Miscellaneous Skills

Question 1

What is Georgia’s military time zone?

Answer 1

ROMEO during Standard Time (autumn and winter), QUEBEC during Daylight Savings Time (spring and summer)

Question 2

What is the military name for Greenwich Mean Time?

Answer 2

ZULU

Question 3

What is the proper formatting for military date time group (DTG)?

Answer 3

DDHHMMZMMMYY [note - no spaces]

• DD = Day of the month (2 digits - 01 to 31)
• HHMM = Time (24 hours - 0000 to 2359)
• Z = Time zone designator
• MMM = Month (3 letter abbreviation)
• YY = Year (last 2 digits)

Question 4

What is today’s date and time in DTG?

Answer 4

[Use DDHHMMZMMMYY; Z is either ROMEO or QUEBEC]

Question 5

What is the proper formatting for a military date (no time included)?

Answer 5

DD MMM YY [note - spaces]

• DD = Day of the month (2 digits - 01 to 31)
• MMM = Month (often 3 letter abbreviation, but can be completely spelled out)
• YY = Year (last 2 digits if using month abbreviation, all 4 digits if spelling out the month)

Question 6

What is today’s date in the military date format?

Answer 6

[Use DD MMM YY]

Question 7

What is a bight?

Answer 7

A bight is made by folding a piece of rope so that the two parts lie alongside each other.

Question 8

What is a hitch?

Answer 8

A hitch attaches a rope to something else, either an object or another rope.

Question 9

What does it mean if a knot is slipped?

Answer 9

A knot is slipped when it is completed using a loop or loops.

Question 10

What is a bend?

Answer 10

A bend joins two ropes together.