BMR ch 9 customs & curtesies Flashcards
What is a curtesy?
A form of polite behavior and excellence of manners
What is a custom?
A way of acting.
A way that has continued consistently over such a long time that it has become like law
An act or condition acquires the status of a custom under what four circumstances?
1) when it is continued consistently over a long period.
2) when it is well defined and uniformly followed.
3) When it is generally accepted so as to seem almost compulsory.
4) when it is not opposition to the terms and provisions of a statute, lawful regulation, or order.
When does navy customs allow left handed saluting?
When unable to use right arm due to injury
Can Army or Air Force customs allow for left handed saluting when right arm is injured?
No
If a naval personnel is in an office with several army personnel and everyone is uncovered, and an army officer enters, do you rise and salute with the soldiers?
Yes
What distance is considered “good” for the purposes of saluting an officer?
6
Salutes are rendered to what officers?
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine corps, coast guard,
National oceanic and atmospheric administration
Public health services
Foreign military services
Military reserves
National guard when the are a activated and in uniform
What side must you be on, and what must be said when passing an officer?
Left side
“By your leave sir/ma’am”
When would you not salute an individual wearing civilian attire that you know is am officer?
In a time of war
What are the three types of rifle salutes?
1) present arms
2) at order arms
3) at right shoulder arms
What three reasons would be reason for a Sailor to use the present arms rifle salute?
1) When standing in a sentry box or post
2) when halted on patrol to reply to an officer
3) when in ranks and so commanded
What three reasons would rate an at order arms rifle salute?
1) when reporting a roll call if already at order arms
2) when standing sentry or guard duty by a door inside a building.
3) when reporting individually to am officer indoors
What four reasons would cause a Sailor to use the at right shoulder arms rifle salute?
1) when on patrol and passing, with out halting, a person entitled a salute
2) when leading a detail past an officer
3) when reporting a roll call cans already at right shoulder arms
4) when going individually to and from drill or place of duty and you pass any one entitled to salute
When in a mess hall do you need to render a salute?
No
Of addressed stop eating and show respect
When are passing honors rendered and by whom?
By a ship to other ships and to boats having officials embarked.
When and by whom are side honors rendered?
To officials or officers as they board and depart a Navy ship
What are gun salutes and when are they used?
Rendered to high ranking individuals, to nations, and to celebrate national holidays.
What are two instances where honors will not be given?
- Nations or officials not recognized by the US
- officials and officers who request honors
Passing honors are renderer on occasions when ships are ___ yards, __yards for boats, from an official or flag officer.
600 yards for ships
400 yards for boats
When performing passing honors one blast indicates what?
Attention to starboard
When performing passing honors two blast indicates what?
Attention to port
When performing passing honors one blast after the attention blast indicates what?
Hand salute
When performing passing honors two blast after the attention blast indicates what?
End salute
When performing passing honors three blast after the attention blast indicates what?
Carry on
Signals are given using what on small ships?
Police whistle
Signals are given by what on large ships?
Bugle
Passing honors for the president of the United States and foreign nations include doing what?
Manning the rails
Side honors consist of parading the proper number of what?
Side boys and piping
What are female side boys called?
Side boys
Side boys are paraded between what times?
0800 till sun set
The number of side boys paraded varies from __ to __ depending on the rank of the individual being saluted? (Always even)
2-8
Gun salutes always consist of an odd number of guns ranging from __ for a vice consul to __ for the president or other rulers?
5 to 21
Normally a gun salute is performed by __ guns at a __ interval
1 gun
5 second interval
What are three holidays where a 21 gun salute is used?
Presidents’ Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Gun salutes performed on Independence Day consist of a __ gun salute fired at a __ interval.
21 gun
1 minute interval
What time is the 21 gun salute performed on memorial day, Independence Day, and Presidents’ Day?
1200 ends 1220
When a ship is not under way where is the Union Jack flown ?
Jackstaff at the ships bow
Where is the Union Jack flown to denote that a general courts-martial or court of inquiry is in session?
Yardarm
What song is played by the bugs at morning colors?
“To the colors”
What song is played by the bugle at evening colors?
“Retreat”
What are holiday colors?
The largest national ensign and Union Jack is flown on authorized holidays or when the president authorizes it.
Where is the port position for the national ensign?
On the stern
Where is the at sea position of the national ensign?
Mainmast
What is shifting of the colors?
When the national ensign is moved from its port position to the at sea position
Ships must put their flag at half mast when they pass by what location between 0800 and sunset?
Washington’s tomb
Mount Vernon Virginia
What musical selection is performed to honor the president of the United states?
“Hail to the chief”
What must all hands do end. The musical selection “hail to the chief” is performed?
Stand at attention and salute
Who salutes all officers that enter a boat?
The coxswain
Regardless of rank what title may the xo be called?
Commander
