AR 600-20: Army Command Policy

Question 1

What is Command?

Answer 1

Command is the authority a person in the military service lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank and assignment or position.

Question 2

Who is the only civilian that can exercise command?

Answer 2

The President of the United States as Commander-in-Chief.

Question 3

What is a Commander?

Answer 3

A commander is commissioned or warrant office who, by the virtue of grade and assignment, exercises primary command authority over a military organization or prescribed territorial area that under pertinent official directives is recognized as a “command”.

Question 4

What are the two key elements of command?

Answer 4

Authority and responsibility.

Question 5

Do members of foreign military services serving with the U.S. Army have equal status with Army members of equivalent grade?

Answer 5

Yes.

Question 6

Can members of foreign military services exercise command over Soldiers of the U.S. Army?

Answer 6

No, BUT they may exercise operational or tactically control when authorized by the President of the Secretary of Defense.

Question 7

How does AR 600-20 define duty?

Answer 7

Obediant and discplined performance.

Question 8

What is “Chain of Command”?

Answer 8

Chain of Command is the order of commanders from superior to subordinate through which orders are transmitted. It assists commanders at all levels to achieve their primary function of accomplishing the unit’s assigned mission while caring for personnel and property in their charge.

Question 9

What will Soldiers use when communicating issues and problems to thier leaders and commanders?

Answer 9

The Chain of Command.

Question 10

What is the purpose of an open-door policy?

Answer 10

To allow members of the command to present facts, concerns, and problems of a personal or professional nature or other issues that the Soldier has been unable to resolve to the commander.

Question 11

Is providing regular and effective performance counseling to all Soldiers a command function?

Answer 11

Yes.

Question 12

What is emergency command?

Answer 12

Emergency command is when the senior officer, WO, cadet, NCO, specialist, or private among troops at the scene of an emergency assumes temporary command and control of the Soldiers present.

Question 13

Which chapter of AR 600-20 covers Equal Opportunity?

Answer 13

AR 600-20 Chapter 6.

Question 14

What TC covers Equal Opportunity?

Answer 14

TC 26-6: Commander’s Equal Opportunity

Question 15

Who is responsible for sustaining a positive EO environment within their units?

Answer 15

Commanders (and everyone else).

Question 16

The EO program provides fair treatment for military personnel and family members without regard to what?

Answer 16

Race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, and gender.

Question 17

The EO Policy applies to military personnel and family members where?

Answer 17

Both on and off post, during duty and non-duty hours.

Question 18

What is sexism?

Answer 18

Attitudes and beliefs that one gender is superior to another.

Question 19

What month is African American history month?

Answer 19

February.

Question 20

What month is national Native American month?

Answer 20

November

Question 21

What month is Hispanic heritage

Answer 21

15SEP to 15OCT.

Question 22

When does the incoming Commander conduct a unit climate assessment?

Answer 22

Company level commanders will conduct a unit climate survery within 90 days of assuming command and aunnually thereafter.