I. Basic Knowledge

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 1. Q: What does JROTC stand for?

    A: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

 

 2. Q: What does the acronym JPA stand for?

     A: JROTC program for accreditation   

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 3. Q: What are the three levels of designation that JROTC units can earn during the JPA?

     A: Unsatisfactory, proficient, honor unit with distinction

 

 4. Q: What does LET stand for?
     A: Leadership Education and Training

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 5. Q: What does JCLC stand for?

      A: JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge 

                     

 6. Q: What does SAI stand for?
       A: Senior Army Instructor

                    

 7. Q: What does AI stand for?

      A: Army Instructor

                     

 8. Q: What is the mission of JROTC?

      A: To motivate young people to become better citizens.

 
9. Q: What is the key to success in JROTC?

      A: The key to success in JROTC is teamwork.

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 10. Q: When was the Tiger Battalion established?

        A: September 1993.

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II. Leadership 

 

 11. Q: What is the definition of leadership?

        A: The ability to influence subordinates in order to accomplish a mission.

 
12. Q: What are the three leadership styles? Explain each.

      A:     I. Delegating – Giving decision-making authority to subordinates.

                II. Participating – Involving subordinates in the decision-making process.

                III. Directing – Instructing subordinates.

 

 13. Q: What are the seven Army values?

      A: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage

 

 14. Q: Define teamwork.

      A: The cooperative effort on the part of a number of people working together to achieve a goal.

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 III.  Drill and Ceremony 

 

 15. Q: What are the two parts of a command?

        A: Preparatory command and command of execution.

 
 16. Q: What foot do you call the command Rear, March on?

       A: The right foot.

 
17. Q: On which foot can you give command of halt?

       A: Either foot.

 
18. Q: What is normal cadence?

       A: 120 steps per minute.

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 IV.   Map Reading

 

 19. Q: How do you read a military map
      A: Right and up

 

 20. Q: What are the five basic colors on a military map and what do they represent?

       A: Basic 

                Blue - Water

                Green – Vegetation

                Brown – Contour lines/Elevation

                Black – Man-made objects

                Red – Major roads and other man-made objects

 

 21. Q: Name the five major terrain features on a military map.

       A: Hill, saddle, valley, ridge, and depression.

 
22. Q: What are the three types of north on a military map?

       A: True, grid and magnetic.

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 V. First Aid and Health 
 

 23. Q: Define first aid
       A: The immediate medical care given to an accident victim before professional medical help arrives.

 

 24. Q: What are the four life-saving steps?

       A: Check for and clear a blocked airway and restore breathing.

            Check for bleeding.

            Check and treat for shock.

            Dress and bandage the wound.

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VI. Chain of Command

 

  25. Q: Who is the ________________?

Commander-In-Chief  The Honorable Joseph Biden Jr

 

Secretary of Defense – The Honorable Lloyd Austin III

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Secretary of Army – The Honorable Christine Wormuth

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: General Charles Q. Brown Jr.

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Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman: SEAC Ramon Colon-Lopez

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Chief of Staff of the Army: GEN Randy George

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Sergeant Major of the Army: SMA Michael Weimer

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Commanding General, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC): GEN Gary Brito

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Command Sergeant Major, Training and Doctrine Command: CSM Daniel Hendrix

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Commanding General of Cadet Command: MG Antonio Munera

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Command Sergeant Major of Cadet Command: CSM Roy Young

 

Director of JROTC: COL Kenneth Jones

Commander, 2nd Brigade – COL Allen L. Kehoe

 

Command Sergeant Major, 2nd Brigade Region –  CSM Jacoby J. Gadson

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VII.  American History and Citizenship

 

 26. Q: What are the three branches of the government?

       A: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.

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 27. Q: Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

       A: Francis Scott Key

 

 28. Q: What do the colors on the United States flag represent?

       A: Blue – Justice     White – Purity       Red - Valor

 

 29. Q: What do the 13 stripes on the United States flag represent?

       A: The 13 original colonies.

 

 30. Q: What are the three types of American flags and which one is the largest?

       A: Post, Storm, and Garrison; Garrison is the largest.

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VIII.  Military Customs and Courtesies

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 31. Q: Explain the origination of the hand salute.

       A: Ages ago, the salute was a greeting that indicated you were not holding a weapon in your hand. today, it is a way to show respect.

 

 32. Q: Name the five Tiger battalion staff positions.

       A: S-1: Administrative

            S-2: Information/Security

            S-3: Operations and Training

            S-4: Logistics and Supply

            S-5: Public Affairs  

 

 33. Q: What is meant by position of honor?

        A: A military courtesy of usually keeping seniors to your right while walking or sitting.

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