USMC CFT MONITOR PRACTICE SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Esprit de Corps. Answer: Loyalty to, pride in, and enthusiasm for the
unit shown by it's members
⩥ Tracing our Lineage. Answer: British Royal Marines
⩥ USMC Birthday. Answer: 10 November 1775
⩥ First "Commandant" (Unofficial)/ Officer in USMC. Answer: Capt
Samuel Nicholas
⩥ First USMC Recruiter. Answer: Robert Mullan (Bartender at Tun
Tavern)
⩥ Birthplace of the USMC. Answer: Tun Tavern, Philadelphia
⩥ Quatrefoil. Answer: Cross Shaped Braid on top of Officer Barracks
Cover
⩥ First Amphibious Landing. Answer: New Providence, Bahamas. 3
March 1776
,⩥ Discontinuation of the USMC. Answer: Treaty of Paris 1783, ended
Continental Marines and US Navy
⩥ Reestablishment of the Marine Corps. Answer: 11 July 1798
⩥ First Official Commandant. Answer: Major William Ward Burrows
⩥ First Sergeant Major IN the USMC. Answer: Sergeant Major
Archibald Sommers 1798
⩥ Permanent home for the USMC. Answer: 8th and I streets in D.C.
⩥ Nickname for 8th & I. Answer: Oldest Post in the Corps
⩥ Tripoli declares war on the U.S.. Answer: 1801, because of U.S.
refusal to pay extortion money for protection of ships in Mediterranean
Sea
⩥ Attack on Derna, Tripoli. Answer: 1805, Lt Presley O'Bannon with a
detachment of 7 Marines helped European and Arabic Mercenaries
crossed 600 miles of Libyan desert to defeat the Bashaw and release
American hostages in Tripoli
, ⩥ Mameluke Sword. Answer: USMC Officer's ceremonial sword,
presented to Lt Presley O'Bannon after the attack on Derna
⩥ War of 1812 (Sea Battles). Answer: Marines helped win 3 of 4 major
sea battles with their superior accuracy as riflemen, contributed to the
Marine reputation as marksmen
⩥ War of 1812 (Land Battles). Answer: Battle of Bladensburg (August
1814): 103 Marines and 400 Sailors attempted to block a force of 4,000
British troops. Eventually the British broke through, CO of British
troops stated "they had given us our only real fight"
⩥ War of 1812 (Land Battles 2). Answer: Battle of New Orleans: 9,000
British Troops landed near New Orleans, U.S. Marines and Navy fought
for 9 days and bought time for Major General Andrew Jackson to
organize a defense of the city. January 8 1815, 2 British Regiments
conducted a frontal assault which resulted in 2,100 KIA in 25 minutes.
Major General Jackson commended the Marines for their conduct and
heroism
⩥ 5th Commandant of the USMC. Answer: Archibald Henderson,
nicknamed Grand Ol' Man of the Marine Corps. Served 39 years as
CMC and died on the couch at 8th & I
2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Esprit de Corps. Answer: Loyalty to, pride in, and enthusiasm for the
unit shown by it's members
⩥ Tracing our Lineage. Answer: British Royal Marines
⩥ USMC Birthday. Answer: 10 November 1775
⩥ First "Commandant" (Unofficial)/ Officer in USMC. Answer: Capt
Samuel Nicholas
⩥ First USMC Recruiter. Answer: Robert Mullan (Bartender at Tun
Tavern)
⩥ Birthplace of the USMC. Answer: Tun Tavern, Philadelphia
⩥ Quatrefoil. Answer: Cross Shaped Braid on top of Officer Barracks
Cover
⩥ First Amphibious Landing. Answer: New Providence, Bahamas. 3
March 1776
,⩥ Discontinuation of the USMC. Answer: Treaty of Paris 1783, ended
Continental Marines and US Navy
⩥ Reestablishment of the Marine Corps. Answer: 11 July 1798
⩥ First Official Commandant. Answer: Major William Ward Burrows
⩥ First Sergeant Major IN the USMC. Answer: Sergeant Major
Archibald Sommers 1798
⩥ Permanent home for the USMC. Answer: 8th and I streets in D.C.
⩥ Nickname for 8th & I. Answer: Oldest Post in the Corps
⩥ Tripoli declares war on the U.S.. Answer: 1801, because of U.S.
refusal to pay extortion money for protection of ships in Mediterranean
Sea
⩥ Attack on Derna, Tripoli. Answer: 1805, Lt Presley O'Bannon with a
detachment of 7 Marines helped European and Arabic Mercenaries
crossed 600 miles of Libyan desert to defeat the Bashaw and release
American hostages in Tripoli
, ⩥ Mameluke Sword. Answer: USMC Officer's ceremonial sword,
presented to Lt Presley O'Bannon after the attack on Derna
⩥ War of 1812 (Sea Battles). Answer: Marines helped win 3 of 4 major
sea battles with their superior accuracy as riflemen, contributed to the
Marine reputation as marksmen
⩥ War of 1812 (Land Battles). Answer: Battle of Bladensburg (August
1814): 103 Marines and 400 Sailors attempted to block a force of 4,000
British troops. Eventually the British broke through, CO of British
troops stated "they had given us our only real fight"
⩥ War of 1812 (Land Battles 2). Answer: Battle of New Orleans: 9,000
British Troops landed near New Orleans, U.S. Marines and Navy fought
for 9 days and bought time for Major General Andrew Jackson to
organize a defense of the city. January 8 1815, 2 British Regiments
conducted a frontal assault which resulted in 2,100 KIA in 25 minutes.
Major General Jackson commended the Marines for their conduct and
heroism
⩥ 5th Commandant of the USMC. Answer: Archibald Henderson,
nicknamed Grand Ol' Man of the Marine Corps. Served 39 years as
CMC and died on the couch at 8th & I
