PMK-EE E7 NAVAL HERITAGE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

You are walking with a Lieutenant and a Commander approaches. You should take which of the following actions? - ANSWER Render a hand salute after the Lieutenant begins his salute The command "gangway" should be given ...

You are walking with a Lieutenant and a Commander approaches. You should take which of the following actions? - ANSWER Render a hand salute after the Lieutenant begins his salute The command "gangway" should be given under what condition? - ANSWER When an officer approaches a blocked passenge Sailors crossing the mess deck should take what action? - ANSWER Always uncover You are boarding a Navy vessel flying the National Ensign. Which of the following actions should you initiate? - ANSWER Salute the ensign and then the Officer of the Deck Absentee pennants are flown from which yardarm? - ANSWER The 2nd and 3rd substitutes are flown from the port yardarm What total number of guns are required to salute a Vice Admiral? - ANSWER 15 When approaching an officer, what js the appropriate amount of paces to start your salute? - ANSWER Six paces The ship that brought the war to the British waters in 1778 Commanded by John Paul Jones and had what name? - ANSWER USS RANGER In what year did the Navy launched its first iron-hulled warship? - ANSWER 1843 The term "show a leg" describes which of the following actions? - ANSWER Reveille What are the prescribed time intervals for a) standard and b) Independence Day gun salutes? - ANSWER a) 5 sec b) 1 min An enlisted officer in charge of a small craft wears the small craft insignia in what location of the uniform? - ANSWER Right pocket Just before the inspecting party arrives to inspect your division, you order thenformation to uncover. On the comman UNCOVER, each member of the formatikn should take what action(s)? - ANSWER Grasps the hat with the right hand only When the host country's national anthem is played while you are visiting a foreign port, you should take what action? - ANSWER Render honors After your division has been inspected, you order the formation to cover. On the comman COVER, each member of the formation should take what actions? - ANSWER Places hat on head with both hands, then drops left hand to the side When a ship is opposite of Washington's tomb, what song should the bugler play? - ANSWER Taps Congress authorized fhe first two Marine Corps battalions in what year? - ANSWER 1775 In the early 19th centu, capturing merchant ships as prizes of war was the primary purpose of what group of Navy vessels? - ANSWER Privateers What is displayed on the personal flag of the Secretary of the Navy? - ANSWER Fouled white anchor in the center with Four white stars flank the anchor, two on each side, all with one point of each stat upward It is acceptable to use your left hand to render a salute under what condition? - ANSWER When your right hand is injured Unite award flags and pennants may be displayed in the order of seniority from what part of the flagpole at U.S. Naval Activities ashore? - ANSWER Port Yardarm When rendering a hand salute, your forearm should be inclined at what angle? - ANSWER 45 degrees Senior officers should embark and disembark from a boat in what order? - ANSWER Embark last, disembark first The distinction of being the U.S. Navy's first flagship, where the "Flag of Freedom" was hoisted by John Paul Jones is held by what ship? - ANSWER USS ALFRED "We have met the enemy and they are ours" was a statement made by what person? - ANSWER Oliver Hazard Perry When ships are underway, which of the following customs should be observed? - ANSWER The national ensign should be flown from the jackstaff By conducting passing honors to the USS Arizona memorial in Pear Harbor, what action is being performed? - ANSWER Sounding attention and rendering the hand salute by all persons in view on deck All of the following stations observe morning and evening colors EXCEPT which one? - ANSWER Ships at sea For a non-Flag Officer in command of a unit of ships or aircraft, what is the assigned personal command pennant? - ANSWER Broas and burgee command pennant Which of the following flagstaff insignias is used for U.S. Navy Commanders? - ANSWER Stat Side boys should NOT be paraded during which of the following times? - ANSWER Sundays The grade of Chief Petty Officer was established in what year? - ANSWER 1893 "Shifting colors" refers to what process? - ANSWER Shifting the ensign from the flagstagg to the gaff Which of the following locations have been authorized by Congress to fly the National Ensign 24 hours a day? - ANSWER Home of Betsy Ross, Philadelphia Pennsylvania The Navy observes which of the following holidays by firing a 21 guns salute at 1200? - ANSWER President's Day and Memorial Day The Navy's pride and professionalism programs was initiated by which of the following Chief of Naval Operations? - ANSWER Admiral Hayward Who was the first admiral in the U.S. Navy? - ANSWER David Farragut When music is not available for evening colors, what song should be played on the bugle? - ANSWER Retreat In 1949, as part of its security program, the United States created what organization? - ANSWER The Department of Defense During the Revolutionary War, naval vessels were grouped into which of the following types of classes? - ANSWER Frigate, ships of the line, and sloops of war For a Chief of Staff embarked on a boat that is not entitled to a personal or command pennant, what flag or pennant should be displayed from the bow? - ANSWER Commissio pennant During the playing of the National Anthem, which of the following personnel should NOT render a hand salute? - ANSWER A uniformed passenger on a boat When visiting a foreign port, colors, national anthems for host nations, and national anthems for foreign warships present must be played in what order? - ANSWER Colors, honest nation, foreign warships During general war and aggression, what term or activity describes the action the Navy takes in order to keep other nations from attacking? - ANSWE