CGSC X100 Exam Questions and Answers (GRADED A+)

Goldwater-Nichols Act - ANSWER-1986; streamlined mil chain of command...POTUS (thru SecDef) directly to GCCs (1) Sparked by rivalry between services (2) Moved war planning from DC to the GCCs (which are joint organizations) (3) Sparked by Vietnam, Iranian hostage failure, Grenada 1983 invasion Geographic Combatant Commanders - ANSWER-Assigned AOR by POTUS w/ advice of SecDef Seven Total (1) EUCOM, AFRICOM, SOUTHCOM, CENT, INDOPACOM, NORTHCOM, SPACECOM *The vital link between strategy (NSC) & the military forces operating w/in their AORs Functional Combatant Commanders - ANSWER-Transregional responsibilities; usually provide forces to GCC upon request (1) SOCOM provides support to CENTCOM (CENTCOM would exercise COCOM of assigned SOF and OPCON of attached SOF) (2) STRATCOM (3) TRANSCOM Unified Combatant Command - ANSWER-Broad continuing missions with significant elements from 2+ mil departments (established and so designated by POTUS w/ advice from SecDef) What are the effective framing construct - ANSWER-Ends, Ways, Means, Risk Ends - ANSWER-Where are we going (objectives) Ways - ANSWER-How do we get there (tasks, expressed in imperative form of verbs..."seize to hill" "do your job") Means - ANSWER-What do we have to do it, where might we stumble Risk - ANSWER-Two methods when discussing strategy—"To" (internal) and "From" (consequences) (a) Strategic risk = risk to national interests - Mission (b) Military risks = risk to mission or force - Force Systems Perspective - ANSWER-A way to view something complex by breaking into parts (PMESII) Combatant Command Campaign - ANSWER-Military operations, actions, and activities in a GCC's AOR, from security cooperation through large-scale combat, are conducted in the context of the GCC's ongoing theater campaign