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Basic Military Requirements (BMR) - Study Guide
- By JoeNavy Staff
- Published 05/31/2007
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Study Guide - Basic Military Requirements (BMR CH 15)
The Navy uses the Goal Card Program to help new Sailors set and achieve goals while in the service.
Some areas covered by the Pocket Goal Card include—
a. DEP goals
b. Navy core values
c. Recruit training goals
d. The Sailor’s Creed
e. Fleet goals
f. Personal priorities (including education)
g. There is also space for Sailors to write their own goals
The permanent boardmembers of the Professional Development Board include the—
a. Command Master Chief
b. Command Career Counselor
c. Personnel Officer
d. Educational Service Officer
The Professional Development Board interviews Sailors who want advancement training or who want to attend special programs.
The three lowest grades are known as apprenticeships.
Ratings are divided into—
a. General
b. Service
A designated striker is a person in paygrades E-1, E-2, or E-3 who has been designated as technically qualified for a particular rating.
The Manpower and Personnel Classifications and Occupational Standard, NAVPERS 18068, contains a list of NAVSTDs and OCCSTDs.
The three types of duty are—
a. Sea
b. Shore
c. Neutral
Overseas shore duty Code 3 is classified as sea duty for rotational purposes.
To let your detailer know what duty station you want, you should submit Enlisted Duty Preference Form, NAVPERS 1306/63.
The kind of information found on the Enlisted Duty Preference Form includes—
a. Where you want to go
b. What type of duty you prefer
c. Career intentions
d. Family status
The Evaluation Report and Counseling Record is used to record your qualifications, conduct, performance, and eligibility for advancement.
The numerical grading scale used on the Evaluation Report and Counseling Record is similar to the A, B, C, D, F scale used in most high schools. The following scale shows the grading scale used on the Evaluation Report and Counseling Record:
a. 5.0—greatly exceeds standards
b. 4.0—above standards
c. 3.0—meets standards
d. 2.0—progressing
e. 1.0—below standards
The evaluation traits that are found on the Evaluation Report and Counseling Record include—
a. Professional knowledge
b. Quality of work
c. Equal opportunity
d. Military bearing and character
e. Personal job accomplishment and initiative
f. Teamwork g. Leadership
After you sign your Evaluation Report, it is sent to BUPERS and copies go to the field service record, reporting activity, and to you, the service member.
Page 1 of your service record contains your enlisted contract.
Your evaluations are kept in the left-hand side of your service record , underneath the separator.
Record of Emergency Data form is Page 2 of your service record.
You should update Page 2 anytime you or your family member has a change of address or change in status.
Your basic test battery scores are on Page 4 of your service record.
Page 4 contains the following information:
a. NECs; designators, assigned, changed, or revoked
b. Navy schools attended
c. Navy training courses completed
d. Personal qualifications; technical qualifications
e. GED and off-duty courses completed
f. Decoration and awards
Documents that require the CO’s personal signature include documents dealing with law or aspects of military justice and documents that by law are required to have the CO’s signature, such as ships’ deck log.
You can find a list of command personnel that has signature authority to sign command correspondence in your unit’s organizational manual or instruction.
3-M stands for the Maintenance and Material Management Systems.
The objectives of the 3-M system include—
a. Maintain equipment at maximum operating efficiency
b. Reduce equipment downtime
c. Reduce cost of maintenance in both money and man-hours
d. Providedata directly related to maintenance
PQS is divided into three sections that include—
a. Fundamentals
b. Systems
When you’re learning a skill while working, you are receiving on-the-job (OJT) training.
Recruit training is General Military Training (GMT) and a class “R” school.
Different Navy schools include—
a. Class “R”
b. Class “A”
c. Class “C”
d. Class “F”
e. Class “P”
f. Class “V”
The Basic Skills Program offers Sailors a chance to earn a high school diploma or improve their skills and military performance.
The Tuition Assistance Program is the Navy’s financial program that helps Sailors with their off-duty education.
DANTES offers examinations and certification programs, operates an independent study support system, and provides other support and development activities.
The Secretary of the Navy can appoint the following enlisted personnel to the Naval Academy:
a. 85 Regular Navy or Regular Marine Corps
b. 85 Naval or Marine Corps Reserve (active or inactive)
The maximum time allowed to attend college on the NROTC program is 40 months.
The BOOST program was intended for Sailors who meet all the requirements for the Naval Academy or NROTC program except for academics and people who have been educationally deprived.
The major requirement to be eligible for the Enlisted Commissioning Program is the candidate must be able to complete a baccalaureate degree within 2 years.
The two programs that can lead to an enlisted member being commissioned are—
a. Chief Warrant Officer
b. Limited Duty Officer
The five types of discharge are—
a. Honorable
b. General
c. Other than Honorable
d. Bad Conduct
e. Dishonorable
When getting out of the Navy with less than 8 years of service, you are separated from naval service instead of discharged.
Some advantages of having an honorable discharge from the Navy include—
a. Entitlements to various veterans’ benefits and rights
b. Job preferences
c. Entry into a school or college
The Good Conduct Medal can be awarded every 3 years for good conduct.
Some areas covered by the Pocket Goal Card include—
a. DEP goals
b. Navy core values
c. Recruit training goals
d. The Sailor’s Creed
e. Fleet goals
f. Personal priorities (including education)
g. There is also space for Sailors to write their own goals
The permanent boardmembers of the Professional Development Board include the—
a. Command Master Chief
b. Command Career Counselor
c. Personnel Officer
d. Educational Service Officer
The Professional Development Board interviews Sailors who want advancement training or who want to attend special programs.
The three lowest grades are known as apprenticeships.
Ratings are divided into—
a. General
b. Service
A designated striker is a person in paygrades E-1, E-2, or E-3 who has been designated as technically qualified for a particular rating.
The Manpower and Personnel Classifications and Occupational Standard, NAVPERS 18068, contains a list of NAVSTDs and OCCSTDs.
The three types of duty are—
a. Sea
b. Shore
c. Neutral
Overseas shore duty Code 3 is classified as sea duty for rotational purposes.
To let your detailer know what duty station you want, you should submit Enlisted Duty Preference Form, NAVPERS 1306/63.
The kind of information found on the Enlisted Duty Preference Form includes—
a. Where you want to go
b. What type of duty you prefer
c. Career intentions
d. Family status
The Evaluation Report and Counseling Record is used to record your qualifications, conduct, performance, and eligibility for advancement.
The numerical grading scale used on the Evaluation Report and Counseling Record is similar to the A, B, C, D, F scale used in most high schools. The following scale shows the grading scale used on the Evaluation Report and Counseling Record:
a. 5.0—greatly exceeds standards
b. 4.0—above standards
c. 3.0—meets standards
d. 2.0—progressing
e. 1.0—below standards
The evaluation traits that are found on the Evaluation Report and Counseling Record include—
a. Professional knowledge
b. Quality of work
c. Equal opportunity
d. Military bearing and character
e. Personal job accomplishment and initiative
f. Teamwork g. Leadership
After you sign your Evaluation Report, it is sent to BUPERS and copies go to the field service record, reporting activity, and to you, the service member.
Page 1 of your service record contains your enlisted contract.
Your evaluations are kept in the left-hand side of your service record , underneath the separator.
Record of Emergency Data form is Page 2 of your service record.
You should update Page 2 anytime you or your family member has a change of address or change in status.
Your basic test battery scores are on Page 4 of your service record.
Page 4 contains the following information:
a. NECs; designators, assigned, changed, or revoked
b. Navy schools attended
c. Navy training courses completed
d. Personal qualifications; technical qualifications
e. GED and off-duty courses completed
f. Decoration and awards
Documents that require the CO’s personal signature include documents dealing with law or aspects of military justice and documents that by law are required to have the CO’s signature, such as ships’ deck log.
You can find a list of command personnel that has signature authority to sign command correspondence in your unit’s organizational manual or instruction.
3-M stands for the Maintenance and Material Management Systems.
The objectives of the 3-M system include—
a. Maintain equipment at maximum operating efficiency
b. Reduce equipment downtime
c. Reduce cost of maintenance in both money and man-hours
d. Providedata directly related to maintenance
PQS is divided into three sections that include—
a. Fundamentals
b. Systems
When you’re learning a skill while working, you are receiving on-the-job (OJT) training.
Recruit training is General Military Training (GMT) and a class “R” school.
Different Navy schools include—
a. Class “R”
b. Class “A”
c. Class “C”
d. Class “F”
e. Class “P”
f. Class “V”
The Basic Skills Program offers Sailors a chance to earn a high school diploma or improve their skills and military performance.
The Tuition Assistance Program is the Navy’s financial program that helps Sailors with their off-duty education.
DANTES offers examinations and certification programs, operates an independent study support system, and provides other support and development activities.
The Secretary of the Navy can appoint the following enlisted personnel to the Naval Academy:
a. 85 Regular Navy or Regular Marine Corps
b. 85 Naval or Marine Corps Reserve (active or inactive)
The maximum time allowed to attend college on the NROTC program is 40 months.
The BOOST program was intended for Sailors who meet all the requirements for the Naval Academy or NROTC program except for academics and people who have been educationally deprived.
The major requirement to be eligible for the Enlisted Commissioning Program is the candidate must be able to complete a baccalaureate degree within 2 years.
The two programs that can lead to an enlisted member being commissioned are—
a. Chief Warrant Officer
b. Limited Duty Officer
The five types of discharge are—
a. Honorable
b. General
c. Other than Honorable
d. Bad Conduct
e. Dishonorable
When getting out of the Navy with less than 8 years of service, you are separated from naval service instead of discharged.
Some advantages of having an honorable discharge from the Navy include—
a. Entitlements to various veterans’ benefits and rights
b. Job preferences
c. Entry into a school or college
The Good Conduct Medal can be awarded every 3 years for good conduct.