What program provides for the permanent disposition of remains of persons buried in temporary cemeteries who could not be evacuated under the Concurrent Program?
Return of Remains Program
100
What hours of the day is personal notification to the PNOK made?
0500 and 2400 except under unusual circumstances
100
What does CACO stand for?
Casualty assistance calls officer
100
What is DD 565?
Statement of Recognition of Deceased need to be signed by two different individuals and two copies accompany body while OUTSIDE 48 Contiguous US.
100
What must be done to remains of a contagious or communicable disease victim?
The casket must be closed immediately and gummed, a 2"x4" label marked Contagious will be affixed at the outside of the receptacle at the head end.
200
What program provides for search, recovery, and evacuation of remains to a processing point, ID and preparation of remains in a mortuary, and shipment for permanent disposition, to a final destination designated by the PNOK.
Concurrent Return Program
200
Notification of NOK
Who will personnally notify the PNOK?
Uniformed Navy or Marine
200
Anunual Contracts are awarded to funeral directors serving the local area that anticipate more than how many deaths per year.
3
200
What needs to be attached to each remains and what needs to be documented on it
Waterproof tag showing name, grade/rate and SSN
200
What form of transportation of remains is NOT authorized from within CONUS without approval from the CNO?
Government Air
300
What program provides for the search, recovery, evacuation, initial id, disposition of personal effects found with each diseased, and burial of deceased persons in temporary cemetery.
Graves Registration Program
300
How are Personnel Casualy Reports should be sent by?
Priority Message
300
What is the Decedent affairs instruction?
NAVMEDCOMINST 5360.1
300
If a death occurs OUTSIDE the 48 Contiguous US, what needs to accompany the remains to the overseas processing mortuary?
3 DD 2064(certificate of Death), Two DD565's(Statement of recognition)
300
How many casket sizes are there, and what are their sizes.
2- 23-78 inches and 25-81 inches
400
What program provides mortuary services, supplies, and related services incident to the care and disposition of remains of persons eligible for service?
Hint: Under this program remains are shipped to a place designated by the PNOK, such as spouse or parents, for permanent disposition.
Current Death Program
400
What 5 things does the Navy's decedent program consist of?
a. Search
b. Recovery
c. Identification
d. Care
e. Disposition of remains
400
Within how many hours should the Commanding Officer write a Letter of Condolence to the NOK.
48 Hours
400
What are Primary Expenses? Define, or list 6.
Expenses incurred in connection with the recovery, preparation, encasement, and burials of the remains.
1. Embalming 2. Casket 3.Cremations 4.Interment 5.Clothing 6. Delivery of the remains to a common carrier terminal. a local cemetery or crematorium.
400
List 5 Secondary Expenses.
Funeral Coach, Transportation of relatives to the cemetery, gravesite, vault, funeral directors services, clergymen, opening and closing of the grave, floral tribute, obituary notice
500
What are the 5 programs in the decedent affiars manual?
1. Current Death Program
2. Graves Registration Program
3. Concurrent return Program
4. Returns of remains Program
5.Casualty Assistance Calls
500
What will the CACO help the PNOK/SNOK with information on? 6 things
-Disposition of remains
-Dealth Gratuity- unpaid pay and allowances
-Personal effects of the deceased
-Settlement of the deceased estate
-SGLI
-Travel and Departure-to grave site and to permanet site.
500
If personal notification was not made by telegram, within how many hours should a follow up notification telegram take place.
24 Hrs
500
When search, recovery and identification operations continue for more than _____ hours after disaster, chronologically numbered progress reports ______ will be dispatched at ______ hr intervals.
36; MED 5360-6; 24
500
At what temperature can remains be refrigerated at for short periods of time prior to transporting, or embalming to minimize cellular deterioration?
Remains should be refrigerated above the freezing point at 36 degrees- 40 degrees.