Q: What is the complete name of our JROTC Battalion?
A. Morehead High School Army JROTC Panther Battalion
Q: What Does the JROTC Stand For?
A. Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Q: Where does the Word “Corp” Come from, and what does it mean in military terms?
A: The French word meaning “body,” and in military terms it refers to a grouping of a military unit.
Q: What is the mission of JROTC?
A. To motivate young people to be better citizens.
Q: Which act of Congress created the JROTC program?
A. The National Defense Act of 1916
Q: In which year were females admitted to the JROTC Program?
A. 1973
Q: In Which Year was JROTC established at morehead High School?
A. 1975
Q: The First College to Combine Traditional university studies with military subjects was the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy. Who founded it, where was it located, and what is it called today?
A. Captain Alden Partridge, Norwich, Vermont, and Norwich University.
Q: What are the rating for JROTC Units, and the uniform symbols that represent them?
A. Honor Unit with Distinction; Yellow Star
Honor Unit; Blue Star
Meritorious Unit; White Star
Fail; No Star
Q: Which rating has our battalion earned, and how is it shown on your uniform?
A. Our battalion has earned Honor Unit With Distinction, and it is worn a quarter (1/4) of an inch and centered above the name tag.
**This rating is earned every four years, with a Formal Inspection: a test, administered to the whole Battalion, is graded on performance, dress and composer for the day, plus the drill and ceremony activities and the amount of giving back to the community throughout the year.
Q: What is the position of honor?
A. The right side.
**This is the reason that, even at rest, your right, foot doesn’t move, why the U.S flag is always to the right in the color guard, and why your name is worn on the right side of your uniform.
Q: What are the two parts of a drill command and what does each do?
A. The preparatory command, which tells you for what has to be done, and the command of execution, which tells you when to perform the action.
Q: Which command is used to cancel a preparatory Command?
A. “As you were.”
** This command can only cancel a preparatory command, never a command of execution.
Q: In what order do military personnel enter a vehicle?
A: Junior personnel enter first.
Q: What is the length of a marching step forward?
A: 30 inches
Q: Drill commands are given on what position?
A: Attention
Q: What is the birth date of the United States Army?
A: 14 June 1775
Q: What was the date on which the Declaration of Independence signed?
A: 4 July 1776.
Q: When did the Continental Congress establish the stars and stripes as the flag of the U.S?
A: 14 June 1777
Q: What is the Bill of Rights?
A: The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Q: Who wrote the words to the National Anthem of United States and what is its title?
A: Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Q: What are the three flags used by the Armed Forces, from smallest to largest
A: Storm flag (5 ft by 9 ½ ft)
Post flag (10 ft by 19ft)
Garrison flag (20 ft by 38ft)
** The measurements are just doubled, if you ever forget them.
Q: What is the highest military award for a member of the Armed Forces?
A: The Medal of Honor
Q: What is the First General Order?
A: “I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.
Q: What is the Second General Order?
A: “I will obey my special orders and perform all my duties in a military manner.”
Q: What is the Third General Order?
A: “I will report all violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to the commander of the relief.”
Q: Who wrote the JROTC Cadet Creed?
A: Major General Lyle.
Q: What is the definition of a map?
A: Scale drawing of a portion of the Earth’s surface as seen from above?
Q: What are the six colors used on a military map and what do they mean?
A: Black- man- made objects
Blue - Water
Brown- elevation
Green - vegetation
Red- major man- made objects
White- no vegetation
** Sometimes it’s obvious that white stands for places of no vegetation, they will ask for the five colors used on a military map. When this happens, leave out white.
Q: What are the four life-saving steps?
A: A: Open the Airway
B: Stop any major Bleeding
C: Control and treat for shock
D: Dress and bandage any wounds
Q: Recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America.
A: “I pledge allegiance, to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stand, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”
Q: What is span of control?
A: The number of persons that one individual can command or direct.
Q: Who wrote the first drill and ceremony book and what was its common use name?
A: Baron von Stuben wrote the Blue Book.
Q: What is the primary value of teaching JROTC cadets drill and ceremony?
A: To provide training in leadership and self-discipline
Q: What are the five principle rights established by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?
A: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Religion, the right to petition the government, and the right to assemble peacefully.
Q: Who may designate the flag to be flown at half-staff?
A: The President of the United States of America
Q: How many red and white stripes does the U.S. flag have?
A: 13 stripes total; 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes
Q: What is the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
A: “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
A. Morehead High School Army JROTC Panther Battalion
Q: What Does the JROTC Stand For?
A. Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Q: Where does the Word “Corp” Come from, and what does it mean in military terms?
A: The French word meaning “body,” and in military terms it refers to a grouping of a military unit.
Q: What is the mission of JROTC?
A. To motivate young people to be better citizens.
Q: Which act of Congress created the JROTC program?
A. The National Defense Act of 1916
Q: In which year were females admitted to the JROTC Program?
A. 1973
Q: In Which Year was JROTC established at morehead High School?
A. 1975
Q: The First College to Combine Traditional university studies with military subjects was the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy. Who founded it, where was it located, and what is it called today?
A. Captain Alden Partridge, Norwich, Vermont, and Norwich University.
Q: What are the rating for JROTC Units, and the uniform symbols that represent them?
A. Honor Unit with Distinction; Yellow Star
Honor Unit; Blue Star
Meritorious Unit; White Star
Fail; No Star
Q: Which rating has our battalion earned, and how is it shown on your uniform?
A. Our battalion has earned Honor Unit With Distinction, and it is worn a quarter (1/4) of an inch and centered above the name tag.
**This rating is earned every four years, with a Formal Inspection: a test, administered to the whole Battalion, is graded on performance, dress and composer for the day, plus the drill and ceremony activities and the amount of giving back to the community throughout the year.
Q: What is the position of honor?
A. The right side.
**This is the reason that, even at rest, your right, foot doesn’t move, why the U.S flag is always to the right in the color guard, and why your name is worn on the right side of your uniform.
Q: What are the two parts of a drill command and what does each do?
A. The preparatory command, which tells you for what has to be done, and the command of execution, which tells you when to perform the action.
Q: Which command is used to cancel a preparatory Command?
A. “As you were.”
** This command can only cancel a preparatory command, never a command of execution.
Q: In what order do military personnel enter a vehicle?
A: Junior personnel enter first.
Q: What is the length of a marching step forward?
A: 30 inches
Q: Drill commands are given on what position?
A: Attention
Q: What is the birth date of the United States Army?
A: 14 June 1775
Q: What was the date on which the Declaration of Independence signed?
A: 4 July 1776.
Q: When did the Continental Congress establish the stars and stripes as the flag of the U.S?
A: 14 June 1777
Q: What is the Bill of Rights?
A: The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Q: Who wrote the words to the National Anthem of United States and what is its title?
A: Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Q: What are the three flags used by the Armed Forces, from smallest to largest
A: Storm flag (5 ft by 9 ½ ft)
Post flag (10 ft by 19ft)
Garrison flag (20 ft by 38ft)
** The measurements are just doubled, if you ever forget them.
Q: What is the highest military award for a member of the Armed Forces?
A: The Medal of Honor
Q: What is the First General Order?
A: “I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.
Q: What is the Second General Order?
A: “I will obey my special orders and perform all my duties in a military manner.”
Q: What is the Third General Order?
A: “I will report all violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to the commander of the relief.”
Q: Who wrote the JROTC Cadet Creed?
A: Major General Lyle.
Q: What is the definition of a map?
A: Scale drawing of a portion of the Earth’s surface as seen from above?
Q: What are the six colors used on a military map and what do they mean?
A: Black- man- made objects
Blue - Water
Brown- elevation
Green - vegetation
Red- major man- made objects
White- no vegetation
** Sometimes it’s obvious that white stands for places of no vegetation, they will ask for the five colors used on a military map. When this happens, leave out white.
Q: What are the four life-saving steps?
A: A: Open the Airway
B: Stop any major Bleeding
C: Control and treat for shock
D: Dress and bandage any wounds
Q: Recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America.
A: “I pledge allegiance, to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stand, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”
Q: What is span of control?
A: The number of persons that one individual can command or direct.
Q: Who wrote the first drill and ceremony book and what was its common use name?
A: Baron von Stuben wrote the Blue Book.
Q: What is the primary value of teaching JROTC cadets drill and ceremony?
A: To provide training in leadership and self-discipline
Q: What are the five principle rights established by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?
A: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Religion, the right to petition the government, and the right to assemble peacefully.
Q: Who may designate the flag to be flown at half-staff?
A: The President of the United States of America
Q: How many red and white stripes does the U.S. flag have?
A: 13 stripes total; 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes
Q: What is the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
A: “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
