chain of command

Question 1

When was the NCO support channel formally recognized?

Answer 1

20 December 1976

Question 2

What is Sergeant’s Business?

Answer 2

To train and lead soldiers

Question 3

What is a Sergeant?

Answer 3

A leader

Question 4

Explain the Chain of Command

Answer 4

The succession of commanders superior to subordinates through which command is exercised

Question 5

Define Responsibility

Answer 5

Being accountable for what you do

Question 6

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

Answer 6

By legally punishing those who challenge a sergeant’s authority

Question 7

Define Duty.

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What is the role of the CSM?

Answer 8

Senior Enlisted Advis or to the Battalion commander

Question 9

How does a Commander exercise command?

Answer 9

Through subordinate commanders

Question 10

When was the position of Sergeant Major of the Army established?

Answer 10

4 July 1966

Question 11

Is the CSM in the Chain of Command?

Answer 11

No (but he supervises the NCO support channel)

Question 12

What are key elements of command?

Answer 12

Authority and Responsibility

Question 13

What is the NCO Support Channel?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Your first line supervisor, section, squad or team leader

Question 16

commander in chief

Answer 16

President

Barack Obama

Question 17

secretary of defense

Answer 17

Secretary of Defense

Leon Panetta

Question 18

secretary of the army

Answer 18

Secretary of the Army

John McHugh

Question 19

army chief of staff

Answer 19

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno

Question 20

FORSCOM commander

Answer 20

General David M. Rodriguez

Question 21

corps commander

Answer 21

Lieutenant General Robert B. Brown

Question 22

division commander

Answer 22

MG William C. Mayville, Jr.

Question 23

brigade commander

Answer 23

COL Jeffery D. Broadwater

Question 24

battalion commander

Answer 24

LTC Wolter

Question 25

company commander

Answer 25

CPT Ottenwalter

Question 26

platoon leader

Answer 26

1st LT Middleton

Question 27

sergeant major of the army

Answer 27

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III

Question 28

FORSCOM sergeant major

Answer 28

Command Sergeant Major Darrin J. Bohn

Question 29

corps sergeant major

Answer 29

Command Sergeant Major Micheal L. Buxbaum

Question 30

division sergeant major

Answer 30

Command Sergeant Major Charles V. Sasser, Jr.

Question 31

brigade sergeant major

Answer 31

CSM Christopher Gilpin

Question 32

battalion sergeant major

Answer 32

sgm

Question 33

company first sergeant

Answer 33

1sg alaniz

Question 34

platoon sergeant

Answer 34

sfc polt

Question 35

section sergeant

Answer 35

ssg mally

Question 36

immediate supervisor

Answer 36

sgt jones