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3S353 Vol 1 UREs
3S353 CDCs Volume 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Contingency manpower planning and execution is included in which manpower and organization core competency? | Requirements determination |
| Managing the manpower programming and execution system is included in which manpower and organization core competency? | Program allocation and control |
| Which document describes the manpower officer and noncommissioned officer duties and responsibilities? | The Air Force officer and enlisted classification directories |
| Which organization has the approval authority for Air Force manpower standards? | Headquarters United States Air Force, Director of Manpower, Organization and Resources |
| Which agency serves as the Air Force point of contact for all Air Force management engineering procedural matters? | Air Force Manpower Agency |
| SSgt Wilson wants to retrain into Air Force Specialty 3S3X3. What is the minimum Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) score needed? | 66 |
| Which method is the best way to attract individuals to the manpower and organization career field? | Personal Contact |
| Completion of the basic manpower apprentice course satisfies the knowledge portion of which skill level? | 3 level |
| Which is not a requirement for award of the 7-skill level in the manpower career field? | Complete the manpower craftsman course |
| To be eligible for the 9-skill level within the manpower career field, at a minimum, SSgt Smith must achieve what grade? | SMSgt |
| To qualify for the Large Manpower and Organization Office of the Year award, an office must have a minimum of how many authorizations? | 11 |
| Who is responsible for selecting the manpower and organization (MO) Air Force annual award winners? | Headquarters United States Air Force, Director of MO |
| Which Air Force organizational objective states organizations should be capable of adapting rapidly to changing external circumstances? | Flexibility |
| What organizational principle promotes rapid decision making? | Lean organizational structures |
| When used, intermediate organizations... | consist of tactical functions only, without a full range of staff functions |
| What agency must approve deviations from a standard organizational structure for a winglevel organization? | HQ USAF, Director of Manpower, Resources and Organization |
| What organizational entity provides for an unbroken chain of command? | Unit |
| A unit that is serving away from its organization of assignment and is attached to another organization is called a | Detached unit |
| What organizational entity is responsible for administrative control of all members assigned to a unit? | Squadron Section |
| What level of organization is a subdivision of the Air Force, directly subordinate to the Air Force chief of staff? | Direct Reporting Unit |
| What level of organization are tactical echelons that provide operational leadership and supervision? | Numbered Air Force |
| What type of group has the same functions and responsibilities as a wing but its scope and size do not warrant wing-level designation? | Independent |
| What is the basic unit in the Air Force? | Squadron |
| Who oversees a major portion of the Air Staff and supervises the activities of directorates and field operating agencies? | Deputy Chief of Staff |
| What is a staff element that is further divided into sections and elements? | Branch |
| Organizational structure variances are submitted for approval by whom and why? | Command; when a standard function does not exist at a location |
| What organizational structure generates and employs combat capability? | Wing |
| Within the wing staff, what function directs war reserve material management? | Plans |
| Which action would you take to provide the legal authority for a new unit? | Constitute |
| What is automatically established when its headquarters unit is activated? | Establishment |
| What provides the authority for a provisional unit? | G-series Order |
| Who MUST approve an action to activate a unit? | HQ USAF, Directorate of Manpower and Organization (HQ USAF/A1M) |
| What approved force structure action does NOT require a request for organizational action? | Inactivate |
| Which of the eight questions, used as a checklist or guide to build an organizational change request, is answered by including current and proposed organization charts? | What is the structure of the new organization? |
| How many months maximum is the test period for new organizations? | 12 |
| When a Department of the Air Force letter specifies the effective date of an organizational action, the action must occur within how days before or after that effective date? | 30 |
| When does an organizational action in a G-series order normally become effective? | On the date of the order |
| What code identifies the relationship between units when creating an organizational chart? | Parent unit PAS code |
| Which process is used to produce the Department of Defense portion of the president's budget? | Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution |
| How many “on years” are the services creating a program objective memorandum for to fund their requirements during the planning, programming, budgeting and execution cycle? | Two |
| What provides the initial top-level guidance for the Department of Defense budgeting program? | National security strategy |
| What key document is prepared to convey the advice of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff to the president, National Security Council, and the secretary of defense? | National military strategy |
| What is published by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to set the amount of Total Obligation Authority for each of the services? | Fiscal Guidance |
| What links the Air Force strategic planning directive to budget programming? | Annual planning and programming guidance |
| What programming document does each Department of Defense (DOD) component develop to mark the beginning of the DOD programming phase? | Program Objective memorandum |
| What entity does the Air Force use to vet new or changed budget program decisions submitted in the program objective memorandum? | Air Force corporate structure |
| What is the purpose of the program review in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System? | Reach a decision on POM issues |
| One of the key purposes of the investment budget review adjustment is to protect the Air Force | total obligation authority |
| The budget review begins when the program budget review is submitted to the... | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| What review of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System allows leadership to adjust requirements for the start of the next cycle? | Execution |
| What identifies individual programs to be funded in the Future Years Defense Program? | Program Elements (PE) |
| How many major force programs are in the Future Years Defense Program? | 11 |
| Which position of an Air Force program element code identifies a specific major force program? | First |
| What database does the Air Force use to track its portion of the resources programmed for a Department of Defense program? | Force and Financial Plan |
| What shows the specific resource commodities of an overall Air Force program? | Program documents |
| When does Headquarters United States Air Force, Director of Manpower, Organization, and Resources allocate manpower resources to the major commands (MAJCOM)? | At the end of each Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) update |
| What action does a major command take when they increase their in-service civilian end strength? | Reprogram dollars from existing accounts to fund the increase |
| Which agency is the approval authority for allocating fixed grades? | Headquarters United States Air Force, Director of Manpower, Organization, and Resources |
| What percent of the total force establishes the maximum number of CMSgts that can serve on active duty? | One percent |
| Which agency is responsible for preparing command grade factors? | Air Force Manpower Agency |
| When allocating grades, what is done with student, transient, and patient grades? | Withheld at Headquarters United States Air Force |
| In addition to military and in-service civilians, what other type of manpower resource is used by the Air Force? | Contractors |
| Which position does custom or tradition dictate the incumbent be military? | Honor Guard member |
| What is accomplished by tracking contracted workload and establishing contract manpower equivalents? | Assures the Air Force doesn’t pay for the same services twice |
| How often are colonel positions reviewed by Headquarters United States Air Force, Director of Manpower, Organization, and Resources? | Annually |
| Which is NOT a valid position to place a colonel in? | Deputy Commander |
| Which Headquarters United States Air Force agency analyzes the impact of overseas manpower actions on existing continental United States rotation bases? | Manpower, Organization, and Resources Requirements Division |
| Major commands affected by manpower ceilings make sure what type manpower authorizations do not exceed ceiling limitations? | Unit Manpower Document (UMD) |
| Which aircrew position indicator would you assign to a navigator position performing primarily in the cockpit? | 2 |
| You are working at the major command level and processing a request proposing a change to an existing colonel rated staff authorization. Which office would you forward the request for consideration to? | HQ USAF, Requirements and Utilization Division |
| Who exercises command authority over non-mobilized Air Force Reserve units? | Commander, Air Force Reserve Component (AFRC) |
| What agency is responsible for determining mobilization manpower requirements? | Gaining Command |
| What members of the Air Reserve Component are assigned the tasks to; organize, administer, instruct, recruit, and train for their reserve organization? | Full-time support |
| In-service civilians can serve in which position? | Air Reserve technician |
| Which is a valid reason for authorizing an individual mobilization augmentee? | Augment the active duty component structure |
| What agency or center instructs user organization to delete individual mobilization augmentee requirements, other than wartime mobilization, if such positions are not funded and filled within three years of validation? | Air Reserve Personnel Center |
| What office is responsible for evaluating and grading civilian position descriptions? | Classification |
| Which individual establishes and chairs a corporate board to oversee the effective and efficient use of civilian resources? | Installation commander |
| Which relationship is the most commonly used in a relational database? | One-to-many |
| Which keys are an attribute or combination of attributes on the many side of a one-to-many relationship in a database? | Foreign |
| Which is used in association with a database relationship to ensure attributes used in records of related tables are valid? | Referential integrity |
| Which data is most important in the manpower data system? | Unit authorization |
| How is the Manpower Programming and Execution System (MPES) accessed by analysts of various levels in the manpower and organization community since the MPES resides on servers? | Web browser |
| Which module in the Manpower Programming and Execution System allows resource managers a detailed view of project changes and how those changes impact a specific program? | Future year defense program |
| What classifies a manpower requirement record as wartime execution, authorization, peacetime, wartime plan, and contract manpower equivalent? | Manpower type code |
| Which attribute is used to show that a requirement or authorization should be filled only by an individual with advanced training in their primary Air Force Specialty Code? | Special Experience Identifier |
| What link in the Manpower Programming and Execution System keeps a copy of requested downloads for up to 12 hours after request? | My files |
| Which query function allows a manpower technician to extract data in the unit manpower document format? | Quick query |
| What unit manpower document sequence is the default order and is the most useful to the units supported by manpower personnel? | Office symbol code |
| What unit manpower document sequence is primarily used to apply manpower standards or other manpower determinants? | Functional account code |
| Where is the unit-level information provided on the unit manpower document? | In the header of each page |
| The requirement records for each functional account code and office symbol code are presented in sequence by what indicator on the unit manpower document? | Position number |
| What is the most critical step in the authorization change request process? | Evaluation |
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