Command/Staff
The responsibilities and duties of a Battalion Commander (BC) in Army JROTC
What is: responsible for what the Battalion accomplishes and fails to do, oversees the Battalion Executive Officer (XO) and the Battalion Command Sergeant Major (CSM), and works directly with Company Commanders. Also acts as a liaison between the SAI/AI and the Battalion Staff.
The acronym "LDRSHIP" stands for what
What is: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage
Founder of modern-day JROTC/ROTC (rank, name, and branch of service)
What is: Captain (CPT) Alden Partridge, United States Army Corps of Engineers
Measurement for wearing the Honor Unit with Distinction (HUD) on a male Class A uniform
What is: centered, 1/4 inch above the seam of the right pocket flap
The name of the regulation for the "Blue Book"
What is: Training Circular (TC) 3-21.5
The responsibilities and duties of a Battalion Command Sergeant Major (BN CSM) in Army JROTC
What is: oversees all drill and ceremonial events, serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the Battalion Commander (BC), and is in charge of all enlisted cadets.
What is: directing, participating, and delegating
The congressional act that established JROTC and allowed the federal government to lease military equipment/instruction to American schools
What is: National Defense Act of 1916
The alternative name for the Class A uniform
What is: Army Service Uniform (ASU)
The United States Army Cadet Command (USACC) regulation that covers all of Army JROTC
What is: Cadet Command Regulation (CCR) 145-2
The responsibilities and duties of a Battalion Executive Officer (XO) in Army JROTC
What is: serves as the next-in-command to the Battalion Commander (BC), ensures that the Battalion Staff fulfills their obligations/implement the Battalion Commander's (BC) orders, and calls Battalion Staff meetings
What is: purpose, motivation, and direction
The year in which women were allowed to join JROTC/ROTC
What is: 1972
Measurement for the Torches of Knowledge on a female Class A uniform
What is: centered, 5/8 inch above the lapel notch
The protcol for brining a flag to halfstaff
What is: raise the flag all the way to the top, then lower the flag to the middle of the staff
The responsibilities and duties of a Battalion Adjutant (S-1) in Army JROTC
What is: serves as an "assistant" to the Battalion Commander (BC), oversees all cadet promotion, demotion, and award records/documents, and maintains all cadet files
The First General Order
What is: I will guard everything within the limits of my post and not quit my post until properly relieved
The congressional act that expanded JROTC/ROTC to other military branches (Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard)
What is: Revitalization Act of 1964
Measurement for medals on the Class A, B, and C uniforms
What is: Class A/B = centered, 1/8 inch below the seam of the left pocket flap. Class C = medals are unauthorized for wear
The two types of PT formations
What is: Extended Rectangular Formation and Circular Formation
The responsibilities and duties of a Battalion Training and Operations Officer (S-3) in Army JROTC
What is: creates and maintains all Battalion training schedules (PT), writes/types Operation Orders (OPORDs) for Battalion events, and keeps track of the local weather/climate
Name six of the eleven Leadership Principles
What is: Know yourself and seek self improvement; Be techincally and tactically proficient; Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions; Set the example; Know your subordinates and look out for their welfare; Keep your subordinates informed; Ensure the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished; Develop a sense of responsibility among your subordinates; Train your subordinates as a team; Make sound and timely decisions; Employ your team in accordance with their capabilities
University and year in which modern-day JROTC/ROTC was conceived (formerly the American Literacy, Scientific and Military Academy)
What is: Norwich University in 1819
How the beret is to be worn with the Class A and B uniforms
What is: shaven, flash over left eye, beret droops down onto right ear, and the beret liner is level, flush, and two fingertips length above the top of the cadet's nose
The regulation that covers Physical Training (PT)
What is: Field Manual (FM) 7-22