Open Ranks Inspection

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Open Ranks Inspection

• Presented By
• C/Capt Scott Lechner
• C/Capt Patrick Ng

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Overview

• Background
• Open Ranks Inspections (ORIs)
• Procedures
• Evaluation and Grading Criteria

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Background

• ORIs focuses on military bearing and personal
  appearance
• It is imperative that cadets look their best

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Open Ranks Inspection

• Entire flight participates
• Flight Commander (Flt/CC) and Deputy Flight
  Commander (Flt/CD) follow inspector
• Performed at least once a week
• Any member of FT staff may be the inspector

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ORI Positioning/Verbiage

• Inspector enters area and Flt/CC calls the flight
  to attention and greets inspector with a salute
  and proper greeting
• The inspector tells the Flt/CC to prepare the
  flight and another salute is exchanged
• Flt/CC prepares the flight by putting them in
  open ranks and aligning the elements

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ORI Positioning/Verbiage

• Reporting In Inspector stands approx. four paces
  in front of the guidon bearer
• Flt/CC should be three paces in front of the
  guidon bearers right side, facing down the line.
  Then takes one step forward, conducts a right
  face, and salutes the inspector to report in.
• Reports in Sir (Ma'am), ___ Flight is prepared
  for inspection.

• - Inspector
• Flt/CC
• Flt/CD
• Guidon Bearer

1st 2nd 3rd
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ORI Positioning/Verbiage

• Inspector then inspects the Flt/CC while Flt/CD
  approaches to take the clipboard to record
  discrepancies
• The inspector will then move to inspect the
  guidon bearer and down the first element
• The Flt/CC will precede the inspector, one pace
  to the right and one pace back, and the Flt/CD
  will follow the inspector.
• Inspector and Flt/CC will perform duck walk.

• - Inspector
• Flt/CC
• Flt/CD
• Guidon Bearer

1st 2nd 3rd
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ORI Positioning/Verbiage

• When finished with element the Flt/CC hesitates,
  allowing inspector and Flt/CD to pass in front
  and inspect the rear of the first element
• After inspecting the rear of each element, the
  inspector halts and turns in front of the element
  leader of the next rank. The Flt/CD and Flt/CC
  will resume their previous positions.

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ORI Positioning/Verbiage

• After the last element has been inspected from
  the rear the inspector will halt and execute an
  about face
• The inspector inspects the Flt/CD and then
  commands POST

1st 2nd 3rd

• - Inspector
• Flt/CC
• Flt/CD
• Guidon Bearer

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ORI Positioning/Verbiage

• The inspector marches to the right of the element
  leaders
• Flt/CC should be three paces in front of the
  guidon bearers right side, facing down the line.
  Flt/CC calls the flight to attention.
• Flt/cc takes one step forward, conducts a right
  face and receives comments from the inspector
• The Flt/CC will then salute and greet the
  departing official appropriately, Good morning
  (afternoon or evening), Sir (Ma'am).

• - Inspector
• Flt/CC
• Guidon Bearer

1st
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ORI Evaluation/Grading

• Anything wrong with the uniform during an ORI is
  a discrepancy
• Any cadet who receives a total of four or more
  discrepancies during a single open ranks
  inspection will be counseled via IMT 17

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Summary

• Background
• Open Ranks Inspections (ORIs)
• Procedures
• Evaluation and Grading Criteria

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Questions?