Christian Brothers Academy
JROTC
Formal Inspection
In – Ranks Inspection Questions
I. Basic Knowledge
1. Q: What does JROTC stand for?
A: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
2. Q: What does LET stand for?
A: Leadership Education and Training
3. Q: What does JCLC stand for?
A: JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge
4. Q: What does SAI stand for?
A: Senior Army Instructor
5. Q: What does AI stand for?
A: Army Instructor
6. Q: What is the mission of JROTC?
A: To motivate young people to become better citizens.
7. Q: What is the key to success in JROTC?
A: The key to success in JROTC is teamwork.
8. Q: What are the three levels of distinction that JROTC units can earn?
A: Merit Unit, Honor Unit and Honor Unit with Distinction.
II. Leadership
9. Q: What is the definition of leadership?
A: The ability to influence subordinates in order to accomplish a mission.
10. Q: What are the three leadership styles? Explain each.
A: Delegating – Giving decision making authority to subordinates.
Participating – Involving subordinates in the decision making process.
Directing – Instructing subordinates.
11. Q: What are the seven Army values?
A: Loyalty Selfless Service Personal Courage
Duty Honor
Respect Integrity
12. Q: Define Teamwork
A: The cooperative effort on the part of a number of people working together to
achieve a goal.
III. Drill and Ceremony
13. Q: What are the two parts of a command?
A: Preparatory command and command of execution.
14. Q: What foot do you call the command Rear, March on?
A: The right foot.
15. Q: On which foot can you give command of halt?
A: Either foot.
16. Q: What is normal cadence?
A: 120 steps per minute.
IV. Map
17. Q: How do you read a military map?
A: Right and up
18. Q: What are the five basic colors on a military map and what do they represent?
A: Basic
Blue - Water
Green - Vegetation
Brown – Contour lines/Elevation
Black – Man-made objects
Red – Major roads and other man-made objects
19. Q: Name the five major terrain features on a military map.
A: Hill, saddle, valley, ridge, and depression.
20. Q: What are the three types of north on a military map?
A: True, grid and magnetic.
V. First Aid and Health
21. Q: Define first aid.
A: The immediate medical care given to an accident victim before professional
medical help arrives.
22. Q: What are the four life savings steps?
A: Check for and clear a blocked airway and restore breathing.
Check for bleeding
Check and treat for shock
Dress and bandage the wound
VI. Chain of Command
23. Q: Who is the ________________?
Commander-In-Chief – President George Bush
Secretary of Defense – Honorable Robert Gates
Secretary of State – Honorable Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of Army – Honorable Peter Geren
Army Chief of Staff – General George Casey, Jr.
Sergeant Major of the Army – SMA Kenneth Preston Commanding General, Cadet Command – MG W. Montague Winfield
Command Sergeant Major, Cadet Command – CSM Major Washington
Commander, 2nd Brigade Region – Colonel John P. Cummings
Command Sergeant Major, 2nd Brigade Region – SGM Brian Wallace
Chief, AC Dix – Colonel Michael T. Anderson
24. Q: What are the three branches of the government?
A: Executive, legislative and judicial.
*** All cadets should know the Hierarchy of Cadet Rank (officer and enlisted) and should be able to describe the cadet rand insignia for each rank. ***
VII. American History and Citizenship
25. Q: Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
A: Francis Scott Key
26. Q: What do the colors on the
A: Blue – Heartiness/Valor
White - Purity
Red - Honor/Courage
27. Q: What do the 13 stripes on the
A: The 13 original colonies.
28. Q: What are the three types of American flags and which one is the largest?
A: Post, storm and garrison; Garrison is the largest.
VIII. Military Customs and Courtesies
29. Q: Name the five basic staff positions found in most large military organizations.
A: S-1: Administrative
S-2: Information/Security
S-3: Operations and Training
S-4: Logistics/Supply
S-5: Public Information
30. Q: What is the UCMJ?
A: The Uniform Code of Military Justice.
