Foundations & Core Values
The willingness to do what is right, even when no one is looking
What is Integrity?
The basic military courtesy rendered outdoors to an officer or the national colors.
What is the salute?
Air Force definition of leadership
What is the art and science of influencing and directing people to accomplish the assigned mission?
A collection of individuals who are committed to working together to achieve a common goal.
What is a Team?
The state of mind that lies behind your every action, which you can choose to make positive or negative.
A condition of the heart, tough mindedness and tireless motivation
What is the Warrior Spirit?
The official CAP definition describes these as small, but important acts of politeness and mutual respect.
What are military courtesies?
In the leadership definition, this aspect describes relying on imagination and creative skill.
What is the art of leadership?
The process of receiving, deciphering, and responding to spoken and non-verbal messages.
What is active listening?
The practice of putting off for no good reason a task that should be done right now
What is procrastination?
The three entities you pledge to serve in the Cadet Oath: "to prepare myself to be of service to my..."
What are community, state, and nation?
When walking with another person of higher rank, a junior cadet must always walk on this specific side.
What is the left side?
This theory professes that to study leadership, focus on the life stories of successful people.
What is the Great Man Theory?
This takes place when you return to the speaker a portion of the message they sent to you to make sure the message was understood.
What is feedback?
The ability to monitor, observe, and judge your own actions.
What is self-awareness?
The order of authority through which directives flow downward and accountability flows upward in a military hierarchy.
What is the Chain of Command?
The primary training reason cadets practice drill and ceremonies is not to show off, but to develop this quality.
What is teamwork OR discipline?
This theory explains leadership in terms of the personality and character of the leader.
What is Trait Theory?
Survey Question Read Recall Review method of active listening
What is SQ3R?
The ability to direct your thoughts, emotions, and actions toward a meaningful purpose
What is self-discipline?
The organizational pitfall that occurs when a leader bypasses immediate subordinates to give orders directly to front-line members, or when a subordinate jumps levels.
What is jumping the chain of command?
The command given to align a flight in line formation, where each cadet positions except the last Airman in each element turns their head and eyes 45 degrees to the right and raises and extends the left arm laterally from the shoulder with snap so the arm is parallel with the ground.
What is Dress Right, DRESS?
The process of directing and controlling your actions so that you can achieve your goals in life.
What is self-management?
The idea that by working together, team members can achieve more than each individual could on their own.
What is synergy?
A close, trusted, experienced advisor
What is a mentor?