In a national emergency, when communicating via the Navy, messages are sent by precedence. A message designated FLASH will be delivered within __________.
• U.S. Navy message precedence categories (Routine, Priority, Immediate, Flash) • Relative urgency and required delivery times for each precedence level • How "FLASH" compares to other high-priority emergency communications (e.g., distress)
• Rank the four common precedence levels from least urgent to most urgent, then think about what delivery time would make sense for the highest urgency level • Compare each answer choice: which one truly reflects an extreme, life-or-death urgency rather than just "important" or "time-sensitive"? • Ask yourself: in a major national emergency, would a "FLASH" message still be useful if it took as long as the times listed in the slower options?
• Be clear on which precedence level is highest in urgency and what that implies for time to delivery • Verify that the time you pick is truly near-instant compared with the others, not just "fast" • Eliminate any choices that would make a critical national emergency message too late to act on
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