Unit Patch
These three letters form the monogram that stand for “New York Division”
What is N.Y. D.?
The position assumed when speaking to an Officer.
What is the position of attention?
Loyalty
Duty
Respect
Selfless Service
Honor
Integrity
Personal Courage
What are the Army Values?
The opposite direction of an azimuth is known as this and is calculated by adding or subtracting 180 degrees from the original azimuth.
What is a back azimuth?
French for "Let us try!", this is the motto of the Corps of Engineers
What is "Essayons!"
Coincidentally named after the General who took New Yorkers to Europe and back during WWI, this constellation is depicted on our unit patch.
What is Orion?
A mnemonic used to help remember and prioritize what to analyze during the planning phase of any operation.
What is METT-TC
Command and Control
Movement and Maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Protection
What are the Warfighting Functions?
A dip or low point between two areas of high ground
What is a saddle?
Planning
Reconnaissance
Security
Control
Common Sense
What are the Principles of Patrolling?
The seven stars of the constellation depicted on the shoulder insignia signify these seven of the Major General who led the New York Division during WWI
What are years of command?
The Army Regulation that sets the guidelines for the appearance of Army Personnel.
What is AR 670-1?
Feeding
Chambering
Locking
Firing
Unlocking
Extracting
Ejecting
Cocking
What are the cycles of function?
While the center-hold method may be faster, this compass reading method is more precise.
What is compass-to-cheek method?
Our Commander in Chief
Who is the governor of New York/Governor Kathy Hochul?
This is what the colors, black and red, of the unit patch symbolizes.
What is Iron and Blood?
"I will obey my special orders and perform all of my duties in a military manner."
What is the second general order?
Situation
Mission
Execution
Sustainment
Command and Signal
What are the 5 paragraphs of the OPORD?
Your coordinate requires at least this many digits to locate a point within 100 meters.
What is six?
The Field Manual for Engineering Operations.
What is FM 3-34
The year that the design of the shoulder insignia was approved.
What is 1918?
Followed by the preparatory command, this command explains when the movement will be conducted.
What is the command of execution?
Trust
Military Expertise
Honorable Service
Stewardship of Profession
Espirit de Corps
What are the 5 Essential Characteristics of the Army Profession?
This is the angular difference that must be accounted for when shooting an azimuth with your compass and reading a map.
What is declination?
What is magnetic variation?
This event occurred 83 years ago today.