F100 CGSC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Who is responsible for each strategic document? NSS, NDS, NMS, and the TAP.
Answer. President (NSS)
Secretary of Defense (NDS)
Chairman of the Joint Chief of Statt (NMS) Chief of
Statt of the Army (TAP)
2. Provide an example of Congress exercising its authority to organize the military.
Answer. Goldwater-Nichols Act established the structure that included geographic combatant commands
3. Congress directs the Department of the Army (DA) to accomplish certain tasks through
.
Answer. Congress passes laws and places responsibility on the services in Title 10. The President approves the NSS. The Secretary of
Defense approves the NDS. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Statt approves the NMS. - F101
4. Force Management .
Answer. develops and fields capabilities that combatant commanders require to meet the demands of the contemporary
,operating environment
5. Which line of authority is used to accomplish the Title 10 requirements for the Secretary
of the Army?
Answer. ADCON is correct. The SecArmy is not a command position, but three of these are command authorities. The only
line of authority listed that is NOT a command authority is ADCON. (You might think of ADCON as "who processes OERs," but it is
much more than that. Who provides and sustains a capability? COCOM is unique to combatant commanders, who then establish
OPCON among subordinate commanders. TACON has additional restrictions, but remains a command authority. - F101)
6. JCIDS uses to identify capability needs, gaps, and solution analysis.-
Answer. Capabilities-Based Assessments (CBAs)
7. JCIDS considers all domains of DOTMLPF-P, but ultimately classifies solutions into two
categories
Answer. The joint capabilities development community separates out materiel from non-materiel solutions. (Materiel
solutions are expensive and enduring. They take a long time to develop and then the military keeps the solutions for a long time
(usually). Getting a materiel solution "wrong" has long-lasting budgetary and operational impacts. -F102)
8. Which organization is responsible for guiding Army modernization and capa- bility
development?
Answer. The Army established Army Futures Command (AFC) in 2019 to streamline modern- ization. (Many of its
,responsibilities were formerly performed by TRADOC, which retains responsibility for near-term modernization and changes to
doctrine and organizations. Neither Army Modernization Command nor Assistant Secretary of the Army for Modernization are
real organizations. The Army does have a Joint Modernization Command that conducts testing and experimentation out of Fort
Bliss, TX. -F102)
9. A describes how the joint community wants to operate in future
conflicts.
Answer. JointConcept
10. The Army processes urgent acquisition requirements through Operational Needs
Statements (ONSs). The Joint community uses .
Answer. Joint Urgent Oper- ational Needs (JUONs) and Joint Emergent Operational Needs (JEONs)
11. Two principal organizations in Army acquisition are .
Answer. The Oflce of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT)) and Army Futures
Command (AFC)
12. Which three methods does the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) use for materiel
development based on immediacy of need?
Answer. The three methods are based on the immediacy of the need. DOD prefers the Deliberate process, which
generates the most consistently ettective solutions. When the need is immediate, DOD pursues Urgent solutions (for ongoing
operations) and Emergent solutions (for changes that attect CONPLANS in the near future). -F103
, 13. To streamline modernization, Army Futures Command has established
, bringing all stakeholders into the conversation.
Answer. Cross-Functional Teams (CFTs)
14. Across DOTMLPF-P, the services consider materiel solutions last because
.
Answer. They are generally the most expensive and take the longest to develop
15. A Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE) contains .
Answer. a narrative and listings of the organization's required equipment and personnel
16. A Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE) is .
Answer. a re- quirements document
17. The Force Design Update (FDU)
Answer. is the process through which the Army develop and approves new (or modified) organizational designs.
18. Civilian
Answer. Institutional knowledge of past decisions and familiarity with force management processes related to the Center of
Excellence
19. Basic branch officer
Answer. Recent operational experience in the warfighting function under consideration
20. Force management officer
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Who is responsible for each strategic document? NSS, NDS, NMS, and the TAP.
Answer. President (NSS)
Secretary of Defense (NDS)
Chairman of the Joint Chief of Statt (NMS) Chief of
Statt of the Army (TAP)
2. Provide an example of Congress exercising its authority to organize the military.
Answer. Goldwater-Nichols Act established the structure that included geographic combatant commands
3. Congress directs the Department of the Army (DA) to accomplish certain tasks through
.
Answer. Congress passes laws and places responsibility on the services in Title 10. The President approves the NSS. The Secretary of
Defense approves the NDS. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Statt approves the NMS. - F101
4. Force Management .
Answer. develops and fields capabilities that combatant commanders require to meet the demands of the contemporary
,operating environment
5. Which line of authority is used to accomplish the Title 10 requirements for the Secretary
of the Army?
Answer. ADCON is correct. The SecArmy is not a command position, but three of these are command authorities. The only
line of authority listed that is NOT a command authority is ADCON. (You might think of ADCON as "who processes OERs," but it is
much more than that. Who provides and sustains a capability? COCOM is unique to combatant commanders, who then establish
OPCON among subordinate commanders. TACON has additional restrictions, but remains a command authority. - F101)
6. JCIDS uses to identify capability needs, gaps, and solution analysis.-
Answer. Capabilities-Based Assessments (CBAs)
7. JCIDS considers all domains of DOTMLPF-P, but ultimately classifies solutions into two
categories
Answer. The joint capabilities development community separates out materiel from non-materiel solutions. (Materiel
solutions are expensive and enduring. They take a long time to develop and then the military keeps the solutions for a long time
(usually). Getting a materiel solution "wrong" has long-lasting budgetary and operational impacts. -F102)
8. Which organization is responsible for guiding Army modernization and capa- bility
development?
Answer. The Army established Army Futures Command (AFC) in 2019 to streamline modern- ization. (Many of its
,responsibilities were formerly performed by TRADOC, which retains responsibility for near-term modernization and changes to
doctrine and organizations. Neither Army Modernization Command nor Assistant Secretary of the Army for Modernization are
real organizations. The Army does have a Joint Modernization Command that conducts testing and experimentation out of Fort
Bliss, TX. -F102)
9. A describes how the joint community wants to operate in future
conflicts.
Answer. JointConcept
10. The Army processes urgent acquisition requirements through Operational Needs
Statements (ONSs). The Joint community uses .
Answer. Joint Urgent Oper- ational Needs (JUONs) and Joint Emergent Operational Needs (JEONs)
11. Two principal organizations in Army acquisition are .
Answer. The Oflce of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT)) and Army Futures
Command (AFC)
12. Which three methods does the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) use for materiel
development based on immediacy of need?
Answer. The three methods are based on the immediacy of the need. DOD prefers the Deliberate process, which
generates the most consistently ettective solutions. When the need is immediate, DOD pursues Urgent solutions (for ongoing
operations) and Emergent solutions (for changes that attect CONPLANS in the near future). -F103
, 13. To streamline modernization, Army Futures Command has established
, bringing all stakeholders into the conversation.
Answer. Cross-Functional Teams (CFTs)
14. Across DOTMLPF-P, the services consider materiel solutions last because
.
Answer. They are generally the most expensive and take the longest to develop
15. A Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE) contains .
Answer. a narrative and listings of the organization's required equipment and personnel
16. A Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE) is .
Answer. a re- quirements document
17. The Force Design Update (FDU)
Answer. is the process through which the Army develop and approves new (or modified) organizational designs.
18. Civilian
Answer. Institutional knowledge of past decisions and familiarity with force management processes related to the Center of
Excellence
19. Basic branch officer
Answer. Recent operational experience in the warfighting function under consideration
20. Force management officer
