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Semi-annually. The semi-annual evaluation periods end 31 January and 31 July. Marks are also required on other occasions - transfer, discharge, release from active duty, promotion to corporal or sergeant, and TAD in excess of 30 days - but the semi-annual report is the floor.

4.0 to 4.4. This band is still current - the IRAM (MCO P1070.12K W/CH 1) and the Enlisted Promotion Manual (MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2) are both listed as Current in the Marine Corps Publications Electronic Library.

4.5 to 4.8. In the IRAM's Standards of Proficiency table, 4.5 to 4.8 means the Marine does excellent work in all regular duties but needs assistance with extremely difficult or unusual assignments.

3.0 to 3.9. In the IRAM's Standards of Conduct table this band covers no court-martial, not more than one nonjudicial punishment, and conduct not sufficient to merit an honorable discharge.

2.0 to 2.9. In the IRAM's Standards of Conduct table this band covers no special court-martial, not more than one summary court-martial, not more than two nonjudicial punishments, and punitive reduction in grade.

0.0 to 1.9 - the course key writes this as "0 to 1.9" and the band is the same. It covers the habitual offender, conviction by general, special or more than one summary court-martial, two or more punitive reductions in grade, and the mark of "0" assigned on declaration of desertion.

To record a Marine's performance; to determine eligibility for reenlistment and qualification for certain types of duty assignments; and to compute composite scores for promotions. Note: the order lists a fourth use the course key leaves out - characterization of service upon discharge.

Discharge, change of primary duty, and transfer. The IRAM's occasion-code table also carries promotion to corporal or sergeant, reduction, service school completion, TAD start and completion, TDRL, desertion, and the semi-annual or annual report.

To maintain the actual strength in each grade and MOS or OccFld at the maximum readiness for commitment to combat; to ensure that all eligible Marines receive full and equitable opportunity to compete for promotion; and to ensure that only the best and fully qualified Marines are promoted.

Regular and meritorious - that is the answer the course key expects. Note: MCO P1400.32D paragraph 1203 actually describes three, adding incentive promotions (guaranteed appointments to a grade other than private on enlistment, run by Marine Corps Recruiting Command).

Time in grade, average conduct mark, and rifle score - all three are composite score elements. The full list also includes time in service, the PFT, average duty proficiency, the DI/recruiter/MSG bonus, self-education, and the command recruiting bonus. Note: the current Enlisted Promotion Manual adds the CFT - rifle, PFT and CFT are averaged into a General Military Proficiency score - which this 1997 ALMAR predates.

Install and maintain current anti-virus, anti-malware and anti-spyware software on your personal computer; and do not click links, start downloads, or open attachments unless the source can be trusted.

Only discuss Marine Corps issues related to your professional expertise, personal experiences, or personal knowledge. The handbook states the rule in those words: stay in your lane, do not comment on what you do not know.

Do not post personally identifiable information on social media, and never violate operations security by posting critical information on social media sites.

Only discuss Marine Corps issues related to your expertise, experiences and knowledge; make it clear that you are speaking for yourself and not on behalf of the Marine Corps; and never post classified, controlled unclassified or OPSEC-sensitive information.

When posting on social media, do not express or imply Marine Corps endorsement of your opinions, products or causes; and you may express your personal views on public issues or political candidates online, but not as part of an organized communication campaign.

You cannot solicit votes for or against a party, candidate, or cause. You also cannot participate in any interview or discussion as an advocate for or against a party, candidate, or cause.

Use official authority or influence to interfere with an election, affect the course or outcome of an election, solicit votes for a particular candidate or issue, or require or solicit political contributions from others.

Correct misinformation politely - professionally and respectfully correct errors and misrepresentations made by others about the Marine Corps, and if you are not sure you have accurate information, refer it to your chain of command or public affairs office. Note: the circulating key answers "You are responsible for the content you post on social media and other websites," which is the separate principle about your own posts and does not address someone else's fabrication.

The supreme law of the land - the rule book that governs our nation, our relationship with each other and with our government, and the relationship between the states. "Supreme Law of the Land" is the Constitution's own words in Article VI; "rule book" is the course's phrase, not the document's.

A preamble, seven articles, and amendments. The transcription opens with the Preamble ("We the People..."), runs Article I through Article VII, and closes with the signatures; the 27 amendments were added afterward under the Article V process.

In the amendments. Article V is the only route: Congress proposes an amendment by two-thirds of both Houses, or a convention is called on the application of two-thirds of the state legislatures, and it becomes part of the Constitution when ratified by three fourths of the states.

The legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. Article I vests all legislative powers in Congress, Article II vests the executive power in the President, and Article III vests the judicial power in the Supreme Court and the inferior courts Congress creates.

Into three separate and distinct branches - the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch - operating within a constitutional system of checks and balances.

The judicial branch. The circulating course key answers "Legislative" and it is wrong. The legislative branch MAKES federal law - Article I, Section 1 vests all legislative powers in Congress. The judicial branch INTERPRETS it: Article III, Section 2 extends the judicial power to all cases arising under the Constitution and the laws of the United States, and the federal judiciary decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves cases involving them. Do not carry the keyed answer off the test.

A republican form of government - a representative democracy. Article IV, Section 4 guarantees it to every state, and also commits the United States to protect each state against invasion and domestic violence.

To establish justice, to insure domestic tranquility, and to provide for the common defence. The Preamble also names forming a more perfect Union, promoting the general Welfare, and securing the Blessings of Liberty.

True. The statutory oath at 10 U.S.C. 502(a) includes exactly that clause, qualified by "according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice."

The orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over you, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

To acknowledge a duty-bound allegiance to the Constitution. The oath's first and controlling promise is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same - not to a person, a unit, or an office.