Mod 5: Executive and Commander Support, Mod 1: Force Specialty Code

_is the custody code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.

Etiquette

establish quality protocol programs, identify requirements and execute their programs in compliance with this instruction.

Air Force Protocol Offices

The Installation Protocol Office is your primary point of contact for any guidance in regards to protocol.

True

long-standing tradition of military service. Commanders ensure members leave with a tangible expression of appreciation for their contribution to the Air Force and its mission, and with the assurance they will continue to be a part of the Air Force fam.

Retirement

The core of the ceremony is the oath of enlistment. The oath is recite by the office and repeated by the Re-enlistee.

Reenlistment

Occur when there is a time lapse between the departure of a commander and the arrival of a new commander.

Assumption of Command

Affords an opportunity to recognize a member's accomplishments.

Award Ceremony

The primary purpose is to allow subordinates to witness the formality of command change from one officer to another.

Change of Command

What is the abbreviation for Coloner/Caprain in the Coast Guard?

CAPT

Abbreviation for Second Lieutenant in the Army?

2LT

Abbreviation for E-3 in the Army?

PFC

Abbreviation for an Air Force Brigadier General?

Brig Gen

Abbreviation for AF General?

Gen

Generally created and sign their own travel documents, although the traveler's organization may designate others to do this task ( e.g., travel clerks, NDEA) to enter information into DTS for them.

Traveler

Performs the non-financial administrative functions that allow an organization's travelers and Reviewing Officials to use DTS to execute travel.

Organizational DTA (ODTA)

Reviews travel documents for accuracy.

Reviewing Official (RO)

Performs the same functions as the ODTA but restricted to financial functions.

Financial DTA (FDTA)

Oversees the actions of all of an organization's or site's DTAs and also perform any of the other DTA functions organizations or site's DTAs and also perform any of the other DTA.

Lead DTA (LDTA)

Helps the FDTA set up and maintain on organizations budget.

Budget DTA (BDTA)

Certify that funds are available to pay for the trip.

Certifying Official

Performs a final review and decide whether to approve the travelers plans (on an authorization) or payment claims (on a voucher)

Authorizing Official (AO)

Before a Trip begins, _ provides the tools to book reservations, estimate trip expenses, request advance or monthly payments, and receive approval to travel.

An authorization

After official travel ends, ___ is filed to claim reimbursement of expenses and payment of allowances, as well as split disburse their payments.

A voucher

As a DTA, if you need to give or take permission level to/from another person, that permission level must be a part of your DTS personal profile. In other words, to give someone permission level 4, you must have a permission level 4, even if you don't use it to perform system actions.

True

The GPC program is intended to streamline the small purchase and payment process, minimize paperwork, and generally simplify the administrative effort with procuring goods and services the micro-purchase threshold.

True

The primary benefit of the Purchase Card Program are the card-issuing banks provide a commercial purchase and payment service that replaces the paper based, time-consuming purchase order process, reducing procurement lead time, providing transaction cost savings, reducing procurement office workload, and facilitating payments to include reductions in interest payments.

True

Although the GSP has many benefits, it is not the preferred method of payment for micro-purchases, as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

False

The GSP cardholder will monitor mutual account performance goals/objectives and provide standard and hoc reports either through queries of its Electronic Access System or actual report submissions.

False

Official Military Ceremonies

Retirement/Unit Activation/Change of Command

It is optional to have a flag pre-posted for an official ceremony.

True

Only official gathering of military and civilians that includes a meal as a part of the ceremony and/or activity, may include Comrades at Arms and/or POW/MIA table or ceremonies.

False

___ a more formal meeting for the entire squadron, the timing usually depends on the commander's desire.

Commander's Call

The rendering of First Salute/Last Salute is mandatory as a sequence of events during a change of command ceremony.

False

Air Force members places is ESM status for subsistence are provided rations, at government expense, through the installations DoD Food Service Program.

True

Members request to start or stop ESM privileges through their base dining facility.

False

ESM is applied based on rank for enlisted members permanently assigned to single government quarters at the same installation, station, base, or ship.

False

BAS is meant to offset cost for the meal and the cost or meals for family members.

False

There are two types of BAS: Standard (Type S) and Officers (Type O).

True

The AF Form 220 is used to start and stop BAS meal deductions.

True

Award of a specific decoration should be bases upon an individuals grade, the level of responsibility, and manner of performance.

False

Decorations are routed via email first and then placed into myDecs after the Commander's approval.

False

MyFSS is used for only decorations and NOT evaluations.

False

Who should create a Decoration site in myDec.

Nominating Official

AFPAAS is a web-based application used to account for and assess the needs of only active duty Air Force members & dependents following a catastrophic event.

False

In the case of a disaster event, AFPAAS is used for initial and ongoing support of Airmen.

True

Personnel should use AFPAAS to request unit support in the event a home invasion.

False

AFPAAS can be accessed via computer or smart phone.

True

AFPAAS allows commanders to account, assess, manage and monitor the recovery and reconstitution process for assigned personnel and their families affected or displaced.

True

How are Promote Now (PN) and Must Promote (MP) allocations for the FD authority?

Promote Now (PN) and Must Promote (MP) are calculated according to a percent of the promotion eligible population bases on (TIG) and (TIS)

Who provides the actual number of PN and MP allocations to the FD authority?

AFPC provides the number of Promote Now and Must Promote allocations to Force Distribution authorities.

Which table could you use to view allocations based on number or total TIG/TIS eligible?

You can view allocations based on number to total TIG/TIG eligible on Table

4.7 and Table 4.8 in the DAFI 36-2406, Officer and Enlisted Evaluations Systems.

Does a Forced Distributer have to use all earned allocations identified on the MEL?

No

Who provides and distributes the MELs to the Forced Distribution authorities identifying TIG/TIS and non-TIG/TIS eligible airmen assigned as or the accounting date?

AFPC provides MELs identifying the TIG/TIS eligible and ineligible assigned as of the accounting date.

What info should be verified when your unit receives their initial MEL?

Ensuring members meet TIG/TIG requirements.

When can the Enlisted Forced Distribution Panel promotion allocation selections be made?

The EFDP allocate selection not earlier than the day after. The applicable SCOD and after they received of the final MEL.

An exception to policy or wavier request must be in a memorandum format with all appropriate endorsements and a detailed reason for the request to include full justification.

True

An Exception to Policy Memorandum may be required to make changes to the final MEL (Force Distribution)

True

The CSS may have the responsibility to draft the exception to policy letter, route for signatures, send to the office of primary responsibility (OPR), and follow-up with the (OPR) on the approval/disapproval status.

True

What was established to provide all Air Force personnel with an avenue of relief for correcting errors of injustices in evaluations at the lowest possible level.

Evaluation Report Appeal Board (ERAB)

Who is not eligible to apply for correction through the Evaluation Reports Appeal Board (ERAB) for corrections to evaluations?

Retired or Separated Personnel

What application does a member use to submit for correction to evaluation?

VMPF

If an application does not have access to vMPF, who should they contact to open a CMS case.

MPF/CSS

Prohibited Request: The Board will not consider nor approve request to;

— Void or correct an evaluation because an action, (i.e. UIF, Control Roster, Article 15, etc. ), was removed.

— Void an evaluation while keeping attachments to that evaluation.

— Re-accomplish an evaluation without the applicant furnishing the new evaluation.

How does someone other that the Airman that discovers an error in an evaluation report submit an appeal?

CMS

An evaluation appeal must be submitted within how many years following the date evaluation became a matter of record?

3 years

What is normal processing time for appeal application?

90-120 days from a completed application.

Enlisted AFSCs should not be withdrew for at lease 3 years after the date the duty was last performed and 5 years if the officer attended extensive formal training 20-weeks or longer.

False

Officer AFSCs should not be withdrew for at least 3 years after the date the duty las performed and 5 years if the officer attended extensive formal training 20-weeks or longer.

True

Enlisted members AFSCs are withdrew after 2 years of nonperformance after a downgrade is completed. The member's AFSCS is to be downgraded first and then withdrawn.

True

The downgrade of an AFSC is when an Airman (Officer and/or Enlisted) is the result of the individual's ineligibility to retain the awarded identifier and will be characterized as being disqualified from the identifier.

True

The _ is responsible for completing AF Form 2096 and initiating CMS cases for disqualification actions.

CSS

What are the two types of AFSC conversions:

Direct and Indirect

are used by Manpower to identify specific knowledge, education, training, skills, and abilities required for jobs in within organizations.

Air Force Specialty Codes

_ match uniquely qualified Airman to specific duties and are used when specific experience or training is critical to the mission.

Special Experience Identifiers

___ are established primarily to identify conditions or jobs where a specific specialty description describes is not practical.

Reporting Identifiers

SDIs and RIs are also withdrawn after years of nonperformance

8

Unlike SEIs, SDIs and RIs can not be reinstated.

False

A __ is a management tool used to make enlisted Airman assignments, assists in determining training requirements, and to consider for promotion.

Control Air Force Specialty Code

A _ is the AFSC denoting the specialty in which the individual is performing duty.

Duty Air Force Specialty Code

MPF/CSS may authorize using airmen through the rank of SMSgt outside their CAFSC up to within 12 months. They are also responsible for ensuring CMSgts and CMSgt selects are not performing duty out of their CAFSC for more that ___ in a 12-month period.

130 days & 270 days

An officer's DAFSC must match an awarded AFSC, either entry, qualified, or staff, except for the officer's qualification level.

True

The DAFSC for enlisted personnel must match the CAFSC unless the enlisted Airman is on TDY outside the CAFSC.

True

What is the AFI that governs Reenlistments and Extensions?

AFI 36-2606

What is the maximum number of months an Airman may voluntarily extend their contract per enlistment?

48

SSgt just arrived at Sheppard AFB as an MTL, what source document must be provided to the MPF in order to have her SDAP updated in MILPDS?

AF Form 2096

What is the eligibility criteria for the SRB Program?

A1C or higher, qualified and serving in an SRB skill, CAFSC & DAFSC must match, eligible to reenlist or extend.

Which is NOT an SRB Zone?

Zone D, 14-17 years

How do you compute SRB amounts?

One month's base pay X years extending/reenlisting X SRB multiplier.

The CJR window for a 6 years FTA enlistee is 35-43 months.

False

Airmen must reenlist at their home station unless they are

Deployed, Hospitalized, In a pipeline status.

The CSS provides oversight and management of the unit reenlistment and extension program

True

The ensures all reenlistment/extension of enlistment documents are error free and processed to the MPF for final action within 1 duty day.

CSS

The _ program's primary objective is to prevent surpluses and shortage in the career force. AF

Career Job Reservation

Selective Retention Eligibility Zones are determined by the TAFMS of the Airmen at the time of reenlistment or date they enter the extension. The SRB zones are:

Zone A/B/C/E

is a comprehensive education and training document that identifies life-cycle education and training requirements, training support resources, and minimum core task requirements for this specialty.

Career Field Education and Training Plan (CFETP)

Which of the following is not an administrative function?

Personnel Support Contingency Operations (PERSCO)

Which administrative function includes planning, preparing, arranging and conducting official function?

Executive Support