Customs, courtesies & traditions, correspondence and watch standing
The eyes and ears of the Commanding Officer.
What is the OOD?
This is a civilian appointed by the President with consent of the Senate to serve as the President's advisor on all defense matters.
What is the Secretary of Defense?
13 October 1775
What is the Navy Birthday?
10 November 1775
What is the Marine Corps birthday?
Justice, judgement, dependability, initiative, decisiveness, tact, integrity, enthusiasm, bearing, unselfishness, courage, knowledge, loyalty, endurance, empathy.
What are the 15 leadership traits?
Crossing the Line, the Marine Corps Birthday Ball, and climbing the Herndon Monument at the Naval Academy.
What is a tradition?
The two chains of command within the DOD.
What is the Operational and Administrative chain of command?
Commanding Officer – Executive Officer – Senior Enlisted Advisor.
What is the Command Triad?
The principle warfighting MAGTF, headquartered in Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton, CA, and Okinawa, Japan.
What is a MEF?
The governing doctrine for the training of midshipmen.
What are the Regulations for Officer Development?
Access to classified information requires a clearance and a _________.
What is a "need to know"?
This document establishes the President of the United States as Commander-in-Chief
What is the Constitution of the United States?
This fleet is headquartered in Yokosuka, Japan.
What is 7th Fleet?
Forward deployed MAGTF that can sustain itself for 15 days.
What is a MEU?
The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion.
What is responsibility?
Who is responsible for the crew, the mission, and the ship?
What is the Commanding Officer.
Commands with broad and continuing missions that require forces of two or more services to execute their assigned missions.
What are Combatant Commands?
The Navy's primary deploying configuration, deploys with a Carrier Air Wing.
One of the Marine Corps' Core Competencies include to conduct complex ___________ in the urban littorals and other challenging environments.
What are expeditionary operations?
The power to command, enforce laws, exact obedience, determine, or judge.
What is authority?
This phrase is recognized as a military courtesy used when overtaking someone senior to you.
What is "by your leave?"
This cadre is comprised of the Chairman of the JCS, Vice Chairman of the JCS, and all the service chiefs.
Who are the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
All hands at battle stations, all armaments and sensors fully operational & loaded, highest level of combat readiness.
Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element, Logistics Combat Element.
What are the four elements of a MAGTF?
Definitively conveyed by command structure, rank and paygrade, billet description, and regulations and policy.
What is formal empowerment?