GENERAL ORDERS
SHIPBOARD
TERMINOLOGY
GENERAL SEA CADET KNOWLEDGE
BIG NAVY KNOWLEDGE
100

To talk to no one except in the line of duty

7th General Order

100

The ship's primary command and control center

Bridge

100

Kitchen on a ship

Galley

100

What time is 8 bells?

0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000

100

What is the superstructure of an aircraft carrier that extends above the flight deck called?

Island

200

To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guard house than my own

4th General Order

200

Opposite of Forward

Aft

200

Gun Deck

There are 2 definitions, provide BOTH

1. Up through the 19th century, a deck aboard a ship that was primarily used for the mounting of cannon to be fired in broadsides.

2. In naval slang, to fabricate or falsify something; in modern usage, meaning especially to falsify documentation in order to avoid doing work or make present conditions seem acceptable without having made a real effort to improve them

200

Who is the executive director of the Sea Cadets

Rear Admiral Upper Half Andrew Lennon
200

Who is the Highest-Ranking Officer in the Navy?

Chief of Naval Operations is Admiral Daryl Caudle

300

to report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce

3rd General Order

300

What is the superstructure of an aircraft carrier that extends above the flight deck called?

Island

300

Ship's Jail

Brig
300

What is the whistle to call to attention and make announcements?

boatswain's call - bosun’s whistle or bo’sun’s pipe 

300

Where is the Oldest Navy Base?

NAS Pensacola established in 1825 is also known as "The Birthplace of US Naval Aviation"

400
What is the 10th General Order

To Salute all officers and colors and standards not cased

400

Measurement of speed at sea

Knot

unit of speed equivalent to 1 nautical mile.  approximately 1.15 mi per hour.  Originally the speed was measured by paying out a line from the stern of the ship with a knot tied every 47 feet 3 inches and the number of knots paid out in 30 seconds gave the speed




400

Nickname for Dress Blues

Crackerjacks

400

What is the unit motto

Never Be Deterred

400

What is the SMALLEST ship in the navy

The Boomin' Beaver mini Tugboat

The Boomin’ Beaver is a compact 19-foot (5.7-meter) tugboat with a displacement of approximately 10,000 kg, making it the smallest vessel in active U.S. Navy service

500

To take charge of this post and all government property in view

1st General Order

500

Room or building where Bombs, Missiles, Weapons, and Ammunition is stored

Magazine

500

Room or building where Bombs, Missiles, Weapons, and Ammunition is stored

Magazine

500

Core Values of the USNSCC

Honor, Respect, Commitment and Service

500

What was the US Navy's First Aircraft Carrier?

USS Langley, was built by converting an already existing ship. 

The USS Jupiter was built in 1912 and converted into an aircraft carrier and renamed in 1920

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