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What is the most common form of salute?
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The Hand salute
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How is a salute rendered in civilian clothing?
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By placing the right hand over the heart.
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Do you salute officers when you are in civilian clothing?
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No only the flag or National anthem.
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Can you salute with your left hand?
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Only if the right is injured.
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How do you salute when running?
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Slow to a walk.
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How do you salute if carrying a load in both hands?
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Look at the officer and render a verbal greeting.
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Can you salute while smoking?
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No.
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Do you salute an officer who is uncovered or has full hands?
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Yes he will return a verbal greeting.
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When working with Army personnel and they salute indoors should you?
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Yes
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When walking with an officer and a senior officer approaches when do you salute?
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When the junior officer begins his salute
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What space between you and the officer is considered appropriate to begin a salute?
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About six paces
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What is the farthest you should salute an officer?
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As far as you can recognize the uniform of an officer.
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How long do you hold your salute?
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Until one is returned or until you are six paces past the officer.
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When boarding a ship which do you salute first the OOD or the Ensign?
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The National Ensign
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When leaving a ship who do you salute first the OOD or the Ensign?
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The OOD
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When the progress of a senior
officer may be blocked, Officers and enlisted personnel clear a path by calling out ________ and stand at attention facing the senior officer until he/she passes. |
“Gangway”
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Which side of an officer do you pass when overtaking?
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The left
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When over taking an officer what do you ask?
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By your leave Sir/Mam?
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Do officers in vehicles return salutes?
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Only if the vehicle is stopped.
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Do you salute an officer who is in civilian clothes?
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Yes
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In a crowded gathering when do you salute an officer?
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When addressing or being addressed.
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What are the three rifle salutes?
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Present arms
Order arms At right shoulder arms |
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What are Honors?
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Salutes rendered to individuals of merit, such as recipients of the Medal of Honor, to high-ranking individuals, to ships, and to nations.
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What are passing honors
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Honors (other than gun salutes) rendered on occasions when ships, officials or officers pass in boats or gigs, or are passed (flag officers or above) close aboard.
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Passing "close aboard" is equivilent to what distance?
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600 yards for ships
400 yards for boats |
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What does Manning the rail consist of?
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Ship’s company lining up at regular intervals along all weather deck rails.
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Are side boys paraded at night?
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No only 0800 to sunset excluding Sundays.
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How many guns will be fired for a President?
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21
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Who receives an even number gun salute?
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No one gun salutes are always an odd number.
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What is the normal interval for a gun salute?
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5 seconds
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What is the interval of a gun salute on President's day, Memorial day and Independence day?
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1 minute
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How many guns are fired for President's day, Memorial day, or Independence day?
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21
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What time does the gunsalute for President's day, Memorial day, or Independence day begin and end?
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Begins at 1200
Ends at 1220 |
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A ruler of a foriegn country receives how many guns?
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21
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What time is morning colors?
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0800
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What time is evening colors?
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Sunset
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If you are in civilian clothes during colors what should you do?
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Come to attention and place your right hand over your heart.
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What command is given five minutes before each colors?
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PREPARATIVE
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What flag is hoisted five minutes before each colors?
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The PREP pennant is hoisted to half mast.
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On ships in port what flag is flown from the bow?
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Union Jack
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On ships inport what flag is flown from the stern?
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The National Ensign
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What flag is flown from a Yard Arm to denote captains mast?
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The Union Jack
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The national flag is always hoisted ______ and lowered _______.
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Smartly
Ceremoniously |
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If your ship is visiting a foreign country when is their National Anthem played?
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Immediately following morning colors
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What is different about the ensign flown on national holidays?
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It is the largest National Ensign of the command allowance
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The Ensign flown on National Holidays is known as_______.
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Holiday Colors
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Do ships under way carry out colors?
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No. The flag is flown 24 hours a day at the mainmast
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What is the name of the ceremony conducted by ships leaving port?
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Shifting the colors
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When mourning the loss of an official the flag is flown at ______.
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Half Mast
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To position the Ensign at half mast it should be _______.
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Hoisted sharply to the truck and lowered ceremoniously to half mast.
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How should an Ensign be lowered from half mast?
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Hoisted sharply to the truck and lowered ceremoniously.
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What command is sounded immediatly following colors?
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Carry on
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When are command pennants half masted?
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Upon death of the Commanding officer
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Where is Washington's tomb located?
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Mount Vernon, Virginia
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Are you required to render a salute if you hear the National anthem being played on some ones television?
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No, only during ceremonies.
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What musical selection is played to honor the president?
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Hail to the Chief
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When accompying an officer which side do you sit or walk on?
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Left
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Where do enlisted personnel eat?
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A messing Compartment
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Where do officers eat?
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A Wardroom
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What is the part of the ship where officers have their staterooms and wardrooms?
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Officers Country
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What is the part of the ship where chief petty officers have their living spaces and mess.
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CPO country
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What is the general rule when entering a boat, room, or vehicle?
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Enlisted in first
Officers out first |
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When boarding a boat where do seniors sit?
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In the aft
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Aboard ship, the CO is addressed as _______, regardless of rank.
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Captain
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