Some difficult military trivia....you've been warned.

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 03:31:20 -0400

1. 30 of the 43 Presidents served in which military branch?

2. How many President's served during time of war?

3. Which two President's earned the rank of 5-star General?

4. Which President earned the MOH?

5. Less than 28 percent of Americans between the ages of ___ and ___ are qualified for military service.

6. The U.S. Air Force was part of the ________(which branch) before being renamed.

7. What was the original name of the USAF?

8. Only one President served as an enlisted man in the military and did not go on to become an officer. Which one was it?

9. The DOD employs about ____ million people on active duty.

10. Who is the largest employer in the US?

11. The DOD owns about _____ million acres of land worldwide.

12. The United States has how many military installations overseas alone?

13. Which USN uniform item, are commonly believed to make it easier to remove them in a hurry when forced to abandon ship or when washed overboard, may be used as a life preserver by knotting and swinging them over your head to fill with air.

14. The Coast Guard seizes about _____ pounds of marijuana and about ____ pounds of cocaine worth $___ million dollars everyday.

15. The NYPD is bigger than which military service?

16. The motto, "Semper Fidelis,” is the official motto of which military service?

17. Semper Fidelis is Latin for ________ _________ .

18. The nickname ' _____________ ' originates from the stiff leather stock that early Marines wore around their necks, probably to protect their jugular vein against saber blows.

19. The _______________, also known as is the unofficial mascot that symbolize the ethos of the Warrior Culture of the Marines.

20. The USMC earned the nickname 'Teufel-hunden', during which war?

21. Which military branch was in charge of exploring and mapping America?

22. Which branch and which military officers were the first Americans to see such landmarks as Pike's Peak and the Grand Canyon?

23. The Air Force's F-117 fighter uses aerodynamics discovered during research of which insect?

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2015 3:32 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 03:32:39 -0400

Answers forthcoming....

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2015 4:11 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 04:11:17 -0400

Go ahead and try...Google is everyone's friend, but try and answer the ones you know. I bet you can get 10 correct....without even trying.

Response by Lt Col Fred Marheine, PMP made Mar 15 at 2015 5:06 AM

Lt Col Fred Marheine, PMP — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 05:06:13 -0400

It's 0430 and I'm supposed to be working...so here goes:

1. US Army and predecessors (State Militias, Continental Army, etc)
2. Wow...define "time of war." Something less than 30.
3. Grant and Eisenhower
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. 18 and 35
6. US Army
7. Army Air Corps
8. Dunno...
9. 750K
10. US Government
11. Dunno...
12. Dunno...
13. The sweatshirt-looking thing they wear
14. No idea. 2,000 , 500, $500M
15. USCG
16. USMC
17. Always Faithful
18. Leatherneck
19. (English) Bulldog
20. "Devil Dogs" - WW II
21. US Army makes sense...so I'll guess US Navy
22. Leswis and Clark...changing above answer back to US Army
23. Dunno...Wasp

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Mar 15 at 2015 9:05 AM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 09:05:52 -0400

#3. Trick question. There was 1, however a second was Post-posthumously, and honorarily awarded the rank (over a century after his death).

#8. I believe there were 2 Enlisted.

Response by SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM made Sep 6 at 2022 1:29 AM

SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:29:21 -0400

These are very good reminders of great ,brave, an loyal in support of our freedom. These men clearly understand and live their lives by the creed of performing in the spirit of deeds not words wo