Transcript Promotion Test - Howard High School Army JROTC Lion`s Battalion

PROMOTION TEST REVIEW
2015-2016
SAI AND AI
• SAI stands for Senior Army Instructor. LTC
(RET) Patricia Marshall
• AI stands for Army Instructor. SFC (RET) Shawn
Boone
STAFF OFFICERS
• Battalion Commander: C/LTC Villota, Valentina
• Executive Officer: C/MAJ Gant, Jani
• Battalion CSM: C/ CSM Smith, Emma
• S-1: Adjutant Officer: C/ SFC Logvinovsky, Alex
• S-2: Security Officer: C/ 1SG Ukaegbu, Jonah
• S-3: Operations Officer: C/ CPL Hinson, Ian
• S-4: Logistics Officer: C/ 2LT Chin, Mimi
• S-5: Special Projects Officer: C/ SGT Norris, Ricardo
• PAO: Public Affairs Officer C/ CPL Murray, Briana
GOVERNMENT CHAIN OF COMMAND
• President: The Honorable Barack Obama
• Vice President: The Honorable Joseph Biden
• Speaker of the House: The Honorable Paul Ryan
• Secretary of Defense: The Honorable Ashton B. Carter
• Secretary of State: The Honorable John Kerry
BATTALION STRUCTURE
DRILL AND CEREMONY
• Preparatory command: The preparatory command states the
movement to be carried out and mentally prepares the soldier
for its execution
• Command of Execution: The command of execution tells when
the movement is to be carried out
CADET RANKS
RANK ABBREVIATIONS-ENLISTED
• Private (no insignia): PVT
• First sergeant: 1SG
• Private: PV2
• Sergeant Major: SGM
• Private first class: PFC
• Corporal: CPL
• Sergeant: SGT
• Staff sergeant: SSG
• Sergeant first class: SFC
• Master sergeant: MSG
RANK ABBREVIATIONS-OFFICERS
• 2nd lieutenant: 2LT
• 1st lieutenant: 1LT
• Captain: CPT
• Major: MAJ
• Lieutenant Colonel: LTC
PHONETIC ALPHABET
jAlpha
Hotel
Oscar
Victor
Bravo
India
Papa
Whiskey
Charlie
Juliet
Quebec
X-Ray
Delta
Kilo
Romeo
Yankee
Echo
Lima
Sierra
Zulu
Foxtrot
Mike
Tango
Golf
November
Uniform
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
• Maryland Governor: Larry Hogan
• Maryland Senators: Barbara Mikulski (D) and Ben Cardin (D)
• The first amendment protects…
• To be President, you must first…
• If the President and VP die, who then becomes President….
• What is the supreme law of the U.S.?
CORPS AND CREED
Creed:
I am Army JROTC Cadet,
Corp:
I will always conduct myself to bring credit to
Sir/ Ma’am: The Corp is duty, no mission too
my family, country, school, and Corps of cadets,
difficult, no sacrifice too great
I am loyal and patriotic,
The corp is honor, the full truth will always be
I am the future of the United States of America
told even though the half truth is acceptable
I don’t lie, cheat or steal, and will be accountable
The corp is country, in her country may she
for my actions and deeds,
always be right, but right or wrong sir/ ma’am
I will always practice good citizenship and patriotism,
this is the corp
I will improve my mind and strengthen my body,
I will seek the mantle of leadership and stand prepared
to uphold the Constitution and American way of life
May God grant me the strength to always live this creed
UNIFORM MEASUREMENTS
• What's the placement of the torches?
• What’s the placement of the hat insignia?
• What is the difference between Class A and B
• What does Sola Virtus Invicta mean?
• What does the gold star represent?
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS
• The first amendment protects freedom to religion, speech, press, peaceful
assembly, and petition
• To be President, you must first be a senator or governor
• If the President and Vice President dies, then the Speaker of the House
(John Boehner) will become President
• The Supreme Law of the U.S. is the Constitution
UNIFORM
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The placement of the torches is parallel to the inside edge of the lapel on your jacket 5/8
inch above the notch(female cadets); 1inch above the notch(male cadets)
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The difference between Class A and Class B :
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Class A  the cadet wears the uniform with their jacket
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Class B the cadet does not wear the uniform with the jacket
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Sola Virtus Invicta means Courage Conquers All
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The Gold Star represents Honor Unit with Distinction (HUD)
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Beret is worn over the left eye
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The star is placed ¼ inch above name tag, and Unit Crest ¼ above the star.