2022-2025 AFH 1; TSGT WAPS - (4) Military
Organization and Command; Questions &
Answers 100% Correct
(4.1) What is command authority? Answer-The established levels of
responsibility for Command, Control and Communication (C3) throughout a
chain of command.
(4.1) Responsibility and authority for the US Armed Forces extends from the
President through whom? Answer-Through the SecDef, through two
distinct branches of command and through every commander at every level.
(4.1) Each level in the chain of command is _____ for all lower levels and _____
to all higher levels. Answer-Responsible; accountable.
(4.1) What establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the armed forces?
Answer-The US Constitution.
(4.1) As Commander in Chief, the President has the final command authority.
How is this authority limited? Answer-As head of the executive branch, he
or she is subject to the "checks and balances" of the legislative and judicial
branches.
, 2022-2025 AFH 1; TSGT WAPS - (4) Military
Organization and Command; Questions &
Answers 100% Correct
(4.1) By statute, the chain of command runs from the President through the
SecDef to the _____. Answer-Combatant Commanders (CCDR)
(4.1) For all forces not assigned to the CCDRs, the chain of command runs
through whom? Answer-From the President, through the SecDef, to the
Secretaries of the military departments.
(4.1) What allows the President to authorize communications through the
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)? Answer-A provision of the
Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986.
(4.2) Headquartered at the Pentagon, the DoD is America's largest government
agency. It includes over _____ million Regular Force members, 826,000 National
Guard and Reserve members and 742,000 civilian personnel. Answer-1.3
million Regular Force members.
(4.2) What is the DoD's mission? Answer-To provide military forces to
deter war and protect the security of our country.
Organization and Command; Questions &
Answers 100% Correct
(4.1) What is command authority? Answer-The established levels of
responsibility for Command, Control and Communication (C3) throughout a
chain of command.
(4.1) Responsibility and authority for the US Armed Forces extends from the
President through whom? Answer-Through the SecDef, through two
distinct branches of command and through every commander at every level.
(4.1) Each level in the chain of command is _____ for all lower levels and _____
to all higher levels. Answer-Responsible; accountable.
(4.1) What establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the armed forces?
Answer-The US Constitution.
(4.1) As Commander in Chief, the President has the final command authority.
How is this authority limited? Answer-As head of the executive branch, he
or she is subject to the "checks and balances" of the legislative and judicial
branches.
, 2022-2025 AFH 1; TSGT WAPS - (4) Military
Organization and Command; Questions &
Answers 100% Correct
(4.1) By statute, the chain of command runs from the President through the
SecDef to the _____. Answer-Combatant Commanders (CCDR)
(4.1) For all forces not assigned to the CCDRs, the chain of command runs
through whom? Answer-From the President, through the SecDef, to the
Secretaries of the military departments.
(4.1) What allows the President to authorize communications through the
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)? Answer-A provision of the
Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986.
(4.2) Headquartered at the Pentagon, the DoD is America's largest government
agency. It includes over _____ million Regular Force members, 826,000 National
Guard and Reserve members and 742,000 civilian personnel. Answer-1.3
million Regular Force members.
(4.2) What is the DoD's mission? Answer-To provide military forces to
deter war and protect the security of our country.
