CGSC X100 (2025/2026) QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
1. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (CJCS) produces the document that the Staff
translates strategic policy end states from the CPG into military campaign
and contingency plan guidance?
2. What does the JSPS produce? - ANSWER Joint Strategic Campaign Plan
(JSCP)
3. The U.S. Constitution empowers who to declare war. - ANSWER Congress
4. What are some social and cultural factors a staff would consider in
understanding OE? - ANSWER Social structure, power and authority, and
culture
5. What defines the concept of suitability? - ANSWER Will the strategy
protect/advance the natoinal interest, attain the desired ends, and not work
against other national-level goals?
"will the squeeze produce the juice I want?"
6. What is one analytical framework using a systems approach that describes to
help commanders and staffs develop an understanding of the OE? -
ANSWER PMESII
,7. What the document that the President approves which give responsibilities
and ares to the combatant commanders? - ANSWER Unified Command Plan
(UCP)
8. What documents is signed by the Secretary of Defense? - ANSWER
National Defense Strategy (NDS)
9. What does Joint Operation mean? - ANSWER Joint operations are military
actions conducted by joint forces and those Service forces.
The primary way through which the Department of Defense employs
Services from two or more Military Departments in a single operation.
A joint force is one composed of significant elements, assigned or attached,
of two or more Military Departments operating under a single JFC.
10.12 Principles of Joint Operations; - ANSWER 1. Objective
2. Offensive
3. Mass
4. Maneuver
5. Economy of Force
6. Unity of Command
7. Security
8. Surprise
9. Simplicity
10. Restraint
11. Perseverance
12. Legitimacy
11.Unity of Command - ANSWER The operation of all forces under a single
responsible commander who has the requisite authority to direct and employ
those forces in pursuit of common purpose.
12.Unity of Effort - ANSWER Coordination and cooperation toward common
objectives, even if the participants are not necessarily part of the same
command or organization, which is the product of successful unified action.
,13.Unified Action - ANSWER The synchronization, coordination, and/or
integration of the activities of governmental and nongovernmental entities
with military operation to achieve unity of effort.
14.Functional Combatant Commands - ANSWER •U.S. Special Operations
Command
•U.S. Transportation Command
•U.S. Strategic Command
•U.S. Cyber Command
15.Joint Functions - ANSWER C2
Information
M&M
Fires
Intel
Protection
Sustainment
16.Joint doctrine currently recognizes five domains. - ANSWER Air
Land
Maritime
Space
Information (which includes cyberspace)
17.Building Upon the Core Staff - ANSWER 1 -Joint Organization
2 -Augmentation
3 -Joint Individual Augmentees
4 -Interorganizational Partners
5 -Liaison Officers
6 -Service and Special Operations Augmentees
7 - Joint Enabling Capabilities Command
18.Combatant Command (Command Authority) - ANSWER •Planning,
programming, budgeting and execution process input
•Assignment of subordinate commanders
•Relations with Department of Defense agencies
•Directive authority for logistics
, •Authoritative direction for all military operations and joint training
•Organize and employ commands and forces
•Assign command functions to subordinates
•Establish plans/requirements for ISR activity
•Suspend subordinate commanders from duty
•Local direction and control of movements or maneuvers to accomplish
mission
Aid, assist, protect, or sustain another organization
19.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
20.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
21.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
22.Unified Combatant Command - ANSWER Broad continuing missions with
significant elements from 2+ mil departments (established and so designated
by POTUS w/ advice from SecDef)
23.What are the effective framing construct - ANSWER Ends, Ways, Means,
Risk
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
1. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (CJCS) produces the document that the Staff
translates strategic policy end states from the CPG into military campaign
and contingency plan guidance?
2. What does the JSPS produce? - ANSWER Joint Strategic Campaign Plan
(JSCP)
3. The U.S. Constitution empowers who to declare war. - ANSWER Congress
4. What are some social and cultural factors a staff would consider in
understanding OE? - ANSWER Social structure, power and authority, and
culture
5. What defines the concept of suitability? - ANSWER Will the strategy
protect/advance the natoinal interest, attain the desired ends, and not work
against other national-level goals?
"will the squeeze produce the juice I want?"
6. What is one analytical framework using a systems approach that describes to
help commanders and staffs develop an understanding of the OE? -
ANSWER PMESII
,7. What the document that the President approves which give responsibilities
and ares to the combatant commanders? - ANSWER Unified Command Plan
(UCP)
8. What documents is signed by the Secretary of Defense? - ANSWER
National Defense Strategy (NDS)
9. What does Joint Operation mean? - ANSWER Joint operations are military
actions conducted by joint forces and those Service forces.
The primary way through which the Department of Defense employs
Services from two or more Military Departments in a single operation.
A joint force is one composed of significant elements, assigned or attached,
of two or more Military Departments operating under a single JFC.
10.12 Principles of Joint Operations; - ANSWER 1. Objective
2. Offensive
3. Mass
4. Maneuver
5. Economy of Force
6. Unity of Command
7. Security
8. Surprise
9. Simplicity
10. Restraint
11. Perseverance
12. Legitimacy
11.Unity of Command - ANSWER The operation of all forces under a single
responsible commander who has the requisite authority to direct and employ
those forces in pursuit of common purpose.
12.Unity of Effort - ANSWER Coordination and cooperation toward common
objectives, even if the participants are not necessarily part of the same
command or organization, which is the product of successful unified action.
,13.Unified Action - ANSWER The synchronization, coordination, and/or
integration of the activities of governmental and nongovernmental entities
with military operation to achieve unity of effort.
14.Functional Combatant Commands - ANSWER •U.S. Special Operations
Command
•U.S. Transportation Command
•U.S. Strategic Command
•U.S. Cyber Command
15.Joint Functions - ANSWER C2
Information
M&M
Fires
Intel
Protection
Sustainment
16.Joint doctrine currently recognizes five domains. - ANSWER Air
Land
Maritime
Space
Information (which includes cyberspace)
17.Building Upon the Core Staff - ANSWER 1 -Joint Organization
2 -Augmentation
3 -Joint Individual Augmentees
4 -Interorganizational Partners
5 -Liaison Officers
6 -Service and Special Operations Augmentees
7 - Joint Enabling Capabilities Command
18.Combatant Command (Command Authority) - ANSWER •Planning,
programming, budgeting and execution process input
•Assignment of subordinate commanders
•Relations with Department of Defense agencies
•Directive authority for logistics
, •Authoritative direction for all military operations and joint training
•Organize and employ commands and forces
•Assign command functions to subordinates
•Establish plans/requirements for ISR activity
•Suspend subordinate commanders from duty
•Local direction and control of movements or maneuvers to accomplish
mission
Aid, assist, protect, or sustain another organization
19.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
20.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
21.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
22.Unified Combatant Command - ANSWER Broad continuing missions with
significant elements from 2+ mil departments (established and so designated
by POTUS w/ advice from SecDef)
23.What are the effective framing construct - ANSWER Ends, Ways, Means,
Risk
