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A senior officer asks you to create a training completion document for aircrews, even though they didn't fully meet the monthly requirements due to a partial exercise. You've confirmed the exercise wasn't sufficient. What's the MOST effective response?

Prepare the document. The request is likely a direct order and should be followed.
Immediately report the senior officer's request to your supervisor.
Inform the senior officer that you need to contact Higher Headquarters for clarification before processing the request.
Prepare the document as requested, but inform the senior officer you will only fulfill the request on this one occasion.
Inform the senior officer that the exercise doesn't meet requirements, and those who missed training will be delinquent. (correct)

You discover you've sent TOP SECRET data over a SECRET network. What is the LEAST effective action to take in response to this security breach?

Do nothing, hoping the recipients didn't notice the classification change.
Delete the message from your sent mail, and attempt to recall the message before it is read. (correct)
Inform the security officer, and seek guidance in resolving the situation.
Immediately report the incident to the security officer, supervisor, commanding officer, and recipients of the message of your error, and seek guidance to resolve the situation.
Inform the recipients of the classification breach, and have them delete the message immediately without following up with a formal report.

You are a missile combat crew commander scheduled for an annual simulator evaluation, and success is crucial for your instructor upgrade. A colleague sends you classified information about the simulation script via personal email. What is the MOST effective action to take?

Use the information to prepare for the evaluation, and share it with other individuals who are also scheduled for the evaluation.
Immediately report the incident to the security officer, supervisor, and commanding officer, and seek guidance to resolve the situation. (correct)
Delete the message from your e-mail and forget the incident.
Call the person who sent the e-mail and have him or her report the incident to the security office and the commanding officer for resolution.
Use the information to prepare for the evaluation, and delete the message from your e-mail account.

You are responsible for overseeing a communications test. A crew returns with incomplete documentation, and their commander tells you to fill in the missing data. What is the MOST effective course of action?

Without alteration, submit the documentation submitted by the crew to higher headquarters for analysis, and report the senior officer's request to your supervisor. (A) Signup and view all the answers

A junior officer under your supervision is taking on extra projects, which is impacting their performance in their primary duties. As a result, they are not being considered for an upgrade. They express frustration about their lack of advancement. What is the LEAST effective action?

Take no immediate action but downgrade the officer on their annual performance report based on their primary duty proficiency. (E) Signup and view all the answers

You are a junior officer, and a colleague confides that she was sexually assaulted by a senior officer in your unit while on duty. She asks for your help. What is the LEAST effective action?

Because the individual involved is senior and well respected, it is better to not report the incident as it will only create backlash for both the victim and yourself. (C) Signup and view all the answers

You and your deputy arrive at a control center for a shift change and notice the blast door pins are not extended, violating procedure. You are the supervisor of the on-duty crew. What is the MOST effective action?

Once inside the Launch control center, ask the current commander of the facility why the pins were not extended when your crew arrived at the door (B) Signup and view all the answers

Your annual performance evaluation is coming up, and instead of asking for your inputs as in previous years, your new supervisor asks you to write the evaluation for them to sign. What is the LEAST effective course of action?

Fearing a negative evaluation, you comply with your supervisor's request even though it violates personnel procedures. (A) Signup and view all the answers

You are at a formal military ball and notice a junior officer is wearing a medal not listed in their official record. What is the MOST effective action to take?

In private, confront the junior officer's discrepancy and have him make the necessary change to the medals on the spot before returning to the event. (A) Signup and view all the answers

You are supervising a junior officer whose annual evaluation is due. The officer is a good but not outstanding performer. However, the officer's mother is a general officer with potential influence over your next duty assignment. What is the MOST effective action?

You schedule a meeting with the unit commander to discuss your concerns and a course of action for writing the evaluation, as the commander must also approve the final product. (D) Signup and view all the answers

A junior officer informs you that he is not comfortable pulling duty shifts with members of the opposite gender for religious reasons. The strained duty schedule makes this request difficult to accommodate. What is the LEAST effective action?

Immediately deny the request, and do not report the conversation to the commanding officer. (B) Signup and view all the answers

You are responsible for writing performance reports for junior officers but are overwhelmed with other duties and have never written one before. What is the LEAST effective action?

Let the performance reports' due dates lapse, as doing the job is more important than paperwork. (A) Signup and view all the answers

A new weapons delivery procedure initiated by your organization resulted in the deaths of fellow service members. Your commander adamantly orders everyone to not cooperate with an investigating team. What is the MOST effective action?

Meet with the investigative team and inform them of the directive. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Your fellow flight commanders ask you to be less productive because you are making them look bad. You designed new processes for managing flight tasks and needs that seem to be working effectively. The other commanders are swamped with late reports, flight scheduling problems, exercise demands, maintaining their own flight currencies, and family stressors. Select the LEAST EFFECTIVE action (A-E) in response to the situation.

Contact your squadron commander about being asked to be less effective. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Your operations office is stressed due to a shortage of people able to fill the flight schedule. You show up ready to brief and fly but are starting to feel significant sinus congestion. If you do fly, you might have a sinus block, and if you don't fly, your squadron will be very upset with you. You don't look sick, and going to the flight doctor would take all day. Select the LEAST EFFECTIVE action (A-E) in response to the situation.

Fly, but make sure you have a bottle of nasal congestion spray with you just in case, so you won't have to declare an inflight emergency or rupture your sinuses. (C) Signup and view all the answers

You are incredibly efficient, having worked hard to finish your squadron collateral duties early in the day. You are not scheduled to fly nor have any simulators for the rest of the day. Select the LEAST EFFECTIVE action (A-E) in response to the situation.

Take some down time while you can and leave work early. (D) Signup and view all the answers

A peer in the instructor shop tells you of a new junior officer being perceived as either lazy, indifferent, or incompetent during flight missions. You do not know the officer nor do you know anything about this person. The new flight officer is in another flight and is not making a good first impression. Select the MOST EFFECTIVE action (A-E) in response to the situation.

Ask the instructor to fly you with the new person for a few sorties to see if a fresh perspective might help. (B) Signup and view all the answers

You are working a pre-combat exercise to help the combat readiness of others before they deploy. Your team is very understaffed, and the team's senior commander doesn't show for the start of the exercise. Later that day he is reached briefly to find out that he gave himself personal leave for most of the exercise in order to attend the Pope's visit to a nearby city. Select the LEAST EFFECTIVE action (A-E) in response to the situation.

Immediately go up the chain of command and report the behavior. (E) Signup and view all the answers

A subordinate requests an official meeting with you and informs you that his wife is having an affair with a senior officer on the base but outside of the command. He presents no evidence to support his statement and is emotionally charged. Select the MOST EFFECTIVE action (A-E) in response to the situation.

Direct the junior officer to consult the area defense council (base lawyers) and to follow their guidance. (B) Signup and view all the answers

As an instructor, you're asked by a senior officer to falsify training completion documents for aircrews who didn't meet monthly requirements due to a partial exercise, which wasn't sufficient per directives. What is the MOST effective action?

Inform the senior officer that the exercise didn't meet requirements, and crews will be marked as delinquent. (E) Signup and view all the answers

In your role as an instructor, after discovering that an exercise did not meet the monthly training requirement, a senior officer requests that you falsify training completion documents. What is the MOST ethical response?

Inform the security officer and seek guidance in resolving the situation. (A) Signup and view all the answers

You are scheduled for an annual simulator evaluation, crucial for your instructor upgrade. A colleague sends classified simulation script information to your personal email. What is the MOST effective action?

Immediately report the incident to the security officer, supervisor, and commanding officer, and seek guidance to resolve the situation. (A) Signup and view all the answers

You accidentally sent TOP SECRET data over a SECRET network. What is the LEAST effective action to take in response to this security breach?

Delete the message from your sent mail and attempt to recall the message before it is read. (B) Signup and view all the answers

A hardworking junior officer is taking on extra projects, impacting their primary duty performance and upgrade potential. They express frustration about their lack of advancement. What is the LEAST effective action?

Take no immediate action but downgrade the officer on their annual performance report. (C) Signup and view all the answers

A colleague confides in you about being sexually assaulted by a senior officer while on duty and asks for your help. What is the LEAST effective action?

Advise her to not report the incident due to the senior officer's status and potential backlash. (B) Signup and view all the answers

You and your deputy arrive at a control center for a shift change and notice the blast door pins are not extended, violating procedure and potentially endangering the crew. You supervise the on-duty crew. What is the MOST effective action?

Once inside, ask the current commander why the pins were not extended before making assumptions. (A) Signup and view all the answers

You and your deputy arrive at a control center for a shift change and notice the blast door pins are not extended, violating procedure and endangering the crew. As supervisor of the on-duty crew, what is the LEAST effective action?

Refuse to take over the shift as you and your deputy assume they have not properly handled the other responsibilities during their shift. (C) Signup and view all the answers

You oversee a communications test. A crew returns with incomplete documentation, and their commander—not your supervisor—tells you to fill in the missing data. What is the MOST effective action?

Submit the available documentation without alteration and report the senior officer's request to your supervisor. (E) Signup and view all the answers

Your supervisor asks you to write your own performance evaluation for them to sign, deviating from past practices. What is the LEAST effective course of action?

Comply with the request due to fear of a negative evaluation, despite violating procedures. (C) Signup and view all the answers

At a formal military ball, you notice a junior officer wearing a medal not listed in their official record. What is the MOST effective action to take?

Privately point out the discrepancy and ask the officer to correct it immediately. (B) Signup and view all the answers

At a military ball, a junior officer in your charge is wearing a medal not in their record. What is the LEAST effective action?

Take no action; it's the officer’s responsibility to display decorations accurately. (D) Signup and view all the answers

You are supervising a junior officer whose annual evaluation is due. The officer is a good but not outstanding performer; however, the officer's mother is a general. What is the MOST effective action?

Discuss your concerns and evaluation approach with the unit commander. (D) Signup and view all the answers

You supervise a junior officer whose evaluation is due. The officer is a good, not outstanding, performer, but their mother is a general. What is the LEAST effective action?

Give the officer a high rating on the performance report fearing a less than desirable future duty assignment. (E) Signup and view all the answers

A junior officer requests not to be scheduled for duty shifts with female crew members due to religious reasons, straining the duty schedule. What is the LEAST effective action?

Immediately deny the request, and do not report the conversation to the commanding officer. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Overwhelmed with tasks, you're responsible for writing performance reports for junior officers but have never written one before. What is the LEAST effective action?

Let the performance reports' due dates lapse, as doing the job is more important than paperwork. (E) Signup and view all the answers

A new weapons delivery procedure caused the deaths of service members. Your commander orders non-cooperation with the investigating team. What is the MOST effective action?

Meet with the investigative team and inform them of the directive. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Your flight commanders ask you to be less productive as your efficiency is making them appear inadequate. What is the LEAST effective action to take?

Promptly contact your squadron commander to report the situation. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Due to staffing shortages, your operations office is stressed. Experiencing sinus congestion, you risk a sinus block if you fly. What is the LEAST effective action?

Fly with nasal spray for congestion, avoiding an in-flight emergency or sinus rupture. (E) Signup and view all the answers

After completing squadron work early, with no flying or simulators scheduled, what is the LEAST effective action to take?

Take downtime and leave work early. (A) Signup and view all the answers

A peer tells you a new junior officer is viewed as lazy or inept. You don't know the officer. What is the MOST effective action?

Ask the instructor to fly you with the new person for a few sorties to see if a fresh perspective might help. (A) Signup and view all the answers

You are working a pre-combat exercise to help the combat readiness of others before they deploy. Your team is very understaffed, and the team's senior commander doesn't show for the start of the exercise. Later that day he is reached briefly to find out that he gave himself personal leave for most of the exercise in order to attend the Pope's visit to a nearby city. Select the LEAST EFFECTIVE action

Immediately go up the chain of command and report the behavior. (C) Signup and view all the answers

A subordinate informs you that his wife is having an extramarital affair with a senior officer on base but outside of the command. No evidence is presented to support this statement, and he is emotionally charged. Select the MOST EFFECTIVE action

Direct the junior officer to consult the area defense council (base lawyers) and to follow their guidance. (E) Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Response to Insufficient Training

Inform the senior officer of the training requirements and resulting delinquencies.

Response to Security Breach

Inform the security officer about the potential security breach.