General Knowledge

KEY PERSONNEL

The following personnel ARE NOT in the Chain-Of-Command, however, you should know these people because of the positions they hold. You should also know what the Battalion Command and Staff are responsible for as indicated by the parenthesis beside their title /position.

Vice President of the U.S Honorable Kamala D. Harris

Secretary of State (U.S.) Honorable Antony J. Blinkin

Director of JROTC, Cadet Command Colonel Steve M. Smith

Governor of Louisiana Honorable John Bell Edwards

Senior Senator from Louisiana Honorable William "Bill" M. Cassidy

Junior Senator from Louisiana Honorable John N. Kennedy

4^th District Congressman Honorable Garret Graves

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (US Army)

Principal of Istrouma High School Mr. Michael Bester

Battalion Staff Officers:

Cadet Battalion Executive Officer CDT/MAJ Jayla Harris

Cadet Battalion Command Sergeant Major CDT/CSM Devon Thomas

Cadet Battalion S-1 Officer (Personnel and Admin) CDT/CPT Maliyah Edwards

Cadet Battalion S-2 Officer (Security and Intelligence) CDT/1LT Jeremiah Harrison

Cadet Battalion S-3 Officer (Operations and Training) CDT/MAJ Jasha Triplett

Cadet Battalion S-4 Officer (Supply and Maintenance) CDT/ CPT Miracle Hall

Cadet Battalion S-5 Officer (Public Affairs) CDT/1LT Jason Spears

Cadet HHC Company Commander CDT/CPT Jac'Quail Kaigler

Cadet HHC Company First Sergeant CDT/1SG TBD

Cadet Alpha Company Commander CDT/CPT TBD

Cadet Alpha Company First Sergeant CDT/1SG TBD

Tomahawk Battalion – JROTC STUDY GUIDE

FIRST AID

The four life-saving steps are: 1 – Clear the airway, 2 – Stop the bleeding, 3 – Treat/Control shock, 4 – Dress all wounds and splint all fractures.

The ABC’s of CPR are: Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. There are two types of fractures, 1 – Open or (Compound - the bone has broken through the skin), and 2 – Closed or (Simple - the bone has not broken the skin).

The minimum number of ties you must use when splinting a fracture is four: Top, Bottom, Top, Bottom.

There are three types of bleeding (in order of severity), 1 – Arterial (bright-red spurting blood), 2 – Venous (dark-red oozing blood), 3 – Capillary (bright-red oozing blood).

The preferred method of stopping the bleeding is direct pressure and elevation.

MAP READING

You read a military topographic map right and up. There are three types of north; 1 – Magnetic, 2 – True, and 3 – Grid. There are five primary colors on a military map; 1 – Black (Man-made objects), 2 – Blue (Water), 3 – Green (Vegetation), 4 – Red (Primary highways), 5 – Brown (Contour lines and lines of elevation).

Four digit grid coordinates place you with 1000 meters of the target, six digit grid coordinates place you within 100 meters of the target, eight digit grid coordinates place you with 10 meters of the target.

The letters which are at the bottom of the military map and which should always be part of any written grid coordinates is called the 100,000 meter square identifier.

GENERAL INFORMATION

There are three basic leadership styles; 1 – Directing, 2 – Participating, 3 – Delegating.

The four individual values all leaders and followers must possess are; 1 – Courage, 2 – Candor, 3 – Competence, and 4 – Commitment.

A leader must also employ ethics which are the principles or standards that guide us to do the moral or right thing.

There are four categories of awards a Cadet may receive: 1 – Academic, 2 – Athletic, 3 – Military, and 4 – Miscellaneous.

When entering a military vehicle, the junior person always enters the vehicle first. When walking with someone that is higher rank than you, you should always walk to that person’s left. The person walking on your right is occupying the position of honor.

Think “L-D-R-S-H-I-P” The seven Army Values are, 1 – Loyalty; 2 – Duty, 3 – Respect; 4 – Selfless Service; 5 – Honor; 6 – Integrity; 7 – Personal Courage

The colors/personalities/animals involved with “Winning Colors” are Green/Planner/Fox; Blue/Relater/Dolphin; Brown/Builder/Bull/Bear; Red/Adventurer/Tiger.

SEVEN LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Cooperation, Patience, Fairness, Mutual Respect, Strength, Self Improvement, and Balance.

GENERAL ORDERS

1^st General Order: I will guard every thing within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.

2^nd General Order: I will obey my special orders and perform all my duties in a military manner.

3^rd General Order: I will report all violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to the Commander of the relief.

THE 11 LEADERSHIP PRINCIPALS

1. Know yourself and seek improvement.

2. Be technically and tactically proficient.

3. Know your subordinates and look out for their welfare.

4. Keep your subordinates informed.

5. Set the example.

6. Ensure the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished.

7. Train your subordinates as a team

8. Make sound and timely decisions.

9. Develop a sense of responsibility among your subordinates.

10. Employ your command in accordance with its capabilities.

11. Seek responsibility and takes responsibility for your actions.