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Basic Military Requirements Chapter 4 Communications

This ship is built to fight. You’d better know how. —Admiral Arleigh Burke

NAVEDTRA Typical Sound-Powered Circuits JA – Captain’s battle circuit JC – Weapons control JL – Lookouts 61JS – Sonar information IJV – Maneuvering and docking 2JZ – Damage control

Sound Powered Phone -Only transmit official messages. -Keep button in “off” position when not transmitting.

Communications Integrated Voice Communication System (IVCS) -combines features of sound-powered telephones, dial telephones, and intercommunications systems into one system.

General Announcing System The 1MC The Basic MC circuit The general announcing system

General Announcing System The 1MC The OOD is in charge of. No calls made without authorization of: OOD, XO, CO, except emergencies

Flags and Pennants The Navy uses international alphabet flags; numeral pennants and a code/answer pennant; a set of numeral flags, special flags, and pennants; and four substitutes or repeaters.

Flags and Pennants BRAVO I am taking in, discharging, or carrying dangerous materials.

Flags and Pennants KILO Personnel working aloft.

Flags and Pennants OSCAR Man overboard.

Flags and Pennants PAPA General recall; all personnel return to the ship.

Flags and Pennants National Ensign When not underway, commissioned ships display from the flagstaff at the stern. While underway, is normally flown from the gaff.

Flags and Pennants National Ensign & Union Jack Referred to as colors.

Flags and Pennants U.S. NAVY Flag Established on 24 April 1959

Flag Insignias Spread Eagle For any civilian official or flag officer whose official salute is 19 guns or more

Flag Insignias Ball For an officer of the grade, or relative grade, of captain in the Navy, and for certain diplomatic officials

Questions??? OSCAR Flag?

Answer??? Man overboard

Basic Military Requirements Chapter 5 Naval History

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana

U.S. NAVY Birthday October 13, 1775 The Second Continental Congress purchased 2 vessels; the United States Navy was born.

U.S. NAVY History 3 Types of ships during the inception of the Navy Ships-of-the-line Frigates Sloops-of-war

U.S. NAVY History Ships-of-the-line -Battleships of the sailing days -Largest of the sailing warships -Carried 64 to over 100 guns

U.S. NAVY History Frigates -Cruisers of the 18 th century -Carried guns

U.S. NAVY History Sloops-of-war -Small sailing warships -Carried guns

U.S. NAVY History The Turtle -First warfare submarine -Maximum speed of 3 knots -Sunk by British in New York harbor (first recorded antisubmarine attack)

U.S. NAVY History USS Alfred U.S. Navy’s first Flagship

U.S. NAVY History Esek Hopkins First Commander-in-Chief

U.S. NAVY History John Paul Jones “Struck, sir? I have not yet begun to fight!”

Questions???? During the 18 th century, battleships were classified as___

Answer???? Ships-of-the-line

U.S. NAVY History The Quasi War with France

U.S. NAVY History The War of 1812 Started because the British forcing Americans to serve in the British Navy

U.S. NAVY History Civil War Saw the development of two famed ironclads: USS Merrimack USS Monitor

U.S. NAVY History USS Ranger The first carrier designed from the keel up, 1934

U.S. NAVY History Battle of the Coral Sea -The first battle where the two fleets never saw each other -battle was fought entirely with aircraft launched from carriers

U.S. NAVY History Battle of Midway The turning point of the war in the Pacific

U.S. NAVY History Battle of the Guadalcanal Fought November 1942

Questions???? What was the significance of the Battle of the Coral Sea?

Answer???? -The first battle where the two fleets never saw each other -battle was fought entirely with aircraft launched from carriers

Naval History USS Nautilus First nuclear submarine

Basic Military Requirements Chapter 9 Customs and Courtesies

Custom -a way of acting -are regular, expected actions -a usual way of acting in given circumstances

Courtesy An act or verbal expression of consideration or respect for others.

Hand Salute -Most common form of salute. -began in the days of chivalry when it was customary for knights dressed in armor to raise their visors to friends for the purpose of identification

Hand Salute -U.S. Navy; it’s reasonable to believe that he hand salute came from the British Navy. -first part of the movement of uncovering.

Questions???? This is…… -a way of acting -are regular, expected actions -a usual way of acting in given circumstances

Answer???? Custom

Questions???? What is the most common form of saluting?

Answer???? The Hand Salute

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