Belleview HS AFJROTC FL-20022

2023-2024 Advanced Knowledge Study Guide January 2024

Cadets may earn 10 merits upon completion

What does FLOTUS stand for? First Lady Of The United States

Who is the FLOTUS? Honorable Jill Biden

List every Cadet Enlisted rank C/AB, C/Amn, C/A1C, C/SrA, C/SSgt, C/TSgt, C/MSgt, C/SMSgt, C/CMSgt

List every Cadet Officer rank C/2dLt, C/1stLt, C/Capt, C/Maj., C/LtCol., C/Col.

A gold bar represents what rank? 2nd Lieutenant

A silver bar represents what rank? 1st Lieutenant

Two silver bars represent what Captain

rank?

A gold maple leaf represents what Major

rank?

A silver maple leaf represents Lieutenant Colonel

what rank?

A silver eagle represents what Colonel

rank?

The diamond inside of an enlisted First Sergeant

rank represents what?

1 star represents what rank? Brigadier General

2 stars represent what rank? Major General

3 stars represent what rank? Lieutenant General

4 stars represent what rank? General

What is the highest rank in the General of the Air Force

Air Force?

JROTC saluting rule of thumb When in doubt, salute

The Group Commander The entire Cadet Corps and all its staff
controls…

The Vice Commander… Assists the Group Commander and evaluates the progress of the Corps

The Senior Enlisted Leader… Is the Corps disciplinary enforcer and appeals the concerns of Enlisted cadets

The Executive Officer… Assist the Group Commander and Instructors in matters related to promotions,
awards, and decorations and to be a reliable non-bias source

The Operations Squadron All drill team commanders/co-commanders

Commander controls…
The Training Squadron All Flight Commanders and Flight Sergeants
Commander controls…

The Support Squadron All administrative staff including Logistics, Athletics, Personnel, and Information
Commander controls… Management

The Group Commander cord Metallic Silver

color is…

The Vice Commander cord color Metallic Gold

is…

The Senior Enlisted leaders cord Purple

color is…

The Executive Officers cord color Navy Blue

is…

The Operations Squadron Kelly Green

Commander cord color is…

The Training Squadron White

Commander cord color is…

The Support Squadron Maroon

Commander cord color is…

Who is your lead Logistics c/1st Lt. Schmeiser

Officer?

Who is your Deputy Logistics c/1st Lt. Pacheco

Officer

Who is the Logistics NCO N/A

Who is the Athletics Officer? c/1st Lt. D. Bumbolo

Who is the Information N/A

Management Officer?

Who is the Personnel Officer? c/2nd Lt. Stiles & c/2nd Goguen

Who is the Public Affairs c/1st lt. Ivory, c/1st lt. Maze
Officer?

Who is the Color Guard c/1st Lt. Laviolette

Commander?

Who is the Regulation c/Col. Bonnell

commander?

Who is the Raiders Commander? c/1st Lt. Hannah

Who is the Young Venom c/1st lt. Laviolette

Commander?
Who is the Kitty Hawk Air N/A
Society President?

Who is the Saber Team c/Col. Bonnell

Commander?

Who is the Armed Exhibition N/A

Commander?

Who is the Support Squadron c/MSgt. Gordon

Commander’s NCO?

Who is the Operation Squadron c/MSgt. Leonard

Commander’s NCO?

Who is the Training Squadron c/MSgt. Reynolds B.

Commander’s NCO

How many positions of rest are 4; Parade rest, At ease, At rest, and Fallout
there and what are they?

What does AS stand for? Aerospace science

What does LE stand for? Leadership Education

What does LDR stand for? Leadership Development Requirements

What does IDR stand for Infantry Drill Regulation

What does NCO stand for? Non-Commissioned Officer

What does ABU stand for? Airman Battle Uniform

What does OCP stand for? Operational Camo Pattern

Who is the Commander in Chief? The President of the United States

First 5 star General of the Air General Henry Hap-Arnold

Force?

First Chief Master sergeant of the Chief Master Sergeant Paul Airey
Air Force?

First Person to Ever receive the (Army) Private Jacob Parrott

Medal Of Honor?

Who was the first Air Force General Daniel James Jr.
General?

Chairman Joint Chief of Staff? General Mark A. Milley

Father of the Air Force? Brigadier General Billy Mitchell

First Secretary of the Air Force? Honorable Stuart Symington

First Chief of Staff of the Air General Carl Spartz

Force?
First Female to join the AirForce? SSgt. Esther Blake

First African American to join the General Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

AirForce?

First person to receive the Medal Captain Edward Rickenbacker

Of Honor In the Air Force?

First General Female in the Air Major General Jeanne Holm

Force?

First person to ever break the Brigadier General Chuck Yeager

sound barrier?

Who was the 1st female 4 star General Janet Wolfenbarger

General in the Air Force?

When was the 1st woman to join July 8th, 1948

the Air Force sworn in?

Who wrote the Star Spangled Francis Scott Key

Banner?

Who wrote the Pledge Of Francis Bellemy

Allegiance?

What does MCMXLVII 1947 (the year the Air Force was founded)
represent?

Which side is the position of Right

Honor on?

How many stars are on the U.S 50

Flag?

What do the stars on the Flag The 50 states

represent?

How many stripes are on the U.S 13

Flag?

What do the stripes on the U.S The First 13 colonies

Flag represent?

What happened on September Al-Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Flight-93 crashed in
11th, 2001? Shanksville PA.

What happened on June 6th, D-Day, Invasion of Normandy France by Allied forces
1944?

What happened on December 7th, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor leaving 2000 US soldiers dead and another 1000
1941? wounded

When was the Battle of July 1-3, 1863

Gettysburg, PA.

Year JROTC was first authorized 1916

Reveille Marks the start of the duty day

When raising the flag it is Briskly

raised…

When lowering the flag it is Ceremoniously

lowered…

What does the “2002” represent The year 2002, when our corps was established
in our unit number?

What does the ‘2’ represent in our The 2nd AFJROTC in Florida
unit number?

Upon the death of a President, 30

how many days will the flag be
flown at half-staff?

Retreat Marks the end of the duty day

What side of the flag would you The leeward side

stand on participating in a retreat
ceremony?

60, 24in. Steps per minute Slow time

100-120, 24in. Steps per minute Quick time

180, 30in. Steps per minute Double time

At least 2 but no more than 4 Flight

elements

Alignment with the chest of the Dress

cadet to your right

Alignment with the cadet directly Cover

in front of you

40in. Between yourself and the Distance

cadet in front of you

The positions “Present arms” and Modified positions of attention

“Parade rest” are…

The command that allows the “At ease step-March” or “Route step-March”
flight to march freely without
speaking or breaking formation.

Signifies an additional award of a Oak Leaf cluster

ribbon

Air Force motto Aim High- Fly, Fight, Win

Recite the entire phonetic A- Alpha B- Bravo C- Charlie D- Delta E- Echo F- Foxtrot G- Golf H- Hotel I-
alphabet India J- Juliet K- Kilo L- Lima M- Mike N- November O- Oscar P- Papa Q-
Quebec R- Romeo S- Sierra T- Tango U- Uniform V- Victor W- Whiskey X- X-
Ray Y- Yankee Z- Zulu
Recite the entire 30 count drill 1. Flight, fall in 2. Open ranks, MARCH 3. Ready front 4. Close ranks, MARCH 5.
sequence Present arms 6. Order arms 7. Parade rest 8. Flight, Attention 9. Left face 10.
About face 11. Forward, MARCH 12. Right flank, MARCH 13. Left flank,
MARCH 14. Column right, MARCH 15. Forward, MARCH 16. To the rear,
MARCH 17. To the rear, MARCH 18. Column right, MARCH 19. Forward,
MARCH 20. Eyes right 21. Ready front 22. Column right, MARCH 23. Forward,
MARCH 24. Change step, MARCH 25. Column right, MARCH 26. Forward,
MARCH 27. Flight, HALT 28. Left face 29. Right step, MARCH 30. Flight,
HALT

Recite the entire 56 count drill 1. Forward, MARCH 2. Flight, HALT 3. Left, Face 4.Present, Arms (Report in) 5.
sequence Order, Arms 6. Open ranks, MARCH 7. Ready, FRONT 8. Close ranks, MARCH
9. Parade, REST 10. ATTENTION 11. Left, Face 12. About, Face 13. Close,
MARCH 14. Extend, MARCH 15. Left, Face 16. Left steps, MARCH 17. Flight,
HALT 18. Right, Face 19. Mark time, MARCH 20. Forward, MARCH 21. Change
step, MARCH 22. Column right, MARCH. 23. Forward, MARCH 24. Counter,
MARCH 25. Forward, MARCH 26. Column half-left, MARCH 27. Column half-
left, MARCH 28. Column Left. MARCH 29. Forward, MARCH 30. Left flank,
MARCH 31. Right flank, MARCH 32. Column right, MARCH 33. Forward,
MARCH 34. Eyes, Right 35. Ready, Front 36. Column right, MARCH 37.
Forward, MARCH 38. Double time, MARCH 39.Quick time, MARCH 40. Flight,
HALT 41. Forward, MARCH 42. To the rear, MARCH 43. Flight, HALT 44.
About, Face 45. Column of files from the right column right, MARCH 46. Flight,
HALT 47. Column of Threes to the right, column half Right, MARCH 48.
Forward, MARCH 49. Left flank, MARCH 50. Flight, HALT 51. Present, Arms
(report out) 52. Order, Arms 53. Right, Face 54. Forward, March

56 count Cont.

The Flight commanders should be 3

how many paces away when
marching?

Commands directed towards the Right

right are called on the ( ) foot

Commands directed toward the Left

left are called on the ( ) foot

Uniform step and rhythm from cadence

100-120 bpm

How many ranks are in 15

AFJROTC?

How are ranks placed on the Center of the seam, resting on but not over, insignia parallel with ground
service coat?

How are officer ranks worn on Centered top to bottom, 1 ½ in. from the front of the cap (left side)
the flight cap?

What are the 5 ways a female can Pony tail, Tight bun, Single braid, Double braid, or a high and tight
style their hair?
How are ribbons worn on the Centered on the left pocket grounded
service coat?

How are the flight school badges Centered 1 ½ in. above the ribbons
worn on the service coat?

Where are the aeronautical wings ½ in above your ribbons, pocket, or badges
badges worn on the service coat?

Where is the model rocketry 2 in. below the pocket/ ½ in. above the the ribbons/pocket
badge worn on the service coat?

What uniform requires you to Long sleeves and service dress

wear a tie/tie tab?

How many bracelets are 1

permitted in uniform?

How is the zipper worn on the All the way up or half way down
lightweight jacket?

Where is the Distinguished cadet ½ in. above the nametag repeating upwards
badge, AEF badge, and KHAS
badge worn on the service coat?

What uniform(s) require(s) the Service dress

wear of earned ribbons?

List all your ribbons from least to

greatest

Where is the APT badge worn on 3 in. below the nametag/ 1 ½ in. above the nametag
the service coat?

Male termination point ¼ in.

The highest achievable ribbon in AFJROTC Gold Valor Award

AFJROTC

The lowest achievable ribbon in Covid Resilience ribbon

AFJROTC

What is the 2nd highest ribbon in The Silver Valor Award

AFJROTC?

How is the longevity ribbon Awarded upon completion of 1 year in AFJROTC

earned?

How is the Bataan Death March Awarded upon completion of the 14 mile march
ribbon earned?

How is the Health and Wellness Awarded for participating in AFJROTC PT for the duration of the year
ribbon earned?

Who and when activated BHS July 1st, 2002 under the command of Col. Paul Calvert
AFJROTC
The part of the command that Preparatory command
informs you what you’re doing

The part of the command that Execution command

tells you when to execute the
command

What is the Air Force motto? Aim High. Fly, Fight, Win

What is discipline? Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior

What do the olive branches and Peace and war

arrows symbolize?

If you are standing in flight and Listen to your commander

an officer approaches you, what
should you do?

When the SASI enters the room The room is called to attention
what should happen?

What is the Seal that the President The Great Seal

uses to ratify documents

What are the stars on the service Hap-Arnolds

coat called?

If you’re called front and center Sir/Ma’am cadet ________ reports as ordered
what do you respond with?

Who assassinated the 16th John Wilkes Booth

president?

What is BHS AFJROTC known A group

as because of its cadet numbers?

What was the Army known as The continental Army

before it was established?

When did the Bald Eagle become 1782

a symbol of America?

Who presents the Medal of The President of the United States

Honor?

Which military service was the The Air Force

1st to desegregate?

O-10 General

O-9 Lieutenant General

O-8 Major General

O-7 Brigadier General

O-6 Colonel
O-5 Lieutenant Colonel

O-4 Major

O-3 Captain

O-2 1st Lieutenant

O-1 2nd Lieutenant

E-9 Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force/Chief Master Sergeant

E-8 Senior Master Sergeant

E-7 Master Sergeant

E-6 Technical Sergeant

E-5 Staff Sergeant

E-4 Senior Airman

E-3 Airman 1st Class

E-2 Airman

E-1 Airman Basic

What is the maximum amount of 4

national ribbons a cadet can earn
in their duration of AFJROTC

What is the most expensive in Air The B-2 Spirit

Force history

What is the biggest plane in Air C-5M Super Galaxy

Force history?

What is the fastest aircraft in Air SR-71 Blackbird

Force history?

What is the slowest plane in Air PZL M-15 Belphegor

Force history?

How many AFJROTC National 20

ribbons are there?

What year was ROTC 1916

authorized?

Where is the Torch of Knowledge The center of the cadet Enlisted Ranks
located?

Where is AFJROTC HQ? Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

How many flight school badges 4

are there?
How many badges can a cadet 8
wear in uniform?

How many clusters are required 5

to earn a silver cluster?

What percentage do you have to 76%

earn to be awarded a Bronze star
on the Health and Wellness
ribbon?

What percentage do you have to 86%

earn to be awarded a Silver star
on the Health and Wellness
ribbon?

What percentage do you have to 96%

earn to be awarded a Gold star on
the Health and Wellness ribbon?

What order does the KHAS badge, AEF badge, Distinguished Cadet
Distinguished cadet badge,
KHAS badge, and AEF badge go
in from bottom to top?

What does POW stand for? Prisoner of War

What does MIA stand for? Missing in Action

How many cabinet members does 24

the President have?

What shoulder is the unit patch Right

on?

What shoulder is the JROTC Left

patch on?

How many community service 12

hours are required per year?

What is the name of the The Three-volley salute

ceremonious shooting done at
funerals?

What 2 replica rifles do we use at The M1903 Springfield and the M1 Garand
BHS AFJROTC?

Where can the lamp of learning On the JROTC patch

be located?

What war was referred to as the WWI

“war to end all wars”?

What does “RSVP” stand for in Répondez s'il vous plaît

terms of formal dinner?
What is the flag with our unit Guide on
number on it called?

Who is usually President of the The Corps Commander

mess?(JROTC)

What would be the maximum 4

amount of medals that a cadet
could wear at a military ball?

What position would technically The Operations Squadron Commander (It may not always be)
be next in line for Group if Vice
is unable to?

How would you call a cadet front Cadet (rank)(name) front and center
and center?

When is Patriot day? September 11th

What is the 2nd stanza of the “I am connected and faithful to every corps of cadets who serve their community
AFJROTC cadet creed? and nation with patriotism”

When is flag day? June 14th

What ranks can an NCO earn SSgt., TSgt., and MSgt.

from their position?

What is the ceremonious position The adjutant

held by the junior member of
command in reviews or parades?

How many Amendments a 27

Who killed Osama-Bin Laden? U.S. Seal team 6

How many U.S. casualties came 116,708

out of WWI

How many U.S casualties came 405,399

out of WWII

Who is the Sabre team composed The most elite Color Guard members
of?

When were BHS AFJROTC State 2012-2017

champions?

What is a citizen of the U.S. that A U.S. citizen

lives in another country known
as?

What is the AFI that covers the AFI 36-2903

uniform?

What is the AFI that covers drill? AFI 34-1203

What is a formal dinner for Dining in

military personnel only?
What is a formal military dinner Dining out
that allows a +1?

Who is the commandant of OTS? Colonel Keolani Bailey

How many times a month can you Once a month

fly with the C.A.P once you
achieve your flight school
license?

What speed of march is used at Slow time

funerals?

Who is the commander of (Army) General Brian P. Fenton

USSOCOM?

Who were the only 6 star John J. Pershing and George Wasington
Generals?

What are the Marksmanship Marksman, Sharpshooter, and Expert

badges from least to greatest?

How did WWII end? When General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s formal surrender aboard the
U.S. battleship Missouri

What is the oldest military branch The Army

in the U.S.?

What is the most The M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle

popular/effective rifle used in
WWII

Who said “He who dares not to Thomas Paine

offend cannot be honest”?

I admire the dedication-Bonnell