c/CPL Study Guide

1)WHAT IS THE MISSION OF ARMY JROTC?

To motivate young people to be better citizen

2)YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BE IN UNIFORM WITH HAIR COLORS THAT ARE NOT NATURAL.

False

3)YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WEAR A WATCH OR NAMEPLATE AROUND YOUR WRIST WHILE IN UNIFORM.

True

4)WHAT DOES SAI STAND FOR?

Senior Army Instructor

5)ONE OF THE GOALS OF JROTC IS FOR CADETS TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

True

6)AT LEAST HOW MANY PLATOONS MUST A COMPANY CONSIST OF?

Two

7)HOW MANY SQUADS ARE IN A PLATOON?

A minimum of two

8)WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUAL AWARDS?

Institutional and National awards

9)WHAT ARE THE FOUR CATEGORIES OF INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS?

Academic, Athletic, Military, Miscellaneous

10)DEFINE THE TERM LET.

Leadership Education Training

11)DEFINE THE TERM JROTC.

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.

12)WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “PARADE, REST” AND “STAND-AT, EASE”?

Parade REST is the command to move the LEFT foot 10-inches from the right foot and the head should be snapped straight, while Stand-At EASE is the same but the difference is that you keep your head and eyes focused on the commander until he/she is no longer in sight, then you snap forward once again.

13)NAME, EXPLAIN AND DEMONSTRATE THE HAND SALUTE IN THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:

Headgear with a visor –

  • Arms parallel to the ground, Fingers extended and joined
  • Doesn’t show either side of their hand
  • Tip of the forefingers touching the visor rim

No Headgear/ Glasses –

  • Arms parallel to the ground, Fingers extended and joined
  • Doesn’t show either side of their hand
  • Tip of forefinger is touching the edge of the glasses

No Visor/No Glasses –

  • Arms parallel to the ground, Fingers extended and joined
  • Doesn’t show either side of their hand
  • Tip of forefinger is touching slightly to the right of the right eyebrow

14) WHERE DOES THE COMMANDER ALWAYS FACE WHEN GIVING COMMANDS AT A HALT?

The troops/formation

15)WHERE DOES THE COMMANDER ALWAYS MOVE HIS/HER HEAD WHEN GIVING COMMANDS WHILE MARCHING?

Towards the formation

16)WHAT ARE TWO PRESCRIBED FORMATIONS A SQUAD COULD “FALL IN”?

Line (or rank) and column (or file)

17)HOW MANY COUNTS ARE IN THE HAND SALUTE MOVEMENT?

One

18)WHAT IS THE COMMAND FOR REVOKING A PREPARATORY COMMAND?

As you were

19)HOW MANY COMMANDS DO MOST DRILL COMMANDS HAVE?

Two- The preparatory command and the command of execution

20)WHAT DOES THE ACRONYM L.D.R.S.H.I.P. STAND FOR?

The 7 Army Values

  • L – Loyalty
  • D – Duty
  • R – Respect
  • S - Selfless Service
  • H – Honesty
  • I - Integrity
  • P – Personal Courage

21)HOW ARE RIBBONS WORN ON THE FEMALE UNIFORM?

Center on the left side with the bottom row parallel to the bottom edge of the nameplate.

c/SGT Study Guide

  1. WHAT COMMAND IS GIVEN TO MARCH WITH A 15-INCH STEP FROM THE HALT?

HALF STEP, MARCH

  1. WHAT COMMAND IS GIVEN TO ALIGN A SQUAD AT CLOSE INTERVAL?

AT CLOSE INTERVAL, DRESS RIGHT, DRESS

  1. TO DISMISS A SQUAD, WHAT POSITION MUST THE SQUAD MEMBERS BE IN WHEN THE COMMAND “DISMISSED” IS GIVEN?

ATTENTION

  1. WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF RANKS IN THE JROTC PROGRAM?

OFFICER/ ENLISTED

  1. WHAT ARE THE TWO PARTS OF A DRILL COMMAND?

THE PREPARATORY COMMAND AND THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION

  1. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MILITARY ORGANIZATION USED TO MAKE UP THE PLATOON?

SQUAD

  1. WHAT IS THE TITLE OF THE CADET LEADER IN CHARGE OF A COMPANY?

COMPANY COMMANDER

  1. DEFINE LEADERSHIP:

PROVIDING PURPOSE, MOTIVATION AND DIRECTION IN ORDER TO INFLUENCE AND DIRECT OTHERS TO ACCOMPLISH AN ASSIGNED MISSION.

  1. 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)

  1. TO REVOKE A PREPARATORY COMMAND THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN, WHAT COMMAND SHOULD YOU GIVE?

AS YOU WERE

  1. TO CHANGE STEP WHILE MARCHING, WHAT COMMAND SHOULD BE GIVEN?

CHANGE STEP, MARCH

  1. IN WHAT TYPE OF FORMATION DOES A SQUAD NORMALLY FALL-IN?

LINE

  1. WHAT ARE THE TWO PRESCRIBED FORMATIONS FOR A SQUAD?

LINE/ COLUMN

  1. WHAT REST POSITION MAY BE GIVEN FROM “STAND AT, EASE”?

AT EASE OR REST

  1. WHAT ARE THE THREE METHODS OF INSTRUCTION USED TO TEACH DRILL?

STEP-BY-STEP, TALK-THROUGH AND BY-THE-NUMBERS

  1. WHAT COMMAND IS GIVEN TO MARCH WITH A 30-INCH STEP FROM THE HALT?

FORWARD, MARCH

  1. WHEN USING THE HAND SALUTE, HOW MANY COUNT MOVEMENTS ARE IN ORDER ARMS?

ONE

  1. TO ALIGN A SQUAD AT NORMAL INTERVAL, WHAT COMMAND MUST BE GIVEN?

DRESS RIGHT, DRESS

  1. “OPEN RANKS, MARCH” IS EXECUTED FROM WHAT FORMATION?

LINE

  1. WHEN WALKING WITH SOMEONE OF HIGHER RANK, WHERE SHOULD YOU WALK?

ONE-15 INCH STEP TO THE REAR, LEFT SIDE

  1. WHEN MARCHING WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NORMAL ARM SWING?

9 INCHES TO THE FRONT, 6 INCHES TO THE REAR

  1. ON WHAT SIDE IS THE POSITION OF HONOR?

RIGHT SIDE

  1. WHAT RANK IS A COMPANY COMMANDER?

CAPTAIN (CPT)

  1. WHAT RANK IS A PLATOON SERGEANT?

SERGEANT FIRST CLASS (SFC)

  1. WHAT RANK IS YOUR SAI?

LIEUTENTENT COLONEL

  1. WHERE ARE ORDERS POSTED IN THE JROTC AREA?

BULLETIN BOARD IN BASEMENT

  1. WHAT TYPE OF GREETING IS USED IN THE MILITARY?

OFFICER- SALUTE, FOLLOWED BY THE GREETING OF THE DAY-ENLISTED- GREETING OF THE DAY, FOLLOWED BY THEIR RANK

  1. WHAT RANK IS A SQUAD LEADER?

STAFF SERGEANT (SSG)

  1. WHAT IS MEANT BY THE FLAG BEING POSITION AT HALF-STAFF?

A SIGN OF MOURNING, SOMEONE OF IMPORTANCE HAS DIED.

  1. ON THE COMMAND “OPEN RANKS”, WHAT DOES THE FIRST SQUAD OF A PLATOON DO?

TAKE 2-30 INCH STEPS FORWARD

  1. 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

  1. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NORMAL STEP WHILE MARCHING?

30 INCHES

  1. WHAT ARE THE FOUR REST POSITIONS?

PARADE REST, STAND AT EASE, AT EASE, REST

  1. “HALT” MAY BE GIVEN ON WHICH FOOT?

EITHER

  1. WHICH COMMANDS MAY BE EXECUTED FROM PARADE REST?

ATTENTION, STAND AT EASE, AT EASE, REST

  1. ON WHICH FOOT DO YOU EXECUTE “COLUMN LEFT”?

LEFT FOOT

  1. AT WHICH POSITION DO YOUR HEEL AND TOES FORM A 45-DEGREE ANGLE?

ATTENTION

  1. HOW MANY STEPS IS THE PLATOON LEADER IN FRONT OF THE PLATOON WHEN HE OR SHE TAKES THE REPORT?

6 STEPS

  1. WHAT REST POSITIONS MAY BE EXECUTED FROM THE HALT?

PARADE REST, STAND AT EASE, AT EASE, REST

  1. WHAT COMMAND IS GIVEN FOR REAR MARCH?

REAR, MARCH

  1. WHICH REST POSITION IS SIMILAR TO PARADE REST EXCEPT YOU TURN YOUR HEAD TOWARDS THE PERSON IN CHARGE?

STAND AT, EASE

  1. WHICH REST POSITION MAY YOU MOVE BUT REMAIN SILENT AND KEEP RIGHT FOOT IN PLACE?

AT EASE

  1. WHAT IS A DRILL COMMAND?

AN ORAL ORDER OF A COMMANDER OR LEADER

  1. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SOME COMMANDS WITH THE PREPARATORY COMMAND AND THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION THAT ARE COMBINED.

FALL-IN, AT EASE, FALL-OUT

  1. TO ASSUME THE POSITION OF ATTENTION, WHAT COMMANDS MAY BE GIVEN?

ATTENTION, FALL-IN

  1. WHEN MARCHING TO AVOID AN OBSTACLE, WHAT DOES THE LEADER DIRECT?

INCLINE LEFT OR RIGHT

  1. HOW MANY INCHES IS THERE BETWEEN STEPS IN LEFT\RIGHT STEP?

15 INCHES

  1. WHAT ARE THE THREE FACING MOVEMENTS FROM THE HALT?

RIGHT, LEFT, AND ABOUT FACE

  1. ON WHICH FOOT IS “REAR, MARCH” COMMANDED?

RIGHT FOOT

  1. 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

c/SSG Study Guide

  1. HOW MANY COUNTS ARE THERE IN “PRESENT, ARMS” FROM “ORDER, ARMS” WITH A RIFLE?

3 COUNTS

  1. HOW MANY COUNTS ARE THERE IN “RIGHT SHOULDER, ARMS” FROM “ORDER, ARMS” WITH A RIFLE?

4 COUNTS

  1. HOW MANY STEPS ARE TAKEN FOR EACH SQUAD DURING THE COMMAND “OPEN RANKS, MARCH”?

1st SQUAD TAKES 2 (30 INCH STEPS)

2nd SQUAD TAKES 1 (30 INCH STEP)

3rd SQUAD STANDS FAST

4th SQUAD TAKES 2 (15 INCH STEPS BACKWARDS)

Note: if less than 3 squads, 2nd squad stands fast and 1st squad takes 1 (30 inch step forward)

  1. “REAR MARCH” IS GIVEN ON WHEN WHICH FOOT STRIKES THE GROUND?

THE RIGHT

  1. ON WHAT FOOT IS THE COMMAND “AT CLOSE INTERVAL, MARCH” GIVEN?

THE RIGHT

  1. HOW MANY COUNT ARE IN “BACKWARDS, MARCH”?

2 COUNTS

  1. MAY YOU GIVE RIGHT STEP WHILE MARCHING?

NO

  1. HOW MANY STEPS IS THE PLATOON SERGEANT IN FRONT OF THE PLATOON WHEN HE OR SHE COMMANDS FALL-IN?

3 STEPS

9.DEFINE CADENCE:

A UNIFORM AND RHYTHMIC FLOW OF WORDS

  1. WHERE ARE THE TRAINING SCHEDULES POSTED?

BULLETIN BOARD IN BASEMENT

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