2023-2025 AFH 1; TSGT WAPS - (4) Military
Organization and Command
(4.1) What is command authority? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-Responsible; accountable.
(4.1) What establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the armed forces? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The US Constitution.
(4.1) As Commander in Chief, the President has the final command authority.
How is this authority limited? - CORRECT ANSWER-As head of the executive
branch, he or she is subject to the "checks and balances" of the legislative and
judicial branches.
(4.1) By statute, the chain of command runs from the President through the
SecDef to the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER-Combatant Commanders (CCDR)
(4.1) For all forces not assigned to the CCDRs, the chain of command runs
through whom? - CORRECT 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)? - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER-1.3 million Regular Force members.
(4.2) What is the DoD's mission? - CORRECT ANSWER-To provide military
forces to deter war and protect the security of our country.
(4.2) What departments form the DoD? (6 answers) - CORRECT ANSWER--
Office of the SecDef
- Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
- Joint Staff
- Departments of the Army, Navy (including the US Marine Corps), and Air Force.
- Unified combatant commanders
- Forces dedicated to combined commands, defense agencies and DoD field
activities
(4.2) Who is the head of the DoD? - CORRECT ANSWER-The SecDef
(4.2) Who formulates general defense policy (and policy related to all matters of
direct and primary concern to the DoD), is the civilian head of the DoD and
executes approved policy as the principal defense policy advisor to the
President? - CORRECT ANSWER-The SecDef; appointed by the President with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(4.2) In what areas does the Armed Forces Policy Council assist the SecDef? -
CORRECT ANSWER-In matters requiring a long-range view, in formulating
broad defense policy and advises the SecDef on policies, as requested.
(4.2) Who is on the Armed Forces Policy Council? (7 answers) - CORRECT
ANSWER-- The SecDef (Chairman)
- Deputy SecDef
- Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force
- Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
- Under Secretaries of Defense for Policy and for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics
- Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
- Service Chiefs
Organization and Command
(4.1) What is command authority? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-Responsible; accountable.
(4.1) What establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the armed forces? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The US Constitution.
(4.1) As Commander in Chief, the President has the final command authority.
How is this authority limited? - CORRECT ANSWER-As head of the executive
branch, he or she is subject to the "checks and balances" of the legislative and
judicial branches.
(4.1) By statute, the chain of command runs from the President through the
SecDef to the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER-Combatant Commanders (CCDR)
(4.1) For all forces not assigned to the CCDRs, the chain of command runs
through whom? - CORRECT 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)? - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER-1.3 million Regular Force members.
(4.2) What is the DoD's mission? - CORRECT ANSWER-To provide military
forces to deter war and protect the security of our country.
(4.2) What departments form the DoD? (6 answers) - CORRECT ANSWER--
Office of the SecDef
- Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
- Joint Staff
- Departments of the Army, Navy (including the US Marine Corps), and Air Force.
- Unified combatant commanders
- Forces dedicated to combined commands, defense agencies and DoD field
activities
(4.2) Who is the head of the DoD? - CORRECT ANSWER-The SecDef
(4.2) Who formulates general defense policy (and policy related to all matters of
direct and primary concern to the DoD), is the civilian head of the DoD and
executes approved policy as the principal defense policy advisor to the
President? - CORRECT ANSWER-The SecDef; appointed by the President with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(4.2) In what areas does the Armed Forces Policy Council assist the SecDef? -
CORRECT ANSWER-In matters requiring a long-range view, in formulating
broad defense policy and advises the SecDef on policies, as requested.
(4.2) Who is on the Armed Forces Policy Council? (7 answers) - CORRECT
ANSWER-- The SecDef (Chairman)
- Deputy SecDef
- Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force
- Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
- Under Secretaries of Defense for Policy and for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics
- Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
- Service Chiefs
