PDG CHAPTER 3 – SSGT EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The _____ establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the Armed Forces. - ANS U.S.
Constitution
As ____, the President has final command authority. - ANS Command In Chief
Established by the National Security Act of 1947, the _____ function is to maintain and employ
the Armed Forces. - ANS Department of Defense's (DoD)
The DoD includes the following:
The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
The JCS
The Joint Staff
and the Departments of the ____, ____, and _____. - ANS Army, Navy (including the U.S.
Marine Corps) and Air Force
Furthermore, the DoD includes the unified combatant commands and forces dedicated to
combined commands, _____, and DoD field activities. - ANS defense agencies
As the civilian head of the DoD, the _____ reports directly to the President. - ANS Secretary
of Defense (SECDEF)
The President appoints the SECDEF with the advices and consent of the _____. - ANS Senate
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, The _____ serves as principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the
formulation of general policy and policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to
the DoD and for the execution of approved policy. - ANS SECDEF
The operation chain of command runs from the President to the SECDEF to the _____. -
ANS combatant commanders
_____ specific responsibilities include providing written policy guidance for DoD component
chief use to prepare and review program recommendations and budget proposals. -
ANS SECDEF
The SECDEF also provides the _____ with written policy guidance to prepare and review
contingency plans. - ANS Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
The _____ assists in matters requiring a long-range view and in formulating broad defense
policy. - ANS Armed Forces Policy Council
The _____ consists of the SECDEF (Chairman); the Deputy SECDEF; Secretaries of the Army,
Navy, and Air Force; the CJCS; Under Secretaries of Defense for Acquisition; and the four service
chiefs. - ANS Armed Forces Policy Council
How many Under Secretaries of Defense are there and what are they? - ANS 5
Policy; Comptroller; Personnel and Readiness; Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; and
Intelligence
Appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the _____ is
selected from the officers of the regular components of the Armed Forces. - ANS Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The _____ establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the Armed Forces. - ANS U.S.
Constitution
As ____, the President has final command authority. - ANS Command In Chief
Established by the National Security Act of 1947, the _____ function is to maintain and employ
the Armed Forces. - ANS Department of Defense's (DoD)
The DoD includes the following:
The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
The JCS
The Joint Staff
and the Departments of the ____, ____, and _____. - ANS Army, Navy (including the U.S.
Marine Corps) and Air Force
Furthermore, the DoD includes the unified combatant commands and forces dedicated to
combined commands, _____, and DoD field activities. - ANS defense agencies
As the civilian head of the DoD, the _____ reports directly to the President. - ANS Secretary
of Defense (SECDEF)
The President appoints the SECDEF with the advices and consent of the _____. - ANS Senate
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, The _____ serves as principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the
formulation of general policy and policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to
the DoD and for the execution of approved policy. - ANS SECDEF
The operation chain of command runs from the President to the SECDEF to the _____. -
ANS combatant commanders
_____ specific responsibilities include providing written policy guidance for DoD component
chief use to prepare and review program recommendations and budget proposals. -
ANS SECDEF
The SECDEF also provides the _____ with written policy guidance to prepare and review
contingency plans. - ANS Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
The _____ assists in matters requiring a long-range view and in formulating broad defense
policy. - ANS Armed Forces Policy Council
The _____ consists of the SECDEF (Chairman); the Deputy SECDEF; Secretaries of the Army,
Navy, and Air Force; the CJCS; Under Secretaries of Defense for Acquisition; and the four service
chiefs. - ANS Armed Forces Policy Council
How many Under Secretaries of Defense are there and what are they? - ANS 5
Policy; Comptroller; Personnel and Readiness; Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; and
Intelligence
Appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the _____ is
selected from the officers of the regular components of the Armed Forces. - ANS Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
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