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A provision of what act permits the U.S. president to authorize communications through the
chairman of the JCS, placing the chairman in the communications chain of command? -- Correct
Answer --the public law 99-433, goldwater-nichols department of defense reorganization act of
1986
According to basic requirements of the unit training program, when are newly assigned
personnel interviewed to determine training status and issued CDCs upon confirmation within
the course development student administration record system? -- Correct Answer --within 30
days (60 days for air reserve component)
ACRONYMS -- Correct Answer --AFECD = air force enlisted classification directory
ALS = airman leadership school
CDC = career development courses
CFETP = career field education and training plan
CSAF = chief of staff of the air force
DAF = department of the air force
DoD = department of defense
HAF = headquarters air force
HSF = headquarters space force
JCS = joint chiefs of staff
JFC = joint force commander
JQS = job qualification standard
NAF = numbered air force
,NDS = national defense strategy
NORAD = north american aerospace defense command
NSC = national security council
NSS = national security strategy
OJT = on the job training
PfP = partnership for peace
PME = professional military education
SEAC = senior enlisted advisor to the chairman
SECAF = secretary of the air force
SECDEF = secretary of defense
AF form 797, job qualification standard continuation/command JQS, is a continuation of the
CFETP part two, or AFJQS. what does this form define? -- Correct Answer --locally assigned
duty position, home station training and deployment/unit type code requirements not included in
the CFETP part two
airman leadership school blended learning course combines distance learning principles with
traditional classroom learning by dividing it into two phases. what are the two phases? -- Correct
Answer --1. phase one is eight weeks long and delivered by utilizing an online learning
management system
2. phase two is two weeks long and conducted at the paul h. lankford PME center located on
mcghee tyson air national guard base, tennessee
as commander in chief, the U.S. president has final command authority, however, as head of the
executive branch, is the president subject to what? -- Correct Answer --checks and balance
system of the legislative and judicial branches
,as the civilian head of the DoD, to whom does the SECDEF report directly? -- Correct Answer --
the U.S. president
by law, the direction of the joint staff rests exclusively with whom? -- Correct Answer --
chairman of the JCS
note: the joint staff consists of more than 1500 military and civilian personnel, composed of
approximately equal numbers of officers from the army, navy, air force and space force
by statute, the chain of command runs from the U.S. president, through the SECDEF, then to
whom? -- Correct Answer --combatant commanders
by whose authority can a force be transferred once assigned to a unified combatant command? --
Correct Answer --SECDEF or under special procedures with approval of the U.S. president
can a MAJCOM be both a lead and a component MAJCOM? -- Correct Answer --yes
currently, how many combatant commands are there? -- Correct Answer --11
each MAJCOM is directly subordinate to whom? -- Correct Answer --HAF
for all forces not assigned to the combatant commanders, the chain of command runs from the
U.S. president, through the SECDEF, and then to whom? -- Correct Answer --secretaries of the
military departments
headquartered at the pentagon, which offices are included in the DoD? (hint: there are eight) --
Correct Answer --1. office of the SECDEF
2. joint chiefs of staff
3. joint staff
4. department of the army
5. department of the navy (including marines)
, 6. department of the air force (including space force)
7. unified combatant commands
8. forces dedicated to combined commands, defense agencies, and field activities
how are air staff responsibilities organized? -- Correct Answer --based on function and identified
with office symbol codes
how are combatant commands organized? -- Correct Answer --geographically or functionally
note: six geographical and five functional
how are MAJCOMs organized in the U.S. and overseas? -- Correct Answer --functionally in the
U.S and geographically overseas
how long is the tour of the vice chairman of the JCS? -- Correct Answer --two years and may be
reappointed for two additional terms
how many under secretaries of defense assist the SECDEF -- Correct Answer --six
how may personnel, who are retraining via OJT, be awarded a 3-skill level? -- Correct Answer --
when they complete knowledge training on all tasks taught in the initial skills course and other
tasks and mandatory requirements
if internal subdivision within a squadron is required, what type of flights may be established?
(hint: there are three) -- Correct Answer --1. numbered/named
2. alpha
3. functional
in 1955, what was established across the air force to provide non-commissioned officers
leadership and management training required to assume day-to-day mission execution
responsibilities? -- Correct Answer --enlisted PME schools
A provision of what act permits the U.S. president to authorize communications through the
chairman of the JCS, placing the chairman in the communications chain of command? -- Correct
Answer --the public law 99-433, goldwater-nichols department of defense reorganization act of
1986
According to basic requirements of the unit training program, when are newly assigned
personnel interviewed to determine training status and issued CDCs upon confirmation within
the course development student administration record system? -- Correct Answer --within 30
days (60 days for air reserve component)
ACRONYMS -- Correct Answer --AFECD = air force enlisted classification directory
ALS = airman leadership school
CDC = career development courses
CFETP = career field education and training plan
CSAF = chief of staff of the air force
DAF = department of the air force
DoD = department of defense
HAF = headquarters air force
HSF = headquarters space force
JCS = joint chiefs of staff
JFC = joint force commander
JQS = job qualification standard
NAF = numbered air force
,NDS = national defense strategy
NORAD = north american aerospace defense command
NSC = national security council
NSS = national security strategy
OJT = on the job training
PfP = partnership for peace
PME = professional military education
SEAC = senior enlisted advisor to the chairman
SECAF = secretary of the air force
SECDEF = secretary of defense
AF form 797, job qualification standard continuation/command JQS, is a continuation of the
CFETP part two, or AFJQS. what does this form define? -- Correct Answer --locally assigned
duty position, home station training and deployment/unit type code requirements not included in
the CFETP part two
airman leadership school blended learning course combines distance learning principles with
traditional classroom learning by dividing it into two phases. what are the two phases? -- Correct
Answer --1. phase one is eight weeks long and delivered by utilizing an online learning
management system
2. phase two is two weeks long and conducted at the paul h. lankford PME center located on
mcghee tyson air national guard base, tennessee
as commander in chief, the U.S. president has final command authority, however, as head of the
executive branch, is the president subject to what? -- Correct Answer --checks and balance
system of the legislative and judicial branches
,as the civilian head of the DoD, to whom does the SECDEF report directly? -- Correct Answer --
the U.S. president
by law, the direction of the joint staff rests exclusively with whom? -- Correct Answer --
chairman of the JCS
note: the joint staff consists of more than 1500 military and civilian personnel, composed of
approximately equal numbers of officers from the army, navy, air force and space force
by statute, the chain of command runs from the U.S. president, through the SECDEF, then to
whom? -- Correct Answer --combatant commanders
by whose authority can a force be transferred once assigned to a unified combatant command? --
Correct Answer --SECDEF or under special procedures with approval of the U.S. president
can a MAJCOM be both a lead and a component MAJCOM? -- Correct Answer --yes
currently, how many combatant commands are there? -- Correct Answer --11
each MAJCOM is directly subordinate to whom? -- Correct Answer --HAF
for all forces not assigned to the combatant commanders, the chain of command runs from the
U.S. president, through the SECDEF, and then to whom? -- Correct Answer --secretaries of the
military departments
headquartered at the pentagon, which offices are included in the DoD? (hint: there are eight) --
Correct Answer --1. office of the SECDEF
2. joint chiefs of staff
3. joint staff
4. department of the army
5. department of the navy (including marines)
, 6. department of the air force (including space force)
7. unified combatant commands
8. forces dedicated to combined commands, defense agencies, and field activities
how are air staff responsibilities organized? -- Correct Answer --based on function and identified
with office symbol codes
how are combatant commands organized? -- Correct Answer --geographically or functionally
note: six geographical and five functional
how are MAJCOMs organized in the U.S. and overseas? -- Correct Answer --functionally in the
U.S and geographically overseas
how long is the tour of the vice chairman of the JCS? -- Correct Answer --two years and may be
reappointed for two additional terms
how many under secretaries of defense assist the SECDEF -- Correct Answer --six
how may personnel, who are retraining via OJT, be awarded a 3-skill level? -- Correct Answer --
when they complete knowledge training on all tasks taught in the initial skills course and other
tasks and mandatory requirements
if internal subdivision within a squadron is required, what type of flights may be established?
(hint: there are three) -- Correct Answer --1. numbered/named
2. alpha
3. functional
in 1955, what was established across the air force to provide non-commissioned officers
leadership and management training required to assume day-to-day mission execution
responsibilities? -- Correct Answer --enlisted PME schools
