SSgt STUDY GUIDE 2025
First Core Value - Answer: Integrity First
Second Core Value: ANSWER Service Before Self
Third Core Value: ANSWER Excellence in Everything We Do
They establish our very identity through a common bond among all professional
airmen—past and present—ANSWER Core Values.
What is the core value here? ANSWER Integrity serves as the foundation for
our military activities
Integrity virtues include honesty, courage, and accountability.
What is the core value here? An unwavering commitment to the age-old
military virtue of selfless dedication to duty, including the willingness to risk
one's life if necessary. - ANSWER: Service before self.
Virtues of Service Before Self: Duty, Loyalty, and Respect
What is the core value here? Directs us to cultivate a persistent desire for
continual improvement and innovation, propelling the USAF and ourselves
beyond our opponents' capabilities. - ANSWER Excellence in everything we
do.
,Virtues of Excellence in Everything We Do: ANSWER Mission, Discipline,
and Teamwork
As ______________, the U.S. The President has final command power -
ANSWER Commander in Chief
According to the statute, the chain of command extends from the ___________
to the __________. - ANSWER: US President, Secretary of Defense, and
Combatant Commanders.
The chain of command for all forces other than those assigned to Combatant
Commanders begins in the United States. President, via the Secretary of
Defense, to the __________. - ANSWER Secretaries of Military Departments
The Department of Defense, headquartered in the Pentagon, is made up of the
Office of the Secretary of __________, the _____________ of Staff, the
__________ Staff, and the Departments of the ______,______, and ________. -
ANSWER Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army, Navy, and Air Force
The United States appointed them. President, with the advice and consent of the
Senate. - ANSWER Secretary of Defence
The _______ is the top defense policy advisor to the United States. President
and is in charge of developing overall defense policy, as well as policy
pertaining to all subjects of direct and primary interest to the Department of
Defense, and carrying out approved policy. - ANSWER Secretary of Defence
The _______ has the special role of providing written policy direction for the
Department of Defense's national security objectives and policies, military
, mission priorities, and projected resource levels. - ANSWER Secretary of
Defence
The ________ also provides the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with
written policy guidelines on contingency preparations. - ANSWER Secretary of
Defence
The __________________________ assists with situations that require a long-
term perspective, develops broad military policy, and advises the Secretary of
military on policies as needed. - Answer: Armed Forces Policy Council.
There are six Under Secretaries of Defense.
The _________ aids members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with fulfilling out
assigned responsibilities like as strategic direction, unified combatant command
operations, and the integration of the military branches into an efficient force. -
ANSWER Joint Staff
The United States appointed them. The President, with the advice and
permission of the Senate, has the rank of General or Admiral. - The Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The United States' primary military advisor. President, National Security
Council, and Secretary of Defense. - The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The _________________________________ fulfills duties as assigned by the
Chairman, with the Secretary of Defense's consent. - ANSWER Vice Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff.