Organization & Ranks
This is the basic school that provides initial training after enlistment. “Boot camp” prepares the recruit for early adjustment to military life by developing basic skills and knowledge about military subjects.
Class R school
The standard rifle issued to all Marines during recruit training
M16A4
The principal heavyweight Anti-Submarine and Anti-Surface ship torpedo in the U.S. inventory carried by all SSNs and most SSBNs
Mk 48 Advanced Capability (ADCAP) Torpedo
4 Operations of Naval Aviation
AAW, ASUW, ASW, CASA, CAPA, CCC, C2W, FSO, ISR, MIW, STW
Front, back, left, right (locations onboard a ship)
bow, stern, port, starboard
This type of officer is a specialists in their career fields which are professions unto themselves. (ex. "JAGs")
Staff Corps
Elements of a MAGTAF (4)
Command Element (CE), Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE), Logistics Combat Element (LCE)
Classes of fast attack submarines (SSN) from smallest to largest
Los Angeles, Seawolf, Virginia
Rectangular vs oval shaped intakes
Difference between Super Hornet (F/A-18E/F) and Hornet (F/A-18C/D)
Carrier, Cruiser and Destroyer Classes (1 per)
Nimitz, Gerald R. Ford
Ticonderoga
Arleigh Burke, Zumwalt
O-1 through O-6 in the Navy
ENS, LTJG, LT, LCDR, CDR, CAPT
The founding location and date of the founding of the Marine Corps
Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, 10 November 1775
How SSGNs maximize time on station (hint: crews)
blue and gold crew
Significance of the MH-53E Sea Dragon
largest and most capable transport helicopter, mine warfare
The special structural difference of the Avenger-class (MCM 1)
wooden hull (mission is mine warfare)
Three of the five essential functions of the Navy.
The six Marine Ethos
”Once a Marine, Always a Marine.”
"Every Marine is a Rifleman.”
”Soldiers of the Sea.”
”Taking Care of Our Own.”
”Combined Arms Expeditionary Forces in Readiness.”
"The Marine Tradition.”
SONAR stands for and how it works
sound navigation and ranging
Active - emits pulse, receives the return of this pulse to determine distance to target
Passive - listens for sounds generated by the target
Aviation Pipeline
API, Primary, Intermediate, Advanced, FRS
Difference between Freedom and Independence class LCSs
Freedom is mono-hulled (odd hull numbers)
Independence is a trimaran (even hull numbers)
The 8 members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Points will be given for the 7 from old PQS)
The Chairman, The Vice-Chairman, The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, The Chief of Staff of the Army, The Commandant of the Marine Corps, The Chief of Naval Operations, The Chief of the National Guard Bureau and The Chief of Space Operations
Marine Corps UAS designed to provide reconnaissance, relay communications and assist in target acquisition
RQ-7B Shadow
3 Differences between SSNs and SSKs (diesel-electric)
SSNs: higher speeds, longer endurance, longer range, sustained submerged operations
SSKs: quieter, do not need to account for space for nuclear reactor, cheaper
Components of a Carrier Air Wing
4 VFA squadrons
1 VAQ squadron
1 VAW squadron
1 VRC squadron
1 HSC squadron
1 HSM squadron
2 classes of Amphibious Dock Landing (LSD) whose mission is Amphibious/Expeditionary Operations often carrying LCACs, and has 4x Diesel Engines and 2 shafts
Whidbey Island-class (LSD 41) or Harpers Ferry-class (LSD 49)