Aviation- Resource Management (Block
2) Questions and Already Solved
Solutions.
(OFD) Operational Flying Duty - Answer OFDA credit per Air Force Instruction 11-401, Aviation
Management, is the method by which flying credit, for purposes of flight pay, is tracked. Public
Law defines "operational flying" as flying performed under competent orders by rated or
designated members.
Purpose of OFDA - Answer To track the number of months of "operational flying" a member
accumulates throughout his or her career.
-rated members (except Flight Surgeons with less than 18 years of aviation service.
-Career enlisted aviators (CEAs) with less than 20 years of aviation service.
(ACIA) Aviation Career Incentive Act - Answer this act created several codes to include the
rated position identifier (RPI), flying activity category (FAC), and aviation service code (ASC).
Gates are the standards and requirements they must achieve, they occur at the 12th and 18th
year of aviation service. If you meet the requirements you get continuous flight pay if you don't
you get conditional flight pay.
Incentive Pay - Answer to receive incentive pay, members must meet the requirements
outlined in Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD/FMR) or AFI 11-
421, Aviation Resource Management chapters 5&6.
Continuous ACIP - Answer means rated officers (except flight surgeons) receive incentive pay
each month without regard to flying hours. The officer must accrue a specified number of OFDA
credits by the 12 year gate and 18 year gate in order to remain in continuous ACIP status. In
order for a member to receive one month of OFDA credit, the individual must be assigned an
active flying status code (FSC) for at least 15 days per month.
Conditional ACIP - Answer when rated officers entitled to continuous ACIP haven't met the
OFDA requirements at the 12 and 18 year gates, they go to conditional ACIP status. In addition,
when they reach 25 years the member is placed into conditional pay status. Flight surgeons are
always in conditional pay status for ACIP. The member must fly a minimum of 4 hours per full
calendar month (except flight surgeons) to be entitled to their incentive pay.
(CEFIP) Career Enlisted Flying Incentive Pay - Answer special pay given to CEAs as an incentive
for entering and remaining in aviation career status. This incentive pay came about as a result of
the NDAA of 2000. CEAs must hold a 1AXXX AFSC to qualify for CEFIP, which can be continuous
or conditional. Must remain medically and professionally qualified.
, (HDIP) Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay - Answer special pay given to non-rated/non-CEA,
operational support members, and parachutists as an incentive to perform flight/jump duties.
HDIP is always conditional and these members must fly or jump to receive their pay. HDIP is
automatically stopped when the member has a permanent change of station (PCS) to a non-
flying/jumping position.
(ASC) Aviation Service Code - Answer assigned to perform aviation or parachute jump duties is
assigned an ASC. The First character of the ASC is the Entitlement State Code (ESC). The ESC
identifies the type of incentive pay the member is entitled to receive. The second character is
the Flying Status Code (FSC). The FSC identifies the member's current flying, which can be
active, inactive, disqualified, or suspended.
ASC Reference - Answer Used by AFO and HARM to determine pay. HARM determines each
members ASC. AFI 11-401 is the primary directive. AFI 11-402 determines the effective date.
ARMs On-line Help-guide to publish AOs.
ARMs Effective Date - Answer ARMS tracks all ASCs and ASC effective dates. ASC effective date
is used to determine when the member's flying or parachute duties begin or terminate, when
incentive pay starts or stops, and to calculate operational flying duty accumulator (OFDA)
credits.
(ESC) Entitlement Status Code - Answer The ESC is the first character of the ASC. This code is
either alphabetic or numeric depending on the type of flyer. It's used to identify and monitor
which type of incentive pay the member is entitled to receive at different gates. Continuous or
conditional is based on whether or not the member meets the OFDA requirements at the 12
and 18 year gate.
Rated Aircrew members ESC's 1-4 - Answer assigned to members that meet OFDA
requirements. These members receive continuous ACIP.
Rated Aircrew members ESC's 5-6 - Answer assigned to members who didn't meet OFDA
requirements at the 12 or 18 year gate. These members receive conditional ACIP.
Rated Aircrew members ESC 7 - Answer assigned to rate officers, except flight surgeons, once
they reach 25 years of aviation service. At that time continuous ACIP is terminated. However,
members with this ESC may be entitled to conditional ACIP.
Rated Aircrew ESC 8 - Answer assigned to flight surgeons. Flight surgeons may be entitled to
receive conditional ACIP only.
Rated Aircrew ESC 9 - Answer assigned to non-rated officers, non-CEAs, operational support
members, and parachutists, all of whom receive HDIP. This ESC always is conditional which
2) Questions and Already Solved
Solutions.
(OFD) Operational Flying Duty - Answer OFDA credit per Air Force Instruction 11-401, Aviation
Management, is the method by which flying credit, for purposes of flight pay, is tracked. Public
Law defines "operational flying" as flying performed under competent orders by rated or
designated members.
Purpose of OFDA - Answer To track the number of months of "operational flying" a member
accumulates throughout his or her career.
-rated members (except Flight Surgeons with less than 18 years of aviation service.
-Career enlisted aviators (CEAs) with less than 20 years of aviation service.
(ACIA) Aviation Career Incentive Act - Answer this act created several codes to include the
rated position identifier (RPI), flying activity category (FAC), and aviation service code (ASC).
Gates are the standards and requirements they must achieve, they occur at the 12th and 18th
year of aviation service. If you meet the requirements you get continuous flight pay if you don't
you get conditional flight pay.
Incentive Pay - Answer to receive incentive pay, members must meet the requirements
outlined in Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD/FMR) or AFI 11-
421, Aviation Resource Management chapters 5&6.
Continuous ACIP - Answer means rated officers (except flight surgeons) receive incentive pay
each month without regard to flying hours. The officer must accrue a specified number of OFDA
credits by the 12 year gate and 18 year gate in order to remain in continuous ACIP status. In
order for a member to receive one month of OFDA credit, the individual must be assigned an
active flying status code (FSC) for at least 15 days per month.
Conditional ACIP - Answer when rated officers entitled to continuous ACIP haven't met the
OFDA requirements at the 12 and 18 year gates, they go to conditional ACIP status. In addition,
when they reach 25 years the member is placed into conditional pay status. Flight surgeons are
always in conditional pay status for ACIP. The member must fly a minimum of 4 hours per full
calendar month (except flight surgeons) to be entitled to their incentive pay.
(CEFIP) Career Enlisted Flying Incentive Pay - Answer special pay given to CEAs as an incentive
for entering and remaining in aviation career status. This incentive pay came about as a result of
the NDAA of 2000. CEAs must hold a 1AXXX AFSC to qualify for CEFIP, which can be continuous
or conditional. Must remain medically and professionally qualified.
, (HDIP) Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay - Answer special pay given to non-rated/non-CEA,
operational support members, and parachutists as an incentive to perform flight/jump duties.
HDIP is always conditional and these members must fly or jump to receive their pay. HDIP is
automatically stopped when the member has a permanent change of station (PCS) to a non-
flying/jumping position.
(ASC) Aviation Service Code - Answer assigned to perform aviation or parachute jump duties is
assigned an ASC. The First character of the ASC is the Entitlement State Code (ESC). The ESC
identifies the type of incentive pay the member is entitled to receive. The second character is
the Flying Status Code (FSC). The FSC identifies the member's current flying, which can be
active, inactive, disqualified, or suspended.
ASC Reference - Answer Used by AFO and HARM to determine pay. HARM determines each
members ASC. AFI 11-401 is the primary directive. AFI 11-402 determines the effective date.
ARMs On-line Help-guide to publish AOs.
ARMs Effective Date - Answer ARMS tracks all ASCs and ASC effective dates. ASC effective date
is used to determine when the member's flying or parachute duties begin or terminate, when
incentive pay starts or stops, and to calculate operational flying duty accumulator (OFDA)
credits.
(ESC) Entitlement Status Code - Answer The ESC is the first character of the ASC. This code is
either alphabetic or numeric depending on the type of flyer. It's used to identify and monitor
which type of incentive pay the member is entitled to receive at different gates. Continuous or
conditional is based on whether or not the member meets the OFDA requirements at the 12
and 18 year gate.
Rated Aircrew members ESC's 1-4 - Answer assigned to members that meet OFDA
requirements. These members receive continuous ACIP.
Rated Aircrew members ESC's 5-6 - Answer assigned to members who didn't meet OFDA
requirements at the 12 or 18 year gate. These members receive conditional ACIP.
Rated Aircrew members ESC 7 - Answer assigned to rate officers, except flight surgeons, once
they reach 25 years of aviation service. At that time continuous ACIP is terminated. However,
members with this ESC may be entitled to conditional ACIP.
Rated Aircrew ESC 8 - Answer assigned to flight surgeons. Flight surgeons may be entitled to
receive conditional ACIP only.
Rated Aircrew ESC 9 - Answer assigned to non-rated officers, non-CEAs, operational support
members, and parachutists, all of whom receive HDIP. This ESC always is conditional which
