2025 WAPS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
ACRONYMS - AFECD = air force enlisted classification directory
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ALS = airman leadership school
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CDC = career development courses
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CFETP = career field education and training plan
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CSAF = chief of staff of the air force
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DAF = department of the air force
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DoD = department of defense
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HAF = headquarters air force
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HSF = headquarters space force
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JCS = joint chiefs of staff
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JFC = joint force commander
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JQS = job qualification standard
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NAF = numbered air force
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NDS = national defense strategy
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NORAD = north american aerospace defense command
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NSC = national security council
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NSS = national security strategy
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OJT = on the job training
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PfP = partnership for peace
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PME = professional military education
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SEAC = senior enlisted advisor to the chairman
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SECAF = secretary of the air force
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SECDEF = secretary of defense
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,what are the established levels of responsibility for command, control and communication
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throughout a chain of command called? - command authority
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note: policies and directives are made by civilians assigned to the military and to the
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executive and legislative branches of the government
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what extends from the U.S. president, through the SECDEF, through two distinct branches
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of command, and through each commander at every level in the branches of service? -
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responsibility and authority
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the various levels within the chain of command have different responsibilities and
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authority; however, each level in the chain is responsible for and accountable to whom?
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- responsible for all lower levels and accountable to all higher levels
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what document establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the U.S. armed forces?
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- U.S. constitution
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as commander in chief, the U.S. president has final command authority, however, as head
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of the executive branch, is the president subject to what? - checks and balance system
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of the legislative and judicial branches
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by statute, the chain of command runs from the U.S. president, through the SECDEF, then
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to whom? - combatant commanders
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for all forces not assigned to the combatant commanders, the chain of command runs
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from the U.S. president, through the SECDEF, and then to whom? - secretaries of the
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military departments
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,when forces are assigned to the combatant commanders, administrative control over
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those forces typically flows through whom? - their respective service branches
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a provision of what act permits the U.S. president to authorize communications through
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the chairman of the JCS, placing the chairman in the communications chain of
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command? - the public law 99-433, goldwater-nichols department of defense
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reorganization act of 1986
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what is America's largest government agency? - DoD
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whose mission is to provide military forces to deter war and protect the security of our
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country? - DoD
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headquartered at the pentagon, which offices are included in the DoD? (hint: there are
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eight) - 1. office of the SECDEF
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2. joint chiefs of staff
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3. joint staff
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4. department of the army
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5. department of the navy (including marines)
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6. department of the air force (including space force)
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7. unified combatant commands
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8. forces dedicated to combined commands, defense agencies, and field activities
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as the civilian head of the DoD, to whom does the SECDEF report directly? - the U.S.
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president
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the U.S. president appoints the SECDEF with the advice and consent of whom? - the
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senate
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, who serves as principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. president and is responsible for
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the formulation of general defense policy, policy related to all matters of direct and
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primary concern to the DoD, and for the execution of approved policy? - SECDEF
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who exercises operational chain of command between the U.S. president and the
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combatant commanders? - SECDEF
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who, as a specific responsibility, provides written policy guidance for DoD national security
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objectives and policies, military mission priorities, and projected levels for available
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resources? - SECDEF
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who provides the chairman of the JCS with written policy guidance regarding contingency
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plans? - SECDEF
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note: the secretaries of the military departments and the combatant commanders are
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provided written guidelines to direct the effective detection and monitoring of all
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potential aerial and maritime threats to the national security of the U.S.
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who assists in matters requiring a long-range view, formulates broad defense policy, and
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advises the SECDEF on policies, as requested? - the armed forces policy council
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who are the members of the armed forces policy council? (hint: there are 13) - 1.
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SECDEF (serving as chairman of the council)
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2. deputy SECDEF
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3. secretary of the army
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4. secretary of the navy
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5. secretary of the air force
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6. chairman of the JCS
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ACRONYMS - AFECD = air force enlisted classification directory
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
ALS = airman leadership school
Ag Ag Ag Ag
CDC = career development courses
Ag Ag Ag Ag
CFETP = career field education and training plan
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
CSAF = chief of staff of the air force
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
DAF = department of the air force
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
DoD = department of defense
Ag Ag Ag Ag
HAF = headquarters air force
Ag Ag Ag Ag
HSF = headquarters space force
Ag Ag Ag Ag
JCS = joint chiefs of staff
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
JFC = joint force commander
Ag Ag Ag Ag
JQS = job qualification standard
Ag Ag Ag Ag
NAF = numbered air force
Ag Ag Ag Ag
NDS = national defense strategy
Ag Ag Ag Ag
NORAD = north american aerospace defense command
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
NSC = national security council
Ag Ag Ag Ag
NSS = national security strategy
Ag Ag Ag Ag
OJT = on the job training
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
PfP = partnership for peace
Ag Ag Ag Ag
PME = professional military education
Ag Ag Ag Ag
SEAC = senior enlisted advisor to the chairman
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
SECAF = secretary of the air force
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
SECDEF = secretary of defense
Ag Ag Ag Ag
,what are the established levels of responsibility for command, control and communication
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
throughout a chain of command called? - command authority
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
note: policies and directives are made by civilians assigned to the military and to the
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
executive and legislative branches of the government
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
what extends from the U.S. president, through the SECDEF, through two distinct branches
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
of command, and through each commander at every level in the branches of service? -
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
responsibility and authority
Ag Ag Ag
the various levels within the chain of command have different responsibilities and
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authority; however, each level in the chain is responsible for and accountable to whom?
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
- responsible for all lower levels and accountable to all higher levels
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
what document establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the U.S. armed forces?
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
- U.S. constitution
Ag Ag Ag
as commander in chief, the U.S. president has final command authority, however, as head
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of the executive branch, is the president subject to what? - checks and balance system
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
of the legislative and judicial branches
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
by statute, the chain of command runs from the U.S. president, through the SECDEF, then
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
to whom? - combatant commanders
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
for all forces not assigned to the combatant commanders, the chain of command runs
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
from the U.S. president, through the SECDEF, and then to whom? - secretaries of the
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
military departments
Ag Ag
,when forces are assigned to the combatant commanders, administrative control over
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
those forces typically flows through whom? - their respective service branches
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
a provision of what act permits the U.S. president to authorize communications through
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
the chairman of the JCS, placing the chairman in the communications chain of
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
command? - the public law 99-433, goldwater-nichols department of defense
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
reorganization act of 1986
Ag Ag Ag Ag
what is America's largest government agency? - DoD
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
whose mission is to provide military forces to deter war and protect the security of our
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
country? - DoD
Ag Ag Ag
headquartered at the pentagon, which offices are included in the DoD? (hint: there are
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
eight) - 1. office of the SECDEF
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
2. joint chiefs of staff
Ag Ag Ag Ag
3. joint staff
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4. department of the army
Ag Ag Ag Ag
5. department of the navy (including marines)
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
6. department of the air force (including space force)
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
7. unified combatant commands
Ag Ag Ag
8. forces dedicated to combined commands, defense agencies, and field activities
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
as the civilian head of the DoD, to whom does the SECDEF report directly? - the U.S.
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
president
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the U.S. president appoints the SECDEF with the advice and consent of whom? - the
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
senate
Ag
, who serves as principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. president and is responsible for
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
the formulation of general defense policy, policy related to all matters of direct and
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
primary concern to the DoD, and for the execution of approved policy? - SECDEF
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
who exercises operational chain of command between the U.S. president and the
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
combatant commanders? - SECDEF
Ag Ag Ag Ag
who, as a specific responsibility, provides written policy guidance for DoD national security
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
objectives and policies, military mission priorities, and projected levels for available
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
resources? - SECDEF
Ag Ag Ag
who provides the chairman of the JCS with written policy guidance regarding contingency
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
plans? - SECDEF
Ag Ag Ag
note: the secretaries of the military departments and the combatant commanders are
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
provided written guidelines to direct the effective detection and monitoring of all
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
potential aerial and maritime threats to the national security of the U.S.
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
who assists in matters requiring a long-range view, formulates broad defense policy, and
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
advises the SECDEF on policies, as requested? - the armed forces policy council
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
who are the members of the armed forces policy council? (hint: there are 13) - 1.
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
SECDEF (serving as chairman of the council)
Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag Ag
2. deputy SECDEF
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3. secretary of the army
Ag Ag Ag Ag
4. secretary of the navy
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5. secretary of the air force
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6. chairman of the JCS
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