stints at shore stations End of WWII- 4/5 of navy were reservists. Modern reserve established with the establishment of Naval Air Reserve Training Command and Naval Surface Reserve Training Command 1970's- "Total force" realizes importance of truly prepared reserve 1980's- "Horizontal integration" sees reservists train with the units they would integrate with in time of war OEF, OIF, Operation Noble Eagle- reservists mobilize and take part Mission of the Navy Reserve - Answer -The mission of the Navy Reserve is to deliver strategic depth and operational capability to the Navy, Marine Corps, and Joint Forces. Full Time Support (FTS) - Answer -This program allows Reservists to perform full-time Active Duty service in positions that support the training and administration of the Navy Reserve Force. Members receive the same pay, allowances and benefits as Active Duty members. One advantage of FTS over regular Active Duty is that members typically serve for longer periods at any assigned locations. Individual Augmentee (IA) - Answer -This program allows Reservists to perform full-time Active Duty service in positions that support strategic objectives. Members may be chosen or volunteer to fill in, or augment, roles requiring specialized knowledge or skill sets. They could potentially fill needs outside the Navy in any of the service branches. Ready Reserve Components - Answer -Selected Reserve Individual Ready Reserve Selected Reserve (SELRES) definition and components - Answer -largest and most relied upon of Ready Reserve