NCOA DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE TEST 1
2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION MATERIALS
◉ Essential Follower Traits. Answer: Competence, Integrity, Loyalty,
and Initiative
◉ 5 Essential Qualities of Effective Followership. Answer: self
management, commitment, competent, integrity, and initiative.
◉ Personal Power. Answer: is the extent to which followers respect,
feel good about, and are committed to their leader; and see
their own goals being satisfied by the goals of their leader.
◉ Position Power. Answer: provides you with the authority to make
decisions and requests based on your position within the
organization.
◉ System Level Rewards. Answer: These are rewards the system
(USAF) promises to people as long as they perform at the minimum
acceptable standard. System level rewards are things the institution
provides such as pay, training, annual leave, medical and dental
benefits, retirement; whether operating at the membership,
performance, or involvement level of commitment, everyone gets
these rewards.
, ◉ Supervisory Rewards. Answer: Given to those who go beyond the
standard, they include such things as praise, public recognition, time
off, bonus pay, promotions, special assignments, empowerment,
challenge, autonomy, and greater roles and responsibilities.
◉ Personal Rewards. Answer: These rewards come from within
oneself. When someone fully enjoys his or her work, he or she
strives to exceed every standard and self-rewards for a job well
done.
◉ Anti-deficiency Act (ADA). Answer: Government officials may not
make payments or commit the United States to make payments at
some future time for goods or services unless there is enough money
in the "bank" to cover the cost in full. The "bank," is the available
appropriation.
◉ Appropriation. Answer: Government (Taxpayer) funding
approved by congress for a specific purpose. Multiple
Appropriations; many having its own set of rules to properly
execute.
◉ Authorization Change Request (ACR). Answer: The document
used to propose adjustments to a Unit Manning Document.
2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION MATERIALS
◉ Essential Follower Traits. Answer: Competence, Integrity, Loyalty,
and Initiative
◉ 5 Essential Qualities of Effective Followership. Answer: self
management, commitment, competent, integrity, and initiative.
◉ Personal Power. Answer: is the extent to which followers respect,
feel good about, and are committed to their leader; and see
their own goals being satisfied by the goals of their leader.
◉ Position Power. Answer: provides you with the authority to make
decisions and requests based on your position within the
organization.
◉ System Level Rewards. Answer: These are rewards the system
(USAF) promises to people as long as they perform at the minimum
acceptable standard. System level rewards are things the institution
provides such as pay, training, annual leave, medical and dental
benefits, retirement; whether operating at the membership,
performance, or involvement level of commitment, everyone gets
these rewards.
, ◉ Supervisory Rewards. Answer: Given to those who go beyond the
standard, they include such things as praise, public recognition, time
off, bonus pay, promotions, special assignments, empowerment,
challenge, autonomy, and greater roles and responsibilities.
◉ Personal Rewards. Answer: These rewards come from within
oneself. When someone fully enjoys his or her work, he or she
strives to exceed every standard and self-rewards for a job well
done.
◉ Anti-deficiency Act (ADA). Answer: Government officials may not
make payments or commit the United States to make payments at
some future time for goods or services unless there is enough money
in the "bank" to cover the cost in full. The "bank," is the available
appropriation.
◉ Appropriation. Answer: Government (Taxpayer) funding
approved by congress for a specific purpose. Multiple
Appropriations; many having its own set of rules to properly
execute.
◉ Authorization Change Request (ACR). Answer: The document
used to propose adjustments to a Unit Manning Document.
