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What is a rope or tackle used hoisting or lowering?
What is a halyard
What command is given for cadets to salute?
What is "PRESENT, ARMS"
How many stars and stripes are on the U.S. flag?
What is 50 stars and 13 stripes
When was the first U.S. flag adopted ?
What is 1777
What are personal salutes ?
What are salutes to honors given to dignitaries, civil offices and military officials.
They include cannon salutes, ruffles and flourishes, march or anthem depending on the official.
What 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 corp
What should you do when in uniform inside during a ceremony, playing the star spangled banner and the flag is not visible ?
What is Face the source of the music and you do not need to salute unless you are under arms
Note: under arms means with weapon or or the equipment pertaining to a weapon such as pistol belt, pistol holder
The term colors, standard and ensign refers to ?
What is the flag
What was the problem with the U.S. flag design by the Second Continental Congress ?
That is Congress did not give directions about how the stars should look on the US flag some had five points others had had six or eight points.
What should you do when in civilian clothes and a flag passes in front of you?
That would be stand at attention and place right hand over your heart.
Note: A man if wearing a hat removes it and hold it over his heart in his right hand.
Women do not need to remove hats when the anthem plays.
What is an act of politeness or gracious manners; the use of polite gestures or remarks?
What is courtesies
What is ORDER, ARMS ?
What is a command given to retract a salute to its original position
The blue corner in the upper left corner on the flag is called ?
What is the union
In what year did our current U.S. flag cease in changes?
What is 1959. Our flag remained the same since 1959.
What is ruffle and flourishes?
What is the drum roll (ruffles) and a bugle call (flourishes).
What is another word for flagpole used to carry unit guidons or colors?
What is staff
When an officer enters a room the first time each day the first person to see the officer call the room to _________.
What is "ATTENTION"
What part of the U.S. flag when folded is completely visable ?
What is the blue field of stars
Who wrote the star spangled banner ?
Who is Francis Key Scott
Inspired by the sight of his country's flag standing in defiance to the enemy (he wrote the words to the Star Spangled Banner)
What rifle salute is reserved for presidents, members of a reining royal family and chiefs of state of foreign countries?
What is the 21 gun salute
Define Half Staff
What is the position of the flag about halfway down from the top of the flag pole or staff used to honor and pay respect to military and nationally important deceased persons; or as a distress signal.
When do you not salute ?
When on public transportation
public places theatres and stores
When officers are acting driver or passenger of civilian vehicles
When in civilian clothes
When both hands are occupied
What should you do when displaying the U.S. flag from from a central point amongst other flags ?
What is Center the U.S. flag or place it at the highest point of the group
Francis Key was chosen to deliver _________ for an American prisoner of war (POW) being held on a British ship in the harbor of Baltimore, Maryland.
What is official release papers
What position of honor dictates that those of lower rank walk, sit, or ride to the ______ of those with senior rank.
What is to the left