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How is the AFRTOC divided? - correct answer ✔✔GMCA- General Military Course POC- Professional Officer Course What is the AFOQT? - correct answer ✔✔It is the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test and is the test to be eligible for the POC. What do you do after completing GMCA? - correct answer ✔✔Attend 2 weeks of field training. What is field training? - correct answer ✔✔This rigorous program of physical conditioning, weapons practice, and leadership training will evaluate your potential to be an Air Force officer. When does preparation for Field Training occur? - correct answer ✔✔It occurs during the AS 200 Leadership Laboratory year. What are benefits of AFROTC? - correct answer ✔✔Benefits of AFRTOC include management training and opportunities to apply leadership principles, travel on military aircraft on a space available basis if you're on an Air Force ROTC scholarship or in the Professional Officer Course, visits to Air Force bases, orientation flights about Air Force aircraft, $300 for freshmen, $350 for sophomores, $450 for juniors, and $500 for seniors a month tax- free allowance while in school for those on scholarship and cadets in the Professional Officer Course. Cadets also receive the stipend during the summer between their AS300 and AS years, and most importantly a challenging and rewarding job after graduation. What is the rank you will be awarded upon graduation and commissioning? - correct answer ✔✔Second Lieutenant
Why are "core" values fundamental? - correct answer ✔✔They are fundamental because they define our very identity. What are the three core values? - correct answer ✔✔Integrity First, Service before Self, and Excellence in All We Do Why are the core values important to Airmen? - correct answer ✔✔They provide a moral framework for military activities. What are virtues? - correct answer ✔✔desired behaviors and characteristics What does consistently practicing these virtues result in? - correct answer ✔✔Result in habits of honorable thought and action, producing an Air Force Professional. What is Air Force professionalism? - correct answer ✔✔Air Force Professionalism is a shared belief in, and a commitment to, honorable service based on our Air Force Core Values. How is Integrity First best described? - correct answer ✔✔Best described as a moral compass and foundation for trust. What do Virtues of Integrity include? - correct answer ✔✔Honestly, Courage, and Accountability What does service before self tell us? - correct answer ✔✔It tells us that professional duties take precedence over personal desires. The call to serve is a call to live according to a higher standard. It is not just a job; it is a commitment that takes energy, dedication, and sacrifice. What are the virtues of service before self? - correct answer ✔✔They include Duty, Loyalty,
What happened on 26 September? - correct answer ✔✔Gen Carl A. Spaatz became the USAF's first Chief of Staff. What is the Air Force philosophy? - correct answer ✔✔It is that the uniform will be plain, distinctive, and standardized. Pride in one's personal appearance and wearing the uniform, greatly enhances the esprit de corps essential to an effective military force. Therefore, it is most important for all Airmen to maintain a high standard of dress and personal appearance. When should you not wear your uniform? - correct answer ✔✔Public meetings or demonstrations opposed to the Armed Forces. Additionally, you should not wear the uniform when discharged for bad conduct, undesirability, unsuitability, inaptitude, or other than honorably, Airmen will not wear the Air Force uniform upon discharge or while participating in public speeches, interviews, picket lines, marches or rallies or in any public demonstration when participation may imply Air Force sanction of the cause. The uniform should not be worn while furthering political activities, private employment or commercial interest. The bulk of male's hair should not exceed... - correct answer ✔✔It should not exceed 1 1/4" Women can not extend hair past.. - correct answer ✔✔Women's hair must not extend in length below an invisible line drawn parallel to the ground at the bottom edge of the back of the collar. Bangs will not touch.. - correct answer ✔✔will not touch either eyebrow, to include an invisible line drawn across eyebrows and parallel to the ground. When are ties and tie tabs mandatory? - correct answer ✔✔Ties and tie tabs are mandatory with the long sleeve shirt/blouse. What does the ABU replace? - correct answer ✔✔The ABU replaces both the
temperate and hot weather BDU and the desert camouflage uniform. When can ABUs be worn off base? - correct answer ✔✔To short convenience stops and when eating at restaurants where people wear comparable civilian attire. When should you not wear ABUs? - correct answer ✔✔Do not wear ABUs off base to eat in restaurants where most diners wear business attire or at establishments that operate primarily to serve alcohol. What will airmen assigned to non- Air Force organizations wear? - correct answer ✔✔they will wear wear the Air Force equivalent of the order of dress prescribed. What are military customs and courtesies? - correct answer ✔✔They are acts of respect and courtesy when dealing with other people and have evolved as a result of the need for order as well as mutual respect and a sense of fraternity that exists among military personnel. What is a custom? - correct answer ✔✔A custom is an act or ceremony stemming from tradition. What are courtesies? - correct answer ✔✔Courtesies are guidance in written form for an act of respect. Why is rank recognition important? - correct answer ✔✔It is important to be able to identify the various ranks in order to render the appropriate courtesies. Although each rank is associated with a pay grade, these pay grades are not used to address individuals. What is the Airmen rank? - correct answer ✔✔The first tier of the enlisted structure includes junior enlisted members. They are generally most focused on learning their jobs based on assigned career fields. What is an Airman basic? - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Airman Basic is "AB." There is no rank insignia associated with this rank. The term of address is
Senior Noncommissioned Officers (SNCOs) - correct answer ✔✔The top tier of the enlisted structure is populated by SNCOs. Having mastered their trade skills, they usually fill leadership roles in the unit such as superintendents or flight chiefs. Master Sergeant - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Master Sergeant is "MSgt." A Master Sergeant wears a chevron similar to a technical sergeant but with one "rocker" on top. Terms of address are "Sergeant" or "Master Sergeant." The pay grade for master sergeant is E-7. Senior Master Sergeant - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Senior Master Sergeant is "SMSgt." A Senior Master Sergeant wears a chevron similar to a technical sergeant but with two "rockers" on top. Terms of address are "Sergeant", "Senior", or "Senior Master Sergeant." The pay grade for Senior Master Sergeant is E
Chief Master Sergeant - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Chief Master Sergeant is "CMSgt." A Chief Master Sergeant wears a chevron similar to a technical sergeant but with three "rockers" on top. Terms of address are "Chief Master Sergeant" or "Chief." The pay grade for chief master sergeant is E-9. Company Grade Officers (CGOs) - correct answer ✔✔The first tier of the officer structure includes CGOs who easily identified by the bars they wear. Second Lieutenant - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Second Lieutenant is "2d Lt." The rank insignia for Second Lieutenant is one gold bar. Terms of address are "Second Lieutenant" or "Lieutenant." The pay grade for Second Lieutenant is O-1 (the "O" stands for officer). First Lieutenant - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for First Lieutenant is a "1st Lt." The rank insignia for First Lieutenant is one silver bar. Terms of address are "First Lieutenant" or "Lieutenant." The pay grade for First Lieutenant is O-2.
Captain - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Captain is "Capt." The rank insignia for Captain is two connected silver bars. The term of address is "Captain." The pay grade for Captain is O-3. Field Grade Officers (FGOs) - correct answer ✔✔The middle tier of the officer structure contains FGOs who are recognized by the leaves and birds they wear. Major - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Major is "Maj." The rank insignia for Major is a gold oak leaf. The term of address is "Major." The pay grade for Major is O-4. Lieutenant Colonel - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Lieutenant Colonel is "Lt Col." The rank insignia for Lieutenant Colonel is a silver oak leaf. Terms of address are "Lieutenant Colonel" or "Colonel." The pay grade for Lieutenant Colonel is O-5. Colonel - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Colonel is "Col." The rank insignia for Colonel is a silver eagle. The term of address is "Colonel." The pay grade for Colonel is O-6. General Officers (GOs) - correct answer ✔✔The top tier of the officer structure is populated by generals. They are also sometimes referred to as flag officers, and they are easily identified by the stars they wear. Brigadier General - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Brigadier General is "Brig Gen." The rank insignia for Brigadier General is one silver star. Terms of address are "Brigadier General" or "General." The pay grade for Brigadier General is O-7. Major General - correct answer ✔✔The abbreviation for Major General is "Maj Gen." The rank insignia for
What is a good rule of thumb when saluting? - correct answer ✔✔The junior member should initiate the salute in time to allow the senior officer to return it. Establishing an exact distance that would require a salute is not practical, but a good rule of thumb is six to twelve paces. Where does the Air Force require saluting and what is an exception? - correct answer ✔✔the Air Force requires saluting in all outdoor areas unless officially designated as a no-salute area. This includes covered sidewalks, entryways, reviewing stands, bus stops, et cetera. This applies both on and off military installations. What happens when superior is carrying articles in both hands? - correct answer ✔✔they need not return the salute, but should nod or verbally acknowledge the salute. What happens if junior member is encumbered? - correct answer ✔✔only a verbal greeting should be exchanged. When are you not required to salute? - correct answer ✔✔If you are in formation, you are not required to salute. The individual in charge of the formation salutes and acknowledges salutes on behalf of the formation. What happens if you are in a group and not a formation and you have to salute? - correct answer ✔✔the first person to see an officer calls the group to attention, and all members face the officer and salute. When in a work detail, do individual workers salute? - correct answer ✔✔No, in a work detail, individual workers do not salute. The person in charge salutes for the entire detail.
Is a second salute required when ending a conversation with an officer? - correct answer ✔✔When ending a conversation with an officer, a second salute is required. What should you do when greeting officer of friendly foreign nation? - correct answer ✔✔a verbal greeting and salute should be exchanged. When is saluting indoors required? - correct answer ✔✔Saluting indoors is only required if formally reporting to an officer or during a formal awards presentation. When wearing civilian gear, is saluting required? - correct answer ✔✔Saluting is not required when wearing civilian attire. Is saluting required due to rank recognition when wearing Air Force physical training gear. - correct answer ✔✔Saluting due to rank recognition is not required when wearing Air Force physical training gear. Are second lieutenants required to salute first lieutenants? - correct answer ✔✔Yes, second lieutenants are required to salute first lieutenants. The "unwritten rule" that there is no rank amongst lieutenants does not follow military standards. When entering military institution, what happens after checking your ID card? - correct answer ✔✔military gate guards will salute officers, who should return the salute whether in uniform or civilian clothes. Should you salute salute officers in appropriately marked and occupied staff vehicles? - correct answer ✔✔Yes, all military members have the responsibility to salute officers in appropriately marked and occupied staff vehicles. When you salute to a vehicle, when do you stop? - correct answer ✔✔You will salute upon recognition and hold it until the salute is returned or the vehicle has
When in uniform and indoors and the National Anthem is being played, what should you do? - correct answer ✔✔stand at attention, remain silent, and face the flag. Do not render a salute. When in civilian attire indoors or outdoors, and the National Anthem or To the Colors is being played, what should you do? - correct answer ✔✔stand at attention, and face the flag or music with your right hand over your heart. Men should remove their hat and hold it over their left shoulder so their right hand is over their heart. Military members also have the option of saluting the flag while in civilian clothes when outdoors. Is PDA such as handholding, embracing, or walking arm-in-arm is appropriate for members in uniform and will it discredit the service since indiscriminate displays of affection in public detract from the professional image the Air Force is trying to project? - correct answer ✔✔PDA such as handholding, embracing, or walking arm- in-arm is inappropriate for members in uniform and may discredit the service since indiscriminate displays of affection in public detract from the professional image the Air Force is trying to project. As a future Air Force officer, ... - correct answer ✔✔your conduct must be able to withstand public scrutiny at all times, regardless of time, location, or if you are in uniform or not.
