AFH 1; TSGT WAPS - (4) Military Organization and Command Questions and Verified Answers | Passed | A+

(4.1) What is command authority? : The established levels of responsibility for Command, Control and Communication (C3) throughout a chain of command. (4.1) Responsibility and authority for the US Armed Forces extends from the President through whom? : Through the SecDef, through two distinct branches of command and through every commander at every level. (4.1) Each level in the chain of command is _____ for all lower levels and _____ to all higher levels. : Responsible; accountable. (4.1) What establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the armed forces? : The US Constitution. 2 (4.1) As Commander in Chief, the President has the final command authority. How is this authority limited? : As head of the executive branch, he or she is subject to the "checks and balances" of the legislative and judicial branches. (4.1) By statute, the chain of command runs from the President through the SecDef to the _____. : Combatant Commanders (CCDR) (4.1) For all forces not assigned to the CCDRs, the chain of command runs through whom? : From the President, through the SecDef, to the Secretaries of the military departments. (4.1) What allows the President to authorize communications through the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)? : A provision of the Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986. 3 (4.2) Headquartered at the Pentagon, the DoD is America's largest government agency. It includes over _____ million Regular Force members, 826,000 National Guard and Reserve members and 742,000 civilian personnel. : 1.3 million Regular Force members. (4.2) What is the DoD's mission? : To provide military forces to deter war and protect the security of our country. (4.2) What departments form the DoD? (6 answers