Appendix A:  Pretest Survey

1.  What is your branch of service:

            □ Army                        □ Air Force                  □ Coast Guard

            □ Navy                        □ Marines

2.  What is your paygrade:

            □ E1 – E4                    □ GS                           □ Contract Employee

            □ E5 or above              □ O1 – O4

            □ WO                          □ O5 or above

3.  Do you make/influence PA decisions in your office:

            □ Yes                          □ No

4.  When solving PA issues, what resources do you use (rank most [1] to least [8]):

            □ Miltary Regs         □ Others’ Experiences         □ Personal Experience

            □ Military Pubs                □ PA Websites                        □ PA Pubs

        □ Outside Agencies    □ PA Forums                  □ Other ________________________

5.  Do you currently share your PA experiences with other commands:

            □ Yes                 □ No

6.  Do you currently share your PA experiences with other services:

            □ Yes                 □ No

7.  How do you share your PA experiences with other services (rank most [1] to least [8]):

            □ Phone               □ In Person                    □ PA Websites

        □ E-mail               □ PA Forums                  □ Other ________________________

8.  Do you know what the DoD Joint Course in Communication Capstone Projects are:

            □ Yes                 □ No (Skip to question 12)

9.  If you know what the Capstone Projects are, have you used them in solving PA issues:

            □ Yes                 □ No (Skip to question 12)

10. If you have used the Capstone Projects, did they help you solve the PA issue:

            □ Yes                 □ No

11. If you used the Capstone Projects, please explain their major strengths and/or weaknesses:

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12.  Would a website containing PA theory, problems, and potential solutions benefit you in the performance of your PA decision making process:

            □ Yes                 □ No

13.  What types of resources would help you most in your PA decision making process:

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14.  How can PA knowledge best be shared among the services:

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