EWFMF 102 MARINE CORPS HISTORY, RANK STRUCTURE, AND COURTESIES FUNDAMENTALS
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- THE MARINE CORPS WAS CREATED WHEN?
- 10 NOVEMBER 1775.
- WHERE WAS THE MARINE CORPS CREATED?
- PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AT TUN TAVERN.
- WHO IS CONSIDERED THE FIRST COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS?
- CAPTAIN SAMUEL NICHOLAS
- WHAT HAPPENED IN 1834?
- THE MARINES CAME UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
- WHEN WAS THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT CREATED AND WHEN WAS IT AMENDED?
- 1947 AND AMENDED IN 1952.
- WHEN DID THE FIRST MARINE LANDING TAKE PLACE?
- 1776 DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
- WHAT DID THE MARINES DO IN NEW PROVIDENCE ISLAND?
- SEIZE GUNS AND SUPPLIES.
- THE NICKNAME LEATHERNECK WAS GIVEN IN WHAT YEAR?
- 1776
- WHAT HAPPENED ON THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI?
- MARINES STORMED THE BARBARY PIRATES STRONGHOLD.
- WHAT YEAR DID THE MARINES RAISE THE STARS AND STRIPES IN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE?
- 1805
- WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BATTLE OF CHAPULTEPEC IN MEXICO CITY?
- IN 1847 MARINES OCCUPIED THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA.
- WHAT HAPPENED IN 1859?
- COL ROBERT E LEE STORMED HARPERS FERRY TO STOP A SLAVE REVOLT LED BY ABOLITIONIST JOHN BROWN.
- WHEN DID THE MARINE CORPS ADOPT THE EGA?
- 1868
- WHAT DID BRIGADIER GENERAL JACOB ZEILIN(7TH COMMANDANT) DO?
- MODIFIED THE BRITISH MARINE EMBLEM TO DEPICT MARINES AS BOTH AMERICAN AND MARITIME.
- WHAT DOES THE GLOBE AND ANCHOR SIGNIFY?
- WORLDWIDE SERVICE AND SEA TRADITIONS.
- THE SPREAD EAGLE IS A SYMBOL OF WHAT?
- THE NATION ITSELF.
- THE MOTTO "SEMPER FIDELIS" WAS ADOPTED WHEN?
- 1883
- WHAT DOES "SEMPER FIDELIS" STAND FOR?
- ALWAYS FAITHFUL.
- WHAT HAPPENED IN 1900?
- MARINES DEFENDED THE AMERICAN LEGATION IN PEKING, CHINA DURING THE BOXER REBELLION.
- WHEN DID THE MARINE CORPS ESTABLISH IT'S FIRST AVIATION UNIT?
- 1913
- WHO WAS THE FIRST MARINE CORPS PILOT?
- MAJOR ALFRED A CUNNINGHAM.
- WHAT HAPPENED IN 1917?
- LANDED IN FRANCE AND PARTICIPATED IN 8 DISTINCT OPERATIONS. MARINES WERE AWARDED A NUMBER OF DECORATIONS AND THE FRENCH FOURRAGERE.
- WHEN WAS THE MARINE CORPS REORGANIZED INTO THE FLEET MARINE FORCE?
- 1933
- THE MARINE CORPS EQUIPMENT BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED WHERE?
- QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
- WHAT HAPPENED IN 1965?
- MARINES LANDED IN SOUTH VIETNAM AND FOUGHT IN THE LONGEST WAR IN HISTORY. MARINES ALSO LANDED IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO EVACUATE US CITIZENS.
- WHAT WAS THE DATE OF THE SUICIDE TRUCK BOMB ATTACK ON LEBANON?
- 23 OCTOBER 1983.
- HOW MANY AMERICANS WERE KILLED AND INJURED ON 23 OCTOBER 1983?
- 241 AMERICANS KILLED AND 70 WOUNDED.
- THE LAST MARINE UNIT IN LEBANON WITHDREW WHEN?
- JULY OF 1984.
- WHEN DID OPERATION DESERT STORM OCCUR?
- 1991 AFTER THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH UN RESOLUTIONS.
- WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BATTLE OF BELLEU WOOD?
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MARINES CRUSHED A GERMAN OFFENSIVE THAT THREATENED PARIS.
GERMANS EVALUATED MARINES AS STORM TROOPS.
MARINES EARNED THE NICKNAME TEUFELHUNDEN "DEVIL DOGS". - WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BATTLE OF GUADACANAL 07 AUGUST 1942?
- 1STMARDIV LAUNCHED THE FIRST LAND OFFENSIVE OF WWII.
- WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BATTLE OF TARAWA 20 NOVEMBER 1943?
- MARINES SECURED THE GILBERT ISLANDS WITHIN 76 HOURS.
- AT THE BATTLE OF TARAWA THE JAPANESE COMMANDER STATED IT WOULD TAKE HOW MANY AMERICANS AND HOW MANY YEARS TO CONQUER THE ISLAND?
- ONE MILLION AMERICANS AND 100 YEARS.
- DURING JUNE AND JULY OF 1943 WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BATTLE OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS?
- LIEUTENANT GENERAL HOLLAND M SMITH LED A COMBINED FORCE OF 136,000 MARINES AND SOLDIERS TO OVER TAKE SAIPAN, GUAM AND TINIAN.
- WHAT HAPPENED 19 FEBRUARY 1945 AT THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA?
- THE LARGEST BLOODIEST BATTLE IN MARINE CORPS HISTORY WHERE THEY SUFFERED 23,300 CASUALTIES.
- WHO QUOTED "AMONG THE AMERICANS WHO SERVED ON IWO ISLAND, UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE"?
- ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ
- WHAT HAPPENED NOVEMBER 1950 AT THE BATTLE OF CHOSIN RESERVOIR?
- MARINES SMASHED 7 OUT OF 10 ENEMY DIVISIONS WHILE BRINGING OUTALL THEIR EQUIPMENT, WOUNDED AND MAINTAINING TACTICAL INTEGRITY.
- WHAT HAPPENED DURING JANUARY 1968 AT THE BATTLE OF HUE CITY, SOUTH VIETNAM?
- COMMUNIST FORCES LAUNCHED A SURPRISE OFFENSIVE DURING THE VIETNAMESE HOLIDAY TET. MARINES FOUGHT FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE MEASURING IN YARDS. THE CITY WAS SECURED 25 FEBRUARY 1968.
- WHO IS BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL ARCHIBALD HENDERSON?
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BECAME COMMANDANT IN 1820 FOR 39 YEARS
KNOWN AS THE "GRAND OLD MAN OF THE MARINE CORPS"
INTRODUCED HIGHER STANDARDS OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE - WHO IS SGTMAJ JOHN QUICK?
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REMEMBERED FOR HIS PERFORMANCE AT CUZCO, WELL FOR THE ATLANTIC FLEET BATTALION.
AWARDED A MEDAL OF HONOR FOR SEMAPHORING FOR AN EMERGENCY LIFT WHILE UNDER SPANISH AND AMERICAN SHELLFIRE. - WHO IS SGTMAJ DAN DALY?
- AWARDED 2 MEDALS OF HONOR:THE CHINESE BOXER REBELLION AND FIRST CACO WAR IN HAITI.
- WHO QUOTED DURING THE BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD "COME ON YOU SONS OF A BITCH DO YOU WANT TO LIVE FOREVER?".
- THEN GUNNERY SERGEANT DAN DALY.
- WHO IS LIEUTENANT GENERAL LOUIS "CHESTY" PULLER?
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SERVED IN NICARAGUA AND WITH A BAND OF 32 MARINES ENGAGED WITH REBEL GROUPS EARNING THE NICKNAME "TIGER OF THE MOUNTAINS".
ALSO HAS A MASCOT ENGLISH BULLDOG NAMED AFTER HIM. - WHO IS MAJOR GREGORY "PAPPY' BOYINGTON?
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COMMANDED THE VMH-214 "BLACK SHEEP" DURING WWII.
TOP FLYING ACE WITH 28 KILLS IN 1945. - WHO IS CPL IRA HAYES?
- A PIMA INDIAN WHO HELPED RAISED THE FLAG A SECOND TIME ON MOUNT SURUBACHI DURING IWO JIMA.
- WHO IS PRIVATE OPHA MAE JOHNSON?
- FIRST ENLISTED FEMALE MARINE 13 AUGUST 1918.
- MARINE RESERVE(F) WAS THE OFFICIAL TITLE FOR ENLISTED FEMALE MARINES BUT THEY WERE BETTERN KNOWN AS WHAT?
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SKIRT MARINES
MARINETTES - WHO IS BRIGADIER GENERAL MARGARET BREWER?
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FIRST FEMALE GENERAL OFFICER 11 MAY 1978.
DIRECTOR OF WOMAN MARINES(WM) FROM 1973-1977. - WHEN SHOULD YOU RENDER A HAND SALUTE?
- AT LEAST 6 BUT NO MORE THAN 30 PACES.
- WHO DO YOU RENDER A SALUTE TO?
- ALL OFFICERS ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE OF ALL US MILITARY BRANCHES AND FOREIGN MILITARY NAVAL OFFICERS.
- WHEN DO YOU NOT SALUTE?
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WORKING INDOORS
GUARDING A PRISONER
UNDER BATTLE CONDITIONS
WORKING PARTY
CROWDED GATHERINGS
WHEN IT WOULD CREATE A HAZARD
WITH YOUR BLOUSE UNBUTTONED
WITH A SMOKING DEVICE IN HAND - WHAT ARE THE E1-E6 RANKS IN THE MARINE CORPS?
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E1- PRIVATE
E2- PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
E3- LANCE CORPORAL
E4- CORPORAL
E5- SERGEANT
E6- STAFF SERGEANT - WHAT ARE THE E7-E9 RANKS OF THE MARINE CORPS?
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E7- GUNNERY SERGEANT
E8- FIRST SERGEANT
E8- MASTER SERGEANT
E9- SERGEANT MAJOR
E9- MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
E9*- SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS - HOW MANY WARRANT OFFICER RANKS ARE THERE IN THE MARINE CORPS?
- FIVE- WO-1 TO CWO-5
- WHAT ARE THE O1-05 RANKS IN THE MARINE CORPS?
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O1- SECOND LIEUTENANT
O2- FIRST LIEUTENANT
O3- CAPTAIN
O4- MAJOR
O5- LIEUTENANT COLONEL - WHAT ARE THE O6-O10 RANKS IN THE MARINE CORPS?
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O6- COLONEL
O7- BRIGADIER GENERAL
O8- MAJOR GENERAL
O9- LIEUTENANT GENERAL
O10- GENERAL
010*- COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS