CCA Military & Institutional Protocols 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When a chaplain assistant is coordinating religious support in a deployed environment, who is the primary individual they are responsible for protecting?
- The battalion commander
- The unit chaplain (Correct answer)
- The senior NCO
- The religious affairs officer
Correct answer: The unit chaplain
The chaplain assistant's primary duty in the Unit Ministry Team is to provide force protection for the non-combatant chaplain.
Question 2: Which document serves as the primary planning tool for religious support at the brigade level?
- FRAGORD
- RSOP (Religious Support Operations Plan) (Correct answer)
- OPORD Annex R
- Unit Ministry Team SOP
Correct answer: RSOP (Religious Support Operations Plan)
The Religious Support Operations Plan (RSOP) is the primary planning document that outlines how religious support will be provided.
Question 3: Under Army Regulation 165-1, what is the proper term for the administrative unit that consists of a chaplain and a chaplain assistant?
- Chaplain Corps Detachment
- Unit Ministry Team (UMT) (Correct answer)
- Religious Affairs Section
- Spiritual Support Element
Correct answer: Unit Ministry Team (UMT)
AR 165-1 defines the Unit Ministry Team (UMT) as the pairing of one chaplain and one chaplain assistant.
Question 4: When a soldier requests a religious accommodation under AR 600-20, who must the chaplain assistant coordinate with to process the request?
- Directly with the Pentagon chaplain office
- The unit chaplain and the soldier's chain of command (Correct answer)
- Only the battalion S1
- The installation religious support office only
Correct answer: The unit chaplain and the soldier's chain of command
Religious accommodation requests require coordination between the UMT and the soldier's chain of command per AR 600-20.
Question 5: During a Memorial Ceremony, at what point does the chaplain assistant typically render honors as part of the ceremonial sequence?
- Before the invocation
- After the benediction during final roll call (Correct answer)
- During the reading of unit history
- Simultaneously with the bugler playing Taps
Correct answer: After the benediction during final roll call
The chaplain assistant typically participates in final roll call and honors sequence following the chaplain's benediction.
Question 6: Which field manual provides primary doctrinal guidance for religious support operations in the US Army?
- FM 1-05 (Correct answer)
- FM 6-22
- ATP 1-19
- AR 165-1
Correct answer: FM 1-05
FM 1-05 (Religious Support) is the primary Army field manual governing religious support doctrine and operations.
Question 7: A chaplain assistant discovers that classified material has been left unsecured in the chapel office. What is the correct immediate action?
- Report it to the chaplain only and secure it quietly
- Secure the material and report the incident through proper security channels (Correct answer)
- Leave it in place and document it for the after-action review
- Contact the Inspector General directly
Correct answer: Secure the material and report the incident through proper security channels
Security violations require immediate physical security of the material followed by reporting through proper security channels.
CCA Military & Institutional Protocols 2
When a chaplain assistant is coordinating religious support in a deployed environment, who is the primary individual they are responsible for protecting?