SEJPME - Module 3 Pretest questions with correct answers

1) The direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations with respect to administration and support, including organization of Service forces, control of resources and equipment, personnel management, unit logistics, individual and unit training, readiness, mobilization, demobilization, discipline, and other matters not included in the operational missions of the subordinate or other organizations is known as _____. correct answer Administrative Control (ADCON) The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force is called _____. correct answer support The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____. correct answer Secretaries of the military departments and then to the Service chiefs These commands are established by combatant commanders when authorized by the Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to conduct operations on a continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for unified commands. They may be established on a geographic area basis such as U.S. Forces Japan or on a functional basis such as Special Operations Command, Pacific. correct answer subordinate unified commands The first-ever National Defense Strategy (NDS) was initiated by Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Rumsfeld in 2005, and then updated in 2008 by SECDEF Gates. However in 2012, SECDEF Panetta released Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership