Leadership Exam Review Flashcards
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What is the definition of army leadership?
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Influencing people by providing purpose, motivation, and direction to accomplish the mission
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What two main characteristics are represented in the two sides of the army leadership requirements model?
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Attributes and competencies
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What are the three attributes a quality leader possesses according to the Army leadership model?
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Character
Presence
Integrity
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What are the three main competencies a quality leader possesses according to the Army leadership model?
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Leads
Develops
Achieves
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What are the factors which make up the leader’s character?
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1 Army Values.
2 Empathy.
3 Warrior Ethos.
4 Discipline
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What are the factors which make up the leader’s presence?
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1 Military and professional bearing.
2 Fitness.
3 Confidence.
4 Resilience
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What are the factors which make up the leader’s intelligence?
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1 Mental agility. 2 Sound judgment. 3 Innovation. 4 Interpersonal tact. 5 Expertise.
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What are the five categories under the competency of Leads?
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1 Leads Others. 2 Builds Trust. 3 Extends Influence Beyond the Chain of Command. 4 Leads by Example. 5 Communicates
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What are the three stages of team building?
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Formation, enrichment, and sustainment
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What are the seven steps of the Military Problem Solving Process?
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- Identify the problem.
- Gather information.
- Develop criteria.
- Generate possible solutions.
- Analyze possible solutions.
- Compare possible solutions.
- Make and implement the decision
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What is the writing style (quality of writing) when preparing Army correspondence?
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Department of the Army writing will:
- clear, concise, and effective.
- aid effective and efficient communication and decision making.
- be understood by the reader in a single reading
- be free of errors in substance, organization, style, and correctness.
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According to AR 25-50, how can you recognize passive voice?
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A verb in the passive voice uses any form of “to be” plus the past participle of a main verb
For example, am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, plus a main verb usually ending in “en” or “ed” (for example, were completed, is requested
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What form would you use to initiate an award recommendation of a U.S. Army individual decoration for a Soldier?
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DA 638 - Recommendation for Award
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What are the additional requirements when submitting an award recommendation for heroism?
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Statements of eyewitnesses, preferably in the form of certificates, affidavits, or sworn statements; extracts from official records; sketches; maps; diagrams; photographs; and so forth, which support and amplify stated facts for the heroism award.
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What format do you use when entering dates on the DA Form 2823?
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YYYYMMDD
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How do you close out Block 9 of the DA Form 2823 (end the statement)?
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/// END OF STATEMENT ///
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What are the three parts of a memorandum?
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The heading, the body, and the closing.
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What font style and font size do you use when preparing a memorandum?
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Font size of 12-point and the font style Ariel.
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What is one way to create shorter sentences?
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Write in the active voice.
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Where do you place the signature block when preparing a memorandum?
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Begin the signature block at the center of the page on the fifth line below the authority line. If there is no authority line, begin it on the fifth line below the last line of the text.
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What form would you use to record a sworn statement?
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DA 2823
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What type of counseling might a subordinate require to resolve a personal problem or situation?
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Referral
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To whom might you refer a subordinate who needs financial education?
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Army Community Services - Educational Financial Assistance
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To whom might you refer a newly arrived subordinate who needs family/spiritual guidance?
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Chaplain
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Who establishes future performance objectives and standards in a performance counseling?
Leader and subordinate
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What period does crisis counseling get a soldier through after receiving negative news?
Shock period
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What form can Army leaders use to evaluate Army civilians professional growth and career goals?
DA 4856 - Developmental Counseling
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Which nonverbal indicator does a soldier display when they move towards the counselor while sitting?
Interest, friendliness, openness
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Which element of active listening indicates the counselor's sincere interest?
Eye contact
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What are Army leaders supposed to do when they cannot assist their subordinates?
Seek outside assistance, Refer
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Resistance to counseling may stem from what two areas?
The leader or the subordinate
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What are the outline components of a counseling session?
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Type of counseling
Place and time
Notifying the subordinate
Subordinate preparation
Counselor preparation
Role as the counselor
Session outline
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Which approach requires the greatest counselor skills in a counseling session?
Nondirective
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Which approach is the quickest method for some situations in a counseling session?
Directive
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What are the four basic components of a counseling session?
Opening
Discussing the issues
Developing a plan of action
Recording and closing
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The leader and soldier must provide examples or cite specific observations to reduce the perception of what?
Bias
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When the issue is substandard performance, what type of information must you provide the subordinate?
Why the performance didn't meet the standard
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Your subordinate fails to meet standards for a given task; you counsel him on what type of performance?
substandard
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What type of developmental counseling sessions may require a subordinate a week or more to prepare for?
Performance or professional
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What does the leader state in Part II - Background Information on the counseling form?
The reason for the counseling
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What do the leader and the subordinate's agree on in Part III - Summary of Counseling on the counseling form?
A mutual and clear understanding of the issues
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What should your average sentence length be?
15 words
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What is one way to create shorter sentences?
Write in the active voice
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In block 20 on the recommendation for award, what is the maximum number of lines that you may complete?
four
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According to the Evaluation Reporting System (ERS), who can receive evaluations on DA 2166-9?
All NCO's E5 through E9
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As a rater, what form will you use with DA 2166-9?
NCO Support Form (DA 2166-9-1a)
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The Army establishes a rating chain to provide the best evaluation of what attributes of a NCO?
Performance and potential
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What are the two types of reports in the Evaluation Reporting System (ERS)?
Mandatory and optional
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What type of report would you submit for a soldier after you have been their rater for one calendar year?
Annual
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Bullet comments are mandatory for Part IV of the NCOER. How should you start each bullet comment?
An action verb or possessive pronoun (his, her)
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Your evaluation of a soldier is that their potential is adequate, and the senior rater believes the rated NCO possesses potential with further development. What block would you "X" in Part Va of the NCOER?
"Qualified"
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When completing part ICa (APFT) on the NCOER, what entry would you enter of the rated soldier took the last APFT on July 9, 2015 and failed?
"FAIL 20150709"
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When completing Part IVb (height/weight), what statement would you enter if a rated soldier was pregnant?
"Exempt from weight control standards of AR 600-9"
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What is part of the Army's vision to eradicate sexual harassment and assault?
The "I AM Strong" campaign
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How can you use the I AM Strong campaign in an attempt to reduce sexual assault/harassment within your unit?
Through cultural change by discouraging aggressive or demeaning attitudes and behaviors
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What are the two proponents of the I AM Strong campaign
The Army values and beliefs
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What can you use to foster cultural change and discourage aggressive or demeaning attitudes and behaviors within your unit?
Increase peer-peer bystander intervention, offender accountability, expand prevention program resources, encourage reporting of incidents, and maintain reporting capability
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What is the Army's policy on sexual harassment?
It is unacceptable conduct and will not be tolerated
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What are the three categories of sexual harassment?
Verbal
Nonverbal
Physical Contact
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Is touching and other body contact (scratching or patting a soldier's back) sexual harassment?
Yes
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Is playing suggestive music a form of sexual harassment?
Yes
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What are some examples of verbal sexual harassment?
Sexual jokes, sexually explicit profanity, threats, sexually oriented cadences, sexual comments (whistling or comments on physical attributes)
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What are some examples of nonverbal sexual harassment?
Staring, blowing kisses, winking, licking one's lips
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What are some examples of physical sexual harassment?
touching, patting, kissing, pinching, bumping, rubbing, cornering, blocking
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What are the two types of sexual harassment?
Quid pro quo
| Hostile environment
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What are some examples of "quid pro quo"?
demanding sexual favors in return for a promotion, disciplining a subordinate who refuses sexual advances, or giving a poor job evaluation
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How can you deal with sexual harassment if the victim does not feel comfortable confronting the harasser?
Third party intervention
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How can you deal with sexual harassment if the infraction is serious?
The chain of command
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What type of treatment does the Army's sexual assault policy require for victims?
Dignity, fairness, respect
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When and where does the sexual assault policy apply?
On or off post
| On or off duty
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What is the primary objective of Phase I of the Army sexual assault prevention plan?
Training on best practice methods to allow commands to develop their own prevention plan
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What is the primary objective of Phase II of the Army sexual assault prevention plan?
Educate soldiers to understand their moral responsibility, to intervene, and to stop sexual assault/harassment
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What is the primary objective of Phase III of the Army sexual assault prevention plan?
Use the dedicated effort of leaders and soldiers to achieve cultural change in the ranks
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What is the primary objective of Phase IV of the Army sexual assault prevention plan?
To continue to grow while motivating national partners to support the Army's efforts to change negative social behaviors
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What sexual assault prevention strategy phase uses moral responsibility to intervene and stop sexual assault?
Phase II - Army-wide conviction
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What is the definition of sexual assault?
Intentional sexual contact, characterized by the use of force, physical threat, or abuse of authority, or when the victim does not or cannot consent
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What are the types of sexual assault offenses?
Rape, forcible sodomy, indecent and aggravated sexual assault, aggravated sexual contact
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Can a spouse be charged with rape of their husband/wife?
Yes
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What type of sexual offense occurs when the victim is declining to participate in the sexual act?
Aggravated sexual assault
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What are warning signs of a potential sexual assault?
Sexual comments or gestures, disrespectful or violent behavior, treating people like objects, encouraging someone to drink too much, inappropriate touching, targeting someone who is vulnerable (drunk, alone)
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What are the two types of reporting options for sexual assault?
Restricted
| Unrestricted
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If a victim tells their battle buddy about a sexual assault, is restricted reporting an option?
Yes, but only a SARC, victim advocate, chaplain, or healthcare provider may take a restricted report
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What are the most common reasons why soldiers do not intervene to stop sexual harassment/assault?
Fear, inability to accurately identify sexual harassment/assault, peer pressure, chain of command, conflict avoidance, perception of social norms
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What step in the intervention process requires you to notice sexual assault/harassment behavior?
Step 1 - Notice the event
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Why should you or your soldiers intervene to stop sexual harassment/assault?
Responsibility as an Army leader and upholds the Army values
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What is the purpose of a "just in case" letter?
Provides instructions and information to your family if you become an isolated person (IP) during deployment
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What type of battlefield will you and your soldiers most likely deploy to?
Asymmetric
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What are three critical PR skills that you and your soldiers must possess that may prevent an isolating event from occurring?
Know your weapons
Know how to navigate
Know how to call for fire
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What are some measures you can use to keep you and your soldiers aware of the current situation?
Maintain situational awareness, enforce buddy teams
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What are the five Personnel Recovery proficiencies?
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Isolation criteria (when to go)
Communicate (signal/reporting)
Navigate (where to go)
Preserve life (what to do)
Enduring hardship (how to win)
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How would you encode the grid coordinates 242345 using SARNEG code word LUMBERJACK?
MEMBER
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What are two personal items you and your soldiers must include in pre-mission preparation and isolated soldier guidance?
Equipment and preparation
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During your PCC/PCI, what items would you inspect your soldiers for to leave behind?
Personal letters, photos, orders, jewelry, coins, items with advertisements (business cards, matchbooks), licenses, ribbons, badges, patches, maps
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What topics must you and your soldiers review as part of the pre-mission preparation and isolated soldier guidance?
Environmental, Intelligence reports, SERE guides, SERE updates, legal status, country studies, evasion charts
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How do you normally begin any mission with preparation and what task?
A "what-if" drill
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When does the preparation begin in the pre-mission preparation and isolated soldier guidance process?
The receipt of isolated soldier guidance (ISG)
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What is the first task in the PR process?
Report
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A mayday call is what type of report?
Self-report
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What is the most critical aspect of the recovery process?
The moment the IP and recovery force come together
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The shared view of reality shared by a group
Beliefs
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Observable patterns of action within a group
Behaviors
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Permissible behaviors established by a group
Norms
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What are the three components of culture?
Symbols
Sanctions
Taboos
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Actions that societies use to reward or punish behavior
Sanctions
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What is "culture shock"?
A sense of confusion and uncertainty, sometimes with anxiety, that may affect people exposed to an alien culture
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What is a key strategy to avoid culture shock?
Preparation
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What is an example of resilient thinking?
Avoid criticizing yourself and keep a sense of humor
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What are the four pillars of comprehensive soldier fitness?
Global Assessment Tool
Comprehensive Resilience modules
Institutional Resilience Training
Master Resilience Trainers
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What does the "I" in the IDEAL model stand for?
Identify the problem
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What does the "D" in the IDEAL model stand for?
Describe the problem
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What are the three "C"s of assertive communication?
Confidence
Clarity
Controlled
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What is the goal of assertive communication?
To understand the other individual's perspective and move towards a positive outcome
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What aer the four steps of "Putting it in Perspective"?
1 List worst-case outcomes
2 List best-case outcomes
3 List most likely outcomes
4 Make a plan to deal with most likely outcome
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There are four typical styles of responding when someone shares good news and talks about positive experiences. Which is the only one that strengthens the relationship?
Active constructive responding
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What AR governs the concept of command, privilege of command, and elements of command?
AR 600-20
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Can a warrant officer fill the position of commander at any time?
Yes
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What is a commander?
An officer (commissioned or warrant) who, by virtue of grade or assignment, exercises primary command authority over a military organization or territorial area
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What are the two elements of command?
Authority
| Responsibility
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What is military discipline?
Self discipline
Respect for proper authority
Embracing the professional Army ethic and its supporting values
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When should respect to seniors within the armed forces be given?
At all times
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The army prohibits certain types of relationships between officers and enlisted personnel. What are they?
Dating, shared living accommodations, marriages, gambling
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Who may impose non-judicial punishment on a soldier?
The commander
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How will delegation of authority to exercise Article 15 be given?
In writing (i.e. memo)
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What should the investigation conclude in a matter?
Whether an offense was committed
Whether the soldier was involved
The character and military record of the soldier
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When should the commander impost Article 15 summarized proceedings?
After a preliminary inquiry
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How long does a soldier have to submit an appeal of an Article 15?
A reasonable amount of time (usually 5 days)
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Who acts on an appeal of an Article 15?
The next higher commander
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What is probable cause for apprehension?
A reasonable belief that the person to be apprehended is committing or has committed a crime
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What is probable cause to search?
A reasonable belief that items connected to criminal conduct are located in a place or on a person
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Who may authorize the search of a particular place or thing for evidence of a crime?
The commander
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Who can authorize a search or apprehension?
The commander, judge, or magistrate
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What are the two types of rehabilitations?
Non-judicial
| Non-punitive
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What are different types of administrative punishments?
Withholding privileges
| Admonition/reprimands
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Outside of training, what relationship may a soldier and trainee have?
None
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What is fraternization?
Improper relationships between soldiers of different rank or status
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How and why should a commander use non-punitive punishments within a unit?
To further the efficiency of the command before resorting to non-judicial punishment
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Why should a commander use non-judicial punishment?
To correct, educate, and reform offenders whom cannot benefit from less stringent measures
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How can you administer admonitions or reprimands?
Oral or in writing
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When should commanders use extra training or instruction as non-punitive punishment?
When a soldier's performance has been substandard
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In order to be lawful, consent to search must be given how?
Freely and voluntarily
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What are two types of rehabilitation?
Counseling and corrective training
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What is the definition of suicide?
The deliberate ending of one's own life
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Depression contributes to what % of suicides?
75-80%
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Drinking large amounts of alcohol on a regular basis can lead to what type of depression?
Clinical
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What indicator of suicide does receiving a "dear john" letter cause?
helplessness
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If you check options in the "Suicide Risk Questionnaire" regarding a suspected suicidal person, what should you do?
Encourage them to seek help immediately
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What steps should you use to resolve an ethical problem?
1 Define the problem
2 Identify applicable laws, regulations, and values
3 Develop acceptable possible solutions
4 Implement the best solution
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What are the steps of the Military Problem Solving Process?
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1 Identify the problem
2 Gather information
3 Develop criteria
4 Generate possible solutions
5 Analyze possible solutions
6 Compare possible solutions
7 Make and implement a decision
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When is Army problem solving complete?
When you solve the problem
