Enlisted/Total Force
Which tier of the enlisted force is responsible for continuing their personal technical growth, becoming expert hands-on technicians, and serving as first-line supervisors?
Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Tier
After winning the best Security Forces Unit award at the US Air Force level this year, members of the 99th Security Forces Squadron yell “Best in the Air Force!” when they meet each other on and off duty. The unit decided to do this until next year’s winner is announced.
The unit’s behavior BEST demonstrates which type of organizational environment?
A. Organizational Climate
B. Organizational Culture
C. Organizational Attitude
D. Unit Esprit de Corps
A. Organizational Climate
A type of UPR between an officer and enlisted member which violates the customary bounds of acceptable behavior and prejudices good order and discipline, discredits the armed services, or operates to the personal disgrace or dishonor of the officer involved.
Fraternization
What is, "thinking about one’s thinking to make one’s thinking more clear, more accurate, or more defensible; thinking that is fully aware of and continually guards against the natural human tendency to self-deceive and rationalize to selfishly get what it wants."
Critical Thinking
Which of the following are the “ACTION”-related steps in the POP-DOC model?
A. Decide, Operationalize, Orient
B. Decide, Predict, Communicate
C. Decide, Operationalize, Communicate
D. Decide, Perceive, Predict
C. Decide, Operationalize, Communicate
Which special SNCO position is the focal point for all readiness, health, morale, welfare, and quality of life issues within the organization?
First Sergeant
You’ve recently completed a DEOCS of your unit to gauge the organizational climate. You’ve reviewed the results and are ready to address them with your unit.
Which answer BEST describes what should be part of your outbrief?
A. Negative and positive results, potential mission impacts, and problem resolution strategies
B. Negative and positive results, potential mission impacts, and the unit’s mission, vision, and priorities
C. Negative and positive results, potential mission impacts, and established expectations
D. Negative and positive results, potential mission impacts, and organizational values and norms
A. Negative and positive results, potential mission impacts, and problem resolution strategies
According to AFI 36-2909, student reader, and lesson plan, unprofessional relationships between officers and enlisted members can be especially damaging to unit _____, _______, and ______ _______.
Unit morale, discipline, and mission accomplishment.
Relies on pattern recognition, may become obsolete, results in snap judgements, may succumb to stereotypes or bias.
System I thinking
The Changing stage of Lewin's Change Management Model could include:
A. Establishing a coalition of change leaders.
B. Moving personnel into new positions.
C. Setting organizational policies corresponding to change efforts.
D. Finalizing and documenting the analysis of driving and restraining forces.
B. Moving personnel into new positions.
Attendance at what enlisted professional military education (PME) course is required to become raters of subordinate enlisted personnel?
Airman Leadership School (ALS)
________ describe personal barriers to Wingman intervention.
A. Embarrassment and/or fear
B. Unspoken codes and/or pressure
C. Career impact and/or rank
A. Embarrassment and/or fear
Captain Brown takes an active role in ensuring Second Lieutenant Smith gains a good grasp on what the Air and Space Forces expects from a junior officer and gives her personal insight as to how to be the best she can be. Captain Brown’s actions best describe the intent behind:
Mentoring
Beliefs (cultural, personal, real, helpful, unhelpful) shape our interactions. Human tendency to favor our own perspective.
Cognitive Bias
Which of the following would occur during the Unfreezing stage of Lewin's Change Management Model?
A. Leadership creates a sense of urgency for the proposed change.
B. Movement from the old state to the new state.
C. Establishing the proposed vision and change plan.
D. Evaluating the effect of the change.
A. Leadership creates a sense of urgency for the proposed change.
Name the three main elements that make up the Total Force
Regular Air Force (RegAF)
Air National Guard (ANG)
Air Force Reserve (ARC)
What are the three Ds?
Direct
Delegate
Distract
Staying abreast of what is going on and where the Air and Space Forces stands on issues today BEST describes the mentor attribute of:
Possessing up-to-date knowledge
Who defines critical thinking as “strength of mind” and as “…the ability to keep one’s head at times of exceptional stress and violent emotion”?
Carl Von Clausewitz
Which of the following statements BEST represents taking a distributive approach to negotiations?
A. “Let’s work together to come up with a mutually beneficial solution.”
B. “Why is this important to you?”
C. “Is there a way we could share our resources?”
D. “I can’t budge on this one…my task is more important than yours.”
D. “I can’t budge on this one…my task is more important than yours.”
The Air National Guard has a dual mission. Air National Guard officers will take an oath to _______ and ________.
Their state and the Federal Government.
Which of the following is NOT an option for Wingman intervention?
A. Pull someone else in to help.
B. Create a distraction to defuse or divert attention.
C. Directly interact with the people involved.
D. Leave the situation to not make it worse.
D. Leave the situation to not make it worse.
Which response is NOT a major benefit of mentoring for the mentee?
A. Reaching Full Potential
B. Support and Reassurance
C. Enhanced promotion potential
D. Improving Quality of Life
D. Improving Quality of Life
In the Paul model there are eight elements of reasoning: purpose, _______, information, concept, inference, assumption, point of view, and implications. A leader who attempts to understand the fundamental issue at hand is relying on which element of reasoning?
Question
Because Milton’s red Swingline® stapler doesn’t bind up as often as the generic alternative, his co-workers keep borrowing it and failing to return it. Milton has a stockpile of Swingline® staples, which are essentially worthless without the stapler. He is incredibly frustrated about this recurring situation.
This example BEST describes which of the organizational sources of conflict?
Resource interdependence