History of the AAC
When and Where was Cadets First Established?
29 March 1866, St Mark's Collegiate School
explain the acronym COWS
C- can you hear me
O- open your eyes
W- What is your name
S-squeeze BOTH my hands and RELEASE
What Does RSVP Stand For?
Rhythm
Speed
Volume
Pitch
Name the 3 Different Norths
Magnetic North, Grid North, True North
What Does DPCU Stand For?
Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform
What year was the Duke Of Edinburgh Banner gifted to the corps?
2nd May 1970
What are signs and symptom of hyperthermia? (Name 3)
Sweating Stops, Quickened heart rate, dry mouth, dry lips, dizziness, headache, vomiting, Nausea, etc..
What does the acronym S.A.D Stand for?
Security Accuracy Discipline
What comes First Nothing or Easting?
Eastings
What Does AMCU Stand For?
Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform
The rank of Staff Sergeant was held by a cadet appointed as CDT Quartermaster, who had the same qualifications as a Sergeant. In what year was this rank phased out of the AAC?
The Rank of Staff Sergeant Was Phased out in 2011
What system does snake Venom travel through?
lymphatic system and lymph-nodes
What is the Callsign for a Chaplin
Shepherd
How do you preform a back Bearing?
If the forward bearing is less than 3200 mils, then you add 3200mils. If
the forward bearing is more than 3200mils then you subtract 3200mils.
What are Cadets Appointed as Regimental Sergeant Major (Wo1) entitled to carry?
Pace Stick
In 1993 the Corps was renamed the Australian Army Cadet, what was the corps known as before the rename?
Australian Cadet Corps
How do you treat shock? (Name 4)
Follow DRSABCD and manage injuries such as severe bleeding.
Reassure the patient.
Raise the patient’s legs (unless they have fractures or a snake bite) above the level of the heart, with head flat on the floor.
Treat any wound or burn and immobilise fractures.
Loosen tight clothing around neck, chest and waist.
Maintain the patient’s body warmth with a blanket or similar. Do not use any source of direct heat.
Give small, frequent amounts of water to the conscious patient who does not have abdominal trauma and who is unlikely to require an operation in the immediate future.
Monitor and record breathing, pulse and skin colour at regular intervals.
Place the patient in the recovery position if the person:
has difficulty breathing
becomes unconscious
is likely to vomit.
What Positions Callsign is Nutshell
QUARTERMASTER STAFF
How do you measure your paces for recording paces during a NAVEX?
measure out 100 m on the ground
walk along this ground three times, counting your paces each time
take the average of the three
The Debunked and Discontinued Instructors of Cadet (IOC) were staff members who wore the rank insignia from LCPL to WO1, including private. However, their rank insignia differed from those of normal cadets. How?
IOC rank insignias had AAC instead of the standard Army Cadet at the bottom of their rank slides.
In June 1868, The King's School had closed including the cadet unit, when did it reopen? (Wasn't Very Long)
January 1869
name the 3 different kinds of bleeding.
arterial, venous, and capillary bleeding
What's the Difference between: OPDEM, PRIDEM, MAINTDEM
OPDEM WHEN THE RESUPPLY IS REQUIRED WITHIN 3 HOURS
PRIDEM WHEN THE RESUPPLY IS REQUIRED WITHIN 6 HOURS
MAINTDEM WHEN THE RESUPPLY IS REQUIRED WITHIN 12 HOURS
You've Plotted a Grid Bearing of 1985 with a magnetic Variation of 180, Using GMS, what is the Magnetic Bearing?
1985-180 = 1805 mils
In What Year Was the Distinctive Blue Ribbon Adopted onto Army Cadet Rank Slides? (Hint it was this Century)
2010