Lauren Miller

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  1. 4. First used during the American Revolutionary War what three-letter acronym describes food that is prepared to be directly consumed by soldiers on the battlefield? Its acronym partially resembles a scan you might get at the hospital.
  2. 5. "Be all you can be" was the ad slogan for which branch of the U.S. armed forces?
  3. 8. Lori Robinson, the highest-ranking woman in U.S. military history, served as general in what branch of the armed forces? (2 words)
  4. 10. Which military drill command does not mean showing your upper limbs to your superior but is actually related to the position of firearms or other weaponry that's a sign of respect used around the world?
  5. 11. In 1898, which United States Navy ship with a state name was destroyed in Havana Harbor and set off the Spanish-American War?
  6. 14. Privates Corporals Specialists and Sergeants are examples of what kind of non-commissioned ranks in the U.S. Army?
  7. 15. On November 10th, 1775 the birthplace of U.S. Marine Corps took place at the: (2 words)
  8. 18. What is the first new branch of the military in 73 years? (2 words)
  9. 20. What bovine nickname was given to the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army in 1866, and which eventually became synonymous with all of the Army's African-American regiments? (2 words)
  10. 22. What war was Memorial Day originally established to honor fallen soldiers of? (2 words)
  11. 24. What was the original name for Memorial Day? (2 words)
  12. 25. U.S. Army beret analogy Green beret is to U.S. Army Special Forces as tan beret is to U.S. Army WHAT?
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  1. 1. Service members assigned to the Space Force are known as?
  2. 2. The United States' proposed Strategic Defense Initiative was often best known by what pop-culture nickname which it received in a 1983 article in the Washington Post? (2 words)
  3. 3. What is the official song of the U.S. Navy? (2 words)
  4. 6. Which branch of the military is actually older than the United States because it was formed by George Washington in 1775 while the U.S. was not established until 1776?
  5. 7. What flower is worn in honor of Memorial Day?
  6. 9. In the Navy a “shellback” is a sailor who has crossed a line—that is which middle-of-the-raging-seas navigational point?
  7. 12. Semper fidelis, Latin for “always faithful,” was adopted as the motto of which U.S. military service in 1883?
  8. 13. The Coast Guard theme song is "Semper Paratus." What does it mean? (2 words)
  9. 16. "Goose" "Jester" "Hollywood" and "Wolfman" are nicknames of some flying military bros in what 1986 movie? (2 words)
  10. 17. The side-straddle hop is the U.S. military's name for what basic warm-up exercise that kicks the legs apart while doing an overhead clap? (2 words)
  11. 19. What military branch is the nation's oldest military service established in 1790? (2 words)
  12. 21. What is the only branch of the U.S. military to share a name with a best-selling line of Nike sneakers? (2 words)
  13. 23. Not the best place to make friends, a school called BUD/S is the course that trains what U.S. special operations units repped by the "S" in BUD/S?