1-10.
Which of the following planning
responsibilities is usually
designed to staffs?
1.
Anticipating the needs of the
commander
2.
Keeping alert to the need for
new plans or directives
3.
Drafting amendments to plans in
force
4.
All of the above
1-11.
A public affairs office staff can
achieve maximum resource efficiency
by performing which of the
following functions?
1.
Planning for the best use of
each individual’s skills
2.
Insisting on the necessity of
adequate materials and time
3.
Planning in terms of the
command’s total resources
4.
Organizing all staff personnel
into JO/PH teams
1-12.
What factor is the most important
in achieving coordination of all
staff activities?
1.
A cooperative officer in
command
2.
Good morale in the activity
3.
An adequate plan for the
activity
4.
Free exchange of information
among the staff divisions
1-13.
Which of the following statements
best describes the decision-making
function of staff officers?
1.
In many areas, the commander
delegates the responsibility
for action to staff members
2.
Only the PAO, as a staff
member, may make all decisions
in his area of authority
3.
Whenever the commander
delegates authority for staff
action, his assistant may make
decisions in the name of the
commander
4.
PA Regs and Navy Regulations
should be consulted whenever a
staff member makes a
significant decision
1-14.
What staff officer approves and
issues routine news releases?
1.
Commander
2.
Security officer
3.
PAO
4.
Operations officer
1-15.
When a story that may be sensitive
arises
which of the following
procedures should you follow?
1.
Wait until the commander
suggests a news release and
then check the facts
2.
First check the facts, next
prepare a news release, and
then get the commander’s
approval
3.
First check the facts, get the
commander’s approval next, and
then prepare a news release
4.
First seek the commander’s
approval, check the facts next,
and then prepare a news release
1-16.
The bulk of the directives in a
typical staff are prepared (a) by
whom, and signed (b) by whom?
1.
(a) A staff section
(b) the assistant chief of
staff for the section
2.
(a) A staff section
(b) the officer in command
3.
(a) The assistant chiefs of
staff
(b) the chief of staff
4.
(a) The chief of staff
(b) the commander
1-17.
Concerning directives that have
been issued, staff officers have
which of the following
responsibilities?
1.
To make certain the directives
are understood and followed
2.
To recommend changes to the
directives when appropriate
3.
To verify reports for
completeness and relevance of
the data
4.
All of the above
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