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Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) review for Staff and Technical Sergeants: the NCOA course (second level of EPME, syllabus, graded work, learning outcomes), military organization and command, doctrine and the joint force, leading and developing others and organizations, critical thinking and the enlisted force structure. Sources: the Air University NCOA syllabus, the Barnes Center NCOA page and AFH 1 (2025).
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01Which level of enlisted professional military education is NCOA?
The second level. NCOA is the second level of enlisted professional military education, with nine academies worldwide.
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“As the second level of enlisted professional military education (EPME), with nine academies worldwide, the course prepares noncommissioned officers (NCOs) for increased responsibilities”
— Air University, Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, NCO Academy page (retrieved 2026-09-30) ↗02How many classroom instruction hours and academic days comprise the resident NCOA course?
196 hours over 25 academic days. The resident course delivers its classroom instruction within that period.
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“The NCOA course is a resident Community College of the Air Force affiliated course that consists of 196 hours of classroom instruction delivered over 25 academic days.”
— Air University, Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, NCO Academy page (retrieved 2026-09-30) ↗03With which college is the resident NCOA course affiliated?
The Community College of the Air Force. The resident NCOA course is CCAF-affiliated and runs 196 classroom hours over 25 academic days.
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“The NCOA course is a resident Community College of the Air Force affiliated course that consists of 196 hours of classroom instruction delivered over 25 academic days.”
— Air University, Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, NCO Academy page (retrieved 2026-09-30) ↗04At which levels of warfare must NCOA graduates demonstrate thinking and communication skills to solve problems?
The tactical and operational levels. The learning outcome requires students to demonstrate various thinking and communication skills for problem solving at those levels.
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“Demonstrate various thinking and communication skills to solve problems at the tactical & operational levels of warfare.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 2 ↗05What cumulative score must a student achieve after completing all assignments to complete NCOA?
At least 70 percent, or 70 points. Students must reach this cumulative score at the end of the course after completing all assignments.
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“Students must achieve a minimum of a 70 percent (70 points) cumulative score at the end of the course after completion of all assignments to complete the course.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 3 ↗06Which students receive peer stratification points, and what percentage of the overall graduation awards score does stratification represent?
Only the top 10 students receive points, and stratification represents 20 percent. Points are determined by the average of each student's ranking among peers.
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“Only the top 10 students will receive points. The points awarded will be determined by the average of their ranking among their peers. The stratification score will account for 20% of the overall graduation awards score.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 3 ↗07How many graded assignments must NCOA students complete, and how are they divided between written and speaking assignments?
Five assignments: two written and three speaking. Students must complete these graded assignments to graduate NCOA.
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“There are five (5) graded assignments (two written and three speaking) students must complete to graduate NCOA.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 4 ↗08What must a group brief during Part 2 of the Problem Solving Group Assignment, and who must present?
The problem, risk analysis, and developed solutions or courses of action; every group member must present a portion. Part 2 requires a group briefing covering those elements.
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“Part 2 requires the groups to give a briefing on the problem, risk analysis, and solutions (COAs) they developed. Each member of the group is expected to present a portion of the briefing.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 5 ↗09Which NCOA award is identified as the highest honor?
The John L. Levitow Award. The syllabus identifies this award as the highest honor awarded.
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“John L. Levitow Award: This is the highest honor awarded.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 6 ↗10A student scores below 70 percent on an assignment. For which three awards is that student ineligible?
The John L. Levitow, Distinguished Graduate, and Academic Achievement awards. Failure to meet the minimum passing score on any assignment makes the student ineligible for these awards.
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“Eligibility: Students who do not meet the minimum passing score of 70% on any assignment are ineligible (redlined) for the John L. Levitow, Distinguished Graduate, and Academic Achievement awards.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 6 ↗11What NCO responsibility must students examine in the Mission Command lesson?
Translating commander's intent into executable actions to achieve mission objectives. Students examine the NCO's role in carrying out that translation.
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“Specifically, students will examine the NCOs role in translating commander’s intent into executable actions to achieve mission objectives.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 23 ↗12What must students identify and describe in the Followership lesson?
Characteristics of effective followership, its challenges, and how to overcome those challenges. The lesson requires students to identify the characteristics and describe both challenges and ways to overcome them.
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“Identify characteristics of effective followership. 2. Describe challenges to effective followership and how to overcome them.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 22 ↗13What must students understand and explain in the Trust lesson?
Factors affecting trust, how different trust levels affect an organization, and how to build and maintain trust. Students must understand the factors and organizational impacts and explain trust-building and maintenance.
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“Understand the factors that impact trust. 2. Understand the impact different levels of trust have on an organization. 3. Explain how to build and maintain trust.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 19 ↗14What must students explain and define in the Critical Thinking lesson?
Critical-thinking components, required concepts and skills, and pitfalls or barriers and how to avoid them. Students must explain the components and skills, define the pitfalls or barriers, and explain avoidance.
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“Explain the components of critical thinking. 3. Explain concepts and skills needed to perform critical thinking. 4. Define the pitfalls/barriers and explain how to avoid them.”
— Air University, Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) Syllabus, CCAF course 38 3 NCO 99200 0004 (start 23 Jan 25), p. 28 ↗15At the national level, how does joint planning connect military power to national strategy?
It ties the military instrument of national power to national security goals and objectives. Joint planning is essential to securing strategic end states across the range of military operations.
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“At the national level, joint planning ties the military instrument of national power to the achievement of national security goals and objectives and is essential to securing strategic end -states across the range of military operations .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 121 ↗16When translating strategic guidance into a joint plan, what do ways, means, and ends represent?
Ways describe how capabilities are used, means are military capabilities, and ends are objectives. Joint planning aligns these within an acceptable level of risk.
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“Joint planning is the deliberate process of determining how to implement strategic guidance: how (the ways) to use military capabilities (the means) in time and space to achieve objectives (the ends) within an acceptable level of risk .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 122 ↗17By law, who exclusively directs the Joint Staff?
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Direction of the Joint Staff rests exclusively with the Chairman.
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“By law, the direction of the Joint Staff rests exclusively with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 90 ↗18Does the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's senior rank authorize military command over the Joint Chiefs or the U.S. Armed Forces?
No. Although the Chairman outranks all other U.S. Armed Forces officers, the Chairman may not exercise military command over the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Armed Forces.
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“The CJCS outranks all other officers of the U.S. Armed Forces but may not exercise military command over the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the U.S. Armed Forces .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 90 ↗19An Air Force unit is attached to a unified combatant command. Who holds combatant command authority, and who holds administrative control?
The unified combatant command commander holds combatant command authority; the respective service component commander holds administrative control. Assigned or attached units remain under these respective authorities.
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“All units assigned or attached to a unified combatant command remain under the combatant command authority of the unified combatant command commander and the administrative control authority of the respective service component commander .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 95 ↗20Which document assigns combatant commands their missions, responsibilities, and geographic areas of responsibility?
The Unified Command Plan. Prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, this classified executive branch document assigns missions and planning, training, operational, and geographic responsibilities.
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“The Unified Command Plan is a classified executive branch document prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that assigns missions; planning, training, and operational responsibilities; and geographic areas of responsibilities to CCMDs .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 95 ↗21Which level of Air Force doctrine states the fundamental and enduring beliefs guiding the use, presentation, and organization of forces?
Basic doctrine. It states the fundamental and enduring beliefs that describe and guide how forces are used, presented, and organized for military action.
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“Basic doctrine states the most fundamental and enduring beliefs that describe and guide the proper use, presentation, and organization of forces in military action .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 110 ↗22Which level of Air Force doctrine applies basic doctrinal principles to military actions and describes detailed force organization?
Operational doctrine. It describes detailed force organization and applies the principles of basic doctrine to military actions.
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“Operational doctrine, contained in all the additional AFDPs, describes detailed organization of forces, and applies the principles of basic doctrine to military actions .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 110 ↗23An NCO needs guidance on employing specific Air Force assets together to accomplish detailed objectives. Which doctrine level addresses this requirement?
Tactical doctrine. It describes the proper employment of specific Air Force assets individually or together to accomplish detailed objectives.
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“Tactical doctrine describes the proper employment of specific USAF assets, individually or in concert with other assets, to accomplish detailed objectives .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 111 ↗24Which command-and-control approach empowers subordinate decision-making to achieve flexibility, initiative, and responsiveness within the commander's intent?
Mission command. It empowers subordinate decision-making to accomplish the commander's intent with flexibility, initiative, and responsiveness.
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“Mission command is an approach to C2 that empowers subordinate decision - making for flexibility, initiative, and responsiveness in the accomplishment of commander’s intent .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 115 ↗25Through which three elements do Airmen execute mission command?
Centralized command, distributed control, and decentralized execution. These are the three elements through which Airmen execute mission command.
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“Airmen execute mission command through centralized command , distributed control , and decentralized execution .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 115 ↗26A commander delegates authority so subordinates can exercise disciplined initiative and exploit fleeting opportunities. Which element of mission command does this demonstrate?
Decentralized execution. Delegating authority supports an effective span of control, fosters disciplined initiative, and empowers subordinates to exploit fleeting opportunities.
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“Decentralized execution is the delegation of authority to achieve effective span of control, foster disciplined initiative, and empower subordinates to exploit fleeting opportunities.”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 115 ↗27Which principle ensures concentration and priority of airpower effort under one responsible commander pursuing common objectives?
Unity of command. It places force employment under one responsible commander with the authority and capability to direct efforts toward common objectives.
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“Unity of command is vital in employing airpower as it ensures appropriate concentration and priority of effort by one responsible commander with the authority and the capability to direct force employment in pursuit of common objectives .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 113 ↗28Which principle requires balancing security, military operations, and national objectives to prevent unnecessary force?
Restraint. It prevents unnecessary force through careful and disciplined balancing of security needs, military operations, and national objectives.
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“The purpose of restraint is to prevent the unnecessary use of force . Restraint requires the careful and disciplined balancing of the need for security, the conduct of military operations, and the achievement of national objectives .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 114 ↗29Which principle of joint operations focuses on maintaining legal and moral authority?
Legitimacy. Its purpose is to maintain legal and moral authority in the conduct of operations.
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“The purpose of legitimacy is to maintain legal and moral authority in the conduct of operations .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 114 ↗30An NCO supports a joint planning staff developing courses of action. What five criteria must every course of action meet?
Suitable, feasible, acceptable, distinguishable, and complete. Every course of action must meet all five criteria.
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“All COAs must be suitable, feasible, acceptable, distinguishable, and complete.”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 122 ↗31How do managers and leaders differ in their focus on resources and organizational direction?
Managers ensure resources are available and effectively used; leaders steer the organization toward goals and strategies. Management addresses resource availability and use, while leadership directs organizational pursuits.
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“Generally, managers ensure the resources needed are readily available and effectively used . Leaders launch and steer the organization toward the pursuit of goals and strategies.”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 265 ↗32A Technical Sergeant organizes a project, assigns qualified personnel, and establishes monitoring systems. How should leadership support these management actions?
Align personnel needs, wants, emotions, and aspirations with the task. Leaders support management activities by connecting these personnel considerations to the work.
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“Managers are responsible for organizing projects, staffing positions with qualified individuals, communicating plans, delegating responsibilities, and devising systems to monitor implementation . Leaders support these actions by aligning personnel needs, wants, emotions, and aspirations with the task.”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 265 ↗33An NCO wants to reduce resistance to a new work-center process while building ownership. What approach should the NCO use?
Participation and involvement. Actively involving affected personnel in designing and implementing change helps generate ownership and commitment.
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“Participation and Involvement . Leaders reduce resistance by actively involving those affected in designing and implementing change . Involving people in the change process helps generate ownership and commitment to the change.”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 253 ↗34Why is coerced compliance not recommended when an NCO implements organizational change?
It can harm attitudes, produce long-term negative consequences, and require constant leadership oversight. Coercion forces acceptance of change, but continued oversight is needed to keep the change in effect.
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“Coercion . Coercion is a forcing technique used to make employees accept change . Coercion can negatively affect attitudes and can potentially cause long -term negative consequences . Coerced compliance is not recommended and requires constant leadership oversight to ensure the change remains in effect.”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 253 ↗35To establish the trust required for effective teamwork, in what two qualities of their teammates must Airmen have mutual confidence?
Integrity and ability. Effective teamwork requires a high degree of trust grounded in mutual confidence in these qualities.
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“Trust . Effective teamwork requires a high degree of trust . Team members must share mutual confidence in the integrity and ability of teammates .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 260 ↗36How should an NCO ensure dialogue and feedback are exchanged among team members?
Openly and sincerely, without fear of harsh criticism. Team members must be able to exchange feedback in that manner.
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“Dialogue and feedback must be exchanged between members in an open and sincere manner without fear of harsh criticism .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 260 ↗37A team discourages honest, open sharing. What effects should its NCOIC anticipate?
Reduced effectiveness, withheld vital information, or disengagement. Teams that prohibit open sharing quickly lose effectiveness, and some members may deliberately withhold information or disengage.
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“Teams that don’t allow honest, open sharing quickly lose their effectiveness . As a result, some team members may purposely withhold vital information or disengage from the team .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 261 ↗38Before using collaboration to resolve a team disagreement, what conditions must an NCO secure from all participants?
Trust and openness. Both are required from every participant for the collaborating style to succeed.
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“For the collaborating style to be successful, trust and openness are required of all participants .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 263 ↗39At a minimum, what mentoring topics must a supervisor discuss during performance feedback sessions?
Performance, potential, and professional development plans. These discussions constitute the minimum mentoring expected of a supervisor during feedback sessions.
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“At a minimum, a supervisor’s mentoring consists of a discussion of performance, potential, and professional development plans during performance feedback sessions .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 266 ↗40A mentor actively listens to a protégé's questions and provides useful, timely answers. Which element of the mentoring process is being demonstrated?
Respond. This element treats mentoring as two-way communication requiring active listening and useful, timely responses.
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“Respond . Mentoring is a two -way communication process that requires mentors to actively listen to the protégé questions and provide useful and timely responses .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 267 ↗41A Technical Sergeant connects a protégé with people who can offer additional guidance, resources, and opportunities. Which mentoring element does this demonstrate?
Network. A good mentor connects the protégé with others who can provide increased guidance, support, resources, and opportunities.
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“Network . A good mentor introduces and connects a protégé with others who can provide increased guidance, support, resources, and opportunities .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 267 ↗42An NCO identifies an event requiring counseling. How soon should the counseling occur?
As close to the event as possible. Timely counseling is identified as the key to successful counseling.
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“The key to successful counseling is to conduct the counseling as close to the event as possible .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 268 ↗43An NCO must conduct an unplanned counseling conversation. What four basic components should structure the session?
State the purpose, discuss the issues, develop a plan of action, and record the plan. These components apply even when formal counseling has not been prepared.
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“Even when you have not prepared for formal counseling, you can follow the four basic components of a counseling session: state the purpose, discuss the issues, develop a plan of action, and record the plan .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 269 ↗44What dual responsibility must effective leaders accept in relation to learning, teaching, and followership?
Be both a master student and a master teacher. Effective leaders embrace the roles of both follower and leader.
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“Effective leaders must accept the responsibility of being both a master student and a master teacher by embracing the role of both follower and leader .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 271 ↗45An NCO equates accountability primarily with punishment. What organizational focus should replace that view?
Creating and sustaining an organization that continuously learns and improves. Accountability concentrates on that focus rather than discipline and punishment for being unaccountable.
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“Accountability does not focus on the discipline and punishment associated with being unaccountable; but rather, concentrates on creating and sustaining a continuously learning and always improving organization.”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 276 ↗46How should an NCO practice transparency when making decisions that affect the work center?
Use regular communication, shared decision-making, mutual consensus, and healthy debate. Airmen should understand why decisions are made and how those decisions affect them and the organization.
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“Transparency is accomplished by integrating regular communication, shared decision -making, mutual consensus, and healthy debate . Airmen should know the reason decisions are made and how decisions will impact them and the organization.”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 276 ↗47What readiness responsibility do NCOs have for themselves and their subordinates?
Remain trained, qualified, and ready to deploy and operate. NCOs must ensure this readiness for both home-station and expeditionary operations.
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“Additionally, NCOs ensure they keep themselves and subordinates trained, qualified, and ready to deploy and operate at home station and in an expeditionary environment .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 129 ↗48Which enlisted grade often serves as a unit's technical experts?
Technical Sergeants. AFH 1 identifies Technical Sergeants as often being the unit's technical experts.
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“Technical Sergeant . Technical Sergeants are often a unit’s technical experts .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 129 ↗49Through which selection process should Master Sergeants consider broadening opportunities?
The developmental special duty selection process. Master Sergeants should consider this process for broadening opportunities.
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“Master Sergeants should consider broadening opportunities through the developmental special duty selection process .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 129 ↗50What responsibilities do SNCOs have toward junior enlisted Airmen and NCOs under their charge?
Advise, supervise, mentor, and develop them. These responsibilities apply to both junior enlisted Airmen and NCOs under their charge.
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“They advise, supervise, mentor, and develop junior enlisted Airmen and NCOs under their charge .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 129 ↗51What is the NCO Academy's mission concerning leadership and management in complex environments?
Prepare enlisted leaders to think and act critically in complex and ambiguous environments. This preparation supports current and future leadership and management opportunities.
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“Noncommissioned Officer Academy . The NCO Academy (NCOA) mission is to prepare enlisted leaders for current and future leadership and management opportunities to operate (think and act) critically in complex and ambiguous environments .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 141 ↗52Which course represents the capstone and pinnacle level of enlisted PME?
The Chief Leadership Course. The CLC is identified as the capstone and pinnacle level of enlisted professional military education.
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“Chief Leadership Course . The Chief Leadership Course (CLC) is the capstone and pinnacle level of enlisted PME .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 142 ↗53A flight's planning team pressures members to agree unanimously at the expense of critical thinking. What decision-making problem is occurring?
Groupthink. Groupthink occurs when pressure for conformity and unanimity overrides true critical thinking.
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“Groupthink occurs when tremendous pressures within the team demand conformity and express a strong desire for unanimity at the expense of true critical thinking .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 307 ↗54Why can exposing a decision-making group to an opposing view improve its decisions?
It helps members see the situation from different angles. Groups tend to make better decisions when exposed to an opposing view.
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“Groups tend to make better decisions when exposed to an opposing view because group members become more likely to see the situation from different angles .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 308 ↗55During a decision-making meeting, what distinguishes constructive cognitive conflict from affective conflict?
Cognitive conflict focuses on issues and ideas; affective conflict involves emotional and personal outbursts. Debate about issues and ideas is constructive, while emotional and personal outbursts are not.
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“In the decision -making process, debate focused on the issues and ideas at hand (cognitive conflict) is constructive . On the other hand, emotional and personal outbursts (affective conflict) are not .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 309 ↗56When evaluating information for a decision, what does the CRAAP acronym stand for?
Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. These five terms form the CRAAP acronym.
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“The CRAAP acronym stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose:”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 313 ↗57An NCO asks a team to brainstorm multiple varied solutions to a maintenance problem. Which type of thinking is the team using?
Divergent thinking. Divergent thinking generates multiple varied solutions to a problem, and brainstorming is a divergent thinking task.
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“Divergent Thinking is defined as the ability to generate multiple varied solutions to a given problem . Brainstorming is a divergent thinking task.”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 315 ↗58After identifying several possible solutions, an NCO seeks the correct or best possible solution. Which type of thinking is being applied?
Convergent thinking. This process seeks the correct or best possible solution from identified possibilities.
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“Convergent Thinking, in contrast, is a process that seeks out the correct or best possible solution (from identified possibilities).”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 315 ↗59Under the Osborn-Parnes principle of deferred judgment, when should a team evaluate its ideas?
Only after identifying many possible ideas. The team should first allow ideas to flow freely without internal or external evaluation, then apply convergent thinking to evaluate them.
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“This principle requires that we allow a period of time to let ideas flow freely (apply Divergent Thinking) without internal or external evaluation. Only after we have identified many possible ideas, should we evaluate them (apply Convergent Thinking).”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 315 ↗60Which Osborn-Parnes stage uses a list of selected criteria to choose the best solution?
Solution Finding. In this stage, selected criteria are used to choose the best solution.
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“5. Solution Finding . Use a list of selected criteria to choose the best solution.”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 316 ↗61Which Osborn-Parnes stage involves gaining acceptance, developing an action plan, and implementing the solution?
Acceptance Finding. This stage includes seeking acceptance for the solution, developing a plan of action, and following through with implementation.
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“6. Acceptance Finding . Attempt to gain acceptance for the solution, develop a plan of action, and implement the solution (follow through).”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 316 ↗62A flight chief gathers input from the group and then personally makes the decision. Which Vroom-Yetton-Jago decision-making level does this represent?
Level III: Gather Input from the Group and Decide. At this level, leaders gather group input and then make the decision.
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“Level III: Gather Input from the Group and Decide . In this level, leaders gather input from the group and then make a decision .”
— AFH 1, Airman (The Airman Handbook), 15 February 2025, PDF p. 317 ↗Know questions we're missing?
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