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Question | Answer |
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Culture | set of shared traditions, belief systems, and behaviors and is shaped by many factors, including history, religion, politics, resources, and economic environment |
Holism | The idea that all aspects of a culture are related to each other |
Macro-Culture | Most powerful culture of a particular society (often associated to countries) because large numbers of people belong to it |
Micro-Culture | A group of people living within a society who share cultural values, beliefs, and behaviors |
Cultural Schema | A complex mental framework used to codify the perceptions we associate to a particular culture |
Cross-cultural competence | Ability to effectively comprehend and act in a culturally complex environment to achieve desired results |
Culture-General Knowledge | Understanding basic concepts like culture, relativism, ethnocentrism, and holism |
Motivation | Most essential element of cross-cultural competence. Having a positive attitude toward cultural differences |
Ethnocentrism | Tendency where one views their culture as superior to other cultures |
Communicate, Negotiate, Relate | These are the cultural skills an Airman must have to "operationalize" and influence their environment |
Culture-general education | Enhances a service member's ability to recognize when cultural factors exist and determine the appropriate behaviors to implement to achieve desired results |
Communication Competence | Understanding how to properly communicate in another language or culture |
Linguistic Competence | A speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their native language |
Impression Management | Includes emotion regulation, self-monitoring, and perception acuity |
Operational | The _________branch of the chain of command is used to employ forces and runs from the President, through the SecDef, to the combatant commanders (CCDRs) |
Coast Guard | The _________Core Values are Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty |
Army | The_________ is responsible for the preparation of land forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war and military operations short of war |
What are the Army's Core Values? | Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal courage |
What behavior is customary when you are driving on an Army post and you hear retreat playing? | Stop, get out, position of attention, salute |
Which department of Homeland Security simultaneously provides support to the Department of Defense? | Coast Guard |
_______ organizes, trains, equips, and deploys combat ready forces to support combatant commanders around the globe | ACC |
Traditional Warfare | is characterized as a confrontation between nation states or coalitions/alliances of nation states |
Irregular warfare | is defined as a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations |
Air Force Doctrine | describes and guides the proper use of military operations |
Range of Military Operations | Refers to the scale of violent and involvement that they slide along. They can range from theatre-wide operations to deterrence operations |
Joint Operations | describes military actions conducted by joint forces or by service forces employed under command relationships |
Principles of War | are "those aspects of warfare that are universally true and relevant" |
JIIM Environment | is Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational environment |
Adversarial Crisis Response | is when we are directing our energy towards an enemy and military force may be required |
Non-adversarial Crisis Response | is a descriptive term of how our operational Airman accomplish missions that are not war but a response to a crisis or contingency |
Tactical Actions | battles, engagements, and/or strikes conducted by combat forces |
Acts by members of the NPT to detect, secure, and dispose of these weapsons is | Nuclear Non-Proliferation |
Non-nuclear and nuclear, active and passive defenses and infrastructure | are elements of the New Triad |
A country that has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device prior to January 1, 1967 is known as what? | Nuclear Weapons State |
Activities by non-members of the Non-proliferation Treaty to secure, transport, and employ weapons of mass destruction are known by what term? | Nuclear Proliferation |
Capability, will, and perception are the | Inter-related factors of deterrence theory |
A state of mind brought about by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction is | Deterrence Theory |
Two certified personnel knowledgeable in the task and are capable of detecting incorrect acts is part of the | Two-person Concept |
What ensures only those persons whose behavior demonstrates integrity, reliability, trustworthiness, allegiance, and loyalty to the US shall be allowed to perform duties associated with nuclear weapons? | Personnel Reliability Program |
Material, personne, and procedures that contribute to the safety, security, reliability, and control of nuclear weapons are | Deinifition of Nuclear Surety |
Safety, Security, and Reliability are | Key components of nuclear surety |
Moral Courage | the will to stand up for what is right, regardless of personal cost |
Physical courage | the observable action taken when faced with fear, pain, uncertainty, or danger |
Hardiness of spirit | the internal force one uses to face and handle mental and/or physical challenges |
Resiliency | ability to withstand, recover, and grow in the face of stressors and changing demands |
What do the three diamonds in the Air Force symbol represent? | Air Force core values |
What are the primary benefits of customs and courtesies? | Self-discipline & pride |
What is considered to be the backbone of military discipline? | Drill |
What signals that start of the duty day? | Reveille |
Ethics | a set of standards of conduct that guide decisions & actions based on duties derived from core values |
Military Ethics | the art of observing those moral obligations and precepts that is appropriate to a person's role within the military profession |
What are the organizational factors that can cause stress? | Physical, mental & emotional |
Racism | any attitude or actions or a person or institutional structure that subordinates a person of group because of RACE |
Sexism | attitudes and beliefs that one SEX is superior to another |
Personal Discrimination | actions taken to deprive an individual or group of a right because of color, national origin, race, religion, or sex. Can occur overtly, covertly, intentionally, or unintentionally |
Unlawful Discrimination | discrimination based on color, national origin race, religion, or sex that is not authorized |
Systemic Discrimination | action by an institution that, through its policies or procedures, deprives a person or group of a right because of color, national origin, race, religion, or sex |
Prejudice | a judgment against or an opinion contrary to anything without just grounds or sufficient knowledge |
Stereotype | exaggerated belief about a category of people. It rationalizes our conduct toward that category |
Sexual Assault | intentional sexual contact, characterized by use of forces, threats, intimidation, abuse of authority, or when the victim does not or cannot consent |
Consent | is not given when a person uses force, threat of force, coercion, or when the victim is asleep, incapacitated or unconscious |
Bystander | a person who sees the potential for a sexual assault. |
Victim | person assaulted by the prepetrator |
Facilitator | |
Aggravated Assault | causing serious physical injury to another; using a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; committing an assault by any means of force that causes temporary but substantial disgifurement |
Workplace Violence | any act of violent physical or verbal attack, an unlawful threat, or an attempt to do violence or harm to somebody else |
Overconfidence | when one responds to a workplace violence incident with an "I can handle it" attitude when the right thing to do it consult with professional help |
Workplace Bullying | repeated, unreasonable, and unwanted actions by individuals or groups directed at individuals or groups with the intent to intimidate, harass, degrade, or offend |
Assault | violent physical or verbal attack, an unlawful threat, or an attempt to do violence or harm to somebody else |
Inaction | not taking action associated with workplace violence when warning signs are evident |
Zero Tolerance Policy | places all employees on notice that treats, assaults, or other acts of violence, made directly or indirectly, even in jest, toward other employees or customers will result in severe disciplinary action. |