Vol. 2, Unit 3: Managing Aviation Resources Flashcards
Funding for manpower resources are derived from the…
Department of defense future years defense program
The manpower document standard is an Air Force document used to…
Quantify manpower requirements.
Which primary document reflects the manpower required to perform the units mission?
Unit Manpower Document
How can you determine if members are double-billeted?
They share the same position number.
A flying activity code is a one-digit code used to provide detailed information about…
Activity
Which AFI can you find the list of flying activity codes?
11-401 Aviation Management
Which Congressional Act was the first to set minimum numbers of operational flying duty accumulator (OFDA) months for rated officers to receive continuous Aviation Career Incentive Pay?
Aviation Career Incentive Act 1974
Aviation Service gates for career enlisted aviators are set at the…
12th and 18th year of aviation service
How many days in a calendar month must a member be in an active flying status code to receive one month of operational flying duty accumulator credit?
15
Which flying status code is assigned when a member is not flying due to lack of support capability?
K
What is the maximum number of days a member can stay in Aviation Status Code 04 without MAJCOM approval?
180
You must confirm verbal orders in writing by…
Publishing the corresponding aeronautical order within 3 duty days
You may publish a single aeronautical order that affects several members provided…
The action is exactly the same for all members
When amending an aeronautical order, you must locate the original AO in the master record set and document in ink in the lower left-hand margin…
The order number and request date of the amendment AO
You cannot publish an amendment aeronautical order to correct the…
Effective date
When an aeronautical order is revoked, it is no longer an official document; therefore…
Remove it from the flight record folder only
Supporting documents used in publishing aeronautical order are annotated in ink…
In the lower right-hand corner with the AO number to which it pertains.
In which AFI can you find the list of all the mandatory remarks used for publishing aeronautical orders?
11-401, Aviation Management
Remarks are not used on an aeronautical order to…
Add extra authority
When publishing an aeronautical order to change a rated officers Aviation Service Code, the termination date is automatically populated and will coincide with the members…
Next Aviation Service gate
Why is it important for supervisors to routinely check their UMD?
To check its accuracy and track their authorized manpower strength
Which data element in the UMD should you be concerned with?
API element
What does API 6 indicate?
A rated officer position at wing level and below with duties and responsibilities that require the officer to actively fly.
What must commanders do when staff or supervisory positions are double billeted?
On or before the 30th day, commanders must direct the HARM office to terminate the AO of one of the members and assign FSC “H” effective the 31st day.
What is the difference between APIs and FACS?
API codes are attached to manpower positions while FACS are assigned to individuals.
What happens to a member’s entitlement to Continuous ACIP when the member fails to meet the OFDA requirement at each gate?
The member forfeits his or her entitlement to Continuous ACIP for the less attractive Conditional ACIP
Within how many days would you confirm a verbal order?
With in 3
When may you publish a single AO that affect several members?
When the action is exactly the same for all members.
What must the HARM office do when the CHARM is not available to authenticate AOs?
Submit a waiver to MFM requesting the assistant CHARM or another qualified 1C0X2 individual on the base to assume this authority.
Aeronautical orders can be classified into how many types?
3: new, amendment, revocation.
What is the purpose of an amendment AO?
Correct minor typographical errors found in original AO.
What happens when an AO is revoked?
It is deleted from the members chronological history and no longer considered an official document.
List the steps of the AO process.
- Initiate action
- Request orders
- Authenticate orders
- Reproduce and distribute
- Use and file orders
Describe how AOs are numbered.
Sequentially starting with 0001 for each fiscal year.
Describe how background materials used to support the publication of AOs are maintained.
Maintained in a separate file. Each document is annotated in the lower right-Han corner with the order number and date which it pertains.
List 4 basic reasons for publishing an AO.
- Initiate or terminate Aviation Service
- Award or prohibit the wear of aeronautical ratings and badges
- Changes ASC
4- suspend, disqualify, or requalify a member
Which ARMS report shows a list of all career aviators who are approaching an aviation service gate and their projected ASC?
Aviation Service Suspense List
What effective date would you use when awarding the basic pilot training?
Members graduation date from UPT.
What termination date would you use when placing a Flight Surgeon on flying status?
Date the flight surgeon will complete 25 years of aviation service.
What must you specify in the Authority section of the AO when you are using an AFI as authority?
AFI number, paragraph number, date of AFI
Explain the purpose of using remarks on AOs.
Clear ambiguity, provide explanation, and emphasize important information. When used correctly, remarks add strength and validity to the AO.
When publishing an AO in ARMS, what do light-blue colored fields signify?
Mandatory Fields
When publishing an AO in ARMS, once the members name appears in the Personnel List, what must you do to activate the record?
Double click on members name to activate record.
