Chapter 8 MILITARY CUSTOMS, COURTESIES AND PROTOCOL FOR SPECIAL EVENTS Flashcards
Customs and courtesies ensure proper respect for military members and form the foundation for…
Self Discipline
Which documents contain Air Force-specific guidance on Protocol, decorum, customs and courtesies for Air Force ceremonies, conference and social events?
AFI 34-1201 and AFPAM 34-1202
Which type of US flag is displayed from installation flagstaff in fair weather?
Installation
How many types of all-purpose US flags are authorized?
TWO
Which US flag(s) is/are displayed on installation flagstaffs?
Installation and all-weather (storm)
Which US flag(s) can be displayed outdoors with flags of friendly nations during arrival ceremonies for foreign dignitaries or to indicate joint occupancy if a building by two or more countries?
All PURPOSE
Which US Flag(s) measures 5’ x 9’ 6”?
Interment flag and all-weather (storm) flag. (596)
What are the dimensions of the all-purpose US flag?
3’ x 4’ (34)
The_______US flag measures 4’4” x 5’6”.
Ceremonial Flag (4456)
What are the dimensions of the organization US flag?
3’ x 4’ (34)
Which two US flags are trimmed on three sides with a 2”-wide rayon fridge?
Ceremonial and Organizational (CO)
Which US Flag is authorized for deceased military personnel and deceased veterans?
Interment flag
All members retiring from the Air Force are entitled to the presentation of the retirement US flag measuring 3’ x 4’ or ____.
3’ x 5’ (34)
The 12” x 18” US flag is displayed
with the individual automobile flag of the President and Vice President of the US. (1218)
The 18” x 26” US flag is displayed
on government vehicles of individuals who are authorized positional colors.
The US flag should be displayed in the open on building and stationary flagstaffs?
from sunrise to sunset.
For a patriotic effect, the US flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated. How should other flags be displayed next to the US flag at this time?
They must also be illuminated.
Each Air Force installation will fly one US flag from reveille to retreat, normally on a flagstaff placed in front of the installation headquarters. What are additional flagstaffs and flags authorized?
Adjacent to each dependent school on the installation.
What are the policy governing the display of the installation US flag?
- The flag should be displayed every day
- The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all-weather (storm) flag is used.
- The flag should de displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.
Describe a properly displayed US flag?
- On the speaker’s platform - above and behind the speaker.
- From a staff in church or auditorium - in the position of honor at the clergyman’s or speakers right as they face the audience.
- Horizontally or vertically against a wall - with the union uppermost and to the left of an observer.
When a number of flags are displayed in a line, all staffs will be of the same height and finial with the US flag at the right (to the observer’s left). How may the US flag be placed if there are no foreign national flags in the display?
It may be in the center, higher than the other flags.
International usage prescribes the display of the flag of one nation equal to that of another nation.
in time of peace.
When in NATO countries, NATO member country flags are displayed in ___ alphabetical order.
French
Describe a properly displayed US flag?
- Carried in a procession with other flags - on the marching right or in front of the center line of a line of other flags.
- Displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs - to the observer’s left, its staff in front of the other’s flag’s staff
- Projecting from a building - with the union placed at the peak of the staff.
When the US flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union to the north on an east-west street. How should the union face if suspended on a north-south street?
To the EAST.
Do not display the US flag
suspended horizontally in a building with more than one main entrance near the center of the corridor or lobby with the union to the north when entrances are to the east and west.
On a closed casket, place the US flag lengthwise with the union at the ______ and over the ____ shoulder of the deceased.
Head; Left
