1-32.
1-33.
1-34.
1-35.
1-36.
Of the 1,455 applicants for the
Specialist (W) rating between April
1942 and August 1945, the Bureau
of Naval Personnel selected what total
number?
1.
411
2.
476
3.
509
4.
588
Who was the first Specialist (W) to be
advanced to the rate of chief petty
officer?
1.
Robert A. Longwood
2.
Thomas G. Childers
3.
Andrew C. Williston
4.
Alfred R. Markin
During the entire span of the Specialist
(W) rating, only what total number of
Specialists (W) were advanced to chief
petty officer?
1. 10
2.
20
3.
30
4.
40
What total number of female applicants
were selected to serve in the Specialist
(W) rating?
1. 38
2. 41
3. 63
4.
70
Who was the first woman to be selected as
a Specialist (W)?
1.
Naida G. Powers
2.
Virginia T. Moore
3.
Gail Casto
4.
Cynthia L. Imperi
Learning Objective;
Review the
highlights and the history of the
Specialist (W) rating.
1-37.
1-38.
1-39.
1-40.
1-41.
Learning Objective:
Determine the
roles of the Specialist (W) in the Coast
Guard and the Chaplain’s Assistant
in the Marine Corps.
Who was the first member of the Coast
Guard to enter the rating of Specialist
(W)?
1.
Joseph C. Paternoster
2.
James M. Price
3.
Ronald M. Grose
4.
Emil Zemarel
Within the Coast Guard, what total
number of (a) males, and (b) females
were assigned the rating of
Specialist (W)?
1.
(a) 15; (b) 7
2.
(a) 25; (b) 10
3.
(a) 35; (b) 12
4.
(a) 45; (b) 15
In February 1942, before the Navy had
taken action in regard to Specialists
(W),
the Marine Corps had established
a similiar rating known as
1.
Chaplain’s Clerk (SSN534)
2.
Chaplain’s Assistant (SSN534)
3.
Chaplain’s Specialist (SSN534)
4.
Specialist (C)
Who was the first Marine to be assigned
to the new Specialist rating?
1.
Kenneth S. Jackson
2.
Thomas E. Ward
3.
Robert Allen Atwood
4.
Gilbert Dean Arnold
As in the Marine Corps, the Navy and
the Coast Guard announced that the rating
established to support the chaplain
during World War II would be continued
after the conclusion of the war.
1.
True
2.
False
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