Do You Think More Like the Army or the Navy?

By: Teresa McGlothiln
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
Do You Think More Like the Army or the Navy?
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About This Quiz

Every branch of the military is smart! Equipped to deal with combat, conflict and demanding superior officers, service members are trained to the hilt. After you respond to a bunch of situations your average sailor or soldier might encounter, we'll know if you are hardwired to think more like a soldier in the Army or a sailor in the Navy. 

Throughout this quiz, we are going to make you use your brain. You'll have to navigate shark-infested waters, desert plane crashes and a few surprise scenarios. You'll also have to think about the physical nature of military training and your ability to cut the mustard. The answers you give us when you see these problems will let us know which branch of the service your brain naturally emulates. 

You don't need to be a veteran to think like a member of the military! No matter what your experience level might be, you'll have to use your wits to survive and thrive within this quiz. Once you've made it through our boot camp of questions, the way you think will be easy to place. 

Army or Navy? Which one shares your intellectual style? Put yourself in their shows, and learn which branch could benefit from your brain!

1 Plane crash
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Your plane has crashed in the middle of the desert! What are you going to do first?
I'm going to break out my satellite radio.
I need to look for other survivors.
Shelter is a priority in this situation.
I'm going to need water ASAP!

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2 Twisted ankle
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A fellow service member has twisted their ankle during a training exercise. Do you help them finish?
Of course I do.
I would finish before I went back for them.
You're on your own, buddy!
If it's really bad, I'm calling in the medic.

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3 Virtue
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As a member of the service, which virtue would you strive hardest to uphold?
Honor
Loyalty
Integrity
Compassion

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4 Stress
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When life is really stressing you out, how do you handle it?
A few visits to the gym do the trick.
I tackle the problem head on.
I tend to let it blow over.
Taking a lot of naps can solve anything.

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5 Army
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Do you agree when we say that the Army is the toughest branch of the military?
I think they are all fairly tough.
The Marines are tougher.
The Army is the strongest and the smartest!
I think the Navy is tougher than all of them.

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6 Lost in Woods
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It seems that you've stumbled off the hiking trail and you're lost. How do you find your way?
Thankfully, I grabbed a map before I left.
I'll use the trees and stars to get me out.
Screaming for help works sometimes.
I'm going to try to retrace my steps.

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7 Packing bug out bag
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If you were packing a bug out bag, which item would you make sure to have?
Batteries
A mirror
Bandages
Water purification tablets

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8 Boot camp
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When you think about boot camp, which part seems like it would be the hardest?
The physical nature of it looks tough.
I wouldn't like to be away from home that long.
It's a lot of information to take in.
I dislike being told what to do!

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9 Out late
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One of your coworkers wants to stay out late, but you have to work tomorrow. What do you say to them?
"We both need to go home."
"Why not? Let's stay out all night!"
"I'll see you tomorrow."
"Sure, a little later won't hurt anything."

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10 Navy seals or special forces
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In your opinion, are the Navy SEALS more ferocious than Special Forces?
They're kind of the same.
Special Forces is not a force to mess with.
I think the Army Rangers are more vicious.
The SEALS are the most well-trained.

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11 life raft
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You don't know what happened, but you've woken up in a life raft. How would you react?
Terror
Logic
Confusion
Denial

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12 Air Force
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If you were to enlist in the Air Force, what rank do you think you would earn?
Master Sergeant
Colonel
General
First Lieutenant

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13 Wild Survival
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You need to eat something to survive in the wild. What's it going to be?
Snake
Opossum
Mice
Crayfish

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14 Bow and arrow skills
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Using only one word, how would you describe your marksmanship skills with a bow and arrow?
Nonexistent
Excellent
Sufficient
Kindergarten

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15 Disaster scenario
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Which one of these disaster scenarios do you feel most equipped to handle?
A pandemic
A zombie outbreak
A massive power outage
A biblical flood

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16 Bear Camping
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You're camping and a bear is circling close. How do you prevent it from getting even closer?
I would put my food in the trees.
Bears do not like fires.
A quick trap should solve my problem.
It looks like I'm going to wrestle a bear.

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17 Light sleeper
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Are you a light sleeper, or does it take a lot to wake you up?
I can sleep through a hurricane.
It depends on how tired I am.
I am a very light sleeper.
I wake up when something sounds unusual.

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18 Military vet
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Which one of these famous military veterans do you have the most in common with?
Morgan Freeman
Elvis Presley
Ice-T
Mr. T

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19 Singing National anthem
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When you are singing the National Anthem, where do you place your hands?
On my heart
In my pockets
I salute.
At my sides

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20 Push ups or pull ups at gym
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You're at the gym. Are you going to do more push-ups or more pull-ups?
I would never be at the gym.
I'm going to lift more weights.
I can do at least 50 push-ups.
I'll do more pull-ups.

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21 4th of july
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Which one of these patriotic holidays would you like to see made as big as the 4th of July?
Labor Day
Memorial Day
President's Day
Veteran's Day

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22 Military Vehicle
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If you could drive any military vehicle, what would you choose?
Black Hawk helicopter
Tank
Hummer
Fighter jet

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23 Macgyver tent
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You need to make camp, but you don't have a tent. How will you shelter yourself?
I'll use trash from the beach.
It looks like I'm building a lean-to.
I carry a tarp for this reason.
A few twigs and leaves can be quite effective.

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24 Troop of children
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You've been put in charge of a troop of children. What are you going to teach them?
Swimming skills
Hunting skills
The art of diplomacy
How to build a fire

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25 Helping out in a different country
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If you could travel to any region of the world to lend a hand, where would you go?
Haiti
Venezuela
Syria
Kenya

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26 Giving taking orders
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Are you better at giving orders or taking orders?
It depends on who's giving the orders.
I'm better at giving them.
I don't mind taking orders.
It depends on the task.

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27 Super bowl loss
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Your favorite team just played in the Super Bowl, but they lost! What emotion are you experiencing?
Defeat
Despair
Anger
Disappointment

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28 Competitive
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If we asked your friends, would they say that you are competitive?
I'm competitive at some things.
They would say yes.
I don't think they would say I'm competitive.
They would say I don't enjoy the competition.

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29 Military photo
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Take a look at these military slogans. Which one inspires you the most?
"Born ready"
"Always faithful"
"Be all that you can be."
"Global force for good"

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30 Sitting by campfire
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You finally get to sit down beside the campfire. What are you going to do?
Play my guitar
Make s'mores
Dry out my boots
Cook the fish I caught earlier

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