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Military Customs And Courtesies Questions And Answers Latest Update
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What are military customs and courtesies? ANS✔✔ Proven traditions, deep-
rooted in a culture that reflects pride in military service to our nation. (They
emphasize a strong bond with other military members, as well as our mutual
respect for one another and our civilian leadership.)
_____ for the military and government agencies is a code of traditional
precedence, courtesy and etiquette in matters of military, diplomatic, official
and celebratory ceremonies. ANS✔✔ Protocol. (It is an internationally
recognized system of rules for behavior in official life and in ceremonies
involving governments, nations and their representatives.)
Military protocol encompasses the knowledge, accumulation and application
of established service customs by combining what two things? ANS✔✔
Traditional codes of conduct and contemporary etiquette and courtesy.
What sources provide specific guidance on military protocol and customs and
courtesies? ANS✔✔ 1) Executive orders; 2) presidential proclamations; 3)
AFIs; and 4) other service-associated sources.
What is the primary mission of the base honor guard? ANS✔✔ Providing
professional military funeral honors for Regular Air Force, retired members
and veterans of the USAF.
,Installation commanders are responsible for the mandatory base honor guard
program. What does this program emphasize? ANS✔✔ The importance of
military customs and courtesies, dress and appearance, and drill and
ceremonies.
Members of the base honor guard program are usually volunteers from the
installation host and tenant units, generally drawn from the AB to _____ pool.
ANS✔✔ TSgt.
Where was the first base honor guard activated? ANS✔✔ Within the 1100th
Air Police Squadron, Bolling Field, Washington, DC. (It was responsible for
maintaining an Air Force ceremonial capability in the National Capital Region
(NCR).)
Since January 2000, public law provides for all veterans to receive, at a
minimum, a funeral ceremony including what three things? ANS✔✔ The 1)
folding of a US flag; 2) presentation of the flag to the veteran's family; and 3)
playing of "Taps."
Military tradition and patriotism are steeped in _____; often honored in
ceremonies; and represented in many forms. ANS✔✔ Symbolism.
What are four ways the US and the Air Force are represented symbolically?
ANS✔✔ 1) The US flag and its colors; 2) songs; 3) official seals; and 4) other
nationally recognized objects.
The US national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," is often played or sung
at official and unofficial ceremonies and events. When the bugle call, "To the
, Color," is played, the same respects are shown as rendered to the national
anthem. T/F ANS✔✔ True.
What should you do if you are outdoors in uniform when the national anthem
is played? ANS✔✔ Render the salute at the first note and retain this position
until the last note is played.
What should you do if you are outdoors in civilian attire when the national
anthem is played? ANS✔✔ Stand at attention, facing the flag, with the right
hand over the heart. (Men not in uniform should remove their headdress with
their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, with the hand over the heart.)
If you're in a moving vehicle on an Air Force installation, what should you do
when you hear "The Star-Spangled Banner" or "To the Color" begin to play?
ANS✔✔ Pull to the side of the road and stop (if safe and within mission
requirements) and sit quietly until the last note is played.
What should military members do if they are indoors, in uniform and in
formation, with the appropriate headgear when the national anthem is played?
ANS✔✔ Render the salute. (When in uniform, without headgear, they
should stand and remain at attention without rendering the salute.)
What should civilians do if they are indoors when the national anthem is
played? ANS✔✔ Stand at attention with their right hand over their heart.
If the flag is not displayed during the national anthem, where should those
present face? ANS✔✔ Toward the music. (Act in the same manner as if the
flag were displayed.)
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