Chain of Command

Question 1

Who is the Commander and Chief?

Answer 1

Commander and Chief Biden

Question 2

Who is the Secretary of Defense?

Answer 2

Lloyd Austin

Question 3

Who is the Secretary of the Army?

Answer 3

Secretary of the Army Hon. Wormuth

Question 4

Who is the Army Chief of Staff?

Answer 4

General George

Question 5

Who is the Sergeant Major of the Army?

Answer 5

Seargent Major of the Army Weimer

Question 6

Who is the USAEUR Commanding General?

Answer 6

CG Williams

Question 7

Who is the USAEUR Command Sergeant Major?

Answer 7

CSM Inman

Question 8

Who is your Brigade Commander?

Answer 8

COL. Smith

Question 9

Who is the Brigade CSM?

Answer 9

CSM Marshall

Question 10

Who is the Battalion Commander?

Answer 10

LTC Marquis

Question 11

Who is the Battalion CSM?

Answer 11

CSM Guevara

Question 12

Who is the Company Commander?

Answer 12

CPT Stallings

Question 13

Who is the Company First Sergeant?

Answer 13

SFC Mathis

Question 14

How many Sergeant Majos of the Army have there been?

Answer 14

17

Question 15

When was the NCO support channel formally recognized?

Answer 15

20 December 1976

Question 16

What is Sergeant’s Business?

Answer 16

To train and lead soldiers

Question 17

Explain the Chain of Command

Answer 17

The succession of commander’s superior to subordinates through which command is exercised

Question 18

Define Responsibility

Answer 18

Being accountable for what you do

Question 19

How does the Chain of Command support the NCO support channel?

Answer 19

By legally punishing those who challenge a sergeant’s authority

Question 20

Define Duty.

Answer 20

Duty is a legal or moral obligation to do what should be done without being told to do it

Question 21

What is the role of the CSM?

Answer 21

Senior Enlisted Advisors or to the Battalion commander

Question 22

How does a Commander exercise command?

Answer 22

Through subordinate commanders

Question 23

Who is the only member of both your chain of command and your NCO support channel?

Answer 23

Your first line supervisor, section, squad or team leader

Question 24

What must a Sergeant have in order to accomplish Sergeant’s Business?

Answer 24

The Skill, ability and Leadership to train soldiers for combat and lead them into combat

Question 25

What is the NCO Support Channel?

Answer 25

It is the channel of communication that reinforces the Chain of Command

Question 26

What are key elements of command?

Answer 26

Authority and Responsibility

Question 27

What year was the Sergeant Major of the Army Established?

Answer 27

1966

Question 28

Who wrote the “Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States”, also
commonly called the “Blue Book” and thus standardized NCO duties and responsibilities in 1778?

Answer 28

Inspector General Barron von Steuben

Question 29

During what year did the War Department make the first reference to non-commissioned officer
chevrons?

Answer 29

1821.

Question 30

During what year did the AR 350-90 establish army-wide standards for NCO Academies?

Answer 30

1957.

Question 31

The history of the NCO began in what year with the birth of the Continental Army?

Answer 31

1775

Question 32

During what year did the symbol of the NCO rank, the chevron, rotate to what we would today call
point up and become smaller in size?

Answer 32

1902

Question 33

During the year 1878, what were the NCO ranks during that period?

Answer 33

1. Corporal
2. Sergeant
3. First Sergeant
4. Quartermaster Sergeant
5. Sergeant Major

Question 34

Who was the first Sergeant Major of the Army?

Answer 34

William O. Wooldridge

Question 35

Who was the first African American woman CSM in a combat arms unit?

Answer 35

CSM Evelyn Hollis

Question 36

Who was the first African American SMA?

Answer 36

Sergeant Major of the Army Gene McKinney