All bargaining unit members who complete the certification process as Field Training Officers and who are assigned active FTO responsibilities will receive 5 percent following the first year and an additional 5 percent after the ____ year assignment.

• A. second
• B. third
• C. fourth
• D. fifth

Answer: (A)

This item tests how the pay increase is structured over time for members who become certified Field Training Officers and take on active FTO duties. The policy provides a 5 percent increase after completing the first year in the FTO role, and then an additional 5 percent after completing the second year in that assignment. Therefore, the blank is filled with the second year. The other options would push the second raise to later years (third, fourth, or fifth), which isn’t how the described two-step increase is scheduled.