AR 600-25 Military Customs and Courtesies Practice Test 2026 - Free Military Customs and Courtesies Practice Questions and Study Guide

When a ceremony honors a foreign guest with their national anthem, the next musical element follows a specific, formal flow: the host nation’s national anthem is played next without any pause. This seamless transition signals the completion of honoring the guest and asserts the host nation’s identity and presence in the ceremony. The standard practice is to continue with the U.S. national anthem immediately after the foreign anthem, keeping the ceremony continuous and respectful.

So the correct choice reflects that the United States’ national anthem is played next, without interruption. A moment of silence isn’t the typical musical follow-up in this sequence, another foreign anthem would be redundant, and no ceremony wouldn’t apply to a formal event honoring a guest.