29. Bluejacket's Manual Flashcards
Who wrote the Bluejacket’s Manual?
LT Ridley McLean
This was originally written and issued as a basic seamanship & shipboard life training manual for recruits.
Bluejacket’s Manual
The first Bluejacket’s Manual was written in:
1902
Everyone in the Navy earns leave at the rate of:
2 1/2 days per month (30 days per year)
The Navy must be able to carry out what 4 primary strategic missions?
- Freedom of the seas
- Deterrence
- Forward Presence
- Power projection
The most famous American naval hero during the Revolution and “father of the US Navy” is:
John Paul Jones
These North African states comprised the Barbary Pirates.
Morocco, Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli
How long was the Quasi war with France?
2yrs (1798-1800)
When was the War with Tripoli?
1801-1805 (4yrs)
What was one of the reasons the US began digging the Panama Canal?
To permit US warships to move rapidly from coast to coast & deter potential enemy attacks on our shores.
In 1954, this person used forward presence as a means to open diplomatic relations, and ultimately trade with Japan.
Commodore Matthew Perry
Who is CDR Charles Wilkes & what did he do in the years 1838-1842?
He took a squadron of ships around the world, exploring Antarctica and vast areas of the Pacific Ocean. His charts of the pacific not only served mariners for many decades, but also aided in the invasion of Tarawa in the early part of WWII.
Who was the first man to reach the North Pole in 1909?
Navy man Robert E. Peary
Why is Navy man Richard E. Byrd remembered?
He’s famous for polar exploration - he flew over the South Pole in 1929.
What was significant about CAPT Ned Beach & his crew’s 1960 voyage around the world in the nuclear submarine USS Triton?
It was the 1st time anyone had circumnavigated the globe submerged for the entire voyage (41,500 miles in 83 days).
What 2 navy men made firsts in space exploration? What were the firsts?
Alan Shepard - 1st American in Space
Neil Armstrong - 1st man to walk on the moon
In 1960, LT Don Walsh did this in the bathyscaphe TRIESTE.
Went more than 6.5 miles under the sea - to the bottom of the Marianas Trench - deeper than any human had gone before.
This BM retired from the Navy as the most decorated enlisted member for his heroic actions in the Vietnam War.
James Elliott Williams
Pay grade defines what?
A person’s relative standing in the Navy.
This is an occupational specialty in the Navy.
Rating
What are the three rating categories?
General, Service & Emergency
When were specialty marks added to enlisted uniforms?
1866
Name the 6 types of NECs.
Entry Rating Special Alphanumeric Numerical Planning
How many service records does each member have and what are they?
2 - Field & Permanent
This service record is kept in the personnel office of your ship or station.
Field service record
This service record is kept at the navy personnel command (NAVPERSCOM).
Permanent service record.
Page 1 of your service record is…
Contract w/the Navy
Page 2 of your service record is…
Dependency Application / Record of Emergency Data
Enlisted Qualifications History is what page of your service record?
Page 4
History of assignments is what page of your service record?
Page 5
Page 6 refers to what?
Unauthorized absence of more than 24hrs but not more than 3 days.
What is a page 7?
Unauthorized absence of more than 3 days. Also used to report NJP that affects pay.
What is a page 13?
Administrative remarks - for significant entries not provided for elsewhere, or to clarify entries on other pages.
What’s the difference between “prescribed” and “optional” uniform items?
Prescribed - determined by command
Optional - determined by each sailor
When are covers worn with dinner dress uniforms?
Only if also wearing the all-weather coat as outer wear.
Who wears aiguillettes on their right shoulder?
Aides to the POTUS, VPOTUS, foreign heads of state & various other White House aides.
