This study reveals through a consensus of subject matter experts which benefits and drawbacks of Active Associate Units (AAU) are believed to have the greatest impact to the capability of Air Mobility command (AMC). This study helps identify critical areas for AMC to consider as they develop metrics and measures to evaluate the performance of AAUs and or when conducting a comparison of similar units. The process used the Delphi method to reach the consensus of five subject matter experts; it concluded after three rounds. The subject matter experts developed an initial list of 19 Benefits and 16 Drawbacks which were studied for consensus. The author concluded the Top Five Benefits and Drawbacks of AAUs.