AIR FORCE PDG SSGT- CHAPTER 4
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Since the birth of our Nation, policies and directives have been made by - ANS Civilians
assigned to the military and the executive and legislative branches
What establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the US armed forces? - ANS The US
Constitution
The US Constitution establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the US armed forces
beginning with the presidents role as: - ANS Commander in Chief
The President serves as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and has final command
authority. However, as head of the executive branch, he is subject to the checks and balances
system of: - ANS The legislative and judicial branches
By statute, the chain of command runs from the U.S. President, through the Secretary of
Defense, to: - ANS The Combatant Commanders
By statute, the chain of command runs from the President through the Secretary of Defense to
the Combatant Commanders. For the forces not assigned to the Combatant Commanders, the
chain of command runs from the President through the Secretary of Defense, to: - ANS the
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Secretaries of the military departments
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, When forces are assigned to the Combatant Commanders, administrative control over those
forces still typically flows through: - ANS Their respective service branch
Although the chain of command runs from the President through the Secretary of Defense to
the Combatant Commanders, a provision of this law permits the President to authorize
communications through the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, placing the Chairman in the
communications chain of command. - ANS Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of
1986
The mission of the Department of Defense is to: - ANS To provide military forces to deter war
and protect the security of our country.
The department of Defense includes: - ANS all of the above
The department of Defense is headquartered at: - ANS Pentagon
The civilian head of the Department of Defense is: - ANS Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Defense reports directly to: - ANS The President
The Secretary of Defense is the civilian head of the Department of Defense and is appointed by:
- ANS The President, with the advise and consent of the Senate
The secretary of Defense serves as the principal defense policy advisor to: - ANS The
President
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EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Since the birth of our Nation, policies and directives have been made by - ANS Civilians
assigned to the military and the executive and legislative branches
What establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the US armed forces? - ANS The US
Constitution
The US Constitution establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the US armed forces
beginning with the presidents role as: - ANS Commander in Chief
The President serves as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and has final command
authority. However, as head of the executive branch, he is subject to the checks and balances
system of: - ANS The legislative and judicial branches
By statute, the chain of command runs from the U.S. President, through the Secretary of
Defense, to: - ANS The Combatant Commanders
By statute, the chain of command runs from the President through the Secretary of Defense to
the Combatant Commanders. For the forces not assigned to the Combatant Commanders, the
chain of command runs from the President through the Secretary of Defense, to: - ANS the
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Secretaries of the military departments
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, When forces are assigned to the Combatant Commanders, administrative control over those
forces still typically flows through: - ANS Their respective service branch
Although the chain of command runs from the President through the Secretary of Defense to
the Combatant Commanders, a provision of this law permits the President to authorize
communications through the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, placing the Chairman in the
communications chain of command. - ANS Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of
1986
The mission of the Department of Defense is to: - ANS To provide military forces to deter war
and protect the security of our country.
The department of Defense includes: - ANS all of the above
The department of Defense is headquartered at: - ANS Pentagon
The civilian head of the Department of Defense is: - ANS Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Defense reports directly to: - ANS The President
The Secretary of Defense is the civilian head of the Department of Defense and is appointed by:
- ANS The President, with the advise and consent of the Senate
The secretary of Defense serves as the principal defense policy advisor to: - ANS The
President
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