NCOA Distance Learning Course Set 2-
Leadership and Management Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Categorical Imperative - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Any position that declares a certain kind
of action (or inaction) to be necessary
Ethics - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Behavior based on adopted attitudes of what is right or
wrong values and judgements about good and evil, and the study of how you judge
those behaviors.
Ethical Dilemma - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-A situation where someone is forced to
choose between two alternatives. Both alternatives can be unfavorable i.e., less right
vs. more right and less wrong vs. more wrong.
Ethical Leadership - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Is about knowing your core values and
having the courage to live by them in all parts of your life in service of the common
good.
Ethical Relativism - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-The belief that nothing is objectively right or
wrong and that the definition of right and wrong depends on the prevailing view of a
particular individual, culture, or historical period.
Military Ethics - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Deal specifically with those values and
expected rules of the profession that are appropriate actions taken within the military
environment.
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, Morals - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Values that are attributed to a system of beliefs that
help define right from wrong and good versus bad.
Values - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-The core beliefs you hold regarding what is right and
fair in terms of our actions and our interactions with others.
Air Force Core Values- Integrity First - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-An airman is a person of
integrity, courage, and conviction. They must be willing to control their impulses and
exercise courage, honestly, and accountability in order to do what is right even when
no one is looking.
Air Force Core Values- Service Before Self - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-An Airman's
professional duties take precedence over personal desires. Every Airman is
expected to have the discipline to follow rules, exhibit self-control and possess
respect for the beliefs, authority, and worth of others.
Air Force Core Values- Excellence In All We Do - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-An Airman
strives for continual improvement in self and service in order to propel the Air Force
further and to achieve greater accomplishment and performance for themselves and
their community.
Three Os- Owing - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-All Airmen must understand that they owe a
debt of gratitude to their country, families, services, chain of command, and
comrades. This is the very essence of the Core Value Integrity and is furthered
evidenced in the virtue Accountability. Accountability is responsibility with an
audience. That audience may be the American people, our units, our supervisors,
our fellow Airmen, our families, our loved ones, and even ourselves.
Three Os- Ordering - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Ordering does not simply mean to tell
subordinates what to do. In this instance, ordering refers to proper structuring and
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Leadership and Management Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Categorical Imperative - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Any position that declares a certain kind
of action (or inaction) to be necessary
Ethics - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Behavior based on adopted attitudes of what is right or
wrong values and judgements about good and evil, and the study of how you judge
those behaviors.
Ethical Dilemma - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-A situation where someone is forced to
choose between two alternatives. Both alternatives can be unfavorable i.e., less right
vs. more right and less wrong vs. more wrong.
Ethical Leadership - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Is about knowing your core values and
having the courage to live by them in all parts of your life in service of the common
good.
Ethical Relativism - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-The belief that nothing is objectively right or
wrong and that the definition of right and wrong depends on the prevailing view of a
particular individual, culture, or historical period.
Military Ethics - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Deal specifically with those values and
expected rules of the profession that are appropriate actions taken within the military
environment.
…FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY…©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED…. 1
, Morals - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Values that are attributed to a system of beliefs that
help define right from wrong and good versus bad.
Values - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-The core beliefs you hold regarding what is right and
fair in terms of our actions and our interactions with others.
Air Force Core Values- Integrity First - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-An airman is a person of
integrity, courage, and conviction. They must be willing to control their impulses and
exercise courage, honestly, and accountability in order to do what is right even when
no one is looking.
Air Force Core Values- Service Before Self - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-An Airman's
professional duties take precedence over personal desires. Every Airman is
expected to have the discipline to follow rules, exhibit self-control and possess
respect for the beliefs, authority, and worth of others.
Air Force Core Values- Excellence In All We Do - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-An Airman
strives for continual improvement in self and service in order to propel the Air Force
further and to achieve greater accomplishment and performance for themselves and
their community.
Three Os- Owing - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-All Airmen must understand that they owe a
debt of gratitude to their country, families, services, chain of command, and
comrades. This is the very essence of the Core Value Integrity and is furthered
evidenced in the virtue Accountability. Accountability is responsibility with an
audience. That audience may be the American people, our units, our supervisors,
our fellow Airmen, our families, our loved ones, and even ourselves.
Three Os- Ordering - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Ordering does not simply mean to tell
subordinates what to do. In this instance, ordering refers to proper structuring and
…FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY…©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED…. 2
