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3S371 Vol 1
Craftman CDC
Question | Answer |
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What are the four core competencies? | Program Allocation and control, Requirements Determination, Organization structure, and Performance management. |
What is program allocation and control? | planning and programming manpower resources, manpower resource management, and management of the manpower data system (MPES) |
What does the requirements determination program include? | creation and maintenance of manpower standards, reengineering of AF functions, commercial activities, requirements utilization, contingency manpower planning and execution, and support aggreements. |
PECI and IDEA fall under what core competency? | Performance management. |
What publication gives the duties and responsibilities of both the manpower officer and NCO? | 36-2101 |
What office approves AFMSs and variances? | HQ USAF/A1M |
What agency reviews and processes changes to the AFMS? | AFMA |
Organizations with like responsibilities should have similar organizational structures. | Standardization |
Organizations should be capable of adapting rapidly to changing external circumstances. | Flexibility |
Organizational structure should provide a clear chain of command running from the president to the most junior Airman. | Unambiguous command |
Organizations should be designed so lower echelons can achieve objectives without the need of continuous control from above. | Decentralization |
Organizations should have a reason to exist and designed to achieve the outcome defined in the applicable mission directive. | Mission orientation |
Organizations should be structured so personnel can recognize problems, find solutions, make decisions, and implement them quickly. | Agility |
Organizational structure should be as plain and straightforward as possible becasue complexity often inhibits rather than facilitates organizational effectiveness. | Simplicity |
encourages rapid decision making | Lean Organizational Structure |
Constitutes a complete entity, using closely related parts. | Functional grouping |
Mirrors peacetime and wartime operations so little time is lost transition. | Emphasis on wartime tasks |
Established at the lowest level required to successfully accomplish the primary mission. | Standard levels |
Tacticl echelons are designed to increased operational effectiveness rather than to review and transmit paperwork. | Skip-echelon structure |
What agency is the approval authority for deviations from the standard structure? | HQ USAF/A1M |
Constituted by directives issued by HQ/UsAF A1M. | Unit |
A temporary unit organized to perform a specific task. | Provisional unit |
Consists of a headquarters unit and its subordinate units. | Establishment |
Directly administers units, detachements, or operating locations assigned to it. | Parent unit |
Identifies AF personnel on duty with organizations outside the AF | Air Force element |
Separated geographically from its parent unit, and doesnt have nonjudicial punishment authority. | Operating location |
Separted geographically from its parent unit and has nonjudicial punishment authority. | Detachment |
What is the organizational entity whose legal authority for existence is withdrawn? | Disbanded unit |
What are the two major entities in HQ USAF? | Secretariat & Air staff |
What is subdivision of the Air Force that reports directly to the chief of staff. USAF? | DRU (Direct Reporting Unit) |
What is a subdivision of AF that reports directly to a HQ USAF functional manager? | FOA (Field operating Agency) |
What level of organization should not exceed 99 manpower authorizations without an approved waiver? | NAF (numbered af) |
What is the name for a wing that performs a support rather than an operational mission? | Air Base Wing |
What level of organization has the functions and responsibilites as a wing but does not warrant wing-level designation? | Independent Group |
What is the lowest level unit in the AF? | Numbered/Named Flight |
Host unit commanders. | Installation commander |
Designation used at group level. | Deputy commander |
Staff element of HQ USAF or MAJCOM level. | Directorate |
Designation used at MAJCOM through wing level only. | Vice Commander |
Occupies a position of command pursuant to orders of appointment. | Commander |
Supervises the activities of directorates and FOAs. | Depuuty chief of staff. |
Organizations that hold squadron status in teh wing structure and can be aligned to this type of element when the head of organization is a civilian | Division |
What is a staff element reporting directly to a MAJCOM vice commander and overseas executive services? | Director of staff |
What functions is structured to perform an operational or war-fighting mission, often oriented to a specific geographic region? | NAF (standard NAF) |
Generally what levels of organization report to a wing commander? | Wing Staff functions, 4 group CC's and comptroller. |
Provides commanders and staff with research services. | History |
Administers support agreements and evaluates exercises. | Plans |
Provides consultant services and facilitates process improvement. | MO office |
Implements emergency action and quick reaction checklist. | Command post |
Represents AF interests in environmental, civilian labor, and utility rate matters. | Staff Judge Advocate |
Issues and manages programs to help preserve vital resources and enhance mission capability. | Safety |
Provides advice to commanders and staff on religious, ethical, moral, and quality of life matters. | Chaplain |
Implements the AF Inspection system; Comlaints Program; and Fraud Waste and Abuse Programs. | Inspector General |
Administers complaint program and human relations program; conducts human relations climate assessment. | MEO |
Advises and counsels commanders in communicating AF messages to the military and public communities. | Public Affairs. |
What function is aligned as a squadron or flight reporting directly to the wing commander? | FM (Comptroller) |
Grants the legal authority for a new unit by designating it in a Department of AF (DAF/A1M) Letter. | Constitute |
To withdraw the leagal authority for a unit. The designation of the unit is retired and preserved in historical records. | Disband |
What organizational action renews legal authorization of a disbanded unit? | Reconstitute |
What organizational action changes the name or number of an organization? | Redesignate |
What organizational action places a unit with an existing military organization? | Assign |
What do you call support that is provided by one organization to another, enabling that organization to carry out operations? | Logistic support |
What is automatically created when its headquarters unit is activated, but personnel are not assigned to it. | Establishment |
What document reflects the effective date of an organization action? | DAF/A1M or orders issued by MAJCOM |
How often are detachment and operating locations reviewed to validate the continuing requirement for the activity? | Annually |
How are detachments numbered? | Detachments are numbered in sequence, beginning with 1. |