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AOSB advice and tips Flashcards

1
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How should you aim to structure your essay

A

beginning
middle
end

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2
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What should the beginning of your essay include

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Thesis statement and background information

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What should the middle of your essay include

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Your arguement, the reasons for it and any supporting evidence or information

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4
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What should the end of your essay include

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Conclusion and summary

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5
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What strategy should you use for verbal reasoning

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Targeted reading. Read the question and then scan the text for the answer and read around it

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6
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What is a time saving strategy for numerical

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Estimate and eliminate

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7
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If everything looks the same on an abstract reasoning what should you look for

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Shading
Position
Conditional

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8
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If there are different blocks of shapes on abstract, what should you look for

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Number of items
Type of item
Position
Shading
Sides
Angles
Lines of symmetry
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9
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If there is a box of arrows on abstract, what should you look for

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Number
Direction
Position
Touching?

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10
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If there is a box of letters and words on abstract what should you look for?

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Right angels
Sides/lines
Position
Number of items
Straight vs curved
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11
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If the pattern is abstract on abstract, what should you look for

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Number of items
Intersections
Touching sides
Angles
Areas
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12
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Conditional patterns on abstract, what should you look for

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Number of items
Position
Shading
Size of items
Direction
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13
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Topics to suggest for group discussion

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Should the army wear body cameras?

Should alcoholics be given liver transplants?

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14
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How long should you ask for for leaderless tasks

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12 mins

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15
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What is an essential aim

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Life changing or life saving

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16
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What is a desirable aim

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Everything other than life saving or life changing

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17
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What is an easy aim to forget

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To continue whatever you were doing anyway

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18
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Important factors

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Time, distance
Resources
Personnel and skills
Threats
Weather, terrains
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19
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Which details need to be added to a plan

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Routes, times, distances, actions taken at each stage, personnel involved, resources used.

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20
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What are steps of planning exercise

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1) Read
2) Read and sketch map
3) Factors, deductions and CoAs
4) Leave 10 minutes to get plan down

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21
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How to convert miles per hour to miles per minute

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divide the mph by 60

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22
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How to convert miles per hour to minutes per mile

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60 divide by speed

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23
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How should you do S=D/T

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Lay it out in a table and do 60/speed

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24
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How long should you allow for reading the passage

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25 minutes

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25
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How long should you allow for factors and assumptions

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10 minutes

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26
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How long should you allow for CoAs

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15 minutes

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27
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How long should you allow for finishing and writing it up

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10 minutes

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28
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What should you do once time is up

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Read through the passage again and remember the background

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29
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Things to consider in personal leadership taks

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Encouragement
Keeping team informed
The teams strengths and weaknesses

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30
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How long do you get to prepare your lecturette

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15 MINS

31
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Good ideas for lecturette

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Treat it like a story
Use anecdotes
Show your passion
Keep it engaging

32
Q

Reasons for joining the army

A

I want to reach my full potential
I want to develop myself in every aspect
To study medicine in this environment fascinates me
Direct leadership oppurtunities excite me
Honour of serving country and doing my country proud

33
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Why would you be a good officer

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Brilliant communication skills
Integrity
strive to be the best

34
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Good officer skills

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Calm
Problem solve
Communicate
Encourage
Good teamwork
35
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Responsibilities of an officer

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Operational effectiveness
Training
Supervision
Discipline
Welfare
Career development
36
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Define leadership

A

Process of social influence which maximises the efforts of others towards the achievement of a goal

37
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Differences between officer and soldier

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Officers are managers, problem solvers, influencers who lead soldiers

38
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What is the difference between a leader and a manager

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A leader is a person who has people follow them and a manager is someone who has people work for them

39
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What does it mean to be an officer

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You are in a priveledged position of responsiblity to carry out the action and values of the army

40
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What makes a good leader

A

Personality
Courage
Clear vision
Ambition to succeed

41
Q

Where have you shown leadership potential before

A

It finds me

42
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Negative aspects of being an officer

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Your sole responsibility. Tough decisions. Have to have confidence in your training.

43
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What is the purpose of the army

A

Protecting the UK and its overseas territories, promoting britains wider security interests, preventing conflict and supporting international peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts.

44
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When does the modern army date back to

A

1660

45
Q

Who is the commander in chief of the army

A

Elizabeth II

46
Q

How many are in the army

A

82000

47
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How many are in the reserves

A

30000

48
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What is the defense budget

A

45.4 billion

49
Q

What is the defense budget as a proportion of GDP

A

2

50
Q

What is the new army structure according to army 2020

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1 division
3 division
16 air assault brigade
Force troops command
Joint helicopter command
New information maouevure division HQ
51
Q

What are the three divisions that the field forces will be divided into after army 2020

A

Reaction forces
Adaptive forces
Force troops command

52
Q

Describe term 1 at sandhurst

A

Old college

  • introductions
  • passing off square at week 5
  • exercise long reach
53
Q

Describe term 2 at sandhurst

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New college

  • leadership etc
  • faraday hall
  • regimental selection board at the end of week 12
54
Q

Describe term 3 at sandhurst

A

Arrange sport and fundraising
More operations
Sovereign parade

55
Q

Army core values

A 
Courage
Discipline
Respect for others
Integrity
Loyalty
Selfless commitment
56
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What are the three component parts of the army

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Combat forces
Combat support forces
Combat service support

57
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Examples of combat forces

A

Infantry
Armoured
Air corps

58
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Examples of combat support forces

A

Artillery
Engineers
Intelligence
Signals

59
Q

Examples of combat service support

A

Royal engineers, medical, dental, vetinary

60
Q

Name three current deployments

A

Afghanistan
Iraq
Cyprus
Baltic states

61
Q

What is operation TORAL

A

Afghanistan (NATO)

62
Q

What is operation SHADER

A

Iraq (training and equipment)

63
Q

What is operation TOSCA

A

Cyrprus

64
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What is NATO response force

A

In baltic states to counter russian aggression

65
Q

Permanent overseas deployments

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Belize
Bermuda
Brunei
Canada
Cyprus
Falklands
Germany
Gibraltar
Kenya
66
Q

When was falklands war

A

1982

67
Q

When was gulf war

A

1990-91

68
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When was UN protection force in baltic states

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1992-08

69
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When was the troubles

A

1969-09

70
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When was afghanistan war

A

2001-14

71
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When was Iraq war

A

2003-09

72
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What are the three pillars of officership

A

Responsibility
Example
Command

73
Q

Where is army HQ

A

Andover

74
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What is the ethos of the army

A

That spirit which inspires soldiers to fight. It derives from and depends upon the high degree of commitment, self sacrifice and mutual trust which together are so essential for the maintenance of moral.

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