OTSMAN TEST AIR FORCE OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. Air Combat Command (ACC) is located...
Answer:
Langley AFB, Eustis, Virginia
Question:
2. Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is located...
Answer:
Randolph AFB, San Antonio, TX
Question:
3. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is located...
Answer:
Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, LA
Question:
4. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is located...
Answer:
Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH
Question:
5. Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is located...
Answer:
Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA
Question:
6. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is located...
Answer:
Hurlburt Field, Mary Esther, FL
Question:
7. Air Mobility Command (AMC) is located...
Answer:
Scott AFB, Belleville, IL
Question:
8. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is located...
Answer:
Hickam AFB, Honolulu, HI
,Question:
9. United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE - AFAFRICA) is located...
Answer:
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Question:
10. What are the three categories of AF Institutional Leadership Competencies?
Answer:
Personal, People/Team, Organizational
Question:
11. Within the AF Institutional Leadership Competencies, under the category Personal, what are the two
competencies?
Answer:
Embodies Airman Culture, Communicating
Question:
12. Within the AF Institutional Leadership Competencies, under the category People/Team, what are the
two competencies?
Answer:
Leading People, Fostering Collaborative Relationships
Question:
13. Within the AF Institutional Leadership Competencies, under the category Organizational, what are the
four competencies?
Answer:
Employing military capabilities, Enterprise perspective, Managing organizations and resources, Strategic
thinking
Question:
14. What is the mission of the United States Space Force?
Answer:
The USSF is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping Guardians to conduct global space
operations that enhance the way our joint and coalition forces fight, while also offering decision makers
military options to achieve national objectives.
Question:
15. What are the 5 core competencies of the Space Force?
Answer:
Space Security Combat Power Projection Space Mobility & Logistics Information Mobility Space Domain
Awareness
Question:
16. What are the Space Power disciplines?
Answer:
Orbital Warfare Space Electromagnetic Warfare Space Battle Management Space Access & Sustainment
Military Intelligence Cyber Operations Engineering/Acquisitions
,Question:
17. What are the tenets of airpower?
Answer:
Mission Command Flexibility Versatility Synergistic Effects Persistence Concentration Priority Balance
Question:
18. What are the Air Force Core competencies?
Answer:
Air Superiority Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Rapid Global Mobility Global Strike
Command and Control
Question:
19. What are the acceptable levels of risk (ALR)?
Answer:
Low: normal attrition and maintenance Moderate: loss of no more than 1% of personnel and/or capability
Significant: loss of no more than 20% of personnel and/or capability High: loss of no more than 50% of
personnel and/or capability Extreme: greater than or equal to 50% loss of personnel and/or capability
Question:
20. What are the triage categories?
Answer:
Immediate (red): wounds that compromise life, limb, or eyesight Delayed (yellow): open fractures or
bleeding controlled with a tourniquet (should not be in this stage more than 2 hours or risk going to
immediate stage) Minimal (green): minor wounds (scrapes, bruises, simple fractures), can be treated with
TCCC until they can be seen by a medical provider Expectant (black): no obvious signs of life
Question:
21. What are the principles of war?
Answer:
unity of command, objective, offensive, mass, maneuver, economy of force, security, surprise, simplicity,
restraint, perseverance, legitimacy, unity of effort
Question:
22. What are the law of war principles?
Answer:
Military necessary, unnecessary suffering (humanity), proportionality, distinction (discrimination), honor
(chivalry)
Question:
23. What are the 4 elements of warrior ethos?
Answer:
hardiness of spirit, moral courage, physical courage, resilience
Question:
24. What is the preamble to the Constitution of the United States?
, Answer:
We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure
domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the
Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish the Constitution for the United
States of America.
Question:
25. What does marching look like in FPCON NORMAL, FP- CON ALPHA, FP- CON BRAVO, and
FPCON CHAR- LIE, and FPCON DELTA?
Answer:
FPCON NORMAL: march in any size formation FPCON ALPHA: march in any size formation FPCON
BRAVO: march in any size formation FPCON CHARLIE: outside activities are canceled; movement
around OTS complex is authorized in order to meet schedule requirement or as directed by OTS staff.
March AT EASE in details, in order to enhance situational awareness FPCON DELTA: outside activities
are canceled; movement between buildings is restricted to essential personnel only or as directed by OTS
staff. When moving between buildings spread out and move quickly as individuals, not in any type of
formation.
Question:
26. During military march, how many hours past meal time can the flight double time?
Answer:
1 hour
Question:
27. When the flight is marching, how many inches off the ground is the guide required to hold the ferrule?
Answer:
6 inches
Question:
28. Airman Basic (E-1)
Answer:
no insignia
Question:
29. Airman (E-2)
Answer:
Question:
30. Airman First Class (E-3)
Answer:
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. Air Combat Command (ACC) is located...
Answer:
Langley AFB, Eustis, Virginia
Question:
2. Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is located...
Answer:
Randolph AFB, San Antonio, TX
Question:
3. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is located...
Answer:
Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, LA
Question:
4. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is located...
Answer:
Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH
Question:
5. Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is located...
Answer:
Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA
Question:
6. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is located...
Answer:
Hurlburt Field, Mary Esther, FL
Question:
7. Air Mobility Command (AMC) is located...
Answer:
Scott AFB, Belleville, IL
Question:
8. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is located...
Answer:
Hickam AFB, Honolulu, HI
,Question:
9. United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE - AFAFRICA) is located...
Answer:
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Question:
10. What are the three categories of AF Institutional Leadership Competencies?
Answer:
Personal, People/Team, Organizational
Question:
11. Within the AF Institutional Leadership Competencies, under the category Personal, what are the two
competencies?
Answer:
Embodies Airman Culture, Communicating
Question:
12. Within the AF Institutional Leadership Competencies, under the category People/Team, what are the
two competencies?
Answer:
Leading People, Fostering Collaborative Relationships
Question:
13. Within the AF Institutional Leadership Competencies, under the category Organizational, what are the
four competencies?
Answer:
Employing military capabilities, Enterprise perspective, Managing organizations and resources, Strategic
thinking
Question:
14. What is the mission of the United States Space Force?
Answer:
The USSF is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping Guardians to conduct global space
operations that enhance the way our joint and coalition forces fight, while also offering decision makers
military options to achieve national objectives.
Question:
15. What are the 5 core competencies of the Space Force?
Answer:
Space Security Combat Power Projection Space Mobility & Logistics Information Mobility Space Domain
Awareness
Question:
16. What are the Space Power disciplines?
Answer:
Orbital Warfare Space Electromagnetic Warfare Space Battle Management Space Access & Sustainment
Military Intelligence Cyber Operations Engineering/Acquisitions
,Question:
17. What are the tenets of airpower?
Answer:
Mission Command Flexibility Versatility Synergistic Effects Persistence Concentration Priority Balance
Question:
18. What are the Air Force Core competencies?
Answer:
Air Superiority Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Rapid Global Mobility Global Strike
Command and Control
Question:
19. What are the acceptable levels of risk (ALR)?
Answer:
Low: normal attrition and maintenance Moderate: loss of no more than 1% of personnel and/or capability
Significant: loss of no more than 20% of personnel and/or capability High: loss of no more than 50% of
personnel and/or capability Extreme: greater than or equal to 50% loss of personnel and/or capability
Question:
20. What are the triage categories?
Answer:
Immediate (red): wounds that compromise life, limb, or eyesight Delayed (yellow): open fractures or
bleeding controlled with a tourniquet (should not be in this stage more than 2 hours or risk going to
immediate stage) Minimal (green): minor wounds (scrapes, bruises, simple fractures), can be treated with
TCCC until they can be seen by a medical provider Expectant (black): no obvious signs of life
Question:
21. What are the principles of war?
Answer:
unity of command, objective, offensive, mass, maneuver, economy of force, security, surprise, simplicity,
restraint, perseverance, legitimacy, unity of effort
Question:
22. What are the law of war principles?
Answer:
Military necessary, unnecessary suffering (humanity), proportionality, distinction (discrimination), honor
(chivalry)
Question:
23. What are the 4 elements of warrior ethos?
Answer:
hardiness of spirit, moral courage, physical courage, resilience
Question:
24. What is the preamble to the Constitution of the United States?
, Answer:
We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure
domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the
Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish the Constitution for the United
States of America.
Question:
25. What does marching look like in FPCON NORMAL, FP- CON ALPHA, FP- CON BRAVO, and
FPCON CHAR- LIE, and FPCON DELTA?
Answer:
FPCON NORMAL: march in any size formation FPCON ALPHA: march in any size formation FPCON
BRAVO: march in any size formation FPCON CHARLIE: outside activities are canceled; movement
around OTS complex is authorized in order to meet schedule requirement or as directed by OTS staff.
March AT EASE in details, in order to enhance situational awareness FPCON DELTA: outside activities
are canceled; movement between buildings is restricted to essential personnel only or as directed by OTS
staff. When moving between buildings spread out and move quickly as individuals, not in any type of
formation.
Question:
26. During military march, how many hours past meal time can the flight double time?
Answer:
1 hour
Question:
27. When the flight is marching, how many inches off the ground is the guide required to hold the ferrule?
Answer:
6 inches
Question:
28. Airman Basic (E-1)
Answer:
no insignia
Question:
29. Airman (E-2)
Answer:
Question:
30. Airman First Class (E-3)
Answer: