| Questions | Answers |
| Defines the maximum amout allowed | Ceilings |
| Defines the minimum amount allowed | Floors |
| Limits US DOD activities in a given area, region, or country | Overseas manpower ceiling |
| Includes all funded and unfunded manpower requirments for a function | total manpower requirement |
| A statement of the manpower needed to accomplish a specified job, workload, mission, or program | Manpower requirement |
| The count of the Air Force military and civilian positions the Air Force needs to have funded in each year of the FYDP | End strength |
| A manpower reuirement approved for authorized workloads or projects, but resources to fund the requirement aren't available | Unfunded manpower requirement |
| An approved manpower requirement accepted for inclusion in the resources requirsted through the budget and subsequently approved by Congress | Funded manpower requirement |
| A funded manpower requirement with detail that defines the position in terms of its function, organization, location, skill, grade, and other appropriate characteristics that commands use to extend manpower end strength to units | Manpower authorization |
| What product lists the manpower requirements for specified organizations and/or functions | Unit manpower document (UMD) |
| By what method does the Air Force determine if it is more economical to pay a private sector contractor to perform a function or to have government personnel perform the function in-house | Cost comparison study |
| What type of missions requires the use of military personnel | Combat and direct combat support |
| What type of manpower resource is used whin the work must be accomplished by a governmant employee, but does not require performance by military personnel | In-service civilians |
| For what type of work does the Air Force use contract services | Work that is neither military essential nor required to be done in-house |
| What sources does HQ USAF/DPM use to program manpower resources | The Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) and the Force and Financial Plan (F&FP) |
| When HQ USAF/DPM allocates manpower resources to the MAJCOMs, how much manpower is held in reserve | None |
| What is the soonest effective date possible when adding military authorizations or making changes that could cause a personnel action | The effective date should be after the current fiscal quarter plus two succeeding fiscal quarters |
| What type of grades are determined by manpower standards or other manpower requirement tools | Required grades |
| What type of grades are used by the personnel assignment system | Authorized grades |
| Who has the final approval authority for all fixed grades | HQ USAF/DPM |
| What do MAJCOMs, FOAs, and DRUs use to determine allowed grade distribution | Command grade factors |
| What percentage of the total force does the law allow for SMSgt and CMSgt manpower authorizations | 3 percent |
| What office is responsible for validating colonel positions to commands | HQ USAF/DPM |
| What form is used to document new colonel position requirements | AF Form 81, Colonel Position Description |
| Why are officer aircrew positions carefully managed | Because of the high cost of training and the critical functions of rated officers |
| What API applies to rated staff or supervisory positions at wing level and below with responsibilities and duties requiring the incumbents to fly | Six |
| What office submits changes to the MDS after MAJCOM approval is received | The local MO office |
| What office evaluates requests for new O-6 rated staff authorizations | HQ USAF/DPMR |
| What form is required for all rated or supervisory staff positions not covered by an approved manpower standard | Af Form 480, Aircrew AFSC Justification |
| What agency is responsible for determining ARC mobilization manpower requirement to augment the active force | Gaining command |
| What short fall do commands use to determine IMA needs | shortfall between wartime requirements and peacetime authorizations |
| Where are IMAs with AFSCs in the chaplain, medical, and legal career fields centrally managed | Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC) |
| When are deputy and assistant positions authorized | Only when they are determined to be essential requirements |
| What are the basic ingredients in civilian resource planning | Manpower authorizations, work ears, and dollars |
| What munst the civilian position descriptions accurately state | The duties and responsiblities assigned to the position incumbent by the supervisor |
| As a good management practice, what effective period shoul be used when establishing temporary overhires | 90 days |
| What represents a total count that includes all funded and unfunded manpower requirements for a functions | Total manpoewr requirements |
| Other than military and in-service civilians, what other type of manpower resource is used by the Air Force | Contractors |
| What does NOT require the incumbent to be a military menber | Aircraft mainteneance instructor |
| In-service civilians can serve what position | Air Reserve Technician Positions |
| What is established by the Manpower and Organization (MO) office within the Manpower Data System (MDS) to represent contract services workload | Contract Manpower Equivalents (CME) |
| What provides the authoity to acquire and employ permanent-hire civilians | Manpower authorization |
| Within how many calendar days must major commands (MAJCOM) mplement resource allocations by establishing, deleting, or changing manpower authorization in the Manpower Data System (MDS) for actions effective during the current fiscal year | 30 |
| What action does a major command (MAJCOM) take when they increase their in-service civilian end strength | Reprogram dollars from existing accounts to fund the increase |
| What noncommissioned officer grades are controlled by Congress | SMSgt and CMSgt |
| hich of the following agencies is the approval authority for allocation of fixed grades | Directorate of Manpower and Organization (HQ USAF/DPM) |
| What would you use to determine the maximum limit for field grade officers | Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) |
| You are responsible for determining the maximum number of CMSgt manpower authorizations. What percent of the total force establishes the maximum number for this grade | 1 |
| How often are colonel positions reviewed | Annually |
| Which of the following Aircrew Position Indicators (API) would you assign to a navigator position performing primarily in the cockpit | 1 |
| Which of the following Aircrew Position Indicators (API) would you assign to a rated staff or supervisory position above wing level with responsibilities and duties that reuire the incumbent to actively fly | 8 |
| What agency is responsible for determining mobilization manpower requirements | Gaining command |
| Which of the following are individual military Air Force Reserve assets functioning as a total force multiplier to augment the Air Force in war, contingency operations, and peace time to meet National Defense, stategic national interest, and domestic obje | Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMA) |
| When managing civilian resources, which of the following is not a primary controlling factor | Validation of civilian manpower requirements by the Civilian Personnel Office (CPO) |
| What is primarily used to derive civilian workyears and dollars | Manpower Authorizations |
| When caluclating civilian workyears, which of the following actions should you take | Average the prior and current year's civilian end strength |
