WAPS SSGT Exam Questions and Answers: Air Force Knowledge, Exams of Personality Development

A series of questions and answers related to air force regulations, procedures, and historical facts, likely intended for use in preparing for the weighted airman promotion system (waps) exam for the rank of staff sergeant (ssgt). It covers topics such as conditions on liberty, nonjudicial punishment, court-martial procedures, and significant figures in air force history. The material is presented in a question-and-answer format, making it useful for self-testing and review. It provides specific details about military justice, leadership, and historical events relevant to air force personnel. Structured to help candidates memorize key information and understand the application of regulations and historical context within the air force.

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WAPS SSGT BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH ANSWERS.
1. A commander orders an NCO not to visit the scene of an
alleged offense. This is an - correct answer -conditions on
liberty
2. ___ is a less severe restraint on liberty than arrest; its
geographic limits are usually broader and the offender
performs full military duties unless otherwise directed. - correct
answer -Restrictions in lieu of arrest
3. In the Armed Forces, arrest does not - correct answer -mean a
physical restraint
4. Individuals are put in pretrial ___ only when lesser forms of
pretrial restraint are inadequate - correct answer -Confinement
5. Regarding pretrial confinement, which of the following
statements is false? - correct answer -It should be used before
considering other forms of pretrial restraint.
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WAPS – SSGT BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM

WITH ANSWERS.

  1. A commander orders an NCO not to visit the scene of an alleged offense. This is an - correct answer - conditions on liberty
  2. ___ is a less severe restraint on liberty than arrest; its geographic limits are usually broader and the offender performs full military duties unless otherwise directed. - correct answer - Restrictions in lieu of arrest
  3. In the Armed Forces, arrest does not - correct answer - mean a physical restraint
  4. Individuals are put in pretrial ___ only when lesser forms of pretrial restraint are inadequate - correct answer - Confinement
  5. Regarding pretrial confinement, which of the following statements is false? - correct answer - It should be used before considering other forms of pretrial restraint.
  1. A(n)___is express permission issued by competent military authority to search a person or an area for specified property, evidence or for a specific person and to seize such property, evidence or person. It is the military equivalent of a civilian search warrant - correct answer - Authorization to serch
  2. Which of the following individuals cannot authorize searches? - correct answer - Staff judge advocates
  3. The installation commander has discretion to appoint, in writing, up to___military magistrate(s) who may also authorize search and seizure (including apprehension) requests - correct answer - Two
  4. Inspections - correct answer - Include vehicle checks at installation entry points and random drug testing
  5. Nonjudicial Punishment (NJP) - correct answer - Can be imposed for minor offenses
  1. In an Nonjudicial Punishment (NJP), a MSgt can be reduced one grade by a commander in what grade? - correct answer - Lt Colonel or above
  2. A commander in the grade of lieutenant or captain can impose a maximum Article 15 punishment of ___ days restriction or extra duties - correct answer - 1 4 days
  3. A commander in the grade of major or above can impose a maximum Article 15 punishment of ___ days extra duties or ___ days restriction. - correct answer - 45 days; 60 days
  4. Who does not have authority to reduce the grades of SMSgt and CMSgt by one grade? - correct answer - Wing commanders
  5. What is the highest rank of Airmen that commanders in the grades of lieutenant and captain can reduce in rank? - correct answer - SSgt
  1. For Nonjudicial punishment (NJP), the staff judge advocate prepares AF Form____, Record of Nonjudcial Punishment Proceedings, then the commander signs it and provides it to the member. - correct answer - AF Form 3070A/B/C
  2. Once offered Nonjudicial Punishment (NJP), a member must decide whther to accept. Which of th efollowing statements is inaccurate? - correct answer - A decision to accept NJP is an admission of guilt, not merely a choice of forum.
  3. Regarding Nonjudicial Punishmen(NJP), after consulting with the staff judge advocate, a commander may annotate any of the following on AF Form 3070A/B/C except that - correct answer - NJP is not appropriate and the matter will be forwarded for court-martial.
  4. What statement about the nonjudicial punishment (NJP) appeal process is inaccurate? - correct answer - Members may submit an oral appeal within five calendar days.
  5. A commander has the power to suspend, remit or___punishment of an Article 15. - correct answer - Mitigate.
  1. instead of a military judge, a Summary Court-martial normally consists of ___ Regular Air Force commissioned officer(s) - correct answer - One
  2. What type of court-martial tries intermediate-level-offenses - correct answer - Special Court-Martial
  3. Which service members may be tried by Special Court- Martial - correct answer - Anyone subject to the UCMJ
  4. A maximum punishment by a Summary Court-Martial for ranks lower than SSgt includes - correct answer - reduction to AB
  5. A Special Court-martial sentence may include - correct answer - bad conduct discharge
  6. The general court martial - correct answer - may extend to death sentences.
  1. A special courtmartial usually consiists of a military judge and a panel of___ or more members - correct answer - Three
  2. Cases cannot be referred for trial by General Court-Martial without a preliminary hearing under - correct answer - Article 32, UCMJ
  3. The general courtmartial is composed of a military judge and at least a five-member panel that may include, when requested, at lease ___ enlisted members. - correct answer - Onw-third
  4. Who generally is the convening authority that selects the court martial panel? - correct answer - The win or Numbered Air Force (NAF) commander
  5. The court martial verdict is called the - correct answer - findings
  1. He was an airpower visionary who called for an air force independent of the US Army. - correct answer - Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
  2. He became the youngest captain ever selected to join the General Staff in 1912. - correct answer - William "Billy" Mitchell
  3. He joined the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in 1915 and commanded most US air combat units during much of 1918. - correct answer - Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
  4. He became Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service and led battleship bombing trails in 1921. - correct answer - Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
  5. The high point of his military career was likely the sinking of the former German battleship Ostfriesland by the 1st Provisional Air Brigade under his leadership. - correct answer - Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
  1. What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court- martial ordered by President Coolidge? - correct answer - outspoken advocacy of a separate air force, critical remarks about the poor quality of the Air Service, and criticism of superiors
  2. He was a pioneer aviator and the first commander of an American air unit in the field. - correct answer - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
  3. He entered the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in 1907 and participated in the acceptance tests of the Army's first semirigid dirigible and it's first airplane, a Wright flyer designated Signal Corps No. 1, in 1908 and 1909. - correct answer - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
  4. He completed the organization of the Army's first operational unit, the 1st Aero Squadron, in 1915. - correct answer - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
  5. He commanded the 1st Aero Squadron during the Mexican Punitive Expedition from 1916-1917 (the first
  1. He commanded the US Army Air Forces during WWII and is generally recognized as the father of the modern USAF. - correct answer - General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
  2. Under his direction, the US Army Air Forces expanded from 22,000 members and 3,900 aircraft to nearly 2.5 million members and 75,000 aircraft. - correct answer - General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
  3. His career would then go on to parallel the early development of the US military aviation, spending most of WWI as the highest-ranking flying officer in Washington, D.C. and winning two Mackay Trophies for making the most meritorious military flights in 1912 and 1934. - correct answer - General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
  4. Congress appointed him the first and only five-star General of the Air Force in 1949. He was a five-star General of the Army in 1944. - correct answer - General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
  1. He was the first Chief of Staff of the USAF and was appointed by President Harry S. Truman in 1947. - correct answer - General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
  2. He served in France during WWI and commanded the US Strategic Air Forces in Europe and was tasked with softening up Hitler's Fortress Europe during WWII. - correct answer - General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
  3. He oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan (including the 1945 atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki) - correct answer - General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
  4. He was the founding father of the modern Air Force and commander of the first combat Air Force. - correct answer - Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
  5. Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews assumed command of the newly created General Headquarters Air Force in - correct answer - 1935
  1. He was a daring and innovative aviator who participated in the Pan-American Goodwill tour of 1926 and 1927. - correct answer - General IRA C. Eaker
  2. He flew in the first extended aerial refueling experiment and served in the office of the Chief of the Air Corps during the 1930s. - correct answer - General IRA C. Eaker
  3. He accepted command of the 29th Pursuit Group at Hamilton Field, CA in 1940 and took command of the VIII Bomber Command and was promoted to brigadier general in
      • correct answer - General IRA C. Eaker
  4. General IRA C. Eaker served as commander of which forces after promotion to lieutenant general in 1943. - correct answer - Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
  5. He was Deputy Commander, US Army Air Forces and Chief of the Air Staff after WWII until his retirement in 1947. - correct answer - General IRA C. Eaker
  1. General IRA C. Eaker was promoted to a four-star general by President Reagan in - correct answer - 1985
  2. Who convinced Prime Minister Winston Churchill and directed the daylight strategic bombardment campaigns against the German military and industrial base of Nazi-occupied Europe and Germany? - correct answer - General IRA C. Eaker
  3. He was a pioneer logistician who coordinated the rapid expansion of American's air arsenal during WWII and as Chief, Army Air Forces Material Division, he lead the most massive aircraft procurement in history. - correct answer - Major General Oliver P. Echols
  4. She successfully combined two careers as an airline flight attendant and Air Force flight nurse. - correct answer - Captain Lillian K. Keil
  5. How many evacuations flights did Captain Lillian K. Keil make during WWII and how many of those flights were transatlantic? - correct answer - 250 evacuation flights
  6. 23 transatlantic

he helped develop fog-flying equipment in 1928 and won the Harmon Trophy after making the first "blind" flight, completely dependent on instruments. - correct answer - General James "Jimmy" Doolittle

  1. General James "Jimmy" Doolittle resigned his regular commission to manage Shell Oil's aviation department but was brought back to active duty in what year to troubleshoot engine and aircraft development. - correct answer - 1940
  2. He is best remembered for leading the 18 April 1942 B- 25 raid on Tokyo, launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier Hornet which restored American morale and damaged Japanese confidence. - correct answer - General James "Jimmy" Doolittle
  3. Nicknamed "Old Leatherface," she was the leader of the Flying Tigers unit, which gained game for its victorious exploits during the first six months of WWII - correct answer - Major General Claire L. Chennault
  4. He was forced to retire in 1937 for health reasons and went to China shortly after to begin training pilots for the Chinese Air

Force. In 1941, he recruited American military pilots and organized the American Volunteer Group. - correct answer - Major General Claire L. Chennault

  1. Major General Claire L. Chennault trained three squadrons of "____________" in tactics he developed that took advantage of the strengths of his Curtiss P-40s and exploited enemy weakness - correct answer - Flying Tigers
  2. In April 1942, he was recalled to active duty by the US Army Air Forces, in the grade of Major General, to command the Fourteenth Air Force in China. In that capacity, he fought two was which was against the Japanese and the other war was against supply and equipment problems in isolated China. - correct answer - Major General Claire L. Chennault
  3. He made Strategic Air Command the world's premier and most powerful nuclear force. - correct answer - General Curtis E. LeMay
  4. In the days before deployable guided missiles, he developed Strategic Command's policy of constant alert, keeping some