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NAVEDTRA 14295B Ch25
HM Chapter 25: Decedent Affairs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What five programs have been established to carry out the Decedent Affairs Program? | Current Death, Graves Registration, Concurrent Return, Return of Remains and Casualty Assistance Calls Program. |
| What program consists of search, recovery, identification, care and disposition of the remains of decease personnel for whom the DON is responsible? | The Decedent Affairs Program |
| What is OPNAVINST 5360.1? | Decedent Affairs Manual |
| What program provides professional mortuary services, supplies, and related services incident to the care and disposition of remains of persons eligible for these services? | Current Death Program |
| What program is normally operational on a worldwide basis during peacetime, but may also be used during major conflicts? | Current Death Program |
| What program provides for the search, recovery, evacuation to a temporary cemetery or a mortuary, initial identification, disposition of personal effects found, and burial in the temporary cemeteries? | Graves Registration Program |
| This program is only operational when authorized by the responsible commander during major military operations. | Graves Registration Program |
| What program includes the establishment and maintenance of temporary burial sites? | Graves Registration Program |
| What program combines the Current Death Program and Graves Registration Program? | Concurrent Death Program |
| What program provides for the search, recovery, and evacuation of remains to a processing point; identification and preparation of remains in a mortuary; and shipment, for permanent disposition to a final destination designated by the PADD? | Concurrent Death Program |
| Remains buried in temporary cemeteries (under the GR program or in emergencies) will normally be disinterred and evacuated under what program? | Concurrent Death Program |
| What program provides for permanent disposition of remains of persons buried in temporary cemeteries who could not be evacuated under the Concurrent Return Program? | Return of Remains Program |
| When is the Return of Remains Program activated? | Only upon the enactment of special legislation |
| What option will special legislation authorize and give the Person Authorized Direct Disposition(PADD) the choice of? | The option of having the remains buried in a permanent American cemetery overseas or shipped to another place of their choosing. |
| When the Return of Remains Program is activated who is responsible for notifying field activities of its activation? | Chief, BUMED |
| Although integrally related, the ____ is not part of the Decedent Affairs Program. | Casualty Assistance Calls Program (CACP) |
| Who is normally detailed as the Casualty Assistance Calls Officer? | A commissioned officer or senior enlisted personnel. |
| Who helps the PADD and SNOK with problems surrounding the death and provides information? | The CACO. |
| Who provides the PADD and SNOK information on disposition of remains, death gratuity, personal effects, hhg's, POV, claim documents, and SGLI? | The CACO. |
| Who is eligible for Decedent Affairs program benefits? | Navy and Marine Corps members who die while serving on active duty or active and inactive duties for training. |
| Within how many hours after it is determined that a casualty has occurred should a casualty report be submitted? | Within four hours |
| Personnel casualty reports should be sent by what type of message? | priority message |
| Personal notification of the PADD will normally be made between what hours? | 0500 and 2400 |
| When a death occurs in CONUS, who is responsible for the personal notification? | The members CO. |
| CACO's are assigned for what period of time? | 90 days to 9 months depending on the need of the family |
| CO's are required to write a letter to the appropriate NOK with how many hours of a casualty? | 48 hours |
| When search, recovery, and identification operations continue for more than 36 hours, chronological progress reports should be dispatched how often? To who? | every 24 hours to BUMED |
| How many statements of recognition will substantiate identification of requirements? | a minimum of two |
| Annual contracts are awarded to funeral directors serving the local area of activities anticipating how many deaths per year? | three or more |
| What are created through the Navy Casualty Office, CNO to a funeral home when an annual contract is not in effect? | one time contracts (individual purchase orders) |
| Embalming, autopsy preparation, dressing, casketing, cosmetics, hair styling, cremation and uniform are all what type of expense? | Primary expense |
| What are secondary expenses? | Primary services, funeral service, limousine, single grave plot, vault, horarium, opening and closing the grave, flowers, obituaries, memory folders, prayer cards, cemetery equipment, soloist, and organist |
| Recovery of remains, removal from home, hospital, or ME's office, delivery of remains to a common carrier terminal , delivery to a mortuar, and transportation or authorized retirees and dependents is what type of expense? | Transportation expenses |
| Remains should be refrigerated at what temperature? | 36 to 40F or 2.2 to 4.4C |
| What is DD form 2064? | Certificate of Death (Overseas) |
| How many signed DD 2064's and DD 565's must accompany the remains? | three DD 2064's and two DD 565's |
| How many sizes of caskets are there? | Two |
| What are the casket sizes? | Each is an 18-gauge silver tone metal sealer with a cut top. The standard size casket has internal dimensions of 23 x 78 inches, while the oversize casket has internal dimensions of 25 x 81 inches. |
| When will burial at see not be accepted? | When the mortician is unable to arrest the odor of the remains, because it will detract from the dignity of the ceremony and have a detrimental effect on the crew of the vessel. |
| What are authorized methods of transportation in the US? | government air, commercial air, chartered air taxi, and funeral coach |
| When death is the result of a contagious or communicable disease how are remains treated? | After embalming they are placed immediately in a transfer case or casket, closed immediately and a gummed 2" x 4" label marked CONTAGIOUS will be affixed to the head end of the receptacle |
| Who are provided to accompany the remains to ensure prompt, safe delivery; to show respect to the decedent as an indication of the Navy's desire to help the NOK? | Escorts |
| It is recommended that an escort be what? | A friend of the deceased, from the same unit, same region and preferably of the same religion. |
| All personnel serving on active duty at the time of their death are eligible for a headstone or marker provided by who? | Veteran's Administration (VA) |
| Unless extraordinary circumstances exist with respect to the condition of remains, interment in national cemeteries will not be made on what days? | Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays. |
| Military honors for interment in national cemeteries are the responsibility of who? | the member’s service. |
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