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      1. Drill:

  • Position of attention when you fall in?             
  • Purpose of drill?
  • # of counts in left and right face                         
  • Two types of commands 
  • normal interval during PT                                   
  • Steps in Quick time?
  • what ranks do in open ranks march?              
  • Inches in a half step?
  • Foot for command of execution?                       
  • Inches in a normal step?

      2. USMC history:

  • Usmc Birthday                                                        
  • Birthplace ( what bar )
  • where term leatherneck came from                   
  • First commandant? 
  • where was first YM unit located?                         
  • Meaning of Semper Fidelis
  • Did USMC fight in Mexico                                      
  • Birthplace (city & state) 
  • What are the 3 parts of Th USMC emblem
  • What year USMC emblem was adopted

      3. General knowledge:

  • Who do you call sir and ma'am?                         
  • Minimum distance for saluting 
  • why do we salute?                                                  
  • USMC colors
  • Identify the parent organization of the YM?         
  • Guard responsibilities
  • What are the ideal conditions for a campsite? 
  • What are the 3 life saving steps 
  • how long to boil water to ensure purity?            
  • Name 2 types of fractures 
  • how many points to pass PFT?                           
  • where do you mark your cover?
  • Define pogey bait, field day, starboard, port, bulkhead

        4. Verses:

  • Young Marine Obligation
  • Young Marine hymn
  • Pledge of allegiance
  • general orders

         5. Rank structure:

  • All enlisted ranks
  • All officer ranks

   

 

 The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps.
General Alexander A. Vandergrift, USMC
to the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, 5 May 1946