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- WHAT REGULATION COVERS THE ENLISTED FORCE STRUCTURE? – Correct
Answers ✅- AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION (AFI) 36-2618 – THE ENLISTED FORCE
STRUCTURE. - WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2618? – Correct
Answers ✅-Provides the general framework for the enlisted force structure
that best meets mission requirements, while developing institutional and
occupational competencies
-Defines the leadership levels, tiers, ranks, roles, terms of address, general
responsibilities, duty titles and special positions for the enlisted force
-Provides a framework for supervisors as they set standards during initial
feedback sessions, evaluate progress during mid-term feedback sessions,
and document performance on annual reports - WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A FORMAL ENLISTED FORCE
STRUCTURE? – Correct Answers ✅- TO DEFINE THE ENLISTED FORCE
STRUCTURE, SPECIFY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH ENLSITED RANK
WITHIN THE STRUCTURE, AND ESTABLISH TITLE FOR EACH RANK AND TERMS
OF ADDRESS FOR AIR FORCE ENLISTED PERSONNEL. THIS INSTRUCTION ALSO
ESTABLISHES MANDATORY NCO RESPONSIBILITIES.
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Name and define the Air Force Leadership Levels – Correct Answers
✅Tactical Expertise – this level is predominantly direct and face-to-face and
focused on personal competencies. At this level Airmen gain a general
understanding of team leadership and appreciation for organizational
leadership.
Operational Competence – At this level, Airmen understand the broader Air
Force perspective and the integration of diverse people and capabilities in
operational execution.
Strategic Vision – Airmen combine highly developed personnel and
people/team institutional competencies to apply broad organizational
competencies.
- WHAT IS THE THREE TIER STRUCTURE. – Correct Answers ✅- AIRMAN TIER
- CONSISTING OF AIRMAN BASIC, AIRMAN, AIRMAN FIRST CLASS AND
SENIOR AIRMAN. - NCO TIER – STAFF SERGEANT, TECHNICAL SERGEANT
- SENIOR NCO TIER – MASTER SERGEANT, SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT, CHIEF
MASTER SERGEANT.
JUNIOR ENLISTED AIRMEN TIER – Correct Answers ✅AB, Amn, A1C, SrA
SNCOA TEST 3 Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
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Policy (The What) – Correct Answers ✅Think about some of the policies at your organization.
All organizations are driven by policies,
for example: reporting hours, dress and appearance
standards, technical procedures, standard
procedures driven by Operating Instructions, etc.
Policy is “what needs to be done”.
Strategy (The How) – Correct Answers ✅To understand Strategy, you need to know additional
information on what it provides:
•• The “How” operations will be conducted to achieve national interests
Areas of consensus – Correct Answers ✅are the fundamental national goals the US should be seeking in
order to establish our national security
The current NSS with the same three items listed “Security, prosperity, and value”
The Developmental Process of the National Security Strategy – Correct Answers ✅The National Security
Council
(NSC) is the President’s principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy
matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials.
National Defense Strategy (NDS) – Correct Answers ✅The NDS will support the NSS by establishing a set
of overarching
defense objectives that guide DOD’s security activities and provide direction for the National Military
Strategy (discussed next). The NDS objectives will serve as links between military activities and those
other government agencies in pursuit of national goals.
National Military Strategy (NMS) – Correct Answers ✅The NMS, signed by the CJCS, supports the aims of
the NSS and
implements the NDS. It describes the Armed Forces plan to achieve military objectives in the near term
and provides the vision for ensuring they remain decisive in the future.
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Doctrine (The Playbook) – Correct Answers ✅is…our national playbook that highlights
lessons learned, best practices, effective SOPs and ROEs.
Operational Art – Correct Answers ✅is the application
of creative imagination by commanders and staffs — supported
by their knowledge, experience, and skills — to design strategies,
campaigns, and major operations and organize and employ military
forces. This is the ability to integrate ends, ways, and means across
the levels of warfare (strategic, operational, and tactical).
A thought process uses skill, knowledge, experience, and judgment to overcome the ambiguity and
uncertainty of a complex environment and understand the problem at hand.
Operational Art Elements – Correct Answers ✅such as logistics and technology to name only a couple
are elements
in which a commander has some degree of control.
Contextual Elements – Correct Answers ✅such as ours and the enemy’s political systems, the physical
environment
and the enemy’s/our national leadership to name just a few are elements the
commander has little or no control over, but must nonetheless take into account when
devising a strategy.
Operational Design – Correct Answers ✅The key to Operational Design essentially involves:
understanding
the strategic guidance (determining the end state and objectives), identifying the adversary’s
principal strengths and weaknesses, and developing an operational concept that will achieve strategic
and operational objectives.
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In more simple terms, Operational Art entails the items a commander has to consider when weighing
how to approach a task (Strategy). – Correct Answers ✅Operational Design is comprised of the overhead
guidance and
structure a commander must follow, ensuring the strategy will accomplish a larger national or military
objective. In other words, Operational Design ensures a certain amount of structure exists and the
strategy a commander uses fits into the larger national ―big picture.
Instruments of National Power: – Correct Answers ✅diplomatic,
informational, military, and economic (DIME).
Diplomatic – Correct Answers ✅Diplomacy is the principal instrument for engaging with other states and
foreign groups to advance U.S.
values, interests, and objectives.
Informational – Correct Answers ✅the informational instrument of national power has a diffuse and
complex set of
components with no single center of control.
Information readily available from multiple sources influences domestic and
foreign audiences including citizens, adversaries, and governments.
Military – Correct Answers ✅The
United States wields the military instrument of national power at home and abroad in support of its
national security goals in a variety of military operations. Although the military can be used in concert
with the other instruments of national power, the use of the military to conduct combat operations
should be a last resort when the other instruments of national power have failed to achieve our nation’s
objectives.
Economic – Correct Answers ✅The responsibility of the U.S. government lies with facilitating the
production, distribution,
and consumption of goods and services worldwide. A strong U.S. economy with free access to
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What document defines support one organization provides to another and
how the supplier will be compensated (reimbursed)? – Correct Answers
✅Support Agreement
During Crisis Action Planning (CAP) a __ initiates Course of Action
Development and applies to the supported and supporting commands. –
Correct Answers ✅CJCS WARNORD
What three things are true concerning CJCS WARNORDS? – Correct Answers
✅- It establishes command relationships and provides the mission,
objectives, and known constraints
- The contents of WARNORDS may vary depending on the nature of the crisis
and the degree of prior planning. - Once WARNORDs are issued, the AF component headquarters commander
prepares a Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD)
Once the Course of Action has been selected during CAP, the SecDef
approves and transmits an__________ to the supported commander and
Joint Planing and Execution Community. – Correct Answers ✅ALERTORD
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(True/False) ALERTORDs describe the COA to allow the supported
commander and JPEC to begin or continue detailed planning necessary to
deploy forces. – Correct Answers ✅True
In a time-sensitive situation, a FLASH precedence or an
___ message may be appropriate in lieu of an ALERTORD. – Correct
Answers ✅Emergency Action
What is issued by authority and direction of the SecDef and directs the
deployment and/or employment of forces? – Correct Answers ✅EXORD
A DEPORD can be issued by the CJCS, after authorization by the SeCDef, to
do what? – Correct Answers ✅- Increase/Decrease deployability posture of
units
- Deploy Forces
- Redeploy Forces
(True/False) The primary purpose of the SOE is to ensure orchestrated
movement of cargo and passengers to meet scheduled time for the provided
lift (Air, Lift, or Sea) – Correct Answers ✅True
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The SOE will be created, utilizing LOGMOD, based on the following factors –
Correct Answers ✅- Scheduled departure times for the scheduled lift being
provided.
- Movement priority of cargo and/or personnel
- Mode of transportation.
Who is ultimately responsible for managing the outflow of cargo and
personnel?. – Correct Answers ✅Installation Deployment Officer
Who commands staff activities in support of deployment planning/execution
and ensures deployment capabilities are met and all steps/responsibilities
are followed? – Correct Answers ✅Wing/Installation Commander
The IDO will be a military or Federal Civilian fully qualified LRO and will be
appointed for a minus of _ moths, or __ months if at a short tour
location? – Correct Answers ✅18/12
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The Wing/Installation commander is responsible for ensuring adequate
and _ are available for personnel and cargo processing. –
Correct Answers ✅Facilities/infrastructure
The Wing/Installation commander must ensure sure the following steps are
accomplished to support deployment operations. – Correct Answers ✅-
Grant direct liaison authority between the IDO and all host and tenant
commanders with a deployment commitment for planning and execution
issues
- Approve/disapprove all shortfalls through the reclama process in
coordination with the AEFC implementing guidance - Approve local procedures for deploying forces through the installation
deployment plan.
When tastings are received 30 days or more prior to RDD, subordinate
commanders must notify Airment of a tasking within how many hours? –
Correct Answers ✅96
(True/False) Squadron/Unit level commanders are ultimately responsible for
the readiness of their assigned personnel/cargo, and must ensure the
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While conducting roll call with his airmen, SMSgt Hunt says, “When possible,
take advantage of training opportunities when they present themselves.
When enrolled in a distance learning course, put your best effort into
completing it and learning from it. Seek out opportunities that will help you
grow as an airman”.
Because SMSgt Hunt , his actions will MOST likely ___
mission effectiveness.
a. understands Professional Standards; enhance
b. misunderstands Professional Methods; hinder
c. misunderstands Professional Standards; hinder
d. understands Professional Methods; enhance – Correct Answers ✅b.
understands Professional Methods; enhance
Rationale: SMSgt Hunt’s comments demonstrates he understands the
Professional Methods quality of Progressive Professionalism. The POA
chapter states, “As a senior leader, your continued monitoring and
commitment to ensuring professional methods are maintained and
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enhanced should add value to the meaning of professionalism for you and
those you lead. If done effectively, these actions can help you (and others)
continue to move further along to the right side of the continuum.”
CHAPTER: POA & the SNCO (LM01)
SOB: Predict the impact of the Profession of Arms on subordinate, SNCO,
unit, and mission effectiveness.
MSgt Prince is well liked and appreciates how his subordinates respect him
and feel comfortable coming to him about anything. This morning his newest
NCO, SSgt James, tells Prince, “I’m still receiving my overseas’ cost of living
allowance (COLA), but I really need the money, should I update my records.”
Because he understands James’ current financial situation, having
experienced financial problems himself, and not wanting to change how
James feels about him, Prince replies, “Okay, for now, but you should
establish a personal budget and then stop the COLA.”
MSgt Prince’s effectiveness will MOST likely because he
. – Correct Answers ✅decrease; fell into an ethical trap
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Rationale: MSgt Prince clearly fell into the ethical trap of worry over image,
which according to Ethical Leadership chapter is where a leader makes
decisions based on how the decision will impact one’s reputation/standing
among peers, subordinates, supervisors, community etc. rather than on
military rules, regulations and codes of conduct. In the scenario, Prince was
clearly concerned about his reputation as evidenced by the statement, “Not
wanting to change how James feels about him …” Decreased effectiveness is
the only possible outcome of unethical decision-making.
MSgt Moxley was just briefed by SMSgt Fiscus that he will be taking over the
Dispatch Operations section because the section has been struggling to meet
the service response times outlined by senior leadership. He asks the shift
supervisors to gather data necessary to measure just how well they are at
meeting their goals. Upon review of the information he begins to notice a
trend. Since the installation of the new database in the dispatch section,
most of the members are still struggling to input information correctly,
resulting in them not being on time for aircrew pickups. MSgt Moxley
decides to conduct a training session to get all members up to speed on the
new database.
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MSgt Moxley’s action BEST illustrate the use of the_________________
perspective.
a. Learning & Growth
b. Financial
c. Business – Correct Answers ✅a. Learning & Growth
Rationale: According to the Strategic Planning chapter, the Learning &
Growth perspective includes employee training and corporate cultural
attitudes related to both individual and corporate self improvement. In a
knowledge-worker organization, people are the main resource. In the
current climate of rapid technological change, it is becoming necessary for
knowledge workers to be in a continuous learning mode. MSgt Moxley
conducted inservicetraining to bring his people up to speed on the new
database.
CHAPTER: Strategic Planning (LM13)
SOB: Illustrate Strategic Planning concepts and their