AJA Officer Academies Entrance Examination case studies
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The AJA Officer Academies Entrance Examination is the competitive selection assessment used to shortlist candidates for officer training at the academy or academies it serves. It is aimed at school leavers and graduates who want to be commissioned as officers, and it is designed to measure potential rather than specialist knowledge: the paper probes how accurately you read, how quickly and confidently you handle numbers, how well you follow abstract patterns, how much you know about the world, and how sound your judgement looks when you are handed an awkward leadership problem. The AJA Officer Academies Entrance Examination case studies are 5 cases and about 3,765 words.
1The Ambiguous Handover Order
At 16:40 you take over as acting duty officer and are handed this handwritten order: 'Movement to Range B is suspended until the armourer has cleared all weapons in the armoury and the range officer has inspected the butts. Personnel detailed for Range B are to be reassigned to the drill hall unless the range officer confirms the fault is cosmetic.
721 words, about 4 min2Water Planning for a Three-Day Patrol
Your 27-strong patrol (24 cadets, 3 staff) is on a three-day foot exercise with no water on the route. Planning figures are 4.5 litres per person per day for drinking and 2.0 litres per person per day for cooking and washing.
670 words, about 3 min3Bridge Closure and the Radio Net
A four-person patrol must collect a sealed sample from Site K and then report on the command radio net, which opens only at 15:00 and 17:00, each window lasting ten minutes. Base to Site K is 42 km at an average of 28 km/h, and the route crosses a bridge at km 30 that is closed for deck repairs from 12:00 to 14:00 daily.
782 words, about 4 min4The Drum in the Fuel Store
You command a 30-person training flight. Two cadets report a strong solvent smell and a rainbow sheen around a 205-litre drum in the fuel store; a third says the drum was 'sweating' after Tuesday's delivery.
817 words, about 4 min5Generator Trips in the Field Workshop
A field workshop is powered by one generator rated 2.0 kW continuous and 2.4 kW for up to ten minutes. Connected loads: a radio set at 350 W; six floodlights at 40 W each; a laptop and printer at 160 W; a water pump with a 550 W motor drawing 3.2 times running current for about two seconds on start; and a refrigerator rated 300 W whose compressor draws 2.5 times running current for about a second each time it cycles.
775 words, about 4 min