Study Guide

Study Guide Document

HOPEWELL HIGH SCHOOL JROTC STUDY GUIDE

CHAIN OF COMMAND

Commander in Chief Hon. Joe Biden    Cadet CMD Commander BG. Barnette

Secretary of Defense Hon. Lloyd Austin                   JROTC Director Col. Ken Jones

Secretary of the Army Hon. Christine Wormuth     4th Brigade Commander    Col. Michael Farmer

Chairman of the JCS Gen. Brown                          CMS DAI                       LTC. Cowley

Army Chief of Staff Gen.  George                      HHS SAI MAJ. Davis

TRADOC Commander           Gen. Gary Brito            HHS AI’S         1SG. Smith

1SG. Rivera

CADET CHAIN OF COMMAND

BN CMDR c/LTC Yu                         PM                     c/ CPT HAMBLETON

BN  XO     c/MAJ Cavendish                            A, CO CDR       c/ CPT Lopiano

BN CSM c/CSM Sherrill     B, CO CDR       c/ CPT Mateos

S-1 c/CPT Salaam                                         C, CO CDR       c/ CPT Rudissil

S-2 c/CPT Guissari

S-3 c/CPT Peterson

S-4 c/CPT Johnson

S-5 c/CPT Hinson

STUDY GUIDE FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2024- 2025

WHAT IS THE MISSION OF THE JROTC

To motivate young people to be better citizens

WHAT DOES LET STAND FOR

Leadership       Education          Training

WHAT DOES JROTC STAND FOR

Junior     Reserve     Officer      Training      Corp

WHAT YEAR WAS THE JROTC STARTED AND PASSED UNDER WHAT ACT

1916, under the National Defense Act

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF LEADERSHIP

The ability to influence others to get a job done

What are the TITLES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY of the BATTALION STAFF?

    S-1 PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION

    S-2 SAFETY AND SECURITY

    S-3 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS

    S-4 SUPPLY AND TRANSPORTATION 

    S-5 CIVIL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

    PM PARKING COORDINATOR

WHAT DOES THE YELLOW STAR REPRESENT

Honor Unit w/ Distinction, the highest possible JROTC rating

WHAT ARE THE 3 TYPES OF UNIT AWARDS IN THE JROTC

Merit Unit (White Star)        Honor Unit (Blue Star)      Honor Unit w/ Distinction (Yellow Star)

HOW IS THE NAME TAG WORN ON THE CLASS “A” UNIFORM

MALE – Centered between the top of the pocket and the top of the button and centered on the right 

side of the uniform

FEMALE – 1 to 2 inches above the top button and centered on the right side of the uniform

HOW IS THE TORCH OF KNOWLEDGE WORN ON THE CLASS – “A” UNIFORM

MALE – 1 inch above the collar notch and centered on the collar.

FEMALE – 5/8 inch above the collar notch and centered on the collar

HOW ARE THE RIBBONS WORN ON THE CLASS- “A” UNIFORM

MALE – 1/8 inch above the left pocket and centered, with not more than 3 ribbons on a row

FEMALE – Center ribbons on the left side of the uniform, with the bottom row of ribbons online with

 the bottom of the name tag

HOW IS THE MARKSMANSHIP BADGE WORN ON THE CLASS “A” UNIFORM

MALE – Centered 1/8 inch below top seam of the pocket on the left side of the uniform

FEMALE – Centered ¼ inch below bottom row of ribbons on the left side of the uniform

HOW IS THE HUD WORN ON THE CLASS “A” UNIFORM

MALE – 1/4 INCH above the pocket on the right side of the uniform

FEMALE – ¼ INCH above the nametag on the right side of the uniform

HOW IS THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT REEF WORN ON THE CLASS “A” UNIFORM

MALE – ¼ INCH above the right breast pocket and centered

FEMALE - ¼ INCH top of the nametag and centered

WHAT ARE THE 3 MOST COMMON FLAGS DISPLAYED ON A MILITARY BASE

Garrison Flag        Post Flag        Storm Flag

WHAT DAY IS CELEBRATED AS FLAG DAY

June 14th

WHAT ARE THE COLORS ON THE AMERICAN FLAG AND WHAT DO THEY REPRESENT

RED – Hardiness & Valor

WHITE – Hope, Purity, and Innocence

BLUE – Loyalty, Vigilance, Perseverance, and Justice 

WHO WROTE THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

Francis Scott Key

NAME THE 7 ARMY CORE VALUES

Loyalty   -   Duty - Respect - Selfless-Service  -  Honor  -  Integrity   -  Personal Courage

WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC COLORS ON A MAP

1. BLUE – WATER

2. BLACK – MANMADE OBJECTS

3. BROWN – RELIEF & ELEVATION

4. GREEN – VEGETATION

5. RED – LARGE MANMADE FEATURES (CITIES, ROADWAYS)