NCOA Distance Learning Course - Test 1 Material
Question : Categorical Imperative
Correct answer: Any position that declares a certain kind of
action (or inaction) to be necessary
Question : Ethics
Correct answer: Behavior based on adopted attitudes of what
is right or wrong values and judgements about good and evil, and the study of how you judge those behaviors.
Question : Ethical Dilemma
Correct answer: A situation where someone is forced to
choose between two alternatives. Both alternatives can be unfavorable i.e., less right vs. more right and less wrong vs.more wrong.
Question : Ethical Leadership
Correct answer: Is about knowing your core values and
having the courage to live by them in all parts of your life in service of the common good.
Question : Ethical Relativism
Correct answer: The belief that nothing is objectively right or
wrong and that the definition of right and wrong depends on the prevailing view of a particular individual, culture, or historical period.
Question : Military Ethics
Correct answer: Deal specifically with those values and
expected rules of the profession that are appropriate actions taken within the military environment.
Question : Morals
Correct answer: Values that are attributed to a system of
beliefs that help define right from wrong and good versus bad.
Question : Values
Correct answer: The core beliefs you hold regarding what is
right and fair in terms of our actions and our interactions with others.
Question : Air Force Core Values- Integrity First
Correct answer: An airman is a person of integrity, courage,
and conviction. They must be willing to control their impulses and exercise courage, honestly, and accountability in order to do what is right even when no one is looking.
Question : Air Force Core Values- Service Before Self
Correct answer: An Airman's professional duties take
precedence over personal desires. Every Airman is expected to have the discipline to follow rules, exhibit self-control and possess respect for the beliefs, authority, and worth of others.
Question : Air Force Core Values- Excellence In All We Do
Correct answer: An Airman strives for continual improvement
in self and service in order to propel the Air Force further and to achieve greater accomplishment and performance for themselves and their community.
Question : Three Os- Owing
Correct answer: All Airmen must understand that they owe a
debt of gratitude to their country, families, services, chain of command, and comrades. This is the very essence of the Core Value Integrity and is furthered evidenced in the virtue Accountability. Accountability is responsibility with an audience. That audience may be the American people, our units, our supervisors, our fellow Airmen, our families, our loved ones, and even ourselves.
Question : Three Os- Ordering
Correct answer: Ordering does not simply mean to tell
subordinates what to do. In this instance, ordering refers to proper structuring and ethical priorities. Ordering relates to the Service Before Self virtue of Loyalty. Loyalty is an internal commitment to the success and preservation of something bigger than ourselves. Our loyalty is to the Nation first, the values and commitments of our Air Force second, and finally to the men and women with whom we serve.Loyalty to our leaders requires us to trust, follow, and execute their decisions, even when we disagree.
