SSGT Study Guide UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
First Core Value - CORRECT ANSWER - Integrity First
Second Core Value - CORRECT ANSWER - Service Before Self
Third Core Value - CORRECT ANSWER - Excellence In All We Do
They define our very identity through a common bond among all professional Airmen—past and
present - CORRECT ANSWER - Core Values
What core value is this? Provides the bedrock for our military endeavors - CORRECT
ANSWER - Integrity
Virtues of Integrity First - CORRECT ANSWER - Honesty, Courage, and Accountability
What core value is this? An abiding dedication to the age-old military virtue of selfless
dedication to duty, including putting one's life at risk if called to do so. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Service Before Self
Virtues of Service Before Self - CORRECT ANSWER - Duty, Loyalty, Respect
What core value is this? Directs us to develop a sustained passion for the continuous
improvement and innovation that propels the USAF, as well as ourselves, beyond the capabilities
of our adversaries. - CORRECT ANSWER - Excellence In All We Do
Virtues of Excellence In All We Do - CORRECT ANSWER - Mission, Discipline,
Teamwork
, As _______________, the U.S. President has final command authority - CORRECT
ANSWER - Commander in Chief
By statute, the chain of command runs from the ___________, through the __________, to the
__________ . - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S. President, Secretary of Defense, Combatant
Commanders
For all forces not assigned to the Combatant Commanders, the chain of command runs from the
U.S. President, through the Secretary of Defense, to the ___________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Secretaries of the military departments
Headquartered at the Pentagon, the Department of Defense includes the Office of the Secretary
of __________; the _____________ of Staff; the __________ Staff; and the Departments of the
______,______, and ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Defense, Joint Chiefs, Joint,
Army, Navy, and Air Force
Appointed by the U.S. President, with advice and consent of the Senate. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Secretary of Defense
The _______ serves as principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. President and is responsible
for the formulation of general defense policy, policy related to all matters of direct and primary
concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Secretary of Defense
A specific responsibility of the _______ is to provide written policy guidance for Department of
Defense national security objectives and policies, military mission priorities, and projected levels
for available resources. - CORRECT ANSWER - Secretary of Defense
The ________ also provides the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with written policy
guidance regarding contingency plans. - CORRECT ANSWER - Secretary of Defense
Questions and CORRECT Answers
First Core Value - CORRECT ANSWER - Integrity First
Second Core Value - CORRECT ANSWER - Service Before Self
Third Core Value - CORRECT ANSWER - Excellence In All We Do
They define our very identity through a common bond among all professional Airmen—past and
present - CORRECT ANSWER - Core Values
What core value is this? Provides the bedrock for our military endeavors - CORRECT
ANSWER - Integrity
Virtues of Integrity First - CORRECT ANSWER - Honesty, Courage, and Accountability
What core value is this? An abiding dedication to the age-old military virtue of selfless
dedication to duty, including putting one's life at risk if called to do so. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Service Before Self
Virtues of Service Before Self - CORRECT ANSWER - Duty, Loyalty, Respect
What core value is this? Directs us to develop a sustained passion for the continuous
improvement and innovation that propels the USAF, as well as ourselves, beyond the capabilities
of our adversaries. - CORRECT ANSWER - Excellence In All We Do
Virtues of Excellence In All We Do - CORRECT ANSWER - Mission, Discipline,
Teamwork
, As _______________, the U.S. President has final command authority - CORRECT
ANSWER - Commander in Chief
By statute, the chain of command runs from the ___________, through the __________, to the
__________ . - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S. President, Secretary of Defense, Combatant
Commanders
For all forces not assigned to the Combatant Commanders, the chain of command runs from the
U.S. President, through the Secretary of Defense, to the ___________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Secretaries of the military departments
Headquartered at the Pentagon, the Department of Defense includes the Office of the Secretary
of __________; the _____________ of Staff; the __________ Staff; and the Departments of the
______,______, and ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Defense, Joint Chiefs, Joint,
Army, Navy, and Air Force
Appointed by the U.S. President, with advice and consent of the Senate. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Secretary of Defense
The _______ serves as principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. President and is responsible
for the formulation of general defense policy, policy related to all matters of direct and primary
concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Secretary of Defense
A specific responsibility of the _______ is to provide written policy guidance for Department of
Defense national security objectives and policies, military mission priorities, and projected levels
for available resources. - CORRECT ANSWER - Secretary of Defense
The ________ also provides the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with written policy
guidance regarding contingency plans. - CORRECT ANSWER - Secretary of Defense
