3S251 Vol 2 Self Test

Front 1

Where does an individual apply to retrain into another career field?

Back 1

They complete a retraining request on the vMPF.

Front 2

In the 3S2X1 career field, who reviews the retraining request application to make sure all mandatory requirements are met?

Back 2

HQ AFPC.

Front 3

Who conducts an interview with the prospective retrainee who wants to enter the education and

training career field?

Back 3

The base 3S2X1 FM.

Front 4

What is the reference for the mandatory knowledge and training requirements for an individual wanting to retrain into another AFSC?

Back 4

The AFECD.

Front 5

What are the two key requirements for the education and training career field that are not immediately recognizable?

Back 5

The ability to work with people and the ability to communicate effectively—both orally and in writing.

Front 6

Who makes sure that the base training managers are qualified to conduct base training programs in support of mission requirements?

Back 6

MAJCOM personnel.

Front 7

If training is required but not offered at your base, who may be able to provide you with the necessary personnel to make sure training is developed and provided?

Back 7

Higher HQ.

Front 8

Who do you get involved if training problems cannot be handled or resolved at a local level, depending on the severity of the problem?

Back 8

Installation commander and/or the MAJCOM TM.

Front 9

How can you assist units in establishing effective OJT functions?

Back 9

Through the use of a good training program you set up for your UTMs.

Front 10

What reference identifies the required training publications you need for each job task in an AFSC?

Back 10

Part two of the CFETP or STS.

Front 11

List the two categories of publications.

Back 11

Directive and nondirective.

Front 12

List two examples of specialized publications.

Back 12

TOs and CFETPs.

Front 13

How do you make inputs to a tentative training standard?

Back 13

Line through (delete) any task, knowledge, or technical reference you determine is not required. Add the

tasks and knowledge you feel should be included in the CFETP. Edit the task or knowledge statements that

were not added or deleted to show your training requirements.

Front 14

List the three types of edits you can make when you coordinate and provide recommendations to a publication.

Back 14

(1) Instructional.

(2) Technical.

(3) Composition.

Front 15

Which type of edit are you performing when you make sure the information in a publication is valid, accurate, and up-to-date?

Back 15

Technical.

Front 16

Which type of edit are you performing when you review a publication for common English mistakes?

Back 16

Composition.

Front 17

What factors do you consider when determining whether a waiver request deserves approval?

Back 17

Education, training, knowledge, experience, and other factors such as the required physical ability, aptitude,

and qualifications the individual possesses.

Front 18

What reference do you use to process waiver requests?

Back 18

AFI 36–2101.

Front 19

How do you identify personnel that are demonstrating unsatisfactory performance in UGT?

Back 19

By reviewing the monthly OJT roster and computer products, and through work center visits and CDC

feedback.

Front 20

How do you proceed once you identify personnel who are having training problems?

Back 20

Determine the deficiencies.

Front 21

What process is initiated if a trainee fails to meet mandatory skill qualifications?

Back 21

AFSC withdraw.

Front 22

What is the primary reason for an AFSC downgrade?

Back 22

A lack of performance at the awarded skill level or demotion.

Front 23

Define training capability.

Back 23

The ability to provide training.

Front 24

What is a lack of training capacity?

Back 24

You have the ability to provide training but not in sufficient quantity.

Front 25

When there is a lack of training capability, at what organizational level should you first try to resolve the problem?

Back 25

The lowest level.

Front 26

If you have a lack of training capability and cannot resolve the problem within your unit, to what organizational level should you elevate your problem?

Back 26

Base education and training.

Front 27

Define job site training.

Back 27

A type of distance learning where structured learning takes place without the physical presence of the

instructor.

Front 28

Who appoints the JST POC?

Back 28

MAJCOM.

Front 29

What is a downlink?

Back 29

Training site that is equipped to receive programming from broadcast centers.

Front 30

When does the JST POC ensure the classroom is set up to accommodate the number of students expected?

Back 30

The day of the broadcast.

Front 31

What does a Broadcast Center do?

Back 31

Provides transmission service for training courses.

Front 32

How often does Second Air Force conduct the formal training data call?

Back 32

Annually.

Front 33

List the four basic steps used in managing local training requirements.

Back 33

(1) Review.

(2) Validate.

(3) Consolidate and prioritize.

(4) Process the request.

Front 34

What must you do to validate a local training request?

Back 34

Determine if the training is mission essential and ensure requested training cannot be accomplished locally.

Front 35

When you receive a RIP for a work center member from the formal training section, what must you verify?

Back 35

Verify the work center member assigned to attend the formal course has completed the course prerequisite

requirements.

Front 36

What is an out-of-cycle request?

Back 36

A request for training that is submitted before or after the annual data call.

Front 37

When is it mandatory for the supervisor to sign the RIP?

Back 37

When the member is taking leave in conjunction with the training TDY.

Front 38

CSIL calls should be answered within how many duty days?

Back 38

Five duty days.

Front 39

Field visits are normally conducted within how many months of a student graduating a course.

Back 39

4 to 6 months.

Front 40

List the six phases you need to complete to make sure of the success of an assistance visit.

Back 40

1) Pre-visit preparations.

(2) Schedule the visit.

(3) Conduct the visit.

(4) Out-brief.

(5) Prepare the report.

(6) Assist in corrective actions.

Front 41

Why do you review unit statistics during your pre-visit preparations?

Back 41

These provide you with an overall view of the unit training program.

Front 42

When conducting a SAV, how do you begin the “conduct a visit” phase?

Back 42

With an in-briefing.

Front 43

What is training capacity based on?

Back 43

The number of trainees that can be effectively trained by one trainer.

Front 44

List the areas you would review when you assess the quality of a training program.

Back 44

Management procedures, experience levels, planning procedures, projected training needs, evaluation

procedures, work standards versus requirements, communication channels, compliance with work center

rules, and safety discipline.

Front 45

During the “conduct a visit” phase of conducting a SAV, what three steps can you use to help assess your findings?

Back 45

(1) Define the problem.

(2) Determine the cause of the problem.

(3) Provide possible solutions and recommendations.

Front 46

When do you conduct the out-brief for the CC?

Back 46

When the SAV is concluded, before the report is written.

Front 47

Within how many days do you distribute the SAV report?

Back 47

30 days.

Front 48

Who is the target audience for the AFTC?

Back 48

Personnel who are trainers and task certifiers.

Front 49

Who can teach the AFTC?

Back 49

3S2X1’s and civilian E&T personnel who are assigned to 3S2X1 personnel positions and have completed

the AFTC are authorized to teach the course.

Front 50

What is your first action when scheduling a training meeting?

Back 50

Notify the personnel in advance.

Front 51

What is needed for a meeting to be successful?

Back 51

definite purpose or objective.

Front 52

When conducting a training meeting, what do you state to the attendees?

Back 52

The purpose or objective of the meeting.

Front 53

What is included in your meeting minutes?

Back 53

Personnel in attendance, personnel absent, and an indepth description of items discussed, to include any

items requiring further action.

Front 54

Who does the training manager forward the SOT visual aids to when completed?

Back 54

To all pertinent personnel so they can be reviewed for accuracy.

Front 55

How often is the unit training manager required to brief the SOT to the unit commander?

Back 55

Monthly.

Front 56

When does the BTM brief the wing SOT?

Back 56

At least quarterly.

Front 57

How long does the BTM maintain the SOT data?

Back 57

One year.

Front 58

Which office is required to keep the personnel in their chain of command informed of the SOT within the maintenance complex?

Back 58

MTF.

Front 59

Who chairs the monthly maintenance SOT?

Back 59

The MXG/CC.

Front 60

The maintenance training manager manages the maintenance training program according to what instructions?

Back 60

AFI 36-2232 and AFI 36-2201.

Front 61

How often is the MIS required to be updated?

Back 61

At least twice weekly.

Front 62

What form is used to collect, consolidate, and verify inputs for TD courses?

Back 62

AF Form 898.

Front 63

What is the last thing the MTF scheduler will update in the MIS?

Back 63

MTF/TD course attendance, no-shows and walk-ins.

Front 64

Define enroute training.

Back 64

A training program that provides individuals with mission essential training needed to meet the

requirements of an assignment to short or long tour locations.

Front 65

What does enroute training provide?

Back 65

Weapon system training to aircraft maintenance personnel assigned to units with equipment or systems

unfamiliar to the personnel in transition, or have not worked the system/MDS for 3 years (free-flow

personnel).

Front 66

When does evaluation take place during the ISD process?

Back 66

It is continuous throughout the entire ISD process.

Front 67

How often is an ISR accomplished?

Back 67

Annually.

Front 68

When does the fiscal year begin?

Back 68

The 1st of October.

Front 69

How far out should you forecast your budget?

Back 69

2 to 5 years.

Front 70

Who approves the AF budget?

Back 70

Congress.

Front 71

By what date do you need to have all of your funds obligated to prevent loss of funds?

Back 71

30 September.

Front 72

Who is eligible to participate in the voluntary education program and in what order?

Back 72

Active duty military, members of the ANG and AFRES personnel in the selected reserve, DOD employees,

family members, military retirees, and members of the civilian community on a space-available basis.

Front 73

Name one responsibility assigned to each level of command responsible for the education services program.

Back 73

(1) HQ USAF provides support and guidance by obtaining legislation, implementing DOD policies,

preparing basic directives, reviewing financial plans, specifying priorities for program

accomplishment, identifying particular programs for emphasis, visiting field activities, holding

conferences, and resolving problems of Air Force-wide significance.

(2) MAJCOMs monitor the programs within its command, ensuring adequate educational opportunities

are available to all organizations within the command.

(3) Installations implement and carry out the program.

Front 74

How often are needs assessments conducted?

Back 74

At least every three years or when a major population change occurs.

Front 75

Who prepares the budget estimate?

Back 75

ESO.

Front 76

What is the Air Force policy on nondiscrimination in the education services program?

Back 76

It is Air Force policy that all aspects of the education services program are available to academically

qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.

Front 77

What system has automated the AF Form 186 (Education Record)?

Back 77

AFAEMS.

Front 78

What are the two purposes of the AF Form 186?

Back 78

Stores a participant’s educational level and progress and serves as an advisement and counseling tool and a

record of each participant’s education level and progress.

Front 79

What action must the education services center take if a separating or retiring student has unresolved reimbursement or missing grade issues?

Back 79

The ESC must expedite completion of unresolved issues.

Front 80

What are the six conditions used to determine an individual’s eligibility for TA?

Back 80

(1) The individual establishes eligibility based on service retainability criteria referenced in AFI 36–2306.

Officers incur a 2-year ADSC after completing the course or courses.

(2) The local ESO or the ESO’s authorized representative advises the individual.

(3) Appropriate entries are made on the individual’s AF Form 186, Individual Record—Education

Services Program, or updated to the member’s automated education record in the AFAEMS.

(4) The course has to apply to the individual’s planned educational or training goals. The individual must

also satisfy any prerequisites for the course. The individual attends classes during off-duty hours, not

necessarily limited to evening hours. The duty schedule may be adjusted to permit program

participation, provided mission requirements are met and the individual performs normal work hours.

(5) The school offering the course must be approved for tuition assistance studies and meet the specific

criteria outlined in AFI 36–2306.

(6) The ESO completes and approves the AF Form 1227, Authority for Tuition Assistance—Education

Services Program.

Front 81

What three types of educational institutions are approved for TA?

Back 81

Colleges and universities; high schools; and post-secondary, technical, and occupational schools.

Front 82

List the factors that you must examine before you approve TA for credit by examination.

Back 82

(1) The student must meet the institution’s eligibility requirements for this credit.

(2) The institution counts credit established by examination as applicable towards its own degree in the

curriculum being followed by the student.

(3) The individual must be enrolled in the institution and program of study as stated on AF Form 186,

indicating the individual’s intent to complete degree requirements with the same school.

(4) The institution has to agree to return any fee if the student cannot take the requested examination for

credit. In this case, the obligation incurred for tuition assistance is canceled.

(5) The authorization of TA for credit by examination does not cover the fees required by schools for

examinations to remove incomplete grades or for the administration of makeup tests.

(6) Students are required to refund TA if they do not make a qualifying grade for credit.

(7) Students who do not take the examination must reimburse TA unless waived by the ESO

Front 83

How long is the ADSC for an officer who uses TA?

Back 83

Two years.

Front 84

What form is used to process withdrawals from courses in which tuition assistance was used and to process a waiver of TA reimbursement?

Back 84

AF Form 118, Refund of Tuition Assistance - Education Services Program.

Front 85

List the seven acceptable reasons TA may be waived.

Back 85

(1) Reassignment from the locality.

(2) Extended TDY.

(3) Emergency leave (of length to preclude completion).

(4) Hospitalization (of length to preclude completion).

(5) Change of military duties preventing completion.

(6) Family health problems arising after the enrollment.

(7) Approved voluntary separation programs.

Front 86

Students are required to reimburse TA if they receive which grades in a course?

Back 86

All “F” grades regardless of level, and “D” grades at the graduate level.

Front 87

A student may reimburse TA by what three methods?

Back 87

Cash payment, lump sum payroll deduction, and monthly payroll deduction.

Front 88

What requirements must be met before AF personnel can apply for permission to accept a fellowship, scholarship, or grant from an eligible donor organization?

Back 88

(1) The recipient of the award is a winner of a competition in which the member was authorized to

compete, if the purpose of the fellowship, scholarship, or grant is education or training.

(2) The education or training to be received or the research to be performed by the applicant qualifies the

applicant to satisfy a requirement or potential requirement of the Air Force, contributes to the

applicant’s recognized potential for career service, or contributes to a project of value to the US.

(3) The applicant agrees in writing to serve on active duty after completing the education, training, or

research for the period specified in AFI 36–2107.

(4) The applicant also must meet military and scholastic eligibility and assignment availability

prerequisites for admission to the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). These prerequisites are

listed in the USAF ETCA.

Front 89

Normally, what three conditions must be met before applications for non-governmental TA are approved?

Back 89

(1) The monetary grant associated with the award covers the cost of tuition and related fees.

(2) The recipient certifies he or she will not accept a greater amount than the cost of sending him or her to

the same school at Government expense.

(3) The period of education, training, or research is ordinarily 2 years or less for Master’s Programs and 3

years for PhD Programs.

Front 90

What is the mission of the CCAF?

Back 90

To offer mission-related academic programs that enhance Air Force readiness by improving the

technological, managerial, and leadership skills of enlisted members.

Front 91

List the four goals of the CCAF.

Back 91

(1) Programs – Provide quality credentialing programs responsive to the needs of the Air Force and its

enlisted personnel.

(2) Awareness – Increase recognition of the value of the college.

(3) Resources – Secure adequate staffing, funding, facilities, equipment, systems, and training to

administer programs.

(4) Values – Conduct the mission of the college by living out the Air Force core values of excellence,

integrity, and service.

Front 92

What role does the ESC play in the CCAF process?

Back 92

Provide academic advice and offer financial assistance to Airmen planning and pursuing their educational

goals. Courses conducted by regionally accredited civilian institutions through ESCs may satisfy some

CCAF degree requirements.

Front 93

In what career areas are CCAF degrees offered?

Back 93

Aircraft and Missile Maintenance, Allied Health, Electronics and Telecommunications, Logistics and

Resources, and Public and Support Services.

Front 94

List the five requirements for a CCAF degree.

Back 94

Technical education, LMMS, physical education, general education, and program elective.

Front 95

Why was SOC developed?

Back 95

To help strengthen and coordinate voluntary college-level educational opportunities for service members.

Front 96

What pay is authorized for an AFELA participant?

Back 96

Basic pay.

Front 97

What is required of an AFELA participant who resides in base housing?

Back 97

Contact local base housing office to arrange rent payment.

Front 98

What is the required course load for an AFELA participant?

Back 98

Minimum full time course load.

Front 99

Describe the active duty service commitment associated with the AFELA program.

Back 99

All members incur an active duty service commitment of two months for every month of leave taken in

addition to any current service obligations.

Front 100

What is the purpose of an educational deferment?

Back 100

To prevent an individual’s departure on a PCS assignment before the completion of a specific education

program.

Front 101

What is the purpose of AFIT?

Back 101

To develop, conduct, and administer the Air Force professional and technological educational requirements.

Front 102

What are the two schools within AFIT?

Back 102

Graduate School of Engineering and Management and Civilian Institutions Programs.

Front 103

What are the eligibility requirements for an officer applying for AFIT?

Back 103

Be medically unrestricted for worldwide duty, be in the grade of colonel or below, have a competitive

military record, be available for reassignment, have at least 3 years of intervening service (on the date of

class entry) since their PCS education assignment.

Front 104

What is the total period of AFIT education for anyone?

Back 104

54 months.

Front 105

What are three categories of ECP courses?

Back 105

Professional military education programs, specialized courses, and career development courses.

Front 106

List the enlisted PME courses administered by ECP.

Back 106

ALS Associate Program, NCOA Correspondence Course, and USAF SNCOA Correspondence Course.

Front 107

Which enlisted PME courses are unauthorized for active duty Air Force enlisted personnel to

enroll in?

Back 107

ALS Associate DL Program and NCOA Correspondence Course.

Front 108

Which PME course is considered the middle tier of the three-tier PME program for officers?

Back 108

ACSC DL.

Front 109

List the officer PME courses available through ECP.

Back 109

SOC Nonresident Programs, ACSC DL, and AWC Nonresident Studies.