SEJPME II Questions with Detailed
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Question: ______ is a violent struggle among the state and non state actors
for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s). If favors indirect
and asymetric approaches, though it may employ the full range of military and
other capacities, in order to erode an adversary's power, influence and will.
Ans: Irregular Warfare
Question: The ability of the US to achieve its national strategic objectives is
dependant on the effectiveness of the US Government in employing the
instruments of national power which are_______
Ans: Diplomatic, Informational, Military and Economic (DIME)
Question: The President of the United States provides guidance for
developing, applying and coordinating the instruments of national power to
achieve objectives that contribute to national security in the_____
Ans: National Security Strategy
Question: The_____, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
provides guidance for distributing and applying military power to attain
national strategic objectives. It describes the Armed Forces' plan to achieve
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military objectives in the near term and provides the vision for ensuring they
remain decisive in the future.
Ans: National Military Strategy
Question: The statutory members of the National Security Council are_____.
Ans: President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense
and Secretary of Energy
Question: The______is the President's principal forum for considering
national security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and
cabinet officials.
Ans: National Security Council
Question: The operational chain of command runs directly from the
President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the______.
Ans: Combatant Commanders
Question: The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the
President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the____.
Ans: Secretaries on the Military Departments and then to the Service
Chiefs
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Question: The____outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces, but may
not exercise military command over any of the Armed Forces. This officer is
the principal military to the President, the National Security Council and the
Secretary of Defense.
Ans: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Question: A Unified or Specific Command with a broad continuing mission
under a single commander established and so designated by the President,
through the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is called a____.
Ans: Combatant Command
Question: A_____is a joint force that is constituted and so designated by the
SecDef, a Combatant Commander, a Subordinate Unified Commander or and
existing JTF Commander to accomplish missions with specific, limited
objectives and which do not require overall centralized control of logistics. it is
dissolved when the purpose ofr which it was created has been achieved or
when it is no longer required.
Ans: Joint Task Force
Question: The term Joint Force Commander refers exclusively to the
following three(3) types of commanders:
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