ALS Distance Learning Course – Military Professional – Flashcards
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AFI 36-2618
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The Enlisted Force Structure
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Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 1-1
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Leadership and Force Development
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Time Management
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Effectively using your time by setting goals and objectives to help you get the most from your resources and accomplish the mission
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List three time management plans
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The ABC Priority Method The Pareto Principle The Covey Time Management Matrix
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Describe each plan
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The ABC Priority Method- To-do list The Pareto Principle - 20% of items give 80% of the results The Covey Matrix - Place each of your tasks into one of the four quadrants
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What two steps are essential to ANY time management plan?
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Make a To-do list and Prioritize your tasks
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List several time management tools
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Calendars, Organizers, Personal Planners, PDAs, Smart Phones
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What types of items should be delegated?
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Priority ―C‖ tasks, Priority items that are urgent but not difficult
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How can you take command of the telephone?
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Don't depend solely on messages left, No more telephone tag, Call scheduling, Work with others, Voicemail and answering machines
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Identify 2 examples of the early use of air power
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military ballooning, air machines, Aeroplane No. 1
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4 operations the Air Force has participated in since, 1990
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Desert Storm, Provide Relief, Restore Hope, Allied Force, Enduring Freedom
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List 4 Air Force Medal of Honor recipients
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Airman First Class William Pitsenbarger Airman First Class John L. Levitow Staff Sergeant Henry Erwin Staff Sergeant Maynard H. Smith Technical Sergeant Forrest Vosler Staff Sergeant Archibald Mathies Chief Master Sergeant Richard Etchberger
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What Air Force Manual (AFM) or Air Force Instruction (AFI) governs Dress and Appearance?
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AFI 36-2903
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How do Dress and Appearance support Air Force culture?
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Provides standardization and teamwork
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How far back does the origin of Dress and Appearance standards date?
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1775, when Gen George Washington commanded the Continental Army
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Why is it important for military members to show respect to the Flag?
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It honors our military heritage and shows an appreciation for freedom
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What Air Force Manual (AFM) or Air Force Instruction (AFI) governs Drill and Ceremonies?
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AFM 36-2203
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Heritage
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something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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August 1907
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US Army Signal Corps established a small Aeronautical Division
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The first military unit of the US Army devoted exclusively to aviation?
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1st Aero Squadron
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first female pilot allowed to wear the US Army uniform in 1917?
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Ruth Law
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first woman in the Air Force
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Esther Blake, 1947
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first American ace
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sergeant pilot in 1917, Private Frederick Libby
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first black pilot/fighter pilot
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Corporal Eugene Bullard in 1917
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When the department of the Air Force was created
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26 July 1947
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Customs
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practices that are the result of the need for order and discipline and are established by frequent use over a long period.
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Courtesies
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marks of respect, etiquette, or courteous behavior shown to persons or symbols.
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Define wellness
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a complete advancement towards treating the mind, body, and spirit as a whole.
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AFI 36-2905
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Fitness Program
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four dimensions of wellness
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Social dimension deals with your network of friends and personal relationships with those you care about. Emotional dimension refers to building an awareness of and accepting your feelings and moods. Spiritual dimension is that within us which motivates us in life and gives us strength and resiliency. Physical dimension refers to weight control, a balanced and healthy diet, appearance, self image, and exercise
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why being totally fit impacts mission accomplishment?
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increases your ability to influence and lead your subordinates
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purpose of the Air Force Fitness Program
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motivate all members to participate in a year-round physical conditioning program that emphasizes total fitness to include proper aerobic conditioning, strength/flexibility training, and healthy eating
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5 key players of the Air Force Fitness Program
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Fitness Assessment Cell Unit Fitness Program Manager Immediate Supervisor Physical Training Leader Individual
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Fitness Improvement Program
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a unit-based or fitness center-based program that all members receiving an ―Unsatisfactory‖ fitness score are required to attend
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Healthy Living Program
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targets nutritional and exercise behavior changes to improve the members' health and fitness
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factors of proper weight management
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Aerobic Fitness Muscular Fitness Flexibility Body Composition
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four basic eating rules
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Eat small frequent meals. Eat every 3-4 hours (3 meals per day minimum). Eat as soon as possible after exercise. Consume a variety of foods
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not eating frequently throughout the day may affect you by:
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Slow metabolism Overeating Reduce physical performance Reduce mental performance
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behaviors not recommended to achieve optimal fitness
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Weigh yourself daily Use diuretics or laxatives Spend an excessive amount of time in saunas Participate in extremely low calorie diets
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Define stress
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Stress is any circumstance (stressor) that places special physical and/or psychological demands on an organism leading to physiological, psychological, and behavioral outcomes.
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difference between eustress and distress?
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Eustress is the positive consequence of stress and distress is the negative consequence of stress
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subcategories of organizational stressors
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job, role, environmental, interpersonal, leadership, organizational structure, and change
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major types of extra-organizational stressors
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family problems, marital issues, and financial issues
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4 stress reaction/condition types
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physical, psychological, behavioral, and cognitive
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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a disorder diagnosed by psychologists/psychiatrist; diagnosed for people who have experienced a traumatic event in or out of combat and have problems coping and causes significant organizational, extra-organizational, rational, relationship, and interpersonal disturbances that causes depression
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3 ways to intervene and adapt to combat and operational stress to prevent PTSD
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In order to intervene and adapt to combat and operational stress to prevent PTSD you can accept the fact of being in the military and prepare for the worse, understand that fear is normal, try to prevent fear so intense that it controls you (training to survive), communicate feelings and thoughts with others, reduce continuous exposure to the trauma, and seek professional help immediately
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three behaviors associated with suicide
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suicidal gesture, attempted suicide, and completed suicide
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List ways a supervisor can keep suicide prevention a continuous process within the work center
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You can keep up a continuous process by keeping open communication with the subordinate and family, ensuring new members and family attend budget, parenting, and stress courses, addressing the topic in performance feedback sessions, addressing the topic at Commander's Call, making frequent face-to-face contact with your subordinates, and bonding with your Airmen through workcenter activities, meetings, and unannounced visits to shift workers
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three ways an attempted or completed suicide affects the workcenter and family
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An attempted suicide or completed suicide can affect the workcenter by causing copy cat attempts, division within the workcenter and lower morale. If the suicide was completed in the workcenter, people may be afraid to go to the same area and/or accept blame for not noticing the warning signs. If the individual had a family, they may need professional counseling or financial aid
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actual impacts of going to Mental Health for assistance?
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those people who self-refer have a positive career outcome. They may be rehabilitated (if possible) and returned back to normal routines
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additional referrals you could use to provide assistance in stressful situations
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Your leadership, first sergeant, commander, mental health services, and chaplain are resources you can use to provide additional assistance in stressful situations
