JROTC Are You Smarter Than a LET1 (pt. 2)

You are practicing drill with your squad one afternoon. You put your squad at "rest" and are discussing suggestions for improving one of the movements in squad drill. Just then, a Major from your local National Guard unit walks by your squad. What should you do?  

• Call the squad to attention and order them to “present, arms.”

• Salute the Major as you continue your discussion.

• Continue to do what you were doing.

• Call your squad to attention, but only you salute the Major.

You arrived a couple minutes late to drill practice. When you walked in, you heard your team leader give the command of execution “face.” The squad responded by raising their left heels and right toes and turned 90 degrees. What was the preparatory command, and which way did they turn?

• “right” and to the right

• “left” and to the left

• “about” and to the rear

• "ready" and the rear

Your platoon is marching in a parade. While waiting for the parade to begin, you find out that it will be starting 30 minutes late. Your platoon is at the position of attention, but because of the wait, you want them to relax and talk for a while. Which command do you give them?

• “parade, rest”

• “parade, rest,” and “at ease”

• “parade, rest,” and “rest”

• "rest"

When you call cadence while leading your platoon in drill, you keep the beat, or rhythm, by starting each stanza on your left foot. However, today you find that you are doing it on your right foot, but your squad members are correct and starting on their left. What is the most appropriate thing to do in order to synchronize the entire formation?

• Give the command to “change step, march” so that the rest of your platoon is in step with you.

• Just keep marching and keeping the rhythm on your right foot.

• Change step on your own

• Halt the formation and start again from the position of attention.

Parade Rest is best represented by which diagram?

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A two-count movement for turning to one side or the other.What type of face is shown in the picture?

• “opposite, face”

• “left, face”

• “about, face”

• “right, face”

T or F: It is critical to master the techniques of forming a squad and your related responsibilities to be a sharp drill squad.

• True

• False

You are a squad leader. When your squad is formed as part of a larger formation, where should your position be?

• Three steps in front of and centered on the squad

• The right flank, or number one (base) position, of the squad

• Three steps to the left and centered on the squad

• The left flank, or number one (base) position, of the squad

You are the first squad leader. When your platoon sergeant forms the platoon in a line, your squad is in front of the rest of the platoon. If your platoon is middle platoon of three platoons, which of the following actions should you take upon forming?

• Look to the right and align yourself with the platoon to the right as you lift your left arm.

• Look straight ahead as you lift your left arm.

• Look to the left to make sure your squad is aligned correctly.

• Stand three steps to the left and center on your squad.

While marching in your squad, you see that the squad leader will have to change the direction of the squad column to the right by 90 degrees. Which of the following describes how the squad leader should give the command?

• On the right foot, “right flank, march”

• On the right foot, “column half right, march”

• On the left foot, “column right, march”

• On the right foot, “column right, march”