SNCOA TEST 2 2026 MILITARY ETHICS
CORE VALUES AND PROFESSIONALISM
ASSESSMENT PRACTICE SET
◉ strategy
Answer: a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or
overall aim.
◉ area of consensus
Answer: fundamental national goals the U.S. should be seeking in
order to establish our national security; security, prosperity, and
values
◉ national security strategy (nss)
Answer: a document approved by the president that expresses
vision, what the U.S. stands for, and sensing of how the instruments
of national power will be arrayed.
◉ national defense strategy (nds)
Answer: a document that outlines the DoD approach to implement
the NSS
,◉ national military strategy (nms)
Answer: a document approved by the CJCS for distributing and
applying military power to attain NSS and NDS objectives
◉ doctrine
Answer: fundamental principles by which the military forces or
elements guide their actions in support of national objectives; it is
authoritative but requires judgment in application
◉ joint doctrine
Answer: fundamental principles that guide the employment of the
U.S. military forces in coordinated action towards a common
objective
◉ operational art
Answer: the application of creative imagination to design strategies,
campaigns, and major operations to organize and employ military
forces; headed by the commander
◉ operational art elements
Answer: logistics and technology, commander has some degree of
control
,◉ contextual elements
Answer: elements the commander has little or no control over, but
must take into account when devising a strategy
◉ operational design
Answer: the conception and construction of the intellectual
framework that underpins joint operations plans and their
subsequent execution
◉ military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence
Answer: ongoing routine activities that establish, shape, maintain,
and refine relations with other nations
◉ crisis response and limited contingency operations
Answer: small scale, limited duration operations such as strikes,
raids, and peace enforcement; conduct operations individually or in
conjunction with major operation or campaign
◉ major operations and campaigns
Answer: extended duration, large scale operations that usually
involve combat such as battles, engagements, and strike (major
operations) | series of related major operations (campaigns)
◉ instruments of national power
, Answer: diplomatic, informational, military, and economic (DIME)
◉ diplomatic
Answer: principal instrument for engaging with other states and
foreign groups to advance U.S. values, interests, and objectives;
credible threat of force = deterrence and enables the democratic
process
◉ informational
Answer: information is freely exchanged with minimal government
controls; information readily available from multiple sources;
support via IO and PA
◉ military
Answer: fight and win the nation's war, must ensure adherence to US
values; used both domestically and internationally
◉ economic
Answer: government's financial management ways and means;
facilitates production, distribution and consumption of worldwide
goods and services
◉ traditional warfare
CORE VALUES AND PROFESSIONALISM
ASSESSMENT PRACTICE SET
◉ strategy
Answer: a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or
overall aim.
◉ area of consensus
Answer: fundamental national goals the U.S. should be seeking in
order to establish our national security; security, prosperity, and
values
◉ national security strategy (nss)
Answer: a document approved by the president that expresses
vision, what the U.S. stands for, and sensing of how the instruments
of national power will be arrayed.
◉ national defense strategy (nds)
Answer: a document that outlines the DoD approach to implement
the NSS
,◉ national military strategy (nms)
Answer: a document approved by the CJCS for distributing and
applying military power to attain NSS and NDS objectives
◉ doctrine
Answer: fundamental principles by which the military forces or
elements guide their actions in support of national objectives; it is
authoritative but requires judgment in application
◉ joint doctrine
Answer: fundamental principles that guide the employment of the
U.S. military forces in coordinated action towards a common
objective
◉ operational art
Answer: the application of creative imagination to design strategies,
campaigns, and major operations to organize and employ military
forces; headed by the commander
◉ operational art elements
Answer: logistics and technology, commander has some degree of
control
,◉ contextual elements
Answer: elements the commander has little or no control over, but
must take into account when devising a strategy
◉ operational design
Answer: the conception and construction of the intellectual
framework that underpins joint operations plans and their
subsequent execution
◉ military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence
Answer: ongoing routine activities that establish, shape, maintain,
and refine relations with other nations
◉ crisis response and limited contingency operations
Answer: small scale, limited duration operations such as strikes,
raids, and peace enforcement; conduct operations individually or in
conjunction with major operation or campaign
◉ major operations and campaigns
Answer: extended duration, large scale operations that usually
involve combat such as battles, engagements, and strike (major
operations) | series of related major operations (campaigns)
◉ instruments of national power
, Answer: diplomatic, informational, military, and economic (DIME)
◉ diplomatic
Answer: principal instrument for engaging with other states and
foreign groups to advance U.S. values, interests, and objectives;
credible threat of force = deterrence and enables the democratic
process
◉ informational
Answer: information is freely exchanged with minimal government
controls; information readily available from multiple sources;
support via IO and PA
◉ military
Answer: fight and win the nation's war, must ensure adherence to US
values; used both domestically and internationally
◉ economic
Answer: government's financial management ways and means;
facilitates production, distribution and consumption of worldwide
goods and services
◉ traditional warfare
