Learning Objective:
Specify
the important historical
dates associated with the
Religious Program Specialist
(RP) rating; identify some
of the first chaplain’s
assistants in the Navy,
Marine Corps, and Coast
Guard; describe the duties
of a Specialist (W) and a
YN-2525; determine the
selection criteria for
personnel requesting lat-
eral conversion from
another rate to the RP
rating.
1-23.
The concept of a chaplain’s assis-
tant actually dates back to what
year?
1.
1842
2.
1878
3.
1879
4.
1942
in answering questions 1-24 through 1-27,
select
column
1-24.
1-25.
1-26.
1-27.
the chaplain’s assistant in
B who is characterized in column A.
1-30.
Which of the following statements
is/are TRUE concerning the qual-
ifications of Specialists (W)?
1.
Specialists (W) were required
to have a college education
2.
Specialists (W) had to be
able to play the piano and
organ
3.
Specialists (W) were expected
to be competent choir direc-
tors
4.
Both 2 and 3 above
In answering questions 1-31 through 1-34,
select the rate in column B that would
be assigned to each applicant for
Specialist (W) in column A.
1-31.
1-32.
1-33.
B.
Chaplain’s
A. Statements
Assistants
1-34.
First member of 1.
the Coast Guard
to become a
Specialist (W) 2.
First Chief
Specialist (W) 3.
in the U.S.
Navy
4.
First Specialist
(W) in the U.S.
Navy
First marine to -
be designated a
chaplain’s
assistant (SSN534)
W. Everett
Hendricks
1-35.
Alfred R.
Markin
Emil Zemanuel
Gilbert Dean
Arnold
1-36.
1-28.
The “W” in the Specialist “W”
title referred to welfare.
1.
True
2.
False
1-37.
1-29.
What Specialist (W) is given credit
for much of the success of the
Great Lakes’ Bluejacket choir?
1.
W. Everett Hendricks
2.
Alfred R. Markin
3.
Virginia T. Moore
4.
Emil Zemanuel
A. Applicants B. Rates
A 32-year-old
1. Specialist (W)
college grad-
third class
uate
A 24-year-old
2. Specialist (W)
college grad-
second class
uate
3. Specialist (W)
A 27-year-old
first class
graduate of a
leading school
of music
A 29-year-old
high school
graduate
Which of the following subjects
were taught for Specialists (W)
at the indoctrination course at
the Chaplain’s School?
1.
Naval etiquette and choir
organization only
2.
Choir organization and cler-
ical procedures only
3.
Clerical procedures and naval
etiquette
4.
Naval etiquette, choir organ-
ization, and clerical
procedures
Virginia T. Moore was the first
woman (WAVE) to be appointed as
a Specialist (W).
1.
True
2.
False
The Coast Guard did NOT assign
Specialists (W) to ships.
1.
True
2.
False
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