Volume 4 Unit 3 Part 2
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Under which circumstance may losing commanders grant maximum accrued leave as leave en route with any PCS move?

  • If the delay interferes with the reporting date to either a port or a new assignment
  • If the delay does not interfere with the reporting date to either a port or a new assignment (correct)
  • If the delay does not interfere with the reporting date to a port but not a new assignment
  • If the delay does not interfere with the reporting date to a new assignment but not a port
  • How many days of PTDY may a losing commander grant when members house-hunt prior to signing out of the unit?

  • 7 days
  • 15 days
  • 10 days (correct)
  • None
  • When can leave be disapproved?

  • Due to military necessity or in the best interest of the Air Force. (correct)
  • Never. That's illegal.
  • When the commander feels like it
  • When the world is on fire
  • When does a special pass start and stop?

    <p>Special passes start after normal working hours on a given day. They stop at the beginning of normal working hours on either the 4th day for a 3-day special pass or the 5th day for a 4-day special pass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What establishes the conditions for official travel and transportation at government expense and provides the basis for the traveler’s reimbursement?

    <p>Travel order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Travel reservation system; audits travel documents for compliance with regulations, interfaces with various DOD accounting systems, pays travel related expenses, and archives documents to comply with IRS requirements are _______________________.

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    No fee for trip cancellation or changes, access to last minute seat availability, and quicker reimbursement times are the benefits of ____.

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    What are the two documents you may have to review in DTS?

    <p>Authorization and voucher</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who enters the authorization in DTS?

    <p>The individual going TDY</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How much can the sponsoring agency authorize for lodging?

    <p>Up to 125% of the local lodging per diem rates for conferences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What statement needs to be included on every authorization?

    <p>Alternate means such as, SVTC or other web-based communication, are not sufficiently able to accomplish travel objectives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Receipts in excess of what amount, must be uploaded to DTS?

    <p>$75</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three types of awards members can earn?

    <p>Service awards, unit awards, and achievement awards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three important purposes of service awards?

    <p>Participation in specific or significant military operations, honorable active military service during periods of war or national emergency, and specific types of service by personnel serving on active duty or as a member of Reserve forces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes a person ineligible for a service award?

    <p>No service award will be presented or awarded to any person whose entire service for the period covered by the award was not honorable, or to a person whose service for the period covered by the award was terminated under other than honorable conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of unit awards?

    <p>To recognize acts or services that place the unit’s performance significantly above that of other units of similar composition and mission responsibility.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the requirements for award of an AFOUA?

    <p>Awarded to numbered units such as air forces, air divisions, wings, groups, and squadrons. Organizations must have performed meritorious service or outstanding achievements that clearly set the unit above and apart from similar units</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What achievement awards are available?

    <p>Air Force Longevity Service Award, Air Force Overseas Ribbon, Air Force Training Ribbon, NCO PME Graduate Ribbon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What award is given in recognition of an act of bravery, an outstanding achievement, or period of meritorious service?

    <p>Special trophies or awards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the determining factors when an individual is being considered for a decoration?

    <p>Duty performance, impact of the accomplishment, the level of responsibility and authority.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why must recommendations for decorations be restricted to the recognition of meritorious service, outstanding achievement, or acts of heroism that clearly place individuals above their peers?

    <p>To preserve the integrity of decorations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What constitutes a decoration submission based on heroism?

    <p>The decoration must clearly state that the quality of one or more acts was characterized by courage, gallantry, or intrepidity. In the case of voluntary risk of life, the facts must clearly show that the individual would not have been censured had he or she not voluntarily accomplished the action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the intention of an outstanding achievement decoration?

    <p>To recognize a single specific act or achievement that is separate and distinct from regularly assigned duties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the criteria for nomination for Legion of Merit?

    <p>Exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the United States.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who may initiate a recommendation for a decoration?

    <p>Any person, other than the person being recommended, having first hand knowledge of the act, achievement, or service believed to warrant awarding a decoration might recommend an award.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who must review and personally endorse each decoration recommendation?

    <p>The commander or vice-commander at each headquarters designated to review recommendations must personally review and sign the forwarding endorsement for each recommendation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do you process requests for reconsideration?

    <p>Forward requests for reconsideration of disapproved or downgraded recommendations through the same official channels as the original recommendation. The justification for reconsideration must be in memorandum format not to exceed one page. There must be a copy of the original recommendation with all endorsements and new citation. Submit requests into official channels within 1 year from the date of the awarding authority’s decision. A one-time reconsideration by the award authority is final.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recognition program reserved for?

    <p>Personnel that clearly go above and beyond the rest of their peers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the categorical break down for individual awards?

    <p>Leadership and job performance in primary duty, significant self-improvement and base or community involvement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under what conditions is an airman promoted to the grade of A1C on the day after graduation from basic military training?

    <p>Grade ceilings do not limit promotions to Amn, airman first class (A1C), and SrA. As a result, Airmen promote to these grades when they satisfy minimum eligibility requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is an A1C considered fully qualified for promotion to SrA?

    <p>When they are recommended by the commander in writing and they have 28 months’ TIG or 36 months’ TIS and 20 months’ TIG, whichever occurs first.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between a large and small unit in terms of how BTZ promotion quotas are allocated?

    <p>Large units (seven or more eligibles) receive quotas and promote at unit level. Small units (six or less eligibles) are combined into one pool of eligibles to form the CBB.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under what circumstances will a SrA BTZ promotion board evaluate eligibles based solely on their records?

    <p>If an individual is unable to physically appear before the board due to PCS, TDY, hospitalization, or emergency leave, then the board will consider all eligibles based solely on their personnel records.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain the PES code 'C'

    <p>Career Airman declined to extend or reenlist to obtain retainability for completing a PCS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain the PES codes 'G' and 'J'

    <p>G: Airman on the control roster; J: Denied or not selected for re-enlistment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain PES codes 'P' and 'R'

    <p>P: Failed to appear (no-show) for scheduled WAPS testing without a valid reason; R: Airman has a referral or overall rating of “2” on the top EPR.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain the PES code 'U'

    <p>Absent without leave</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why should the commander consult with supervisors and training NCOs before authorizing the promotion of an Airman?

    <p>They are in the best position to observe an Airman, particularly the Airman’s duty performance and training progress.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under what circumstances may a promotion order be revoked after the promotion effective date?

    <p>If, before the promotion effective date, the commander notifies the Airman in writing or verbally not to assume the higher grade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    On what basis are WAPS factors assigned a point value?

    <p>On the basis of relative importance to promotion. For example, the SKT and PDG account for 200 of the 460 points, constituting 44 percent of the total point value.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When are eligible Airmen required to take a new or revised SKT for their career field?

    <p>When a new or revised SKT is published</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the custodian’s signature on the list indicate?

    <p>Possession of equipment taken by custodian or possession of property is transferred</p> Signup and view all the answers

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