ROTC Final

Fall 25'

1. DAF Eval System, Related to enlisted performance brief/report. What’s the reason why you put a lot of effort into it. How does it benefit an enlisted airman, what does it count for. What does it help them achieve.

a. Promotions

b. Job and school recommendations

c. Career job reservations

d. Reenlistments

e. Retraining

f. assignments

2. DAF Eval System, know what ranks receive an OPB according to their SCOD (static close out date). Only certain ranks receive one according to the SCOD.

a. 1st & 2nd LT- October

b. Captain- August

c. Major & LT Colonel- May

d. Colonel- February

3. DAF Eval System, know what is needed in order to promote to E4 (senior airman).

a. 36 months time-in-service (TIS) and 20 months time-in-grade (TIG) OR 28 months time-in-grade, whichever occurs first

b. Must obtain 3-skill level

4. DAF Eval System, to promote to first lieutenant, member must need what

a. 24 months TIG

5. DAF Eval System, know what constitutes the field grade officer (FGO) ranks. Officer ranks in it.

a. O-4, O-5, & O-6

6. Performance statements, know and understand what the 4 major performance areas are that airman and guardian are evaluated on in annual report. (EPRs, OPRs)

a. Executing the Mission

i. ALQs: Job Proficiency, Initiative, Adaptability

ii. Consider whether ratee:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and professional skill

2. Achieves positive results in support of mission

3. Assess and takes independent action to complete task

4. Adjusts to changing conditions

b. Leading People

i. ALQs: Teamwork, Emotional Intelligence, Communication

ii. Consider whether ratee:

1. Effectively collaborates with others

2. Exercises Self-awareness

3. Manages own emotions, understands others’ emotions, appropriately manages relationship (Emotional intelligence)

4. Articulates info in clear and timely manner

c. Managing Resources

i. ALQs: Stewardship, Accountability

ii. Consider whether ratee:

1. Demonstrates responsible management of assigned resources

2. Takes responsibility for actions/behaviors of self and team

3. Demonstrates reliability and transparency

d. Improving the Unit

i. ALQs: Decision-making, Innovation

ii. Consider whether ratee:

1. Makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions under one’s control

2. Weighs constraints, risks, and benefits

3. Think creatively about different ways to solve problems

4. Demonstrates calculated risk-taking

7. Performance report, what should be included in performance statement. What types of information.

a. Behavior/action taken by Airman/Guardian

b. Impact, results, or outcome of behavior/action

c. Evaluation of proficiency of Airman Leadership Quality associated with each Major Performance Area

8. Performance statement, what are the benefits of writing an effective performance statement. How will it help you.

a. Recognition (Quarterly, Annual, and special awards)

b. Evaluation (OPBs, EPBs)

c. Promotion (Rely on both of the above)

9. Counseling slide, Know the description/definition of counseling that’s on the slide.

a. Counseling- The collaborative process of a leader helping a subordinate improve performance, resolve problems, and achieve goals.

10. Counseling slide, two acronyms, know LISA and the steps that constitute it (3).

a. LiSA

i. Listen- Without Interruption

ii. Summarize- In a Neutral Style

iii. Ask- For Confirmationb.

I-CARE (Extra)

i. Initiate- Communication

ii. Check- For underlying Cause (nondirective)

iii. Ask- Questions

iv. Respond- With a Course of Action

v. Evaluate- By Following Up

11. Counseling slide, LISA and I-CARE. Used for different things. Understand what I-CARE is most effective for.

a. For counseling related to airman performance. (Slide only mentions the info already state in question answer before and after this questions for I-CARE/LiSA)

12. Counseling slide, Understand LISA and I-CARE. Know when each is appropriate to use.

a. LISA: Use when someone has a PERSONAL problem

b. I-CARE: Use when someone has a PERFORMANCE problem

13. Counseling slide, know the lowest level of progressive discipline (Used for legal matters)

a. Verbal Counseling- Lowest Corrective Tool

(Extra- all other levels)

b. Record for Individual Counseling (ROC)- Used to document a record of positive or negative counseling (Generally where you use MFR for and have them sign it)

c. Letter of Counseling (LOC)- Appropriate for violation of standards which can affect job performance, moral, and discipline (Repeat failure to meet expectation, not major failure.)

d. Letter of Admonishment (LOA)- Used to document a first offense or address behavior not corrected through counseling (Not as common,)

e. Letter of Reprimand (LOR)- Used when other, less severe methods failed to correct behavior

14. Counseling slide, know the different types of counseling and what they consist of.

a. Nondirective- leader listens before giving advice or guiding the Airmen or Guardian to make a decision

i. There are two sides of a story so listen first. They make the decision, you give advice/resource

b. Directive- Leader directs a course of action for the Airman or Guardian

i. You already set standards/expectations that they still fail to meet. So you’re now give them direct orders to follow.

c. Combined- Leader uses a combination of the two while encouraging the Airman or Guardian to decide which solution is best

i. A bit vague. You listen first then decide to give orders. Can be used for either good(helping) or bad(disciplining).

ii. Ex. You sit them down and listen to them (Nondirective), but their excuses are not valid, so you give them orders (Directive).

15. Feedback slide, know definition of growth mindset

a. Growth mindset- Does not sit on the laurels of past success and believes they can and should change to improve themselves

Extra-

b. Fixed Mindset- Belief that a person is who they are and will largely not change over the course of their career or who chooses not to.

16. MFR, what are the required margins for a MFR found in the grading rubric.

a. ONE-inch margins on all side

17. MFR, Signature block and where it’s located

a. Sig block is 5th line from bottom of text, 3.5 inch from left margin, T&Q format

18. MFR, talks about the font of MFR

a. Times New Roman, size 12

19. Briefings, talks about the conclusion of an Air Force brief, use rubric. (Probably about verbiage to end.)

a. “This concludes my briefing. Are there any questions?”