BST MARINE CORPS KNOWLEDGE – Flashcards
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THE YEAR THE USMC BECAME A REGULAR BRANCH OF OUR COUNTRY'S SERVICE.
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NOVEMBER 10, 1775
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THE MAN WHO ESTABLISHED THE USMC.
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CAPTAIN SAMUEL NICHOLAS
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THE USMC WAS ESTABLISHED HERE.
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TUN TAVERN, PA
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PROPRIETOR OF TUN TAVERN.
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PEG MULLEN, ROBERT MULLLEN'S WIFE.
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FIRST MARINE CORPS RECRUITER.
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ROBERT MULLEN
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THE YEAR THE MARINE CORPS WAS FORMED.
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JULY 11, 1798
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SYMBOL OF THE USMC.
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EAGLE, GLOBE, AND ANCHOR
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RECOGNIZES OUR NATION.
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THE EAGLE
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RECOGNIZES OUR WORLD WIDE SERVICE.
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THE GLOBE
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RECOGNIZES OUR NAVAL TRADITIONS.
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THE ANCHOR
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THE YEAR THE USMC SYMBOL WAS ADOPTED.
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1868
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MAN WHO ADOPTED THE USMC SYMBOL.
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BRIG. GENERAL JACOB ZEALIN
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THE TERM LEATHERNECK CAME FROM WHERE?
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THE MARINES WHO WORE A LEATHER STRAP TO PROTECT THEIR NECK FROM ENEMY SWORDS.
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USMC MOTTO.
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SEMPER FIDELIS
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USMC MOTTO BEFORE SEMPER FIDELIS.
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BY LAND, BY SEA
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YEAR THE USMC WAS CHANGED TO SEMPER FIDELIS.
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1880
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WHERE MARINES GOT THE NICKNAME "DEVIL DOG" FROM.
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BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD IN JUNE 1918
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THE FIRST USMC AVIATOR.
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A. A. CUNNINGHAM, IN 1912
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FIRST WOMAN MARINE.
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OPHA M. JOHNSON, AUGUST 13, 1918
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FIRST MARINE HELO PILOT TO RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF HONOR.
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MAJOR STEPHEN PLESS
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FIRST MARINE PILOT TO SHOOT DOWN AN ENEMY PLANE.
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1ST LT. E. S. BREWER
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MARINE WHO SERVED THE LONGEST TERM AS COMMANDANT.
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ARCHIBALD HENDERSON
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FIRST FEMALE MARINE WARRANT OFFICER.
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CWO RUTH L. WOOD
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FIRST MARINE OFFICER TO DIE IN BATTLE.
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CAPTAIN JOHN FITZPATRICK
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ARCHIBALD HENDERSON SERVED THIS MANY YEARS AS COMMANDANT.
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38 YEARS
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TIME YOU HAVE TO DAWN AND CLEAR THE GAS MASK.
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15 SECONDS
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THIS COMMANDANT INSTALLED THE OFFICE OF SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS.
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21ST COMMANDANT, GENEREL PATE, IN 1957
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ON FEBRUARY 20, 1962, ONE OF THE MARINE CORPS FINEST PILOTS MANNED THE FIRST CAPSULE TO ORBIT THE EARTH.
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN GLEEN
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THE YEAR THE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM WAS ADOPTED.
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AUGUST 24, 1797
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THE MAN WHO ADOPTED THE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM.
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SECRETARY OF WAR JAMES MCHENRY
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THE MAMELUKE SWORD WAS PRESENTED TO THIS MAN.
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LT. PRESLEY N. O'BANNON
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THE MAN WHO PRESENTED THE MAMELUKE SWORD TO LT. PRESLEY O'BANNON.
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PASHA OF TRIPOLI
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THIS AMOUNT OF MARINES WERE KILLED ON THE ISLAND OF IWO JIMA.
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5,931 MARINES
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THIS AMOUNT OF MARINES DIED ON THE FIRST DAY AT IWO JIMA.
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2,500 MARINES
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HOW MANY MARINES LEFT THE ISLAND ALIVE OF THE SIX AMERICANS PICTURED RAISING THE FLAG OVER MT. SURIACHI?
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THREE
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THIS AMOUNT OF JAPANESE BECAME PRISONERS AT IWO JIMA.
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FEWER THAN 200.
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THE MAN WHO COINED THE PHRASE "UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE".
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FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ
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THE MAN WHO SAID "THE RAISING OF THAT FLAG ON MT. SURIBACHI MEANS A MARINE CORPS FOR THE NEXT 500 YEARS" ON THE ISLAND OF IWO JIMA.
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SECRETARY OF THE NAVY JAMES V. FORRESTAL
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THE MAN WHO TOOK THE PICTURE OF THE FLAG RAISING ON MT. SURIBACHI.
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JOE ROSENTHAL
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AMOUNT OF MARINES WHO RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR DURING WWII.
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81 MARINES
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AMOUNT OF MARINES WHO RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTS ON THE ISLAND OF IWO JIMA.
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22 MARINES
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THE LAST OFFENSIVE BATTLE OF WWII.
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OKINAWA
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AMOUNT OF KAMIKAZE PLANES WHO WERE SENT AGAINST OUR FLEET AT OKINAWA.
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APPROXIMATELY 1,900
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ON AUGUST 9, 1945 THE SECOND A-BOMB WAS RELEASED ON THIS CITY.
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NAGASAKI
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AMOUNT OF JAPANESE WHO WERE KILLED FROM THE A-BOMB DROPPED ON NAGASAKI.
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APPROXIMATELY 40,000
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ON AUGUST 9, 1945 THE B-29 "ENOLA GAY" RELEASED THE FIRST A-BOMB ON THIS CITY.
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HIROSHIMA
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AMOUNT OF JAPANESE WHO WERE KILLED FROM THE A-BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA.
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APPROXIMATELY 70,000
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WHO STATED "I HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM VISITING THE MARINES AT THE FRONT, AND THERE IS NOT A FINER FIGHTING ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD"?
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GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
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THE JAPANESE SURRENDERED ON THIS BATTLESHIP.
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U.S.S. MISSOURI
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WHO STATED " SO THEY'VE GOT US SURROUNDED, GOOD, NOW WE CAN FIRE IN ANY DIRECTION. THE BASTARDS WON'T GET AWAY THIS TIME!"?
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COLONEL CHESTY PULLER
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WHY WERE REPLACEMENT MARINES SENT TO PICKLE MEADOWS, CALIFORNIA BEFORE GOING TO INTO THE KOREAN WAR?
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COLD WEATHER TRAINING
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AMOUNT OF MARINES WHO WERE TAKEN PRISONER DURING THE KOREAN WAR.
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227 MARINES
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AMOUNT OF LANDINGS ON FOREIGN SHORES MARINES HAVE CARRIED OUT.
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300
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WHAT IS SEMPER FI LATIN FOR?
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ALWAYS FAITHFUL
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THE MARINE CORPS MASCOT, AN ENGLISH BULLDOG NAMED CHESTY, IS NAMED AFTER THIS MAN.
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LEWIS B. PULLER
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CORPORAL IRA H. HAYES IS REMEMBERED FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE FAMOUS FLAG RAISING HERE.
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MT. SURIBACHI
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THE NAME OF THE FORT THAT WAS TAKEN WITHOUT A SHOT.
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FORT MONTAQUE
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AMOUNT OF MARINES THAT COMPRISED THE WAR PARTY IN TRIPOLI.
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7 MARINES
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THESE TWO ISLANDS WERE INVADED BY THE JAPANESE AFTER THE ATTCK ON PEARL HARBOR.
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GUAM AND WAKE
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DATE THE JAPANESE OFFICIALLY SURRENDERED.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 1945
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IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TAKE HILLS 881 NORTH AND SOUTH FOR THIS REASON.
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TO DENY THE NORTH VIETNAMESE CONTROL OF THE QUANG TRI PROVINCE AND KHE SANH
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NAME OF THE OPERATION THAT INVOLVED THE PROTECTING OF RICE CROPS FROM GUERRILLAS.
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HARVEST MOON
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THE THREE BATTLES THAT COMPRISED THE THREE CROSSES OF WAR IN WORLD WAR I.
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BELLEAU WOOD, MOUNT BLANC, AND SOISSONS
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NAME OF THE BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA.
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FAT BOY
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CONFLICTS THAT OCCURED AFTER WWII.
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KOREA, VIETNAM, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, IRAN, LEBANAB, GRENADA, AND SS MAYAQUEZ
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THE ONLY MARINE TO WIN FIVE NAVY CROSSES.
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LT. GENERAL LOUIS "CHESTY" PULLER
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THE FIRST AMERICAN OUTPOST TO FALL TO THE JAPANESE.
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GUAM
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AMOUNT OF DAYS HOSTAGES WERE HELD IN THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN TEHRAN, IRAN.
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444 DAYS
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WHERE WAS THE FIRST AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT AFTER WORLD WAR II?
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INCHON, KOREA
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WHAT LANDING CRAFT VEHICLE IS USED TO TRANSPORT MARINES ON LAND AND SEA?
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LVTP-7
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IN THE BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD, A FRENCH OFFICER ADVISED CAPTAIN LLOYD WILLIAMS THAT HE TOO SHOULD WITHDRAW, WHAT WAS WILLIAMS REPLY?
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"RETREAT, HELL! WE JUST GOT HERE!"
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL ANTHONY GALE WAS CONVICTED OF THIS IN HIS COURT MARTIAL IN OCTOBER 1820?
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CONDUCT UNBECOMING TO AN OFFICER
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IN WHAT WAR WERE THE MOST MARINES KILLED AND DIED OF WOUNDS?
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WORLD WAR II - 19,733
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IN WHAT WAR WERE THE MOST MARINES WOUNDED IN ACTION?
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SOUTHEAST ASIA - 88,591 MARINES WOUNDED
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IN WHAT WAR DID THE MARINES HAVE THE MOST CASUALTIES, ALL CAUSES?
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SOUTHEAST ASIA - 103,255 CASUALTIES
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WHO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED SCARLET AND GOLD AS THE OFFICIAL MARINE CORPS COLORS?
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GENERAL JOHN A. LEJEUNE
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WHO WAS THE FIRST COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT?
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WILLIAM WARD BURROWS
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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PLANE THAT DROPPED THE ATOM BOMB ON NAGASAKI?
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BOXCAR
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HOW MANY BOMBING MISSIONS WERE FLOWN IN WORLD WAR I?
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57
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WHAT BATTLE WAS THE FIRST SEABORN ASSAULT AGAINST A CORAL ATTOLL?
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TARAWA
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WHOSE MARINES WORE RED UNIFORMS THAT ARE COMMEMORATED BY THE RED PIPING ON THE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM?
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JOHN PAUL JONES
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WHO IS KNOWN AS "THE GRAND OLD MAN" OF THE MARINE CORPS?
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BRIGADIER GENERAL ARCHIBALD HENDERSON
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WHAT WAS THE LAST AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION OF THE CIVIL WAR?
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THE CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER, VIRGINIA
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WHAT UNITS ARE AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE FRENCH FORREGEARE?
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FIFTH AND SIXTH MARINE REGIMENTS AND THE SIXTH MACHINE GUN BATTALION
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ASIDE FROM A WARNING AGAINST CHEMICAL AGENTS, WHAT OTHER STANDARD NATO MARKER IS RED WITH YELLOW LETTERING?
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CHEMICAL MINEFIELD
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WHO WERE THE FIRST TWO BLACK MARINES TO ENLIST IN THE MARINE CORPS?
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ALFRED MASTERS AND GEORGE THOMPSON
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WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF OPERATION STARLIGHT IN VIETNAM?
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TO DENY THE VIETNAMESE THEIR SANCTUARIES ALONG THE COAST.
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WHAT YEAR WAS THE CODE OF CONDUCT WRITTEN?
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1955
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WHAT HAPPENED ON AUGUST 6, 1945?
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THE ATOM BOMB WAS DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA
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WHO IS THE MOST DECORATED MARINE IN MARINE CORPS HISTORY?
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LIEUTENANT GENERAL LOUIS "CHESTY" PULLER
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WHAT HAS A COPYRIGHT DATED 19 AUGUST, 1919?
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THE MARINE CORPS HYMN
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST UNIT TO EVER OCCUPY JAPANESE SOIL?
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FOURTH MARINE REGIMENT
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WHAT WAS THE LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION IN THE PACIFIC?
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OKINAWA
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WHO WAS KNOWN AS MANILLA JOHN?
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JOHN BASILONE
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WHO ARE THE UNITED STATES MARINES DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF?
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THE BRITISH ROYAL MARINES
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WHO WAS THE ONLY MARINE RELIEVED OF THE OFFICE AS COMMANDANT AS A RESULT OF A COURT-MARTIAL?
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL ANTHONY GALE
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WHO WAS THE FIRST MARINE TO WIN THE MEDAL OF HONOR?
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CORPORAL JOHN MACKEY
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WHAT CITY WAS SAVED BY THE BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD?
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PARIS
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WHO WAS THE FIRST MARINE TO LOOP A SEAPLANE?
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MAJOR FRANCIS EVANS
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WHO THE FIRST MARINE TO LEAD AN ARMY DIVISION INTO BATTLE?
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GENERAL JOHN A. LEJEUNE
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WHO WAS THE FIRST BLACK MARINE OFFICER?
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FREDERICK BRANCH
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WHAT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL REGIMENTAL CAMPAIGN OF THE VIETNAM CONFLICT?
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OPERATION DEWEY CANYON
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEDAL EVER AWARDED?
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THE PURPLE HEART
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WHERE WERE MARINES EVACUATED FROM IN OPERATION EAGLE PULL?
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CAMBODIA
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IN WHAT BATTLE DID THE UNITED STATES DEFEAT, FOR THE FIRST TIME, COMMUNIST CHINESE FORCES?
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THE CHOSIN RESERVOIR
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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FORTRESS TAKEN IN THE BATTLE OF TRIPOLI?
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THE FORTRESS OF DERNA
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WHO WAS THE FIRST SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS?
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SERGEANT MAJOR WILBUR BESTWICK
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WHAT INCIDENT SPARKED THE WAR WITH SPAIN?
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THE SINKING OF THE USS MAIN
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WHAT WAS BELLEAU WOOD CALLED AFTER THE BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD?
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THE WOOD OF THE MARINE BRIGADE
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WHAT UNITED STATES SHIP WAS CAPTURED IN 1975 BY CAMBODIANS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS?
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SS MAYAGUEZ
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WHAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE MARINE CORPS IN JULY, 1798, THE FIRST OF ANY OF THE SERVICES?
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THE MARINE CORPS BAND
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WHAT DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPT HAD ITS BEGINNINGS DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR?
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THE SEIZURE OF ADVANCE NAVAL BASES
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WHO WAS THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE MARINE CORPS?
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GENERAL ARCHIBALD HENDERSON
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WHO WON THE MEDAL OF HONOR AT CUZCO WELLS FOR SHIFTING NAVAL GUNFIRE?
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SERGEANT JOHN QUICK
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WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN MARINE GENERAL?
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BRIGADIER GENERAL MARGARET BREWER
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WHO AUTHORIZED THE MARINE CORPS TO FORM?
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CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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WHAT TWO SIGNIFICANT THINGS DID WILLIAM WARD BURROWS ACCOMPLISH?
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HE MOVED HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS FROM PHILADELPHIA TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND HE ESTABLISHED THE MARINE CORPS BAND
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WHERE DID THE MARINES FIRST LAND DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR?
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GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
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WHAT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 7, 1941?
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THE JAPANESE LAUNCHED AN ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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WHO WAS THE FIRST ENLISTED PILOT IN THE MARINE CORPS?
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GUNNERY SERGEANT ARCHIE PASCHEL
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WHERE DID MARINES FIRST USE VERTICAL ENVELOPMENT?
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THE KOREAN WAR
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WHAT TWO OPERATIONS REMOVED MARINES FROM VIETNAM?
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FREQUENT WIND AND EAGLE PULL
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WHAT INCIDENT WAS CONSIDERED TO HAVE CAUSED WORLD WAR II?
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THE ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDINAND OF AUSTRIA
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WHY WAS TARAWA SO SIGNIFICANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMPHIBIOUS DOCTRINE?
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MARINES HAD TO WADE 500 YARDS TO SHORE BECAUSE OF THE TIDE.
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WHERE DID JOHN BASILONE WIN THE MEDAL OF HONOR?
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GUADALCANAL
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WHERE DID SMEDLEY BUTLER WIN HIS TWO MEDALS OF HONOR?
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HAITI AND VERA CRUZ
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THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN IN THE NORTH IS KNOWN AS WHAT BATTLE IN THE SOUTH?
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MANASSAS
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WHAT PARALLEL WAS REINFORCED DURING THE KOREAN WAR?
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THE 38TH PARALLEL
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WHERE DID DAN DALEY WIN HIS TWO MEDALS OF HONOR?
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BOXER REBELLION AND HAITI
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WHAT DID LIEUTENANT COLONEL EARL ELLIS DO?
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HE PREDICTED THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST MAJOR AMERICAN OFFENSIVE OF THE VIETNAM CONFLICT?
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OPERATION STARLIGHT
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WHO COMMANDED MORE TROOPS THAN ANY MARINE GENERAL?
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GENERAL ROBERT E. CUSHMAN
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WHO WAS THE SENIOR OFFICER IN THE CONTINENTAL MARINES?
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CAPTAIN SAMUEL NICHOLAS
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WHO WROTE ON HIS HATCH, "HAVE GONE TO FLORIDA TO FIGHT THE INDIANS. WILL BE BACK WHEN THE WAR IS OVER?"
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ARCHIBALD HENDERSON
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WHAT DOES THE RED PIPING ON THE ENLISTED DRESS BLUES COMMEMORATE?
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JOHN PAUL JONES MARINES RED COATS
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WHO IS KNOWN AS THE "MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS?"
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THE FOURTH MARINE REGIMENT
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WHO IS KNOWN AS THE COMMANDANTS OWN?
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THE MARINE CORPS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
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WHY WAS THE QUATREFOIL ORIGINATED?
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TO DISTINGUISH OFFICERS FROM FOE BY SHARPSHOOTERS IN THE SHIPS RIGGINGS.
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WHAT WERE THE FIRST FEMALE MARINES CALLED?
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MARINETTES
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WHAT ITEMS WERE FIRST USED BY MARINES IN THE KOREAN WAR?
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HELICOPTERS AND FLAK JACKETS
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST OFFENSIVE OPERATION INVOLVING MARINES IN W.W.II?
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GUADALCANAL
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WHAT WAS THE BLOODIEST BATTLE OF W.W.II FOUGHT BY MARINES?
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TARAWA
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WHICH HISTORICAL INCIDENTS ARE COMMEMORATED IN THE OPENING LINES OF THE MARINE'S HYMN?
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*...HALLS OF MONTEZUMA- MEXICAN WAR *...SHORES OF TRIPOLI- BARBARY PIRATES WAR
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WHAT IS THE OLDEST RANK IN THE MARINE CORPS?
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SERGEANT
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WHO WAS THE FIRST SERGEANT MAJOR?
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SERGEANT MAJOR SUMMERS
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WHO WAS THE FIRST MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT IN VIETNAM?
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CORPORAL ROBERT E. O'MALLEY
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NAME FIVE WARS THAT MARINES FOUGHT IN FROM 1775-1940.
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*REVOLUTIONARY WAR *SPANISH AMERICAN WAR *NAVAL WAR WITH FRANCE *PHILLIPINE INSURRECTION *WAR WITH TRIPOLI *BOXER REBELLION *FLORIDA INDIAN WAR *WW I *MEXICAN WAR *WAR OF 1812 *CIVIL WAR *BANANA WARS IN HAITI *DOMINICAN REPUBLIC *NICARAGUA
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NAME THREE ISLANDS THAT MARINES LANDED ON DURING WW II.
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*SOLOMON ISLANDS *MARINA ISLANDS *GUADALCANAL *SAIPAN *NEW GEORGIA *TINIAN *BOUGAINVILLE *GUAM *GILBERT ISLANDS *PALAU ISLANDS *TARAWA *PELEIEU ISLANDS *MARSHALL ISLANDS *IWO JIMA *ROI-NAMUR *OKINAWA *KWAJALIEN
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WHO DESIGNED THE MARINE CORPS SEAL AND WHEN WAS IT ADOPTED?
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GENERAL SHEPHERD, 20TH COMMANDANT, IN 1954 THE PRESIDENT APPROVED IT.
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WHO WAS THE 1ST BLACK GENERAL?
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BRIGADIER GENERAL PETERSON
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HOW LONG DID THE "GRAND OLD MAN", ARCHIBALD HENDERSON, SERVE IN THE MARINE CORPS?
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56 YEARS
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WHAT WAS THE MISSION IN THE MARINES FIRST AMPHIBIOUS LANDING?
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SEIZE ARMS AND AMMUNITION FOR GEN. WASHINGTON'S ARMY.
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WHAT IS THE BIRTHDATE OF THE FLEET MARINE FORCE?
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1933
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WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE BIRTHPLACE OF CLOSE AIR SUPPORT?
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NICARAGUA (BANANA WARS)
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THE OFFICIAL MISSION OF THE MARINE CORPS WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE?
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NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947, AMENDED IN 1952.
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WHAT IS THE MISSION OF THE MARINE CORPS?
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MARINES ARE TRAINED, ORGANIZED AND EQUIPPED FOR OFFENSIVE AMPHIBIOUS EMPLOYMENT AND AS A "FORCE IN READINESS"
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF A MAGTF (MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE)?
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*COMMAND *AIR COMBAT *GROUND COMBAT *SUPPORT
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE?
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MAF- MARINE AMPHIBIOUS FORCE
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WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF MAGTF?
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*MEU- MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT *MEB- MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BATTALION *MEF- MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
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HOW MANY MARINE DIVISIONS ARE THERE AND WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
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*1ST MAR. DIV.- CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA *2ND MAR. DIV.- CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA *3RD MAR. DIV.- OKINAWA, JAPAN *4TH MAR. DIV.- NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
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HOW MANY AIRCRAFT WINGS ARE THERE AND WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
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*1ST MARINE AIRCRAFT WING- IWAKUNI, JAPAN *2ND MARINE AIRCRAFT WING- CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA *3RD MARINE AIRCRAFT WING- EL TORO, CALIFORNIA *4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING- NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
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WHAT ARE THE CORE VALUES THAT ARE SET FORTH BY THE COMMANDANT?
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*HONOR *COURAGE *COMMITMENT
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WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
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*HONOR: INTEGRITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY *COURAGE: DO THE RIGHT THING, IN THE RIGHT WAY, FOR THE RIGHT REASONS *COMMITMENT: DEVOTION TO THE CORPS AND MY FELLOW MARINES
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WHAT DOES THE UCMJ STAND FOR?
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UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM?
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TO ESTABLISH A MEANS FOR ENSURING GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE WITHIN THE MILITARY COMMUNITY.
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FOR NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARTICLE 31, AN ACCUSED MARINE HAS THE RIGHT TO?
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KNOW THE NATURE OF THE ACCUSATION
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THE ARTICLE OF THE UCMJ CONCERNING DISRESPECT TOWARD A SUPERIOR COMMISSIONED OFFICER IS ARTICLE?
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ARTICLE 89
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WHAT IS THE MCM?
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THE MANUAL FOR COURTS MARTIAL
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WHAT ARE THE PUNITIVE ARTICLES OF THE UCMJ?
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ARTICLES 77-134
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NAME FOUR RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED.
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*INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY *RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT *RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY A LAWYER *PROTECTION AGAINST DOUBLE JEOPARDY
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WHAT ARTICLE OF THE UCMJ DEALS WITH THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED?
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ARTICLE 31
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WHO CAN BE TRIED BY A SUMMARY COURT MARTIAL?
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ONLY ENLISTED PERSONNEL
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HOW MANY ENLISTED MEMBERS IS AN OFFICER ENTITLED TO HAVE AS PART OF THE JURY FOR A SPECIAL COURT-MARTIAL?
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NONE
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WHAT IS ARTICLE 15 OF THE UCMJ?
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NON JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT
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WHAT IS ARTICLE 86 OF THE UCMJ?
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UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE
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WHAT IS ARTICLE 91 OF THE UCMJ?
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DISRESPECT OR INSUBORDINATE CONDUCT TO AN NCO
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WHAT IS ARTICLE 138 OF THE UCMJ?
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COMPLAINTS OF WRONGS AGAINST YOUR C.O.
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR SOURCES OF MILITARY LAW?
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THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, COURT DECISIONS, UCMJ, & INTERNATIONAL LAW
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WHAT IS ARTICLE 87 OF THE UCMJ?
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MISSING IN MOVEMENT
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WHAT IS ARTICLE 91 OF THE UCMJ?
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DISOBEDIENCE OF A LAWFUL ORDER
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF NJP?
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PROVIDE COMMANDERS WITH AN ESSENTIAL AND PROMPT MEANS OF MAINTAINING GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE.
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN SERVE AS THE NJP AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING NJP?
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COMMANDERS AND OFFICERS IN CHARGE.
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY?
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TO GATHER PERTINENT INFORMATION OF THE MATTER SO THAT THE OFFICER WITH NJP AUTHORITY CAN DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT NJP.
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE UNIT PUNISHMENT BOOK?
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TO KEEP A RECORD OF EACH NJP HELD BY A UNIT DURING THE YEAR.
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WHO SHOULD BE PRESENT OR ON STANDBY DURING NJP?
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THE ACCUSED'S OIC AND SNCOIC, ACCUSER, WITNESSES, FIRST SERGEANT, AND A LEGAL CLERK.
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HOW LONG DOES THE ACCUSED HAVE TO SUBMIT AN APPEAL AFTER RECEIVING NJP?
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5 DAYS
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WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT THAT A COMMANDING OFFICER HOLDING THE RANK OF MAJOR OR ABOVE CAN IMPOSE IN NJP?
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CORRECTIONAL CUSTODY FOR 30 DAYS, REDUCTION TO THE LOWEST OR ANY INTERMEDIATE GRADE, AND RESTRICTION FOR 45 DAYS.
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WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM PUNISHMENTS THAT A COMMANDING OFFICER HOLDING THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND BELOW CAN IMPOSE IN NJP?
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CORRECTIONAL CUSTODY FOR 7 DAYS, EXTRA DUTIES FOR 14 DAYS, AND RESTRICTION FOR 14 DAYS.
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WHO PROVIDES RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR MARINES?
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THE MARINE CORPS FAMILY SERVICE CENTER
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE OFFICE OF SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS?
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TO SERVE AS THE SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR TO THE COMMANDANT.
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AN OPENING IN THE RAIL GIVING ACCESS TO A SHIP, OR A COMMAND ANNOUNCEMENT TO STAND ASIDE TO LET SOMEONE THROUGH BEST DESCRIBES WHAT?
answer
GANGWAY
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WHAT IS THE HIGHEST POINT ON A HILL FROM WHICH THE SLOPES AND SURROUNDING LOWER TERRAIN CAN BE OBSERVED AND COVERED BY FIRE?
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A MILITARY CREST
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WHEN IS THE EXPRESSION "AYE AYE SIR" USED?
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WHEN ACKNOWLEDGING A VERBAL ORDER
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WHICH SIDE IS PORT?
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LEFT
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WHAT HOLDS A SWORD TO THE BELT?
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A FROG
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WHAT DOES LAAW STAND FOR?
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LIGHT ASSAULT ANTITANK WEAPON
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHOULDER BOARDS THAT NAVAL OFFICERS WEAR?
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EPAULETTES
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WHAT IS A LST?
answer
LANDING SHIP TANK
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LIBERTY DIFFERS FROM LEAVE IN THAT IT IS?
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GRANTED AS A PRIVILEGE, NOT EARNED
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HOW MANY DAYS OF ANNUAL LEAVE DOES A MARINE ACCRUE PER MONTH?
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2.5
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WEARING CIVILIAN CLOTHING IS EXTENDED TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL BY THE COMMANDANT AS A?
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PRIVILEGE
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APPROPRIATE CIVILIAN ATTIRE SHOULD BE COMMENSURATE WITH THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THE CORPS AND PRESENT?
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A CONSERVATIVE PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
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DO MARINES SALUTE AN OFFICER IN CIVILIAN ATTIRE?
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YES
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IF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OR COLORS IS PLAYED WHILE IN FORMATION, MAY A MARINE SALUTE OR FACE THE SOURCE OF MUSIC ON THE FIRST NOTE?
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NO, SALUTE ONLY ON THE ORDER "PRESENT ARMS"
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WHAT IS ON THE LICENSE PLATE OF THE OFFICIAL SEDAN OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS?
answer
1775
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WHAT DOES THE MARINE BAND RECEIVE AFTER THEY SERENADE THE COMMANDANT ON NEW YEARS DAY?
answer
HOT RUM
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WHERE IS THE BATTLE COLOR OF THE MARINE CORPS LOCATED?
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MARINE BARRACKS, EIGHTH AND EYE STREET
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WHEN DO YOU WEAR A COVER INDOORS?
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WHEN UNDER ARMS, ON DUTY
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WHAT IS RECOGNIZED AS AN INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS SIGNAL?
answer
FLYING THE NATIONAL ENSIGN UPSIDE DOWN
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WHERE IS THE FIELD OF BLUE PLACED ON A COFFIN?
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OVER THE BODIES HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER
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WHAT TIME ARE COLORS RAISED?
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0800
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WHAT ARE THE OFFICIAL COLORS OF THE MARINE CORPS?
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SCARLET AND GOLD
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WHILE IN A REVIEWING STAND, IF THE COLORS APPROACH, HOW MANY PACES AWAY ARE THE COLORS WHEN YOU RENDER A HAND SALUTE?
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SIX PACES
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IF IN THE MESSHALL AND CALLED TO ATTENTION, WHAT DO YOU DO?
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DO NOT RISE. STOP EATING AND KEEP SILENT
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WHO USES THE STARBOARD ACCOMMODATION LADDER ABOARD A NAVAL VESSEL?
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ANY OFFICER
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WHAT IS THE SALUTING DISTANCE?
answer
SIX TO THIRTY PACES
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A COMMANDING OFFICER'S WISH HAS THE IMPACT OF WHAT?
answer
A DIRECT ORDER
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HOW MANY MUSICAL NOTES ARE IN CARRY ON?
answer
10
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WHO IS THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE COLOR GUARD?
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THE COLOR SERGEANT
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WHAT IS MARINE CORPS I?
answer
THE HELICOPTER SET ASIDE FOR PRESIDENTIAL FLIGHTS
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WHO ENTERS AN AUTOMOBILE FIRST?
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THE JUNIOR MARINE
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IN A FORMATION WITH ALL SERVICES, WHERE IS THE MARINE CORPS PLACED?
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BEHIND OR TO THE LEFT OF THE ARMY
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IF CAPTURE IS INEVITABLE, WHAT MUST THE SENIOR MAN DO?
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BURN THE COLORS AND STANDARDS
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HOW FAR DO YOU STAND AWAY FROM A SENIOR MARINE THAT YOU REPORTING TO?
answer
TWO PACES
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WHAT MILITARY SERVICES AUTHORIZE THEIR NCOS TO CARRY SWORDS?
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ONLY THE MARINE CORPS
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WHEN DEBARKING A VESSEL OR VEHICLE, WHO LEAVES FIRST- THE JUNIOR OR THE SENIOR?
answer
THE SENIOR
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WHERE DOES THE CANTON BELL HANG?
answer
QUANTICO, VA
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WHO GETS THE FIRST PIECE OF CAKE ON 10 NOVEMBER?
answer
THE OLDEST MARINE
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IN A NAVAL FORMATION, WHERE DO MARINES STAND?
answer
HEAD OF COLUMN OR RIGHT OF LINE
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HOW MANY LINES OF LATITUDE ARE SHOWN ON THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM?
answer
SEVEN
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WHAT ARE THE TWO NON PUNITIVE TYPES OF MAST?
answer
MERITORIOUS MAST AND REQUEST MAST
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WHAT ITEMS ARE ON THE BUTTON OF THE ALPHA BLOUSE?
answer
AN EAGLE, AN ANCHOR, AND THIRTEEN STARS
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WHAT DO THE THIRTEEN STARS ON THE ALPHA BUTTON REPRESENT?
answer
THE ORIGINAL COLONIES
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WHICH TWO RANKS CAN THE COLLAR EMBLEMS NOT BE SWITCHED?
answer
*GUNNER- ONE OF THE COLLAR INSIGNIA IS A BURSTING BOMB *COLONEL- THE EAGLES ARE FACING OPPOSITE
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IN A MILITARY PARADE, WITH ALL SERVICES PRESENT, WHAT PLACE DOES THE MARINE CORPS TAKE?
answer
6TH PLACE
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IT IS A MYTH THAT THE BELT LOOPS ON THE DRESS SERVICE TROUSERS REPRESENT SOMETHING. WHAT DO THEY REPRESENT?
answer
THERE ARE SEVEN BELT LOOPS, REPRESENTING THE SEVEN SEAS.
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE ORDER THAT SETS FORTH CAUTIONS ON HANDLING THE NATIONAL ENSIGN?
answer
EXECUTIVE ORDER OF PRESIDENT TAFT, OCTOBER 29, 1912
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WHEN DOES "COLORS" TAKE PLACE?
answer
AT 0800 AND SUNSET
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WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF MARINE CORPS' MESS NIGHTS?
answer
FOURTH MARINE REGIMENT IN SHANGHAI CHINA, 1920'S
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WHO ARE THREE PARTICIPANTS IN A MESS NIGHT?
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PRESIDENT OF THE MESS, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE MESS, GUEST OF HONOR
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WHO IS TRADITIONALLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE MESS?
answer
JUNIOR SNCO OR NCO
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WHO IS TRADITIONALLY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MESS?
answer
JUNIOR SNCO OR NCO
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FRATERNIZATION IS DEFINED AS UNDUE FAMILIARITY BETWEEN AND AMONG MARINES OF DIFFERENT?
answer
GRADES
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MALE MARINES' SIDEBURNS WILL NOT EXTEND BELOW THE?
answer
TOP OF THE EAR ORIFICE.
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WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF A MUSTACHE HAIR FULLY EXTENDED?
answer
1/2 INCH
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WHAT IS THE WIDTH OF THE FINISHED SCARLET NCO STRIPE WORN ON THE DRESS BLUE TROUSER?
answer
1 1/8 INCHES
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WHAT IS THE WIDTH OF THE FINISHED SCARLET STRIPE WORN ON THE DRESS BLUE TROUSERS WORN BY OFFICERS?
answer
1 ½ INCHES
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SOCKS ARE MARKED ON THE OUTSIDE WHERE?
answer
ON THE TOP OF THE FOOT
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WHICH IS PERMITTED FOR THE CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORM?
answer
PRESSING
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WOMEN MARINE FIRST SERGEANT/ MASTER SERGEANT AND ABOVE CHEVRONS ARE SEWN ON THE LONG SLEEVE KHAKI SHIRT WHERE?
answer
4 INCHES BELOW THE SHOULDER SEAM AND CENTERED
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ACCORDING TO MARINE CORPS REGULATIONS, WHICH UNIFORM CLOTHING SHOULD BE MARKED?
answer
ALL INDIVIDUAL CLOTHING
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WHERE ARE DUFFEL BAGS MARKED?
answer
OUTSIDE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG.
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HOOK-ON TIES ARE MARKED WHERE?
answer
INSIDE NEAR THE TOP
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WHAT REFERENCE STATES THE PROCEDURES FOR MARKING INDIVIDUAL CLOTHING?
answer
MCO P1020.34.
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GUNNERY SERGEANT AND BELOW CHEVRONS ARE SEWN ON THE SHORT SLEEVE KHAKI SHIRT?
answer
CENTERED ON THE SLEEVE
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HOW SHOULD WOMEN WEAR THE STANDARD BLOUSE STYLE SHIRT WITH SKIRT OR SLACKS?
answer
UNTUCKED
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WHERE IS THE SERVICE STRIPE IS PLACED ON THE SERVICE COAT?
answer
AT A 30-DEGREE ANGLE AND 1/2 INCH ABOVE THE CUFF.
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NECKTIES ARE MARKED INSIDE WHERE?
answer
IN THE NECKLOOP
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THE BELT TIP OF THE COTTON KHAKI WEB BELT SHOULD EXTEND BEYOND THE BUCKLE HOW FAR?
answer
2-4 INCHES
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GUNNERY SERGEANT AND BELOW CHEVRONS ARE SEWN ON THE LONG SLEEVE KHAKI SHIRT?
answer
4 INCHES DOWN AND CENTERED
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HOW ARE SERVICE STRIPES PLACED IN THE ALPHA BLOUSE?
answer
ONE HALF INCH ABOVE THE POINT OF THE CUFF AT A THIRTY DEGREE ANGLE.
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WHAT IS THE WIDTH OF THE KHAKI BELT?
answer
ONE AND ONE QUARTER INCH
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WHAT IS THE MINIMUM HEEL HEIGHT FOR PUMPS?
answer
ONE INCH
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WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM HEEL HEIGHT FOR PUMPS?
answer
TWO AND ONE HALF INCHES
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WHAT IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR UNIFORM REGULATIONS?
answer
MCO P1020.34D
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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF SHOES WORN BY FEMALE MARINES?
answer
PUMPS AND OXFORDS
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WHAT IS THE PROPER LENGTH OF THE WEB BELT?
answer
THE END OF THE TIP SHOULD EXTEND 2-4 INCHES PAST THE BUCKLE.
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HOW IS THE CHEVRON PLACED ON THE SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT?
answer
CENTERED ON THE SLEEVE
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HOW IS THE CHEVRON PLACED ON THE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT?
answer
*4 INCHES BELOW THE SHOULDER SEAM AND CENTERED- E1 THROUGH E7 *3 INCHES BELOW THE SHOULDER SEAM AND CENTERED- E8/E9
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WHAT DOES OSD STAND FOR IN AN OSD BADGE?
answer
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
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WHERE CAN YOU FIND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALTERING UNIFORM CLOTHING?
answer
a. MARINE CORPS UNIFORM FITTING AND ALTERATIONS MANUAL
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HOW LONG IS THE SLEEVE ON THE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT?
answer
d. 2" ABOVE THE SECOND JOINT FROM THE END OF THE THUMB
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE HEM ON THE TROUSER LEGS?
answer
2 ½" TO 3"
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE PROPER AMOUNT OF PINCHING OF MATERIAL IN THE CHEST ON THE SERVICE COAT?
answer
2"
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE PROPER LENGTH OF THE ALL-WEATHER COAT?
answer
MIDWAY BETWEEN THE KNEE AND THE MIDCALF
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LISTS THE AUTHORIZED ALTERATIONS TO THE FRAME AND GARRISON CAPS?
answer
NO ALTERATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED
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WHO HAS THE FINAL SAY IN FITTING FOOTWEAR?
answer
INDIVIDUAL MARINE
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LISTS THE PRIORITY OF FITTING FOR FEMALE MARINE LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS?
answer
THE BUST MEASUREMENT, SHOULDERS, AND SLEEVE
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE PROPER LENGTH OF THE SKIRT?
answer
+/- 1" THE CENTER OF THE KNEE CAP.
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED HEM FOR THE SERVICE AND DRESS SLACKS?
answer
3"
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LENGTH OF THE SLEEVES ON THE FEMALE MARINE SERVICE COAT?
answer
2" ABOVE THE SECOND JOINT FROM THE END OF THE THUMB
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE TWO COMMON ITEMS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING?
answer
FIELD JACKET AND MESS WHITES
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LISTS THE THREE TYPES OF INDIVIDUAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCES?
answer
INITIAL, INITIAL CIVILIAN, AND SUPPLEMENTARY
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WHEN DO YOU RECEIVE YOUR CASH CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE?
answer
ANNUALLY ON YOU CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE DATE
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NAME THE FOUR TYPES OF AUTHORIZED UNIFORMS FOR ENLISTED MARINES.
answer
BLUE DRESS, BLUE-WHITE DRESS, SERVICE, AND UTILITY
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WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED LENGTH OF HAIR ON THE UPPER PORTION OF A MALE MARINE'S HEAD?
answer
3"
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LISTS THREE TYPES OF AWARDS?
answer
SERVICE AWARD, BADGE, AND UNIT AWARD
question
HOW MANY MEDALS CAN A MALE MARINE WEAR SIDE BY SIDE ON ONE HOLDING BAR?
answer
7
question
HOW MANY RIBBONS CAN A MALE MARINE WEAR IN A ROW?
answer
4
question
HOW FAR CAN FEMALE MARINES HAIR HANG?
answer
CAN TOUCH THE COLLAR, BUT CANNOT FALL BELOW THE COLLAR'S LOWEST EDGE.
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HOW MANY MEDALS CAN A FEMALE MARINE WEAR SIDE-BY-SIDE ON ONE HOLDING BAR?
answer
3
question
WHO DETERMINES THAT A PREGNANT FEMALE CAN NO LONGER WEAR THE SERVICE UNIFORM?
answer
LOCAL COMMANDER
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WHERE IS THE HANDBAG CARRIED?
answer
OVER THE LEFT SHOULDER OR ARM
question
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF MONTHS TIME IN GRADE/TIME IN SERVICE (TIG/TIS) REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION TO PRIVATE FIRST CLASS?
answer
6 MONTHS
question
THE HIGHEST CONDUCT RATING A MARINE CAN RECEIVE IS?
answer
OUTSTANDING
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WHAT IS THE LOWEST CONDUCT RATING A MARINE CAN RECEIVE?
answer
UNSATISFACTORY
question
CAN A MARINE BE PROMOTED MORE THAN ONE RANK AT A TIME?
answer
NO
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WHICH PUBLICATION BELOW IS THE CORRECT REFERENCE FOR INFORAMATION ON CONDUCT AND PROFICIENCY MARKS?
answer
MCO P1070.12
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REQUEST MAST IS CONDUCTED AT THE EARLIEST REASONABLE TIME AND NOT LATER THAN ______ HOURS AFTER SUBMISSION, WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
answer
72 HOURS
question
WHAT MUST A MARINE DO UPON COMPLETION OF A REQUEST MAST?
answer
MAKE A WRITTEN STATEMENT ON THE DEGREE OF SATISFACTION
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GESTURES, REPEATED OFFENSIVE COMMENTS, AND THREATENING THE CAREER OF ANOTHER PERSON CAN BE PERCEIVED AS?
answer
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
question
WHAT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE IS INCURABLE?
answer
HERPES
question
WHAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE PROTECTION FROM SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES?
answer
ABSTINENCE
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DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH TOBACCO INCLUDE CANCER, UPPER RESPIRATORY DISEASES, AND?
answer
HEART DISEASE
question
THE DEPRESSANT AFTER EFFECT OF TOO MUCH ALCOHOL INDICATES?
answer
HANGOVER
question
IDENTIFY THE ONE TYPE OF DRUG TESTING ENDORSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD).
answer
COMMAND DIRECTED
question
NAUSEA, HEADACHE, AND DRY MOUTH FOLLOWING A BOUT OF HEAVY DRINKING ARE SYMPTOMS OF?
answer
HANGOVER
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WHAT IS THE MARINE CORPS POLICY ON ILLEGAL DRUG USE?
answer
NOT TOLERATED AT ALL!
question
RANDOM URINALYSIS TESTING IS CONDUCTED ON A ROUTINE, ANNOUNCED, AND UNANNOUNCED FOR WHO?
answer
ALL MARINES
question
ALCOHOL ABUSE INTERFERES WITH THE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF MARINES AND IS A THREAT TO?
answer
COMBAT READINESS MISSION
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ONE PURPOSE OF THE URINALYSIS TESTING PROGRAM IS TO?
answer
IDENTIFY PERSONS WHO ILLEGALLY USE DRUGS
question
ALCOHOLISM MAY PROVE FATAL IF UNTREATED BECAUSE IT IS A?
answer
PROGRESSIVE DISEASE
question
THE MARINE CORPS POLICY ON ALCOHOL ABUSE IS THAT IT?
answer
WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
question
THE MISSION OF A MARINE TAKEN HOSTAGE BY TERRORISTS IS TO?
answer
SURVIVE
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TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST TERRORISM, YOU SHOULD?
answer
LET PEOPLE CLOSE TO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING.
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THE TYPE OF DISCHARGE AWARDED TO A MARINE IS BASED ON THE CHARACTER OF HIS/HER SERVICE AND?
answer
METHOD OF AWARD
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HOW MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISCHARGES MAY BE AWARDED BY THE MARINE CORPS?
answer
5
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WHAT ARE THE PUNITIVE DISCHARGES?
answer
BAD CONDUCT AND DISHONORABLE
question
WHAT ARE THE FIVE TYPES OF DISCHARGES?
answer
*HONORABLE *GENERAL *OTHER THAN HONORABLE *BAD CONDUCT *DISHONORABLE
question
COAST GUARD RANKS ARE SIMILAR TO WHICH OTHER BRANCH OF SERVICE?
answer
THE U.S. NAVY
question
A MAJOR IN THE MARINE CORPS IS EQUIVILENT TO WHAT RANK IN THE NAVY?
answer
A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER
question
A SERGEANT MAJOR IN THE MARINES IS EQUIVILENT TO WHAT RANK IN THE AIR FORCE?
answer
CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT OR FIRST SERGEANT
question
A GUNNERY SERGEANT IN THE MARINES IS EQUIVILENT TO WHAT RANK IN THE ARMY?
answer
SERGEANT FIRST CLASS OR PLATOON SERGEANT
question
WHAT IS THE RANK OF SERGEANT MAJOR IN THE MARINE CORPS EQUIVALENT TO IN THE NAVY?
answer
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
question
WHAT IS A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN THE NAVY EQUIVALENT TO IN THE MARINE CORPS?
answer
GUNNERY SERGEANT
question
WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THE RANK OF COMMODORE IN THE NAVY?
answer
THE RANK IS ONLY APPOINTED DURING A TIME OF WAR.
question
WHAT DOES THE RANK INSIGNIA OF A CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER THREE LOOK LIKE?
answer
ONE SILVER BAR WITH TWO RED SQUARES
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WHAT ARE THE FIVE PURPOSES OF CLOSE ORDER DRILL?
answer
*PROVIDE SIMPLE FORMATIONS FROM WHICH COMBAT FORMATIONS COULD BE ASSUMED *MOVE UNITS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER *PROVIDE TROOPS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HANDLE WEAPONS *INSTILL DISCIPLINE *INCREASE LEADER'S CONFIDENCE.
question
WHAT ARE THE FOUR POSITIONS OF REST?
answer
*PARADE REST *REST *AT EASE *FALL OUT
question
WHAT ARE THE FOUR RIFLE SALUTES?
answer
*ORDER ARM *PRESENT ARMS *LEFT SHOULDER ARM *RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS
question
WHAT IS THE CADENCE AND LENGTH OF STEP FOR QUICK TIME?
answer
120, 30 INCH STEPS PER MINUTE
question
WHAT ARE THE THREE FACING MOVEMENTS?
answer
*LEFT FACE *RIGHT FACE *ABOUT FACE
question
WHAT IS THE CADENCE AND LENGTH OF STEP FOR DOUBLE-TIME?
answer
180, 36 INCH STEPS PER MINUTE
question
HOW FAR OFF THE DECK IS THE BALL OF THE FOOT LIFTED ON THE COMMAND MARK TIME MARCH?
answer
2 INCHES
question
HOW LARGE IS A HALF STEP?
answer
15 INCHES
question
WHAT IS THE ONLY MOVEMENT IN CLOSE ORDER DRILL WHERE YOU STEP OFF WITH THE RIGHT FOOT?
answer
RIGHT STEP MARCH
question
HOW FAR APART ARE THE STEPS ON THE COMMAND RIGHT-STEP OR LEFT-STEP MARCH?
answer
12 INCHES
question
WHAT IS THE BASIC POSITION WITH THE RIFLE THAT MARINES EXECUTE ALL DRILL MOVEMENTS?
answer
ORDER ARMS
question
ON THE COMMAND TRAIL ARMS, HOW FAR IS THE RIFLE LIFTED OFF THE DECK?
answer
3 INCHES
question
ON THE COMMAND PARADE REST WHERE IS THE LEFT HAND PLACED?
answer
AT THE SMALL OF THE BACK JUST BELOW THE BELT
question
WHAT IS THE CADENCE FOR ALL RIFLE MOVEMENTS?
answer
120 STEPS PER MINUTE
question
HOW MANY COUNTS ARE IN INSPECTION ARMS?
answer
7 COUNTS
question
IF YOU ARE AT RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS AND ARE READY TO GIVE THE COMMAND TO GO TO PORT ARMS, WHAT FOOT WILL THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION BE GIVEN ON?
answer
THE LEFT FOOT
question
HOW FAR IS THE HEEL LIFTED OFF THE DECK ON THE COMMAND MARK TIME MARCH?
answer
4 INCHES
question
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MARK TIME MARCH?
answer
TO MARCH IN PLACE AT QUICK TIME CADENCE
question
WHAT ARE THE TWO NORMAL FORMATIONS FOR A PLATOON?
answer
LINE AND COLUMN
question
HOW MANY COUNTS ARE IN THE MOVEMENT SLING ARMS?
answer
THIS IS A NON-PRECISION MOVEMENT, THEREFORE IT HAS NO COUNTS
question
TO MARCH A UNIT A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE REAR, WHAT WILL THE COMMAND BE?
answer
BACKWARD MARCH
question
TO FORM A PLATOON AT CLOSE INTERVAL WHAT COMMAND WOULD YOU GIVE?
answer
AT CLOSE INTERVAL, FALL IN
question
TO OBTAIN DOUBLE ARMS INTERVAL IN A LINE FORMATION IF YOU'RE AT NORMAL INTERVAL, WHAT COMMAND WOULD YOU GIVE?
answer
TAKE INTERVAL TO THE LEFT, MARCH
question
ASSUME YOU ARE HALTED IN THE OBLIQUE, WHAT IS THE COMMAND YOU WILL RECEIVE TO CONTINUE TO MARCH FORWARD?
answer
RESUME MARCH
question
WHAT ARE THE MOVEMENTS THAT ARE USED TO ALIGN THE PLATOON?
answer
*DRESS RIGHT DRESS *AT CLOSE INTERVAL DRESS RIGHT DRESS *DRESS LEFT DRESS *AT CLOSE INTERVAL DRESS LEFT DRESS
question
WHAT IS THE SEQUENCE OF COMMANDS THE UNIT LEADER WOULD GIVE TO FORM A PLATOON FOR PHYSICAL DRILL?
answer
*RIGHT FACE *FROM FRONT TO REAR COUNT OFF *TAKE INTERVAL TO THE LEFT *EVEN NUMBERS TO THE RIGHT, MOVE
question
WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF COMMANDS?
answer
*PREPARATORY *EXECUTION *SUPPLEMENTARY
question
WHAT IS A SUPPLEMENTARY COMMAND?
answer
COMMANDS GIVEN BY SQUAD LEADERS WHEN THE SQUADS OF THE PLATOON DO NOT EXECUTE THE SAME MOVEMENTS.
question
HOW DO YOU FORM A UNIT FOR INSPECTION?
answer
*A. OPEN RANKS MARCH *B. ALIGN THE PLATOON *C. MARCH THREE PACES FROM THE EXTREME RIGHT MAN, EXECUTE A LEFT FACE *D. COMMAND READY FRONT *E. COVER *F. TAKE A STEP *G. EXECUTE A RIGHT FACE AND REPORT THE PLATOON
question
IF YOUR UNIT IS AT PORT ARMS AND YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE THE COMMAND RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS, WHAT FOOT WILL THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION BE GIVEN?
answer
RIGHT FOOT
question
WHAT ARE COMBINED COMMANDS?
answer
COMMANDS THAT ARE GIVEN WITHOUT RISE OR INFLECTION IN THE VOICE.
question
WHAT IS DISTANCE?
answer
DISTANCE IS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE FRONT OF ONE MAN TO THE BACK OF ANOTHER.
question
WHAT IS INTERVAL?
answer
INTERVAL IS THE DISTANCE FROM ONE MANS SHOULDER TO THE MANS SHOULDER NEXT TO HIM.
question
HOW CLOSE IS CLOSE INTERVAL?
answer
4 INCHES FROM SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.
question
HOW DO YOU DISMISS A PLATOON ARMED WITH RIFLES?
answer
GIVE THE COMMANDS INSPECTION ARMS, PORT ARMS, DISMISSED.
question
TO RESUME NORMAL CADENCE FROM DOUBLE TIME, WHAT IS THE COMMAND?
answer
QUICK TIME MARCH
question
YOU ARE MARCHING IN THE OBLIQUE AND YOU GIVE THE COMMAND PLATOON HALT, WHAT WILL YOUR PLATOON DO?
answer
THE PLATOON WILL HALT IN THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION OF MARCH.
question
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF SALUTES?
answer
RIFLE AND HAND SALUTE
question
WHAT ARE THE FIVE COMBINED COMMANDS?
answer
*REST *AT EASE *FALL IN *FALL OUT *DISMISSED
question
TO FORM A PLATOON AT NORMAL INTERVAL, WHAT COMMANDS WOULD YOU GIVE?
answer
FALL IN
question
HOW FAR IS THE PLATOON SERGEANT FROM HIS PLATOON DURING CLOSE ORDER DRILL?
answer
3 PACES
question
HOW MANY COUNTS IS IT FROM RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS TO ORDER ARMS?
answer
4 COUNTS
question
WHAT DIFFERENT COMMANDS CAN BE GIVEN WHILE IN THE OBLIQUE?
answer
FORWARD MARCH, MARK TIME MARCH, RESUME MARCH, IN PLACE HALT, PLATOON HALT
question
IN A PLATOON WITH 20 RANKS, WHICH RANKS WILL BE DESIGNATED STACK MEN?
answer
3,7,11,15,19
question
WHEN PASSING WEAPONS IN THE MOVEMENT STACK ARMS, WHAT PART OF THE RIFLE IS GRASPED WITH THE LEFT HAND?
answer
THE HANDGUARDS
question
HOW FAR DO THE MEN ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE STACKMEN STEP IN THE OBLIQUE TO PLACE THE RIFLES?
answer
18 INCHES
question
HOW DO YOU SALUTE ON A CHALLENGING POST WHEN ARMED WITH THE SERVICE RIFLE?
answer
PRESENT ARMS
question
WHAT ACTIONS DO YOU TAKE ON THE COMMAND DISMISSED?
answer
TAKE ONE BACKSTEP, HALT, GIVE THE APPROPRIATE GREETING, FACE ABOUT, AND LEAVE THE AREA
question
HOW MANY STEPS DO MEMBERS OF THE SECOND SQUAD TAKE AFTER THE COMMAND TAKE INTERVAL TO THE LEFT MARCH IN A PLATOON CONSISTING OF THREE SQUADS?
answer
TWO STEPS
question
AFTER THE SEVENTH COUNT OF INSPECTION ARMS IS COMPLETE WHAT POSITION IS THE RIFLE AT?
answer
PORT ARMS
question
IN A FOUR SQUAD PLATOON, HOW MANY STEPS DOES THE FOURTH SQUAD TAKE ON THE COMMAND OPEN RANKS MARCH?
answer
TWO FIFTEEN INCH STEPS BACKWARDS.
question
WHERE DOES THE PLATOON COMMANDER TAKE POST WHEN THE PLATOON IS IN LINE FORMATION?
answer
SIX PACES IN FRONT OF AND CENTERED ON THE PLATOON
question
WHERE DOES THE PLATOON SERGEANT TAKE POST WHEN THE PLATOON COMMANDER IS PRESENT AND THE PLATOON IS IN COLUMN?
answer
AFTER THE LAST MEMBER OF THE RIGHT FILE
question
WHERE DOES THE GUIDE TAKE POST WHEN THE PLATOON IS IN COLUMN?
answer
IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT FILE OF THE PLATOON
question
WHAT ARE THE TWO FORMATIONS FOR THE PLATOON?
answer
LINE AND COLUMN
question
WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO FORM THE PLATOON?
answer
"FALL IN" ("AT CLOSE INTERVAL, FALL IN")
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WHAT ARE THE COMMANDS GIVEN TO DISMISS AN ARMED PLATOON?
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"INSPECTION, ARMS; PORT, ARMS; DISMISSED"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO ALIGN THE PLATOON?
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"DRESS RIGHT (LEFT), DRESS"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO FORM COLUMN FROM LINE?
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"RIGHT, FACE"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO OPEN RANKS?
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"OPEN RANKS, MARCH"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO CLOSE RANKS?
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"CLOSE RANKS, MARCH"
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WHAT IS THE DRILL MOVEMENT EXECUTED TO FORM THE PLATOON FOR INSPECTION?
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"OPEN RANKS"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO CLOSE THE INTERVAL WHILE MARCHING?
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"CLOSE, MARCH"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO EXTEND THE INTERVAL WHILE MARCHING?
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"EXTEND, MARCH"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF A COLUMN?
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"COLUMN RIGHT, MARCH"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO MARCH TO THE FLANK?
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"BY THE RIGHT FLANK, MARCH"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO MARCH TO THE REAR?
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"TO THE REAR, MARCH"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN ABOUT SIX PACES BEFORE COMING ON LINE WITH THE REVIEWING STAND WHEN PASSING IN REVIEW?
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"EYES, RIGHT"
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WHAT IS THE POSITION OF YOUR SWORD WHEN GIVING COMMANDS?
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CARRY
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO DRAW YOUR SWORD?
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"DRAW, SWORD"
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HOW FAR FROM THE DECK IS THE POINT OF THE SWORD IN THE POSITION OF ORDER SWORD?
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3 INCHES
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN SIX PACES PAST THE REVIEWING OFFICER AFTER EXECUTING EYES RIGHT ON THE MARCH?
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"READY, FRONT"
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WHAT IS THE COMMAND GIVEN TO RETURN YOUR SWORD TO THE SCABBARD?
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"RETURN, SWORD"
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WHERE IS THE POINT OF THE SWORD PLACED WHEN EXECUTING PARADE REST?
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ON THE DECK
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF AN INSPECTION?
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TO DETERMINE THE APPEARANCE AND/OR CONDITION OF A MARINE OR OBJECT.
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WHAT ARE THE THREE STAGES OF AN INSPECTION?
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PREPARATION STAGE, INSPECTION STAGE, AND CORRECTION OF DEFICIENCIES
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WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER YOUR UNIT IS INSPECTED?
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CONDUCT A CRITIQUE AND CORRECT DEFICIENCIES
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT INSPECTION?
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TO SEE THAT EACH MARINE HAS ALL THE PRESCRIBED CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT, HIS OWN GEAR, AND ALL GEAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A PERSONNEL INSPECTION?
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TO ENSURE MARINES PRESENT A PROFESSIONAL MILITARY APPEARANCE, ARE IN GOOD HEALTH, AND HAVE A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF MILITARY SUBJECTS
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WHAT ORDER PROVIDES PHYSICAL FITNESS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MARINE CORPS?
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MCO 6100.3
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WHAT ARE THREE OF THE BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING?
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b. IMPROVED MUSCLE TONE, TENSION RELEASE, AND IMPROVED SLEEP
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR TYPES OF PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMS?
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c. DEVELOPMENTAL, MAINTENANCE, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND REMEDIAL
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WHAT ARE THREE PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL CONDITIONING?
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BALANCE, VARIETY, REGULARITY
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WHAT ARE THE THREE PHASES OF PHYSICAL CONDITIONING?
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PREPARATORY, CONDITIONING, AND MAINTENANCE
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WHAT ARE THREE CONSIDERATIONS WHEN PLANNING A PHYSICAL TRAINING PERIOD?
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TYPE OF PROGRAM NEEDED, SIZE OF GROUP, AND CLIMATE
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WHAT ARE THE THREE STAGES OF A PHYSICAL TRAINING PERIOD?
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WARM-UP, EXERCISE, COOL-DOWN
