RICHMOND HILL JROTC CADET OF THE MONTH STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
** When answering questions, you first address the person asking the question with their rank, then state the answer of the question, and finish by addressing their rank once more.
1. General Questions:
Commander-in-Chief President Barack Obama
Secretary of Defense HON Carter
Secretary of the Army HON Fanning
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Miley
Sergeant Major of the Army SGM. Daniel Dailey
TRADOC Commander Gen. David Perkins
TRADOC CSM CSM. Bruner
Cadet Command Commander Gen. Chris Hughes
Cadet CSM CSM. Kraus
6th Brigade Commander Gen. Kraft
6th Brigade Commander CSM Callaghan-McCann
2. What is the mission of JROTC?
To motivate young people to be better citizens.
3. What is the key to success in JROTC?
The key to success is TEAMWORK.
4. What do the letters LET stand for?
Leadership Education and Training
5. What are the three levels of distinction that a JROTC unit can earn?
Merit Unit, Honor Unit, and Honors Unit with Distinction
6. What do the letters SAI stand for?
Senior Army Instructor
Cadet rank Structure:
7. What is the rank of a cadet with ______?
Officer Ranks
● Three diamonds Colonel
● Two Diamonds Lieutenant Colonel
● One Diamond Major
● Three Disks Captain
● Two Disks First Lieutenant
● One Disk Second Lieutenant
Enlisted Ranks
● Three Stripes Up/Three Down and a Star and a Wreath
Command Sergeant Major
● Three Stripes Up/Three Down and a Star
Sergeant Major
● Three Stripes Up/Three Down and a Diamond
First Sergeant
● Three Stripes Up/Three Down
Master Sergeant
● Three Stripes Up/Two Down
Sergeant First Class
● Three Stripes Up/One Down
Staff Sergeant
● Three Stripes Up
Sergeant
● Two Stripes
Corporal
● One Stripe Up/One Down
Private First Class
● One Stripe Up
Private
U.S. Military History:
8. Who were the primary antagonists during World War II?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
9. What happened on 7 December in Hawaii that led to the U.S. to become involved in WWII?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
10. Who was the commander of the revolutionary Army?
General George Washington
11. What war was fought during the 1960’s and 1970’s?
the Vietnam War
12. Which country did the U.S. invade in the 1990’s in response to that country’s
invasion of Kuwait?
Iraq
13. What act scrapped the Department of War and created the Department of Defense?
National Security Act of 1947
14. What do the stripes on the U.S. flag represent?
The 13 stripes on the flag represent the first 13 original colonies that formed the U.S.
15. What country did the United States gain its independence from?
Great Britain
16. What War accounted for the most American deaths?
The U.S. Civil War
Citizenship and the Constitution:
17. What are the first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution known as?
The Bill of Rights
18. Which Amendment grants the “Freedom of Speech”?
The First Amendment
19. What age is a U.S. citizen first allowed to vote?
18 years old
20. What are the two primary political parties?
The Republican Party and the Democratic Party
21. If you are a U.S. citizen, but you were born outside of U.S. territory, you are what type of citizen?
Naturalized
22. What does the constitution do?
The Constitution sets up the government, defines the government, and protects the basic rights of Americans.
23. How many Amendments does the Constitution have?
27
24. How many senators are there?
100
25. What is the youngest age that a U.S. citizen can become president?
Community Service:
33. Why do programs such as JROTC do things like community service?
Community Service offers a way for cadets or others to be able to give back to the community and helps them become better citizens.
34. What is a service learning project?
Service Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
35. Where are some places you can volunteer to do community service at?
Police department, soup kitchen, fire department, library, etc.
36. What is the required amount of community service hours for:
PFC-SGT: 15
SSG: 20
SFC-CSM: 24
2LT: 30
1LT-COL: 40
Respect for the Flag
37. How does a person transport the flag?
The person will hold it tight to their chest with their left arm over their right, covering the flag.
38. What is the proper way to raise and lower a U.S. flag?
It should be raised ceremoniously and lowered briskly
39. What does hanging the flag upside down mean?
It is a distress signal.
40. What does the flag detail do after the flag is completely raised?
Salute the flag.
41. Why is it important for the extra person to hold the flag from underneath while it is being folded?
This prevents the flag from possibly falling.
42. What are you supposed to do when you hear the national anthem play?
In civilian clothes: turn towards the flag and put your right hand over your heart and take off your hat if you have one on.
In uniform: face the flag and present arms.
43. What do you do to a flag that is no longer fit to be flown anymore, being worn down and torn, and who can you ask to do this if you do not know how to do it properly.
You are to have it burned. Many boy scouts and girl scouts do this ceremony, military personnel would also know how to.
44. Name three types of commonly displayed flags.
Garrison, post, and storm flags
45.What is another word for the U.S. national flag?
Colors
46. Who do we give credit to for sewing the first flag?
Betsy Ross
Essay Question:
Be prepared to explain things about yourself or to explain why JROTC as a whole does something. Be prepared to make it a long well thought out speech.