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11 General Orders
100

Bed

Bunk or Rack

100
E-5

Petty Officer Second Class

100

A - B - C

Alfa, Bravo, Charlie

100

When is the Navy's birthday?

October 13th 1775

100

What's the 7th General Order?

To talk to no one except in the line of duty.

200

Unit of length used for measuring the depth of water

Fathom

200

E-7

Chief Petty Officer

200

N - A -V - Y

November, Alfa, Victor, Yankee

200

What are the Navy's core values?

Honor, Courage, Commitment 
200

What's the 1st General Order?

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

300
Time to sleep, end of day

Taps

300

E-6

Petty Officer First Class

300

H - I - J - K

Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo

300

What is a DDG?

Destroyer.

300

What's the 8th General Order?

To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.

400

Wake up, start a new day

Reveille 

400

0-6

Captain

400

M - R - S - X

Mike, Romeo, Sierra, X-ray

400
What is a CVN?

Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier.

400

What's the 2nd General Order?

To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert, and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing.

500

National flag OR a commissioned officer with the rank of 0-1

Ensign 

500

0-8

Rear Admiral Upper Half

500
L - Q - U - W

Lima, Quebec, Uniform, Whiskey

500

What does USS stands for?

United States Ship

500

What's the 6th General Order?

To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the Commanding Officer, Command Duty Officer, Officer of the Deck, and Officers and Petty Officers of the watch.