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| For the most effective promotion studies, remember... |
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| success has more to do with determination and good study skills tah intellect |
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| What is the foundation of your study skills? |
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| Which techniquie will help prevent vocalizing while reading? |
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| Think about key words, ideas, or images so you picture what is happening. |
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| What i sthe "S" stand for in the SQR3 research method? |
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| What do you focus on during the first step of the SQR3 research method? |
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| The main ideas, as well as identifying sections taht you need to read more carefully. |
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| During the second step of the SQR3 research reading method, what should you ask yourself first? |
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| "What do I already know about the topic?" |
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| In the SQR3 research reading method, you.... |
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| recite important points silently orout loud to improve your concentration during the recall step. |
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| How can you saty motivated while studying? |
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| As a study stategy, you should..... |
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| create realistic short- and long- range goals with measurable steps. |
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| Th eMilitary Knowledge Testing Sytem(MKTS) Survey results are |
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| used by AFOMS to revise and update teh PDG, used by enlisted members as part of their study strategy, and used by AFOMS to develop enlisted promotion tests. |
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| The MKTS Survey asks selected enlisted members to rate each topic on a ____-point scale, ranging from extemely low need to extremely high need. |
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| The MKTS Survey results... |
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| Are provided to the PDG managers and the subject matter experts who write promotion tests. |
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| What can you view at https://www.-r.omsq.af.mil/OA/oaproducts.htm? |
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| The active duty training extracts for each AF sepcialty code(AFSC) that guide development of Specialty Knowledge Tests(SKTs) |
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| What is teh best way to manage test anxiety? |
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| Which is an effective test taking technique? |
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| Stop and take a few deep breaths or stretch if needed. |
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| An effective test taking technique is..... |
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| Jot down key ideas before you begin. |
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| requires time and patience, is learned by trial and error, and requires you to discover a strategy taht works for you. |
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| Cpl Edward Ward & Pvt Joseph Barrett learned to inflate & repair balloons @ Ft Wood on Bedloes Island(now called Libert Island) in NY Harbor in_______,beginning the story of today's AF. |
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| What was the 1st stage in the development of the US military's air arm? |
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| Aeronautical Division, US Army Signal Corps |
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| During which years(s) was the US military's air arm called the Army Air service? |
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| When did the uS Army 1st use balloon detachments? |
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| Name the freelance civilian who recorded the 1st useful balloon reconnaissance mission fo rthe Army in 1861 |
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| In August 1861, Thaddeus Lowe demonstrated that a balloon could effectively... |
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| direct artillery fire by telegraph. |
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| Whose balloon, Santiago, was used bythe Signal Corps during the Spanish American War? |
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| The Wright brothers 1st flew their heavier-than-air craft Kitty Hawk... |
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| Where did the War Department send Ward & Barrett, assigned to the Signal Corps' small Aero Division, on July 2 1907? |
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| Balloon factory in NYC to be schooled in fabric handling, manufacturing buoyant gases and the inflation and control of balloons. |
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| Th enlisted crews of the Signal Corps' Aero Division never #ed more than a few hundred. In the decade before WWI, what entirely new skills did they learn? |
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| Keeping flimsy new airplanes flying as mechanicians. |
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| From the beginning, pilots were.... |
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| mostly officers, with a few enlisted men. |
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| Who headed the new 3-person strong Aero Division of the US Army Signal Corps in 1907? |
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| Who became the Army's 1st enlisted pilot? |
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| In Aug 1908, the Wright bros arrived @ Ft Myers w/ the US Army's 1st plane, Aeroplane No . why was this more than 4 yrs after the Wright Bros 1st successful flight? |
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| The govt refused to accept that man had flown in a heavier-than-air machine. |
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| What was the name of the Army's 1st dirigible? |
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| Who died while testing Aeroplane No.1 @ Ft. Myers in Sept 1908, suspending further testing until the summer 1909, when the Signal corps formally accepted the airplane? |
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| Who was in charge of Aeroplane No.1 when part of the Aero Division of the US army Signal Corps arrived @ Ft. Sam Houston, TX in 1910? |
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| @ Ft Sam houston, what did Pvt's Glenn Madole & Vernon Burge along w/ civilian mecahnic, build to improve the early fragile aircraft? |
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| Why was Scott AFB IL named in honor of Cpl Frank Scott? |
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| 1dt enlisted person to die in military aircraft accident (mechanic) |
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| Name oldest AF squadron, activated on 5 March 1913? |
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| Congress authorized the aviation section of the Signal Corps on 18 July 1914, consisting of how many officers and enlisted men? |
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| 60 officers & 260 enlisted men |
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| What military rating did Congress create when it authorized the aviation section of the Signal Corps, calling for a 50% pay increase for enlisted men instructed in the art of flying while on flying status? |
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| In March 1916, what did President Woodrow Wilson order the 1st Aero Squadron to do? |
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| Help protect the border w/ Mexico & apprehend the rebel Pancho Villa |
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| What aircraft did the 1st Aero Sqaudron fly on reconnaissance flights & to deliver mail & dispatches while protecting the border with Mexico in 1916? |
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| The fruitless campaign against Pancho Villa (the Punitive Expedition) was recalled after ______months. |
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| Although the 1st Aero Squadron's performance was admirable, the Punitive Expedition's demonstration of air power was disappointing. However, what valuable aviation lesson(s) was/were learned? |
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| The realities of aviation under field conditions,need for adequate maintenance, and the need for plenty of backup aircraft to rotate into service. |
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| Whose efforts helped pass the National defense Act of 3 June 1916,giving the Signal Corps authority to train more enlisted pilots? |
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| By America'a entry into WW1, how many nonofficers were pilots? |
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