Foundations of JROTC
This is the mission of JROTC.
What is “to motivate young people to be better citizens”?
______ is an important role or responsibility that passes from one person to another.
A) Mantle
B) Leadership
C) Inheritance
A} Mantle
In 1777, the Second Continental Congress decided that our flag would have ___ stripes, alternating red and white in color.
A) 50
B) 12
C)13
C) 13
In what year did the Continental Congress establish the first Stars and Stripes flag?
A) 1776
B) 1845
C) 1902
D) 1777
D) 1777
Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" and what year?
Francis Scott Key wrote it in 1814
One of the outcomes of the Army JROTC program is to get young people to join the Army after they have completed high school.
A) True
B) False
B) False
From top to bottom, this “succession of leaders” shows how authority and commands pass from leader to subordinate.
What is the chain of command?
The U.S. flag has changed many times over the years, partly because _______.
A) people argued about what design looked best
B) states, representing stars on the flag, were added to the union
C) congress passed different laws on how the stars should be arranged on the union
B) states, representing stars on the flag, were added to the union
What do the colors on the U.S. flag represent?
The thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen colonies.
______ is the common spirit or feeling of pride found in the members of a group and inspiring enthusiasm, devotion, and strong regard for the honor of the group.
Esprit de corps
This JROTC outcome says you will “act with this and personal accountability as you lead others to succeed in a diverse and global workforce.”
What is integrity?
Explain the difference between the military terms "rank" and "grade."
A) Rank is a title indicating a Soldier's position and responsibility, while grade is a letter/number combination denoting a Soldier's pay rate.
B) Rank applies only to enlisted Soldiers, while grade applies to officers.
C) Rank is from O-2 to O-6, while grade is from PFC to E-8.
D) Rank has to do with a drill movement, while grade refers to LET level.
A) Rank is a title indicating a Soldier's position and responsibility, while grade is a letter/number combination denoting a Soldier's pay rate.
The "Star-Spangled Banner" was written as a poem inspired by ______.
A) love of the 13 colonies
B) a battle during the War of 1812
C) the design of the U.S. flag
B) a battle during the War of 1812
This kind of chart gives a picture of positions and lines of authority and responsibility in a unit.
What is an organizational chart?
This term means “verification that a message was received in the manner it was intended.”
What is feedback?
The Cadet Creed explains how the JROTC program supports citizenship, character, and ______.
leadership
"A military unit made up of two or more companies or batteries and a headquarters that is commanded by a lieutenant colonel, is the smallest unit to have staff, and is administratively self-sufficient."
A) Platoon
B) Company
C) Battalion
D) Enlisted
C) Battalion
The flag is usually displayed at half-staff to ______.
to honor the dead
What is the proper way to raise and lower a U.S. flag?
It should be raised briskly and lowered ceremoniously (slowly).
This kind of intelligence is the ability to monitor your own emotions and use that information to guide your thinking and actions.
What is emotional intelligence?
In 1819, this former West Point superintendent founded a military academy at Norwich, Vermont that helped inspire today’s JROTC concept.
Who is Captain Alden Partridge?
"The smallest unit in the Army organization composed of a varying number of personnel, depending on the type of element, and led by a noncommissioned officer."
A) Squad
B) Team
C) Succession
D) Subordinate
A) Squad
When the U.S. flag is displayed with flags from other nations, the U.S. flag should be ______.
A) flown higher than other flags
B) displayed in the center of all the flags
C) displayed at the same height as other flags
C) displayed at the same height as other flags
What does the color red on the U.S. flag symbolize?
Hardiness and valor
This marching pace uses a 30-inch step at 120 steps per minute and is the standard marching cadence.
What is Quick Time?