Which flag is typically used for general display on normal occasions?

• A. Post flag
• B. Storm flag
• C. Guidon
• D. National flag

Answer: (A)

Flags on a military installation are used with specific purposes. For general display on normal occasions, the Post flag is the flag you see flying at the post flagstaff during everyday operations—the standard symbol of the installation itself. It is kept as the regular display flag unless conditions require a different flag. The storm flag is reserved for bad weather and is flown only during storms or when high winds necessitate it. The guidon is a unit-specific flag carried in formation and used in ceremonies to represent a company-sized unit; it isn’t flown for everyday display on the post flagstaff. The national flag is the United States flag and is flown for national symbolism and on certain official occasions, but the routine, everyday display at the installation is the Post flag.