AOSB advice and tips Flashcards
How should you aim to structure your essay
beginning
middle
end
What should the beginning of your essay include
Thesis statement and background information
What should the middle of your essay include
Your arguement, the reasons for it and any supporting evidence or information
What should the end of your essay include
Conclusion and summary
What strategy should you use for verbal reasoning
Targeted reading. Read the question and then scan the text for the answer and read around it
What is a time saving strategy for numerical
Estimate and eliminate
If everything looks the same on an abstract reasoning what should you look for
Shading
Position
Conditional
If there are different blocks of shapes on abstract, what should you look for
Number of items Type of item Position Shading Sides Angles Lines of symmetry
If there is a box of arrows on abstract, what should you look for
Number
Direction
Position
Touching?
If there is a box of letters and words on abstract what should you look for?
Right angels Sides/lines Position Number of items Straight vs curved
If the pattern is abstract on abstract, what should you look for
Number of items Intersections Touching sides Angles Areas
Conditional patterns on abstract, what should you look for
Number of items Position Shading Size of items Direction
Topics to suggest for group discussion
Should the army wear body cameras?
Should alcoholics be given liver transplants?
How long should you ask for for leaderless tasks
12 mins
What is an essential aim
Life changing or life saving
What is a desirable aim
Everything other than life saving or life changing
What is an easy aim to forget
To continue whatever you were doing anyway
Important factors
Time, distance Resources Personnel and skills Threats Weather, terrains
Which details need to be added to a plan
Routes, times, distances, actions taken at each stage, personnel involved, resources used.
What are steps of planning exercise
1) Read
2) Read and sketch map
3) Factors, deductions and CoAs
4) Leave 10 minutes to get plan down
How to convert miles per hour to miles per minute
divide the mph by 60
How to convert miles per hour to minutes per mile
60 divide by speed
How should you do S=D/T
Lay it out in a table and do 60/speed
How long should you allow for reading the passage
25 minutes
How long should you allow for factors and assumptions
10 minutes
How long should you allow for CoAs
15 minutes
How long should you allow for finishing and writing it up
10 minutes
What should you do once time is up
Read through the passage again and remember the background
Things to consider in personal leadership taks
Encouragement
Keeping team informed
The teams strengths and weaknesses
How long do you get to prepare your lecturette
15 MINS
Good ideas for lecturette
Treat it like a story
Use anecdotes
Show your passion
Keep it engaging
Reasons for joining the army
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
Why would you be a good officer
Brilliant communication skills
Integrity
strive to be the best
Good officer skills
Calm Problem solve Communicate Encourage Good teamwork
Responsibilities of an officer
Operational effectiveness Training Supervision Discipline Welfare Career development
Define leadership
Process of social influence which maximises the efforts of others towards the achievement of a goal
Differences between officer and soldier
Officers are managers, problem solvers, influencers who lead soldiers
What is the difference between a leader and a manager
A leader is a person who has people follow them and a manager is someone who has people work for them
What does it mean to be an officer
You are in a priveledged position of responsiblity to carry out the action and values of the army
What makes a good leader
Personality
Courage
Clear vision
Ambition to succeed
Where have you shown leadership potential before
It finds me
Negative aspects of being an officer
Your sole responsibility. Tough decisions. Have to have confidence in your training.
What is the purpose of the army
Protecting the UK and its overseas territories, promoting britains wider security interests, preventing conflict and supporting international peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts.
When does the modern army date back to
1660
Who is the commander in chief of the army
Elizabeth II
How many are in the army
82000
How many are in the reserves
30000
What is the defense budget
45.4 billion
What is the defense budget as a proportion of GDP
2
What is the new army structure according to army 2020
1 division 3 division 16 air assault brigade Force troops command Joint helicopter command New information maouevure division HQ
What are the three divisions that the field forces will be divided into after army 2020
Reaction forces
Adaptive forces
Force troops command
Describe term 1 at sandhurst
Old college
- introductions
- passing off square at week 5
- exercise long reach
Describe term 2 at sandhurst
New college
- leadership etc
- faraday hall
- regimental selection board at the end of week 12
Describe term 3 at sandhurst
Arrange sport and fundraising
More operations
Sovereign parade
Army core values
Courage Discipline Respect for others Integrity Loyalty Selfless commitment
What are the three component parts of the army
Combat forces
Combat support forces
Combat service support
Examples of combat forces
Infantry
Armoured
Air corps
Examples of combat support forces
Artillery
Engineers
Intelligence
Signals
Examples of combat service support
Royal engineers, medical, dental, vetinary
Name three current deployments
Afghanistan
Iraq
Cyprus
Baltic states
What is operation TORAL
Afghanistan (NATO)
What is operation SHADER
Iraq (training and equipment)
What is operation TOSCA
Cyrprus
What is NATO response force
In baltic states to counter russian aggression
Permanent overseas deployments
Belize Bermuda Brunei Canada Cyprus Falklands Germany Gibraltar Kenya
When was falklands war
1982
When was gulf war
1990-91
When was UN protection force in baltic states
1992-08
When was the troubles
1969-09
When was afghanistan war
2001-14
When was Iraq war
2003-09
What are the three pillars of officership
Responsibility
Example
Command
Where is army HQ
Andover
What is the ethos of the army
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.
