Ranks & Insignia
100 — What are the Navy and Marine Corps ranks corresponding to paygrade O-4?
Answer: Lieutenant Commander (Navy) and Major (Marine Corps).
100 — At 1655, what is the appropriate greeting of the day?
Answer: Good afternoon. Good evening begins at 1700.
100 — Who serves as the Commander in Chief (CINC) of all U.S. military forces?
Answer: The President of the United States (POTUS).
100 — On what exact dates were the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps established?
Answer: Navy: October 13, 1775. Marine Corps: November 10, 1775.
100 — What is the U.S. Navy mission?
Answer: Maintain, train, and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas.
200 — What is the paygrade and rank of a Navy officer wearing a silver oak leaf?
Answer: O-5, Commander.
200 — When overtaking a senior officer, which side should you pass on and what should you say?
Answer: Pass on their left, salute when abreast, and say 'By your leave, sir/ma’am?'
200 — Who is the principal defense policy adviser to the President?
Answer: The Secretary of Defense (SecDef).
200 — In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked while refueling in which country's port?
Answer: Yemen, in the port of Aden. The terrorist bombing killed 17 U.S. sailors.
200 — What are the three Navy core values?
Answer: Honor, Courage, and Commitment.
300 — What are the Navy and Marine Corps ranks corresponding to E-7?
Answer: Chief Petty Officer and Gunnery Sergeant.
300 — You encounter a senior officer while carrying items in both hands. What is the appropriate action?
Answer: Look toward the officer and give a verbal greeting without rendering a hand salute.
300 — What does the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) do?
Answer: They advise the Commander in Chief and help establish unified commands when needed for national security.
300 — What U.S. Navy warship, launched in 1797 and nicknamed Old Ironsides, is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat?
Answer: USS Constitution.
300 — What document do all Navy personnel swear to support and defend when taking their oath?
Answer: The Constitution of the United States.
400 — What are two Marine Corps E-9 ranks?
Answer: Master Gunnery Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
400 — Name three situations when you would normally not render an individual hand salute.
Answer: Examples: in formation, when work would be interrupted, when carrying something with both hands, at mess, in combat or simulated combat, or in an inappropriate public setting.
400 — Who is the highest-ranking military officer in the Navy, and who is the highest-ranking military officer in the Marine Corps?
Answer: The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer in the Navy, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) is the senior military officer in the Marine Corps.
400 — What was the name of the first nuclear-powered submarine commissioned by the United States?
Answer: USS Nautilus (SSN-571), commissioned in 1954.
400 — What are the two oaths taken by Navy service members when they join or become officers?
Answer: The Oath of Enlistment and the Oath of Office.
500 — Name the Navy and Marine Corps ranks at O-7, O-8, and O-9.
Answer: Navy: Rear Admiral (Lower Half), Rear Admiral (Upper Half), Vice Admiral. Marines: Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General.
500 — What is one individual or position that rates a salute regardless of rank or rate?
Answer: A Medal of Honor recipient, the person standing Officer of the Deck (OOD) watch, and anyone taking a division or detail muster.
500 — What are the two main chains of command, and what is each responsible for?
Answer: The operational chain of command directs military forces and carries out orders. The administrative chain of command handles manning, training, equipping, personnel, supplies, and maintenance.
500 — What 1944 naval battle is generally considered the largest naval battle of World War II?
Answer: Battle of Leyte Gulf.
500 — What is the main mission of a Carrier Strike Group (CSG), and what ship is at its center?
Answer: Power projection and naval force. It is centered on an aircraft carrier.