Term
| Joint warfare is considered what type of warfare? |
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| What does joint doctrine promote? |
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Definition
| A common perspective from which to plan, train, and conduct military operations. |
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Term
| The US military service is based upon what concept? |
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Definition
| The values that US military experience has proven to be vital for operational success. |
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Term
| Which MAJCOM’s mission is to recruit, train, and educate Airmen to deliver airpower for America? |
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Definition
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| Which MAJCOM’s mission develops and provides safe, secure, and effective combat-ready forces to conduct deterrence and global strike operations in support of the president of the US and CCDRs? |
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Definition
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| Which MAJCOM’s mission equips the Air Force for world-dominant airpower? |
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Term
| Which MAJCOM’s mission delivers rapid and precise air, space, and cyberspace capabilities to protect and defend the United States, its territories, interests, and allies; provides integrated air and missile warning and defense? |
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Term
| What must you consider when implementing a new program, policy, or procedure? |
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Definition
| Many factors, such as determining which key internal offices you must schedule sessions or coordinate with. |
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Term
| What does the ARC have to do when implementing a new program, policy, or procedure? |
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Definition
| ARC coordinates with AFPC/CCG and AFR to determine if the implementation affects the guard and reserve. |
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Term
| What do past demographics of the personnel career field allow for each base? |
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Definition
| High magnitude of personnel authorizations. |
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Term
| The architecture of base-level authorizations was dispersed between which two offices? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was the mission of the MPF? |
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Definition
| Provide quality personnel support to commanders, Air Force members, and their family members, and to administer Air Force personnel programs in both peacetime and wartime. |
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Term
| What need did PBD 720 introduce? |
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Definition
| An immediately available AF interim solution to enable our reduced numbers of personnel service providers at the base level to deliver quality service that meets our strategic delivery goal. |
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Term
| How did the transformation of the squadron structure begin? |
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Definition
| With a test of different MSS configurations, which incorporated the ongoing Services transformation efforts. |
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Term
| What were the three reasons for integrating MP&S? |
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Definition
| To reduce overhead, achieve efficiencies, and maximize customer service in response to the new service delivery model. |
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Term
| What was the goal of the MSS Phase I? |
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Definition
| Each MSS organization to be realigned by consolidating seven flights into five. |
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Term
| What was the goal of the MSS Phase II? |
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Definition
| To further consolidate into four flights. |
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Term
| What are the names of the five flights that make up the FSS? |
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Definition
| Force Development, Manpower and Personnel, Airman and Family Services, Sustainment Services, and Community Services. |
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Term
| What are the expectations of the FSS? |
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Definition
| To perform its mission and provide excellent customer service at home base (in garrison), for remote sites and at one or more deployed locations. |
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Term
| In the past, what did the inclusion of personnelists in the CSS give commanders and squadron customers? |
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Definition
| More direct convenient personnel support. |
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Term
| Decreased manning levels and the transforming of personnel workload led Personnel career field leadership to what decision? |
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Definition
| To consolidate the CSS into a single organization. |
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Term
| What is the vision of the TFSC? |
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Definition
| Customer service experts available 24/7 with smart tools, delivering high-quality customer service. |
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Term
| What is the mission of the TFSC? |
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Definition
| Leverage technology to execute and integrate personnel operations to support commander, their people, and personnel field activities. |
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Term
| What is our job as personnelists? |
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Definition
| To take care of personnel actions related to our customers Air Force (active duty, retirees, dependents, guardsmen and reservists on active duty status). |
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Term
| What section is the focal point for the translation of all military personnel policies and programs into individual actions affecting people? |
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Definition
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Term
| The MPS was created based on what concept? |
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Definition
| The “learning organization” concept. |
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Term
| Define “Learning Organization.” |
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Definition
| An organization where all personnel within the organization can perform the full range of personnel tasks. |
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Term
| Who ensures in-house training is conducted? |
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Definition
| MPS chief or designated representative. |
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Term
| How often does in-house training occur? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of support does the CSS provide? |
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Definition
| Direct support to the commander at the unit level. |
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Term
| By whom is the CSS organizational structure established? |
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Definition
| As deemed necessary by the unit commander. |
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Term
| The CSS serves as a communications line between the commander and what other groups of people? |
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Definition
| Between unit members, the commander, and base agencies. |
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Term
| Name the two personnel activities. |
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Definition
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Term
| Which office is responsible for personnel activities in both the SPA and GSU? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| A unit that is not within one hour driving time (one way) of its servicing MPS. |
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Term
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Definition
| An extension or operating location of the MPS. |
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Term
| What is the objective of the military personnel classification system? |
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Definition
| To identify duties and tasks for every position needed to accomplish the Air Force mission. |
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Term
| What is the basic grouping of positions requiring similar skills and qualifications? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is an AFS grouped into? |
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Definition
| Career field ladders, career field subdivisions, and career fields to provide for career development. |
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Term
| When are individual’s awarded an AFSC? |
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Definition
| When individuals meet all of the mandatory qualifications of the specialty and have shown skill-level qualification in all tasks of the positions in which assigned. |
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Term
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Definition
| SDIs are characterized as a four- or five-digit code and title used to identify manpower positions and persons performing duties not clearly within a specific career field. |
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Term
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Definition
| RIs are characterized as a four- or five-digit code and a title used to identify positions or persons not identified elsewhere in the classification structure. Normally it describes conditions rather than duties. |
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Term
| Describe the difference between duties and responsibilities. |
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Definition
| Duties are the tasks you have to do; responsibilities are the things you do to accomplish the task. |
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Term
| List at least two responsibilities for duty number one. |
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Definition
(1) Conducts interviews to determine individual interests, qualifications, and personnel data.
(2) Briefs provision of personnel programs such as assignments, promotions, separations, retirements, benefit programs, retention, bonuses, classification, training and retraining, and personnel reliability program, personnel readiness and career progression. |
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Term
| List at least two responsibilities for duty number two. |
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Definition
(1) Records information in unit, field, and PDS records.
(2) Prepares and maintains personnel records, aeronautical orders, and personnel action requests. |
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Term
| List at least two responsibilities for duty number three. |
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Definition
(1) Updates computerized personnel data.
(2) Conducts in and out processing. |
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Term
| List at least two responsibilities for duty number four. |
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Definition
(1) Administers casualty program.
(2) Prepares related reports and documents. |
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Term
| List at least two responsibilities for duty number five. |
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Definition
(1) Inspects personnel activities for compliance with policies and directives.
(2) Reports discrepancies and recommends correction action. |
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Term
| List at least two responsibilities for duty number six. |
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Definition
(1) Prepares and processes administrative support actions relating to unit programs such as vOP, in processing, squadron information, and enlisted and officer professional military education.
(2) Manages leave web program. |
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Term
| List at least two responsibilities for duty number seven. |
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Definition
(1) Establishes strength accountability for everyone the PERSCO team (PT) is responsible for, regardless of location and update into accountability system.
(2) Perform casualty reporting procedures. |
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Term
| What is considered the principle responsibility of the US armed Forces? |
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Definition
| To employ rapid and decisive military power to achieve US objectives and to do so in a manner that sustains the fruits of success in the post conflict environment. |
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Term
| Describe the responsibility of a functional directorate. |
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Definition
| Develop procedures for administrative support to active and ARC units, individual reservists, and retirees. |
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Term
| Describe the responsibility of the military departments. |
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Definition
| Responsible for preparing forces and establishing reserves of manpower, equipment, and supplies for the effective prosecution of was and military operations short of war and planning for the expansion of peacetime components to meet the needs of war. |
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Term
| What are the five common functions of the military departments? |
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Definition
(1) Prepare forces, establish reserves, and plan for expansion in case of war.
(2) Maintain the readiness of reserve forces.
(3) Recruit, organize, train, and equip forces for the unified commands.
(4) Prepare and submit budgets.
(5) Develop, garrison, supply, equip, and maintain bases and installations; and furnish administrative a logistic support for all forces and bases. |
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Term
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Definition
| The art and science of developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power (diplomatic, economic, military, and informational) to achieve objectives that contribute to national security. |
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Term
| Who assists the president in developing a NSS? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who advises the president and SecDef concerning the application of military power? |
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Definition
| CJCS, in consultation with the other members of the JCS. |
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Term
| What are the fundamental prerequisites for unity of effort? |
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Definition
| The clear articulation of aims and objectives and the resulting strategic focus. |
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Term
By integrating joint forces, we are able to rapidly and efficiently exploit what attributes of the adversary?
a. Mission necessities.
b. Governing directives.
c. Critical vulnerabilities.
d. Distinctive capabilities. |
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Definition
| c. Critical vulnerabilities. |
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Term
Competent joint war fighters must be skilled in all of these values except
a. having a joint perspective.
b. conducting force shaping training.
c. applying strategic and operational art.
d. thinking strategically and optimizing joint capabilities. |
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Definition
| b. conducting force shaping training. |
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Term
Which is not a value that has special impact on the conduct of joint operations?
a. Integrity.
b. Competency.
c. Physical courage.
d. Excellence in all we do. |
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Definition
d. Excellence in all we do.
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Term
Which term is not used in reference to unified action in the military?
a. Integration.
b. Coordination.
c. Familiarization.
d. Synchronization. |
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Definition
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Term
The secretary of a military department operates that department under all of these except
a. control.
b. planning.
c. authority.
d. direction. |
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Definition
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Term
The commanders of geographic commands are each assigned
a geographic a. deputy commander.
b. assistant commander.
c. area of responsibility (AOR).
d. temporary duty (TDY) location. |
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Definition
| c. area of responsibility (AOR). |
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Term
Which is not a unified combatant command?
a. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
b. United States Personnel Command (USPERCOM).
c. United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM).
d. United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). |
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Definition
| b. United States Personnel Command (USPERCOM). |
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Term
Unity of command means that all forces operate under
a. a single commander.
b. a joint force commander.
c. the secretary of the Army.
d. the secretary of the Air Force (SECAF). |
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Definition
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Term
Major commands (MAJCOM) report directly to
a. the base commander.
b. headquarters, USAF (HQ USAF).
c. the secretary of the Air Force (SECAF).
d. the Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC). |
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Definition
| b. headquarters, USAF (HQ USAF). |
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Term
Which major command (MAJCOM) delivers war-winning expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter through development and transition of technology?
a. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC).
b. US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
c. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).
d. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSPC). |
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Definition
| a. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). |
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Term
Before you implement a new personnel policy, procedure, or program, you must receive approval from the
a. MAJCOM/USAF.
b. appropriate level.
c. CJS/SECAF.
d. POTUS/CSAF. |
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Definition
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Term
The architecture of the base-level authorizations was dispersed between the
a. military personnel flight (MPF) and military personnel section (MPS).
b. MPF and commander’s support staff (CSS).
c. MPF and geographically separated unit (GSU).
d. MPS and CSS. |
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Definition
| b. MPF and commander’s support staff (CSS). |
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Term
What authorizations were reduced during program budget decision (PBD) 720 to save money?
a. Programs.
b. Manpower.
c. Equipment.
d. Additional duties. |
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Definition
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Term
Program budget decision (PBD) 720 introduced the need for an immediate Air Force interim solution to enable the reduced personnel service providers at the base level to deliver quality service to meet our strategic delivery goal. What was that Air Force interim solution?
a. Program implementation review team (PIRT).
b. Personnel service delivery memorandum (PSDM).
c. Base-level service delivery model (BLSDM).
d. Automated records management system (ARMS). |
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Definition
| c. Base-level service delivery model (BLSDM). |
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Term
Which is not one of the three main components of the base-level service delivery model (BLSDM)?
a. A new organizational structure composed of existing military personnel flight (MPF) and centralized commander support staff (CSS) personnel.
b. Personnel assets that provide efficient base-level service through a learning organization.
c. Decentralized CSS with the ability to provide fully trained personnelists within the existing MPF.
d. An information technology (IT) solution provided to commanders to support their personnel needs. |
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Definition
| c. Decentralized CSS with the ability to provide fully trained personnelists within the existing MPF. |
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Term
Manpower, Personnel, and Services (MP&S) structures were not organized to
a. reduce overhead.
b. minimize overtime.
c. achieve efficiencies.
d. maximize customer service. |
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Definition
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Term
What was the goal during Phase I of the force support squadron (FSS) transformation?
a. Integrate as many flights as possible into the mission support squadron (MSS).
b. Consolidate seven flights into five while maintaining efficiency and maximizing customer service.
c. Consolidate seven flights into four with fewer personnel, while still expecting excellent customer service.
d. Increase the number of personnel in the FSS. |
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Definition
| b. Consolidate seven flights into five while maintaining efficiency and maximizing customer service. |
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Term
Which element is not part of the new military personnel section (MPS) structure?
a. Customer support.
b. Career development.
c. Career enhancement.
d. Force management operations. |
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Definition
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Term
The five flights of the Force Support Squadron (FSS) include Force Development, Manpower and Personnel, Airman and Family Services, Sustainment Services, and
a. Mortuary Services.
b. Career Development.
c. Resource Management.
d. Community Services. |
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Definition
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Term
How did the implementation of program budget decision (PBD) 720, affect the structure of the commander’s support staff (CSS)?
a. The CSS disbanded.
b. The CSS was consolidated into a single organization.
c. The CSS was divided into 2 parts, with half of the authorizations being reassigned to the military personnel flight (MPF).
d. The CSS was divided into 2 parts, with half of the authorizations being reassigned to the military personnel section (MPS). |
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Definition
| b. The CSS was consolidated into a single organization. |
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Term
The standardized force support squadron (FSS) structure was comprised of all of these flights except
a. force management.
b. force development.
c. sustainment services.
d. community services. |
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Definition
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Term
Before the Total Force Service Center (TFSC) stood up, when personnel specialists were asked a question they could not answer, they contacted
a. numbered Air Force (NAF) staff.
b. major command (MAJCOM) personnel.
c. the military personnel section chief.
d. the manpower and personnel flight commander. |
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Definition
| b. major command (MAJCOM) personnel. |
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Term
If you are in the rank of E–7 or above and have a question that Total Force Service Center (TFSC) personnel cannot answer, the person you speak with will
a. place a trouble ticket into the system with your name and your question attached to a subject matter expert (SME).
b. take a message and call you back within 12 hours.
c. take a message and call you back within 48 hours.
d. locate and connect you to a SME to answer your question. |
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Definition
d. locate and connect you to a SME to answer your question.
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Term
Which group is not serviced by military personnel section (MPS) personnelists?
a. Air Force retirees.
b. Air Force dependents.
c. Air Force active duty members.
d. Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard members. |
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Definition
d. Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard members.
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Term
What area is the focal point for the translation of all military personnel policies and programs into individual actions affecting people?
a. Customer support element.
b. Career enhancement element.
c. Military personnel section (MPS).
d. Commander’s support staff (CSS). |
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Definition
| c. Military personnel section (MPS). |
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Term
The difference between the new concept of the military personnel section (MPS) and the old concept of the military personnel flight (MPF) is, rather than assign specific individuals to specific tasks,
a. the base training manager will assist the personnelist.
b. each personnelist is responsible for learning all tasks in his or her area.
c. manning assistance will be requested to assist the personnelist with the task.
d. each personnelist is responsible for learning manpower, personnel, and services tasks. |
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Definition
| b. each personnelist is responsible for learning all tasks in his or her area. |
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Term
On average, in-house training should be held how many times per week?
a. Once.
b. Twice.
c. Three.
d. Four. |
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Definition
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Term
Who assures training is accomplished and decides which training will be taught in the military personnel section (MPS)?
a. MPS chief or designated representative.
b. Force support squadron (FSS) commander.
c. NCOICs from each section.
d. MPS commander. |
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Definition
| a. MPS chief or designated representative. |
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Term
Once program budget decision (PBD) 720 was implemented, many of the daily operations of the commander’s support staff (CSS) were
a. dissolved.
b. streamlined.
c. reassigned to individuals within the squadron.
d. reassigned to the most knowledgeable base agencies. |
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Definition
| c. reassigned to individuals within the squadron. |
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Term
Which personnel action is not required to be completed by individuals in the commander’s support staff (CSS)?
a. Allocation notices.
b. Performance feedback notices.
c. Enlisted/officer performance report on individual personnel (RIP).
d. Rotation of unit personnel into other base agencies. |
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Definition
d. Rotation of unit personnel into other base agencies.
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Term
The military personnel section (MPS) is responsible for activities within the
a. geographically separated unit (GSU) and satellite personnel activity (SPA).
b. customer service element and force management operations element.
c. commander’s support staff (CSS) and customer service element.
d. GSU and total force service center (TFSC). |
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Definition
| a. geographically separated unit (GSU) and satellite personnel activity (SPA). |
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Term
Who determines which military personnel responsibilities are performed by the satellite personnel activity (SPA)?
a. Major command (MAJCOM) commander.
b. Numbered Air Force (NAF) commander.
c. Host military personnel section (MPS) commander.
d. Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) commander. |
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Definition
| c. Host military personnel section (MPS) commander. |
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Term
An Air Force specialty code (AFSC) is a
a. listing of experience needed to qualify for position.
b. grouping of people with precise skills and qualifications.
c. listing of training classes needed to qualify for a position.
d. grouping of positions requiring similar skills and qualifications. |
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Definition
d. grouping of positions requiring similar skills and qualifications.
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Term
Where can you find the list of duties and responsibilities for any enlisted specialty?
a. Recruiter’s Directory.
b. Enlisted Classification Directory.
c. Enlisted Force Structure Directory.
d. Retraining Classification Directory. |
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Definition
| b. Enlisted Classification Directory. |
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Term
The item within the classification structure used to identify positions or persons not elsewhere identified is the
a. reporting identifier.
b. special duty.
c. Air Force specialty code.
d. special experience. |
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Definition
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Term
If an Airman fails to progress in training due to reading and comprehension, how would the Airman be disqualified within the classification structure?
a. Within reasons beyond their control.
b. Within reasons within their control.
c. Drug and alcohol involvement.
d. Substandard duty performance. |
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Definition
| a. Within reasons beyond their control. |
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Term
Which is not an example of disqualification for reasons within a member’s control?
a. A medical condition.
b. Loss of security clearance.
c. Drug or alcohol involvement.
d. Failure to progress in training. |
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Definition
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Term
What is not a duty of the personnelist career field?
a. Performs personnel actions.
b. Creates, maintains, and audits personnel records.
c. Conducts interviews to determine individual interests.
d. Advises officers and Airmen on military personnel issues and programs. |
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Definition
| c. Conducts interviews to determine individual interests. |
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Term
Responsibilities of the personnelist does not include having to
a. administer the casualty program.
b. update computerized personnel data.
c. oversee personnel activities and functions.
d. record information in unit, field, and Personnel Data System (PDS) records. |
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Definition
| c. oversee personnel activities and functions. |
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Term
The National Security Act of 1974 established all of the military departments except
a. Air Force
b. Marines.
c. Navy.
d. Army. |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the UMD used for? |
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Definition
| To show detailed information about each manpower requirement contained in MPES. |
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Term
| How is the UMD used and how often do you refer to it? |
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Definition
| We use the UMD when creating projects in MPES to submit proposed manpower requirement changes to MAJCOM; to evaluate organizational changes; to apply manpower standards; and when we compare sourced and unsourced manpower requirements, to determine if funding is in the right places. Daily. |
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Term
| How does the CSS manage the WAPS program? |
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Definition
| The CSS publicizes the availability of WAPS catalogs, assist unit personnel in identifying reference requirements and obtaining study reference materials, and ensures availability of non-reference materials. |
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Term
| What ratio must the CSS ensure availability of non-CDC reference materials? |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe the purpose of leave. |
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Definition
| Paid vacation from duty for recreation and relief from the pressures of job-related duties. |
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Term
| For what reasons may members take leave? |
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Definition
| For personal reasons and emergency situations. |
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Term
| What is the leave program designed to do? |
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Definition
| To allow service members to use their authorized leave to the maximum extent possible. |
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Term
| Under what circumstances does a member not earn leave? |
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Definition
| When they are AWOL or in an unauthorized absence. |
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Term
| When a member “sells” leave what does he or she receive? |
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Definition
| Accrued leave payment up to a maximum of 60 days during their military career. |
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Term
| What is BAS meant to offset? |
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Definition
| Costs for a member’s meals. |
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Term
| BAS is based on what historic origins of the military? |
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Definition
| Room and board (or rations) were provided as part of a member’s pay. |
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Term
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Definition
| Food furnished to enlisted personnel at government expense and generally provided by the installation dining facility. |
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Term
| What factors is the determination for ESM entitlement based upon? |
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Definition
| Location and capacity of dining facilities, location of living quarters, duty hours, and so forth. |
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Term
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Definition
| Applied uniformly for all enlisted members permanently assigned to a single government quarters at the same installation, station, base, or ship. |
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Term
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Definition
| An AFPC standardized managed computer support system that effectively executes formal training across the AF and works in conjunction with other training administration programs. |
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Term
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Definition
| Planning, controlling, and funding formal training throughout the AF including the MAJCOM TDY-to-School program. |
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Term
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Definition
| A number associated with a specific student projected for or completed training. |
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Term
| How many students can hold a particular TLN? |
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Definition
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Term
| How many characters does a TLN consist of? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who is allowed to retrain? |
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Definition
| FTA retraining allows Airmen, (including staff sergeants on their first enlistment), to retrain in conjunction with a reenlistment into skills where a shortage exists. |
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Term
| How long can a package take to get approved? |
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Definition
| If approved, it may take up to 3–4 months to update the approval. |
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Term
Which office prepares and distributes the unit manpower document (UMD)?
a. Career development.
b. Force support squadron.
c. Manpower office.
d. Airman and family readiness. |
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Definition
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Term
How often is the unit manpower document (UMD) used?
a. Daily.
b. Weekly.
c. Monthly.
d. Annually. |
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Definition
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Term
Who publicizes availability of the Enlisted Promotions References and Requirements Catalog (EPRRC)?
a. Commander’s support staff.
b. Military personnel section admin.
c. Force support squadron secretary.
d. Military support group staff. |
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Definition
| a. Commander’s support staff. |
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Term
The commander’s support staff (CSS) is responsible to assist unit personnel with all of these Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) requirements except
a. identifying reference requirements.
b. printing out and distributing Enlisted Promotions References and Requirements Catalogs (EPRRC) to all individuals.
c. obtaining study reference materials such as career development courses (CDC) and the Airman Handbook.
d. ensuring availability of non-CDC reference materials. |
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Definition
| b. printing out and distributing Enlisted Promotions References and Requirements Catalogs (EPRRC) to all individuals. |
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Term
Leave accrues at how many days per calendar month?
a. 1.5.
b. 2.5.
c. .5.
d. 3.0. |
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Definition
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Leave must begin and end where?
a. Local area.
b. Home of record.
c. Base.
d. Work. |
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Basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) is meant to offset the cost for a member’s
a. clothing allowance.
b. health insurance.
c. electric bill.
d. meals. |
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The basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) is based in the historic origins of the military in which the military provided what two items?
a. Food and housing requirements.
b. Room and laundry services.
c. Rations and transportation.
d. Room and board. |
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What is furnished to enlisted personnel at government expense as essential station messing (ESM)?
a. Food.
b. Clothing.
c. Housing.
d. Cleaning supplies. |
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What is an Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC)-standardized managed computer support system that effectively executes formal training across the Air Force?
a. Orders processing application (OPA).
b. Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS).
c. Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment (DCAPES).
d. Oracle training administration (OTA). |
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d. Oracle training administration (OTA).
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Oracle training administration (OTA) is the source of record for all Air Force
a. professional military education (PME) and formal training.
b. temporary duty (TDY).
c. leave.
d. upgrade training. |
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| a. professional military education (PME) and formal training. |
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A training line number (TLN) is
a. an 8-character number that identifies where the projected training will take place.
b. a 10-character number that is used repeatedly by the same student for every training class.
c. an 8-character number that identifies the beginning and ending dates of the projected training.
d. a 10-character number associated with a specific student projected for or completed training. |
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d. a 10-character number associated with a specific student projected for or completed training.
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What do the first two positions of a training line number (TLN) identify?
a. Major command (MAJCOM).
b. Base.
c. Fiscal year (FY).
d. Unit. |
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Six-year enlistees applying for retraining may apply the first duty day of the month when completing how many months of their current enlistment?
a. 57.
b. 59.
c. 61.
d. 63. |
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| What is the goal of the Information Security Program? |
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| To efficiently and effectively protect Air Force information by delegating authority to the lowest levels possible, encouraging and advocating use of risk management principles, focusing on identifying and protecting only that information that requires protection, integrating security procedures into our business processes so they become transparent, and ensuring everyone understands their security roles and responsibilities. |
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| Material other than ordinary paper documents must have what markings? |
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| Must have the same information either marked on it or made immediately available to holders by other means. |
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| What markings are classified documents required to have? |
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| The overall classification of the document, the agency, office of origin, and date of the document, the office or source document that classified the information, and the classifying office of reference, if it is an originally classified document. |
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| Who has the authority to grant individuals access to classified information when required for mission-essential needs? |
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| Personnel who have authorized possession, knowledge, or control of classified information grant individuals access to classified information when required for mission essential needs when the individual has the appropriate clearance eligibility according to AFI 31−501, has signed an SF 312, and has a need to know the information. |
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| Who did the SecDef direct to make a one-time verbal attestation to the first paragraph of the SF 312? |
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| All military members and civilian employees with Top Secret eligibility or access to a specially controlled access category or compartmented information. |
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| Name three factors to consider during the risk assessment process for hand-carried classified material. |
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Definition
| The environment in which the material will be hand carried, the sensitivity of the information, and the availability of authorized facilities for storing the classified during overnight layovers at the TDY location. |
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| Within how many days must the sender trace unacknowledged receipts? |
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Definition
| Within 30 days for material sent within the CONUS. Within 45 days for material sent outside of the CONUS. |
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| Who do you talk to in order to educate yourself on the proper procedures for transporting COMSEC information and material? |
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| Supporting COMSEC manager. |
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| Why are laptops a high risk? |
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Definition
| They have a high commercial value. |
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| When using laptops to hand carry classified information, what must couriers take into consideration? |
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| Couriers must make sure both laptop and disks are prepared properly. |
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| The Privacy Act (PA) of 1974 establishes a code of fair information practices that govern the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of personally identifiable information (PII) about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies. |
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| What opportunities are endangered by the misuse of certain information systems using the Privacy Act? |
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| The opportunities for an individual to secure employment, insurance, credit, as well as other legal protections. |
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| Who is responsible for reinforcing the importance of safeguarding PII? |
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| Who are the MPS customers? |
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| Commanders, active duty, ANG, and AFR members, and their dependents. |
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| What is customer service? |
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| The provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. It is a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer satisfaction (i.e., the feeling that a product or service has met the customer expectation). |
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| What customer service technique is where first impressions are critical? |
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| What customer service technique focuses on identifying customer needs by asking questions and concentrating on what the customer is really saying? |
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| What is the first thing you notice when meeting someone? |
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Definition
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| What is considered a good way to give a positive first impression? |
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Definition
| Take the extra time to ensure your military appearance is above reproach. |
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| What is considered the stepping stone to succeed as a personnel journeyman? |
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| To effectively communicate, what talent must you develop? |
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US documents that contain foreign government information (FGI) are marked on the
a. front cover only.
b. front cover or first page.
c. middle of the front cover.
d. front cover or back cover. |
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| b. front cover or first page. |
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When classified documents are removed from secured storage, they are kept under constant surveillance. Which standard form (SF) cover sheets can be placed on all documents?
a. SF 701, SF 702, SF 703.
b. SF 701, SF 703, SF 704.
c. SF 702, SF 703, SF 704.
d. SF 703, SF 704, SF 705. |
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d. SF 703, SF 704, SF 705.
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When a person refuses to sign a nondisclosure agreement (NdA) for access to classified information, the commander (or equivalent) or staff agency chief executes these actions except
a. initiates a security incident report.
b. denies the individual access to classified information.
c. initiates action to establish a Security Information File (SIF).
d. grants temporary access to classified information until the form is signed. |
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d. grants temporary access to classified information until the form is signed.
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Why is it important to consider your environment when hand carrying sensitive material?
a. The material may get confiscated.
b. You will bring attention to yourself.
c. The foreign government may want to take it from you.
d. The material may not be important enough to hand carry. |
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| a. The material may get confiscated. |
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If you require assistance when assessing the risks of hand carrying sensitive material, what agency can you contact?
a. Secret service.
b. Security forces (SF).
c. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
d. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). |
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d. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI).
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When transporting laptops and disks, couriers must perform all of these requirements except
a. password protect laptops.
b. remove hard drives and place them in a separate bag before transporting.
c. mark laptops and disks according to DOD 5200.1–R, DOD Information Security Program.
d. keep laptops and disks containing classified information under constant surveillance. |
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| b. remove hard drives and place them in a separate bag before transporting. |
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Documentation is not required for hand carrying classified material to activities
a. in off base buildings.
b. during non-duty days.
c. within an installation.
d. during duty hours. |
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| c. within an installation. |
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Who is responsible for reinforcing the importance of safeguarding personal information (PII)?
a. Unit commander.
b. First shirt.
c. Immediate supervisor.
d. Wing commander. |
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Release of personal information (PII) to third parties is appropriate when the subject
a. is considering civilian employment.
b. agrees over the telephone.
c. is under investigation.
d. agrees in writing. |
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What is one of the critical customer service techniques?
a. First impression.
b. Good memory skills.
c. Problem resolution.
d. Personnel management. |
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When dealing with customers on a daily basis, directly or indirectly, what ability is considered a valuable asset?
a. Document missed phone calls for others.
b. Communicate with others.
c. File source documents.
d. Keep your area clean. |
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| b. Communicate with others. |
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