U3 Complete Review

JROTC Army commanders get their authority from __________.

T or F: A staff officer of a higher headquarters has no authority over the staff of a subordinate headquarters.

__________ channels transmit all orders and instructions to subordinate units.

What are the two channels of information within a command?

__________ is the authority that a commander lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank or assignment.

T or F: Battalions are the highest level at which the U.S. Army authorizes a staff.

You are a member of the battalion staff. Your job is to direct, coordinate, and supervise the coordinating and special staffs, and to support the commander's personal staff if needed.Who are you?

Commanders and staff officers frequently hold conferences. Conferences can replace the need for __________.

The __________ supervises and coordinates staff to prevent overlapping efforts and ensure that the commander's goals are met.

T or F: Commanders can delegate authority and responsibilities to their subordinates.

__________ officers are the principal staff assistants to the commander and each specializes in an S-1 through S-5 (or a combined) function.

The communication route for staff to transmit information to other staff and subordinate commanders is called __________.

Personal staff is made up of a commander's command sergeant major and the __________.

Logistics is the branch of military science dealing with __________.

A commander's XO and all of the staff positions the XO supervises are known as __________ staff.

__________ is the communication route for commanders to transmit orders to all subordinate units. All orders are transmitted in the name of the commander.

When you are planning a meeting, what is the first thing you should do?

Which of the following sentences would a good facilitator NOT say?

Sam is planning a meeting. He has prioritized the topics his group needs to cover and lists them in order of importance on the agenda. He's also estimated how long his group will spend on each topic. What else might Sam consider in developing an agenda?

Tom is the recorder for a meeting. Which of the following tasks does his job include?

Shelly is a meeting facilitator. She is trying to get attendees to discuss a topic no one seems very interested in. What should she do?

During part of a meeting, a group reviews the agenda, lists ground rules, and assigns roles. What phase of a meeting is this?

The official record of what happened at a meeting is called the __________.

A plan or outline for a meeting is called __________.

The commander's role in planning should be more directive when __________.

Bill's team is working on a school fundraiser. He's reading an After Action Review (AAR) from last year. Where is he in the planning process?

Tammy is working on a Flow Map and resource list for a project. Where is she in the planning process?

Which of the following shows the steps of developing a project or mission in the correct order?

__________ is a list of established actions to carrying out a given task.

A Memorandum of Instruction (MOI) is a written document that __________.

T or F: Your JPA briefing is primarily assessed on content; your attire and communication style don't matter very much.

T or F: In the JPA briefing, the team leader is the only person who speaks in the presentation.

The After Action Review document should compare what you planned to accomplish in your Continuous Improvement Plan with __________.

The purpose of the Memorandum of Instruction (MOI) is to __________.

Developing solutions is part of the continuous improvement process. When you develop possible solutions, it is important to __________.

The product of your continuous improvement process is a(n) __________.

T or F: Continuous improvement is a process that is only used in the military and JROTC.

The first step in continuous improvement is to __________.

Mitigate is to __________.

Adding on to something, often in a series of small steps is the definition of __________.

Continuous improvement is __________.

The act of working together is __________.

__________ is the process of certifying that all requirements of a school, curriculum, etc., have been met.

Time, money, material, and people are the four __________.

What technique below would NOT be a visualizing technique used when planning a mission?

As a leader, you use your organization skills to execute your plans. Identify the organizing factors used in the directions below. Select the correct set of organizing factors for the situation below.Kelly, Kent, and Tony have done this kind of work before. They will work on the King Project. Zachary and Kim will finish the Turner Project.

Which of the following is NOT a time-saving strategy?

As leaders move up the chain of command, they typically have __________.

T or F: All good leaders are good managers.

Management skills can be divided into two phases of a project, __________.

What is the most important resource available to a leader?

Though it may be in written or spoken form, leaders manage their people by directing them. A leader who needs someone to do something that they cannot require them to do is actually asking them for assistance. Which type of directing is this?

Read the following paragraph and indicate which management skill is described.Sergeant Fox tried to visualize, examine, consider, realize, and reflect on the factors involved to accomplish his mission. He knew he would have a lot of work to do before anything actually got accomplished. He had to define the squad's objective, study the situation, list and examine possible courses of action, and select the course of action that would accomplish his objective.

__________ is the amount of work to and from a team member, employee, office, or department.

Procrastinate means to __________.

The word iterative describes the process of __________.

__________ means to set aside or assign for a specific purpose.

Tom told a subordinate "If you mess up in the color guard, I'm going to give you the worst job at our school cleanup event next weekend."This is an example of __________.

T or F: As a leader, you should get your subordinates to comply with your own political beliefs.

Which of the following statements indicates the person saying them is experiencing an ethical dilemma?

When you attempt to resolve an ethical dilemma, which of the following is NOT a question you should ask yourself?

You were taking an aptitude test when you accidentally saw the test proctor's answer sheet for the section that you are working on. You want to get an honest assessment of your skills, but you are also having difficulty with that section of the test.How could you best resolve this ethical dilemma?

A friend offers to share a streaming video service with you if you'll split the cost of the annual subscription. You know the service contract forbids people in different households from sharing one account.What question should you ask yourself before responding ethically to your friend's offer?

Ethical leadership in JROTC is supported by the Army Leadership Model and __________.

A/An __________ situation is one based on an imagined example or conjecture.

An ethical dilemma involves situations where you choose from __________.

You are a company commander. Your first sergeant told you that she thinks that one of your platoon leaders over-supervises his squad leaders. If your first sergeant is correct, which of the following would you expect to see in the platoon over time?

A platoon leader lets one member of his group take shortcuts on a service project. The leader's behavior as a supervisor could lead to lower standards on future projects and __________.

After five practice sessions, some freshmen Cadets in your squad still can't do an about face. They seem to be trying, but just aren't getting it. What supervisory function do you need to exercise more with these Cadets?

Supervision does NOT include which of the following?

Remediating is a supervisory skill that involves ___________.

__________ is the characteristic of group members sticking together.

Name two standardized tests that are sometimes required for college entrance.

You were a good student in high school. You graduated with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.83. You applied to several colleges and universities, and you applied for financial aid. To your surprise, part of your college will be paid for, and you won't have any debt when you graduate. You thought you would have to live at home to attend college, but you can now use the money you saved for tuition to pay living expenses.What most likely happened?

What official documents includes a record of your high school coursework?

One of the basic admission requirements for college is that you must have an ___________ or __________.

There are four post-secondary options with a military association. Which one does not belong on the list below?

Which of the following statements is not true of a community college?

A ______________ is an institution of higher learning that will grant bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees.

_____________ is the fee for college instruction.

A permanent list of classes and grades earned in high school and college is a __________________.

The ______________course is taken while in college and upon successful completion qualifies the graduate to become a commissioned military officer.

A ____________ is a type of financial aid that students earn as a result of academic, athletic, or artistic achievement.

The cost for living and food while attending college is ____________ and __________.

An _______________ policy permits enrollment of a student who has a high school diploma, regardless his/her academic qualifications.

Government financial aid that you do not have to repay is called a ____________.

When a post-secondary institution offers loans, grants, or scholarships they are providing ______________ _____________.

An institution that offers instruction in a professional, vocational, or technical field is a ______________.

The ________________college offers technical certificates, one- or two-year diplomas, and associate degrees.

The process to apply to college is also known as the _____________ process.

T or F: If you answered 3 or below on the previous question, you need to organize your day better in order to gain control of your time and your life.

The act of putting off something that needs to be done is __________, which is also a major time waster.

What is procrastination?

Read carefully the following paragraph and select the most correct option.Time management is the process of effectively using organization to gain control of events, conditions, and actions. You practice time management by taking responsibility for how you use your time. Planning your day and building a schedule is how time management helps you reach your goals.

A classmate said, "It seems like you do a lot of extra work filling out your planner. Why?" What should you say to make her understand the purpose of time management?

What strategy for tackling procrastination are you practicing when you read a chapter in your biology text while you're waiting to use the printer in the library or riding on the bus?

What common reason for procrastination is it when you eliminate the hardest items on your agenda because you put more on your calendar than you can possibly accomplish, assuming that you can get it all done.

If you take a 15-credit hour course load in college, you'll spend about 15 hours a week in the classroom. With a course load like that, how many hours should you plan for studying and doing homework each week?

Several guys have made plans to play basketball after school and then get a pizza. You should arrive home at 8:00 or 9:00 pm. You do have a big project due tomorrow and you're not even half-finished with it. Your goal was to get an A on that project. What do you need to do?

When you determine the order for dealing with a series of items, activities, or tasks according to their importance to a goal or value, you are __________.