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USAF EXTENSION COURSE INSTITUTE
SQUADRON OFFICER CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
Volume 4
THE COMMANDER AND THE STAFF
Examination
(Form A)
Instructions: Fill in heading of answer sheet. Write words "Form A" in
Course No. blank in heading. Read and follow the directions printed on
the answer sheet. There are 56 questions in this examination.Multiple Choice
1. The commander's most important re-
sponsibility is to
a. lateral units.
$ the mission.
c. the unit.
d. the individual.
2. Line-staff organization was developed
to
,a. provide experts to supervise special-
ized activities.
b. establish better unity of command.
c group supervisory functions more
A- homogeneously.
d give the commander a more man-
ageable span of control.
3. To accomplish completed staff work,
the staff officer should
,a. present the possible solutions to the
commander for his selection of the
desired one.
b) present a solution to the commander
for his approval or disapproval.
c. determine the solution which is most
economical.
td. determine the solution which is more
easily accomplished.
4. The primary source of the legal au-
thority possessed by the military com-
mander is
( the Constitution of the United
States.Ab. the Bill of Rights.
c. the people of the United States.
d. Uniform Code of Military Justice.
5. In conducting investigations, the ma-
teriel officer should do each of the fol-
lowing except
a. visit maintenance activities on the
flight line.
b. obtain information that does not
appear on statistical reports.
c. visit squadron and group operations
sections.
d restrict his activities to statistical
analysis.
6. The primary objective of leadership is
to
a insure mission accomplishment.
b. instill a high degree of discipline.
c. establish and maintain esprit de
corps.
d. foster high morale and efficiency.
7. The comptroller is responsible for the
budgeting function in the Air Force.
The other staffs
. are relieved of responsibilities for
budget formulation or defense.
b. have responsibilities concerning ac-
curacy of the fiscal records which are
the basis of the budget.
c. furnish the programs which form the
basis for the budget.1
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