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1. WHAT COMMAND IS GIVEN TO MARCH WITH A 15-INCH STEP FROM THE HALT?
HALF STEP, MARCH
2. WHAT COMMAND IS GIVEN TO ALIGN A SQUAD AT CLOSE INTERVAL?
AT CLOSE INTERVAL, DRESS RIGHT, DRESS
3. TO DISMISS A SQUAD, WHAT POSITION MUST THE SQUAD MEMBERS BE IN WHEN
THE COMMAND “DISMISSED” IS GIVEN?
ATTENTION
4. WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF RANKS IN THE JROTC PROGRAM?
OFFICER/ ENLISTED
5. WHAT ARE THE TWO PARTS OF A DRILL COMMAND?
THE PREPARATORY COMMAND AND THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION
6. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MILITARY ORGANIZATION USED TO MAKE UP THE
PLATOON?
SQUAD
7. WHAT IS THE TITLE OF THE CADET LEADER IN CHARGE OF A COMPANY?
COMPANY COMMANDER
8. DEFINE LEADERSHIP:
PROVIDING PURPOSE, MOTIVATION AND DIRECTION IN ORDER TO INFLUENCE
AND DIRECT OTHERS TO ACCOMPLISH AN ASSIGNED MISSION.
9. IF YOU HAD A QUESTION ON DRILL AND CEREMONY, WHAT BOOK / REGULATION
WOULD YOU USE TO FIND THE ANSWER?
FIELD MANUAL FM / 21.5 (DRILL AND CEREMONIES)
10. TO REVOKE A PREPARATORY COMMAND THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN, WHAT
COMMAND SHOULD YOU GIVE?
AS YOU WERE
11. TO CHANGE STEP WHILE MARCHING, WHAT COMMAND SHOULD BE GIVEN?
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CHANGE STEP, MARCH
12. IN WHAT TYPE OF FORMATION DOES A SQUAD NORMALLY FALL-IN?
LINE
13. WHAT ARE THE TWO PRESCRIBED FORMATIONS FOR A SQUAD?
LINE/ COLUMN
14. WHAT REST POSITION MAY BE GIVEN FROM “STAND AT, EASE”?
AT EASE OR REST
15. WHAT ARE THE THREE METHODS OF INSTRUCTION USED TO TEACH DRILL?
STEP-BY-STEP, TALK-THROUGH AND BY-THE-NUMBERS
16. WHAT COMMAND IS GIVEN TO MARCH WITH A 30-INCH STEP FROM THE HALT?
FORWARD, MARCH
17. WHEN USING THE HAND SALUTE, HOW MANY COUNT MOVEMENTS ARE IN ORDER
ARMS?
ONE
18. TO ALIGN A SQUAD AT NORMAL INTERVAL, WHAT COMMAND MUST BE GIVEN?
DRESS RIGHT, DRESS
19. “OPEN RANKS, MARCH” IS EXECUTED FROM WHAT FORMATION?
LINE
20. WHEN WALKING WITH SOMEONE OF HIGHER RANK, WHERE SHOULD YOU WALK?
ONE-15 INCH STEP TO THE REAR, LEFT SIDE
21. WHEN MARCHING WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NORMAL ARM SWING?
9 INCHES TO THE FRONT, 6 INCHES TO THE REAR
22. ON WHAT SIDE IS THE POSITION OF HONOR?
RIGHT SIDE
23. WHAT RANK IS A COMPANY COMMANDER?
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CAPTAIN (CPT)
24. WHAT RANK IS A PLATOON SERGEANT?
SERGEANT FIRST CLASS (SFC)
25. WHAT RANK IS YOUR SAI?
LIEUTENTENT COLONEL
26. WHERE ARE ORDERS POSTED IN THE JROTC AREA?
BULLETIN BOARD IN BASEMENT
27. WHAT TYPE OF GREETING IS USED IN THE MILITARY?
OFFICER- SALUTE, FOLLOWED BY THE GREETING OF THE DAY-ENLISTEDGREETING OF THE DAY, FOLLOWED BY THEIR RANK
28. WHAT RANK IS A SQUAD LEADER?
STAFF SERGEANT (SSG)
29. WHAT IS MEANT BY THE FLAG BEING POSITION AT HALF-STAFF?
A SIGN OF MOURNING, SOMEONE OF IMPORTANCE HAS DIED.
30. ON THE COMMAND “OPEN RANKS”, WHAT DOES THE FIRST SQUAD OF A
PLATOON DO?
TAKE 2-30 INCH STEPS FORWARD
31. WHAT TAKES PLACE WHEN THE COMMAND “READY, FRONT” IS GIVEN?
DROP OUR LEFT ARM, HEAD RETURNS TO THE FRONT AND RESUME THE
POSITION OF ATTENTION
32. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NORMAL STEP WHILE MARCHING?
30 INCHES
33. WHAT ARE THE FOUR REST POSITIONS?
PARADE REST, STAND AT EASE, AT EASE, REST
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34. “HALT” MAY BE GIVEN ON WHICH FOOT?
EITHER
35. WHICH COMMANDS MAY BE EXECUTED FROM PARADE REST?
ATTENTION, STAND AT EASE, AT EASE, REST
36. ON WHICH FOOT DO YOU EXECUTE “COLUMN LEFT”?
LEFT FOOT
37. AT WHICH POSITION DO YOUR HEEL AND TOES FORM A 45-DEGREE ANGLE?
ATTENTION
38. HOW MANY STEPS IS THE PLATOON LEADER IN FRONT OF THE PLATOON WHEN
HE OR SHE TAKES THE REPORT?
6 STEPS
39. WHAT REST POSITIONS MAY BE EXECUTED FROM THE HALT?
PARADE REST, STAND AT EASE, AT EASE, REST
40. WHAT COMMAND IS GIVEN FOR REAR MARCH?
REAR, MARCH
41. WHICH REST POSITION IS SIMILAR TO PARADE REST EXCEPT YOU TURN YOUR
HEAD TOWARDS THE PERSON IN CHARGE?
STAND AT, EASE
42. WHICH REST POSITION MAY YOU MOVE BUT REMAIN SILENT AND KEEP RIGHT
FOOT IN PLACE?
AT EASE
43. WHAT IS A DRILL COMMAND?
AN ORAL ORDER OF A COMMANDER OR LEADER
44. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SOME COMMANDS WITH THE PREPARATORY COMMAND
AND THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION THAT ARE COMBINED.
FALL-IN, AT EASE, FALL-OUT
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45. TO ASSUME THE POSITION OF ATTENTION, WHAT COMMANDS MAY BE GIVEN?
ATTENTION, FALL-IN
46. WHEN MARCHING TO AVOID AN OBSTACLE, WHAT DOES THE LEADER DIRECT?
INCLINE LEFT OR RIGHT
47. HOW MANY INCHES IS THERE BETWEEN STEPS IN LEFT\RIGHT STEP?
15 INCHES
48. WHAT ARE THE THREE FACING MOVEMENTS FROM THE HALT?
RIGHT, LEFT, AND ABOUT FACE
49. ON WHICH FOOT IS “REAR, MARCH” COMMANDED?
RIGHT FOOT
50. WHAT MAY YOU DO AT THE POSITION OF REST THAT YOU CAN NOT DO AT ANY
OTHER POSITION?
TALK, EAT, DRINK, UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE DO NOT MOVE RIGHT FOOT
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