AUGMENT means which of the following?

AUGMENT means which of the following?

• A. Additional allowances from the OPTAR budget
• B. Temporary duty augmentation
• C. A grant for training
• D. Additional allowance, usually an increase in OPTAR funds

Answer: (D)

Augment means adding resources beyond what was originally allocated. In the OPTAR context, it refers to an extra allowance, usually an increase in OPTAR funds to cover higher costs or new requirements. That’s why the best match is an additional allowance, usually an increase in OPTAR funds. The other ideas don’t fit: a temporary duty change implies duties rather than funding; a training grant is a specific grant, not a general increase; and simply calling it an additional allowance from the budget doesn’t emphasize the typical increase in funds that augmentation denotes.

Augment means adding resources beyond what was originally allocated. In the OPTAR context, it refers to an extra allowance, usually an increase in OPTAR funds to cover higher costs or new requirements. That’s why the best match is an additional allowance, usually an increase in OPTAR funds. The other ideas don’t fit: a temporary duty change implies duties rather than funding; a training grant is a specific grant, not a general increase; and simply calling it an additional allowance from the budget doesn’t emphasize the typical increase in funds that augmentation denotes.