7 Oct 09 - Chief Puzzo
17 Oct Drill Meet CANX due to many cadets involved with other events and PSAT testing.
Next Drill Meet 31 Oct.
Only had 20 cadets at Camp Bell this past weekend. We have had up to 48 cadets in the past. We may try it again in the Spring, possioble a one over-nighter. Thanks to MRS's Donovan, Getchell, Osmer for chaperoning.
First quarter progress reports out next week. Ask your kids about their homework -- some are late turning it in.
-- Chief
11 Sep 09 - Chief Puzzo
Good to see all the parents at the Fall Open House last night. We raised $164.00 at the bake sale as well. Thanks for the donations and baking from the parents.
Drill Team practices have started...we still need cadets to join the teams.
NHS fundraising/clean-up detail permission forms going out Monday. This year all involved are required to complete a liability form from the track.
Camp Bell forms going out Monday as well.
All uniforms issued, just waiting for ordered uniforms to arrive.
-- Chief
1 Sept 09 - Chief Puzzo
Welcome cadets and parents to the 2009-2010 school year. Stay tuned to this page for the latest info concerning our program.
This year we welcome Major David Anderson, our new Senior Aerospace Science Instructor (SASI for short) who comes to us from Taunton HS, MA.
Tomorrow, 2 Sept is our first full day of school.
Thursday, 3 Sept at 0700 is our Drill meeting meeting. All cadets interested in joining a drill team, please attend the meeting in room 207. Our drill team practices will be as follows:
Drill practices.
- Mon: Armed Exhibition
- Tues: Inspection
- Tues: New Cadet after school at 1415
- Wed: Color Guard
- Thur: Exibition team
- Fri: Unarmed Regulation
Instructor contact info:
Major David Anderson: 893-7069 x 205 (school); 508-717-9122 (cell)
CMSgt Tom Puzzo: 893-7069 x 189 (school); 603-674-3954 (cell)
Course schedule for SY09-10:
Semester 1 --
- Block 1: History/Citizenship
- Block 2: Science/Leadership
- Drill/PT (2nd quarter only)
- Block 3: Space / Life Skill & Career Opportunities
- Block 4: Management of Corps/Study of Management
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MAJOR ANDERSON'S HOMEWORK
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CHIEF PUZZO'S HOMEWORK
All blocks owe me their signed Syllabus and Expectations Essay NLT Monday, 14 Sept
Block 1, LE100:
Block 2, LE200
Block 3, LE300
Block 4, LE400
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JROTC General Knowledge Test Question Bank (currently under revision)
1. What is Salem High Schools JROTC Unit Number?
a. NH-2001
b. NH-20001
c. NH-201
2. What is the mission of AFJROTC program?
a. To build better citizens for the United States
b. To instill values of citizenship, service to the
U.S., personal responsibility
c. To recruit cadets for the United States Armed
Sevices
3. Who is the Group Commander?
a. C/LtCol Kyle Cayabyab
b. C/LtCol Derick Jones
c. C/LtCol Eric Brodbine
4. What is the cadet honor code?
a. A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal nor
tolerate among them, anyone who does
b. Integrity first, Service before self, Excellence
in all we do
c. None of the above
5. When executing the command Forward March, which
is the preparatory command?
a. Forward
b. March
c. a and b
6. Who is the Support Squadron Commander?
a. C/Maj Greg Buscanera
b. C/Maj Daylen Osmer
c. C/Maj Wesley Russell
7. Who is the Group Command Chief?
a. C/SMSgt James MacKenzie
b. C/CMSgt John Pierson
c. There is no Command Chief
8. To what percentage of the unit is the Dress and
Appearance Ribbon distributed to?
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 50%
10. Who is the Deputy Unit Commander?
a. C/LtCol Kyle Cayabyab
b. C/LtCol Derick Jones
c. C/LtCol Eric Brodbine
11. What rank comes after Master Sergeant?
a. Chief Master Sergeant
b. Senior Master Sergeant
c. Technical Sergeant
12. How many stripes is the enlisted rank of Staff Sergeant?
a. 5
b. 3
c. 4
13. What is the proper way of reporting into the office, when called in?
a. Sir, C/(name, rank), reporting as ordered, Sir
b. Sir, C/(name, rank), reporting for duty, Sir
c. Sir, reporting as ordered, Sir
14.
15. When was the Wright Brothers first flight successful flight of Flyer?
a. 18 September, 1947
b. 17 December, 1903
c. 17 December, 1941
16. Who is the Secretary of State?
a. Dr. Condoleezza Rice
b. Colin Powell
c. Donald Rumsfeld
17. Who is the Secretary of the Air Force
a. Michael Donley (acting)
b. Michael Wynne
c. Gordon R. England
18.
19. What is the proper command for bringing down a salute?
a. Order, Arms
b. Ready, Two
c. Ready Front
20. Who is the science/math department head?
a. Ms. Payne
b. Dr. Sumner
c. Ms. Hardman
21. Who is the Superintendent of the Salem School District?
a. Mr. Hagen
b. Mr. Delahanty
c. Dr. Labranche
22. Who is the Secretary of Defense?
a. Dr. Robert Gates
b. Donald Rumsfeld
c. Dr. Condoleezza Rice
23. What is the highest officer rank that an AFJROTC cadet can earn?
a. Cadet Colonel
b. Cadet Lieutenant Colonel
c. Cadet General
24. Who is the Secretary of Education?
a. Margaret Spellings
b. John Snow
c. Gale Norton
25.
26. Males hair cannot extend how many inches in bulk?
a. 1 inch
b. 1 ¼ inches
c. 2 inches
27. How many stripes is the Airman Basic rank?
a. One
b. Two
c. Airman Basic rank do not have stripes
28. What is the highest unit sponsored ribbon?
a. Outstanding Flight
b. Tuskegee Airman Award
c. Outstanding Cadet
29. What is the highest national award?
a. Gold Valor Award
b. Silver Valor Award
c. National Sojourners Award
30. What color is the Flight Commander chord?
a. Yellow
b. Blue
c. White
31. What color is the Kitty Hawk Air Society chord?
a. Light Blue
b. Blue
c. Green
32. What color is the Flight Guide chord?
a. White
b. Black
c. There is no chord for the flight guide
33. What is the maximum rank that the Operations Squadron Commander can receive?
a. Cadet Major
b. Cadet Lt. Colonel
c. Cadet Captain
34. Who was the first Secretary of the Air Force?
a. Billy Mitchell
b. Stuart Symington
c. Carl Spaatz
35. What date did the Air Force receive full and formal independence as a separate branch of the military services?
a. 17 December, 1947
b. 26 July, 1947
c. 18 September, 1947
36. What model aircraft dropped the atomic bombs on Japan?
a. B-29
b. B-25
c. B-17
37. What date did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
a. 7 December, 1941
b. 17 December, 1941
c. 11 December, 1941
38. Who was the first human being to break the sound barrier?
a. Charles Yeager
b. Benjamin Davis, Jr
c. Joseph Metcalf
39. Who is the Secretary of Homeland Security?
a. Colin Powell
b. Michael Chertoff
c. Thomas Ridge
40. Who are the New Hampshires State Senators?
a. Jeb Bradley/Charlie Bass
b. John Sununu/Judd Gregg
c. Paul Hodes/Carol Shea-Porter
41. Who is the Acting Surgeon General?
a. Richard Carmona
b. Admiral Kenneth P. Moritsugu
c. Admiral Vern Clark
42. Who is the Commandant of the Marine Corps?
a. Admiral Vern Clark
b. General Michael W. Hagee
c. General Peter Pace
43. Who is the White House Chief Of Staff?
a. Joshua B. Bolten
b. Richard H. Carmona
c. John Lynch
44. Who is the New Hampshire Governor?
a. John Lynch
b. Mitt Romney
c. Charlie Bass
45. Who is the Intelligence Chief?
a. Alberto Gonzales
b. Pending Congressional Confirmation
c. John Negroponte
46. What is the Air Force motto?
a. Accelerate Your Life
b. Cross Into the Blue
c. An Army of One
47.
48. Who is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
a. General Peter Pace USMC
b. General Richard B. Meyers USAF
c. Admiral Michael G. Mullen USN
49. Who are the New Hampshire Senators?
a. John Sununu/Judd Gregg
b. Charlie Bass/Jeb Bradley
c. Andrew Card/John Snow
50.
51. When is the correct time to wear medals on your uniform
a. Military Balls, parades, and unless otherwise stated
b. Drill Meets, dances, parades
c. Parades, Service Projects, dances
52. Which rank is higher?
a. Cadet Captain
b. Cadet Major
c. Cadet Tech Sergeant
53. Who is the Chief Of Logistics?
a. C/1Lt Greg Buscanera
b. C/1Lt Wesley Russell
c. C/1Lt Daylen Osmer
54. Of the following ribbons, which one is the highest?
a. Drill Team Ribbon
b. PT Ribbon
c. Service Ribbon
55. What do the colorguard members do when an Uncase Colors is called, during a colorguard drill routine?
a. Rifle guards go to a sling arms and flags lower
b. Rifle guards march three steps and do an about face
c. Rifle guards march two steps, pivot, take a step forward and flags lower
56. When competing in the National Capital Drill Invitational Classic, armed regulation team commanders are required to carry something. What is it that they are supposed to carry?
a. Guidon flag
b. Sabre or Rifle
c. Rifle only
57. 1530 hours is what civilian time?
a. 3:30 pm
b. 5:30 pm
c. 5:30 am
58. When calling the command Right Flank, March, the command of execution is called on what foot?
a. Left foot
b. Right foot
c. Right Flank is not a real marching command
59. Who is the dean of freshmen?
a. Tracy McCaffrey
b. George Murray
c. Deborah Martel
60. What is the address of Salem High School?
a. 44 Geremonty Drive
b. 38 Geremonty Drive
c. 46 Geremonty Drive
61. Who was the previous President of the Unites States?
a. George Bush, Sr
b. William Clinton
c. Ronald Reagan
62. Who was the previous Secretary of State?
a. Colin Powell
b. Dr. Condoleezza Rice
c. Hans Blix
63. When was the invasion of Normandy, France otherwise known as D-Day?
a. June 6th 1944
b. December 7th 1941
c. July 6th 1945
64. Who was the president during the first Gulf War?
a. George Bush, Sr.
b. Ronald Reagan
c. William Clinton
65. What does AWOL stand for?
a. Alcohol Without Liquid
b. Absent Without Leave
c. Absolute Winning or Losing
66. What does NASA stand for?
a. National Air and Space association
b. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
c. National Association of Space Ambassadors
67. Who was the first American in space?
a. Alan Shepard
b. Yuri Gagarin
c. Neil Armstrong
68. What is the name of the very first satellite to be launched into space?
a. Cassini
b. Sputnik
c. Endeavor
69. Which Apollo mission landed on the moon?
a. Apollo 11
b. Apollo 13
c. Apollo 10
70. Of the following, which one is the lowest ribbon?
a. Longevity Ribbon
b. Dress and Appearance Ribbon
c. Colorguard Ribbon
71. Who is the Attorney General?
a. Alberto Gonzales
b. General Peter Pace
c. Peter D. Keisler
72. Who was the England Prime Minister during World War II?
a. Winston Churchill
b. Douglas MacArthur
c. Edwin Rommel
73. What was the date that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan?
a. June 7th 1942
b. August 6th 1945
c. August 9th 1945
74. Which president gave the order to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
b. Harry Truman
c. Winston Churchill
75. What is 11:30 pm in military time?
a. 2230 hours
b. 2130 hours
c. 2330 hours
76. What does the letter P stand for in the phonetic alphabet?
a. Peru
b. Papa
c. Pickle
77. What does the letter N stand for in the phonetic alphabet?
a. November
b. New
c. Nickle
78. What does the R stand for in SR 71?
a. Reconnaissance
b. Reporting
c. Renew
79. What does the C stand for in the phonetic alphabet?
a. Cadet
b. Charlie
c. Coma
80. 0100 is what time in civilian time?
a. 1:00 pm
b. 11:00 am
c. 1:00 am
81. How many activity points does a cadet have to earn to receive the activities ribbon? How many for a cluster?
a. 50/150
b. 50/100
c. 100/150
82. When is flag day?
a. June 14th
b. June 4th
c. July 4th
83. On what drill team would the command Right Wheel, March, be given?
a. Unarmed Inspection
b. Colorguard
c. Armed Inspection
84. What is the maximum rank a junior may receive if he/she holds a flight commander position or is chief of a specific job?
a. Cadet Captain
b. Cadet First Lieutenant
c. Cadet Second Lieutenant
85. What is the proper star alignment on an American Flag, when folded correctly?
a. 3, 5, 7
b. 1, 3, 5
c. 2, 4, 6
86. When performing a flag detail ceremony, where does the person holding the American Flag stand?
a. In front of state flag (reveille), in back of state flag (retreat)
b. In back of state flag (reveille), in front of state flag (retreat)
c. In front of state flag (reveille), in front of state flag (retreat)
87. What cadet issues the commands during the flag detail?
a. American Flag
b. State Flag
c. American Flag Guard
88. What is the proper way of holding the American Flag?
a. Across chest, right hand over left hand
b. Across chest, left hand over right hand
c. Hanging loosely by side
89. When in uniform outdoors and the National Anthem plays, what is the proper thing for a cadet to do?
a. Come to the position of attention and face the nearest American flag/face the direction of the music
b. Come to the position of attention, face the nearest American flag/music and salute
c. Come to the position of attention and place hand over heart
90. What does the letter B stand for in the phonetic alphabet?
a. Beta
b. Bravo
c. Brave
91. 7:00 pm is what in military time?
a. 2000 hours
b. 1900 hours
c. 1700 hours
92. Who is the commander of the Armed Forces of the United States Of America?
a. The Secretary of the Armed Forces
b. The President of the United States
c. The Secretary of the Air Force
93. What color is the Flight Sergeants chord?
a. Dark Blue
b. White
c. Yellow
94. What foot is the command Column Left, March called on?
a. Left
b. Right
c. Both
95. What rank is an 03?
a. Captain
b. Major
c. First Lieutenant
96. Which of the following is not a rank that is in the Air Force?
a. Staff Sergeant
b. Master Sergeant
c. Both are ranks in the Air Force
97. Who is the Chief of Public Affairs?
a. C/Capt Amanda Lefebre
b. C/1Lt Gregory Buscanera
c. C/1Lt Wesley Russell
98. Who is the Secretary of the Navy?
a. The Honorable Michael Chertoff
b. The Honorable Donald C. Winter
c. The Honorable Gordon R. England
99. Who is the Air Force Chief Of Staff?
a. General T. Michael Moseley
b. General Peter J. Schoomaker
c. General Michael W. Hagee
100. Who is the Secretary of Homeland Security?
a. The Honorable Donald Rumsfeld
b. The Honorable Michael Chertoff
c. The Honorable John Snow
