Chain of Command Flashcards
Who is the Commander and Chief?
Commander and Chief Biden
Who is the Secretary of Defense?
Lloyd Austin
Who is the Secretary of the Army?
Secretary of the Army Hon. Wormuth
Who is the Army Chief of Staff?
General George
Who is the Sergeant Major of the Army?
Seargent Major of the Army Weimer
Who is the USAEUR Commanding General?
CG Williams
Who is the USAEUR Command Sergeant Major?
CSM Inman
Who is your Brigade Commander?
COL. Smith
Who is the Brigade CSM?
CSM Marshall
Who is the Battalion Commander?
LTC Marquis
Who is the Battalion CSM?
CSM Guevara
Who is the Company Commander?
CPT Stallings
Who is the Company First Sergeant?
SFC Mathis
How many Sergeant Majos of the Army have there been?
17
When was the NCO support channel formally recognized?
20 December 1976
What is Sergeant’s Business?
To train and lead soldiers
Explain the Chain of Command
The succession of commander’s superior to subordinates through which command is exercised
Define Responsibility
Being accountable for what you do
How does the Chain of Command support the NCO support channel?
By legally punishing those who challenge a sergeant’s authority
Define Duty.
Duty is a legal or moral obligation to do what should be done without being told to do it
What is the role of the CSM?
Senior Enlisted Advisors or to the Battalion commander
How does a Commander exercise command?
Through subordinate commanders
Who is the only member of both your chain of command and your NCO support channel?
Your first line supervisor, section, squad or team leader
What must a Sergeant have in order to accomplish Sergeant’s Business?
The Skill, ability and Leadership to train soldiers for combat and lead them into combat
What is the NCO Support Channel?
It is the channel of communication that reinforces the Chain of Command
What are key elements of command?
Authority and Responsibility
What year was the Sergeant Major of the Army Established?
1966
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?
Inspector General Barron von Steuben
During what year did the War Department make the first reference to non-commissioned officer
chevrons?
1821.
During what year did the AR 350-90 establish army-wide standards for NCO Academies?
1957.
The history of the NCO began in what year with the birth of the Continental Army?
1775
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?
1902
During the year 1878, what were the NCO ranks during that period?
- Corporal
- Sergeant
- First Sergeant
- Quartermaster Sergeant
- Sergeant Major
Who was the first Sergeant Major of the Army?
William O. Wooldridge
Who was the first African American woman CSM in a combat arms unit?
CSM Evelyn Hollis
Who was the first African American SMA?
Sergeant Major of the Army Gene McKinney
