Full Study Guide - as of January 28 2025

Minus Battalion COC, Military time. Answers to ranks include rank name and insignia.

1st Gen order

Take charge if this post and all government property in view.

2nd Gen Order

Walk this post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert and observing everything taking place within sight or hearing.

3rd Gen Order

Report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.

4th Gen Order

Repeat all calls from any post more distant from the guardhouse or quarterdeck then my own.

5th Gen Order

Quit my post only when properly relieved.

6th Gen Order

Receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the commanding officer, command duty officer, officer of the deck, and all officers and petty officers of the watch only.

7th Gen Order

Talk to no one except in the line of duty.

8th Gen Order

Give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.

9th Gen Order

Call officer of the deck in any case not covered by instructions.

10th Gen Order

Salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.

11th Gen Order

Be especially watchful at night, and during the time of challenging, challenge all persons on or near my post and allow no one to pass without proper authority.

A

Alpha

B

Bravo

C

Charlie

D

Delta

E

Echo

F

Foxtrot

G

Golf

H

Hotel

I

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

Port

Left

Starboard

Right

Fore

To the front

Aft

To the rear

Deck

Ground/Floor of the ship

Bulkhead

Wall

Scuttlebutt

Water Fountain

Galley

Dining facility

Oldest commissioned ship in the Navy

USS Constitution (1797)

Author of “Star Spangled Banner”

Francis Scott Key

Who made first US Flag

Betsy Ross

Nickname of USS Constitution

“Old Ironsides”

Depth of a fathom

6ft

Who names ships today

Secretary Of the Navy

Founding of the Department of the Navy

1798

Navy Colors and meaning

Blue (oceans) Gold (valor)

Current Navy SEAL adopted in

1959

Father of the Navy

John Paul Jones

Father of Nuclear Navy

Admiral Hyman G. Rickover

Navy Fight Song

“Anchors Aweigh”

Navy Hymn

“Eternal Father”

Navy Core Values

Honor, Courage, Commitment

Navy Mascot

Bill the goat

First aircraft carrier

USS Langley

NJROTC patch insignia

Ship, Anchor, Eagle

J-Bar measurement

1 7/8 from left collar point

Rank measurement

1 7/8 from right collar point

Aiguillette measurement

1 inch behind shoulder seam centered, Leadership on right side

Completion Stars

¼ inch above ribbons

Medals

¼ inch below ribbons

Fouled Anchor (cover)

2 inches from front seam, ½ inch from bottom seam, from the center of the anchor

Male nametag measurements

¼ inch above right breast pocket, centered

Female nametag measurements

6 ¼ inches down from shoulder seam, on the right side

Male ribbon measurements

¼ inch above left breast pocket, centered on right side

Female ribbon measurements

6 ¼ inches from left shoulder seam

President/Commander in Chief

President Donald Trump

Vice President/Vice Commander in Chief

Vice President JD Vance

SecDef

Secretary Pete Hegseth

SecState

Secretary Marco Rubio

SecNavy

Secretary John Phelon

Speaker of the House

The Honorable Mike Johnson

Chairman of Joint Chiefs Of Staff

General Charles Q. Brown

Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs Of Staff

Admiral Christopher W. Grady

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)

Admiral Lisa Franchetti

Commander, Naval Education and Training (NETC)

Rear Admiral Jeffery Czerewko

Commander, Naval Service and Training (NSTC)

Rear Admiral Matthew Pottenburg

Master Chief Petty Officer Of The Navy

Master Chief Petty Officer James Honea

Area 16 Manager

Captain Regan Kieff

NJROTC Director

Commander Bruce Nolan

Commandant of the MC

General Eric Smith

Sergeant Major of the MC

Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz

Navy E1 and Insignia

Seaman Recruit/ No Insigia

Navy E2 and insignia

Seaman Apprentice/ 2 Diagonal Stripes

Navy E3 and insignia

Seaman/ 3 Diagonal Stripes

Navy E4

Petty Officer 3rd class/ Eagle perched on 1 Chevron

Navy E5

Petty Officer 2nd class/ Eagle perched on 2 Chevrons

Navy E6

Petty Officer 1st Class/ Eagle perched on 3 Chevrons

Navy E7

Chief Petty Officer/ Fouled anchor with superimposed USN

Navy E8

Senior Chief Petty Officer/ Fouled anchor with superimposed USN and 1 silver star

Navy E9 (all three, two of them have the same insignia)

-Master Chief Petty Officer or Command Master Chief Petty Officer/ Fouled anchor with superimposed USN and 2 silver stars

-Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy/ Fouled anchor with superimposed USN and 3 silver stars

Navy O1 and insignia

Ensign/ 1 gold bar

Navy O2

Lieutenant Junior Grade/ 1 silver bar

Navy O3

Lieutenant/ 2 silver bars