1.
Required time in previous grade: Name:
o
Graduate from boot
camp.
2.
Citizenship
o
Memorize Pledge
of Allegiance to flag.
o
Memorize Young Marine
Obligation.
o
Know U.S. President
and Vice President.
3.
Leadership
o
Show willingness
to accept responsibility.
o
Military courtesy.
o
Understand billets.
4.
Physical Fitness
o
Pass PFT with score
of 200.
5.
School
o
Be attentive polite
and obedient.
6.
Home and Outside Activities
o
Respect parents
and elders at all times. Use 'sir' or 'ma'am.'
7.
Personal Habits:
o
Have clean body
and teeth. Hair and fingernails clean and neatly trimmed.
8.
Close order drill:
o
Be able to execute
all facing movements and column movements.
9.
Other subjects:
o
Pass standardized
PFC exam for age group with 70% or better.
Exam will include questions identified in this study guide.
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Private |
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E-1 |
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Private First Class |
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E-2 |
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Lance Corporal |
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E-3 |
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Corporal |
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E-4 |
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Sergeant |
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E-5 |
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Staff Sergeant |
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E-6 |
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Gunnery Sergeant |
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E-7 |
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First Sergeant |
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E-8 |
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Sergeant Major |
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DRILL
- Position assumed when you fall in?
- # of counts in left and right face
- Normal interval during PT?
- What ranks do in Open Ranks march?
- Foot for command of execution?
- Purpose of drill?
- Two types of commands
- Steps in Quick Time?
- Inches in a half step?
- Inches in a normal step?
USMC HISTORY
- USMC birthday
- Where term leatherneck came from
- Where was first Young Marine Unit formed?
- Did USMC fight in Mexico?
- What are the 3 parts of the Marine Corps emblem?
- What year was USMC emblem adopted?
- Birthplace (what bar)?
- First commandant?
- Meaning of Semper Fidelis
- Birthplace (city & state)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- Who do you call sir and ma'am?
- Why do we salute?
- Identify the parent organization of the Young Marines?
- What are the ideal conditions for a campsite?
- How long do you boil water to ensure purity?
- How many points to pass physical fitness test?
- Define pogey bait, field day, starboard, port, bulkhead
- Minimum distance for saluting?
- USMC colors Guard responsibilities?
- What are the 3 life-saving steps?
- Name two types of fractures
- Where do you mark your cover?
