Citizen Airman: the Total Force

Question 1

Define each Reserve category

Answer 1

1. Ready reserve
2. Standby reserve
3. Retired reserve

Question 2

ID the categories that make up the Ready Reserves

Answer 2

Selected reserve
Individual ready reserve
Inactive national guard

Question 3

Define selected reserve

Answer 3

Units and individuals designated as essential to wartime missions and prepared for active duty within 72 hours’ notice

Question 4

Define individual ready reserve

Answer 4

Pretrained individuals who have served in active units or selected reserve; MSO remaining

Question 5

Define inactive national guard

Answer 5

Do not train, are not attached to active units

Question 6

Define standby reserve

Answer 6

Reservists who maintain military affiliation in one of two statuses (active/inactive) and have key federal or state jobs that are crucial to national security

Question 7

Define retired reserve

Answer 7

Personnel who receive retired pay or are placed in retirement status, but have not yet reached age 60 and can be recalled to active duty

Question 8

State how the Air National Guard differs constitutionally from the USAF

Answer 8

There are both state and federal components

Question 9

Chain of command for the AF reserve command

Answer 9

SECAF -> CSAF -> Commander of AFRCOM -> Air Reserve personnel Center, NAFs

Question 10

Chain of command for the ANG

Answer 10

President -> SECDEF -> SECAF/SECARMY -> CSAF/CSARMY -> Director of ARNG/ANG -> State governor

Question 11

Identify the four categories of reserve accessibility

Answer 11

1. Full mobilization
2. Partial mobilization
3. President selected reserve call-up
4. Volunteers

Question 12

IMA

Answer 12

Individual Mobilizaton Augmentees

AFR; not attached to an organized Reserve unit, but assigned to active duty components