U3C1L1: Command and Staff Roles Flashcards
Personal Staff
A commander’s command sergeant major and the color guard.
Coordinating Staff
A commander’s executive officer and all of the staff positions the executive officer supervises.
Logistics
A branch of military science dealing with movement of supplies, equipment, and personnel.
Command Channels
The communication route for commanders to transmit orders to all subordinate units; all orders are transmitted in the name of the commander.
Staff Channels
The communication route for staff to transmit information to other staff and subordinate commanders.
What are 3 other responsibilities of the Battalion Commander?
- Is responsible for all battalion activities
- Approves battalion plans and orders
- Provides guidance to company commanders-duties and responsibilities
What are the 2 types of staff?
- Personal staff: the CSM and the color guard
- Coordinating staff: the XO and all of the staff positions the XO supervises
What are 3 other responsibilities of the Executive Officers?
- Stay abreast of the battalion long range calendar (extracurricular)
- Approve staff actions
- Coordinate battalion staff actions (staff works as a team)
What are 3 other responsibilities of the Command Sergeant Major?
- Maintaining the national, state, and battalion colors
- Coordinating with battalion Senior NCOs (1SG and Platoon SGT) and other staff officers
- Giving input to battalion plans and orders
What are other examples of S5 jobs?
- Maintains bulletin boards in the school
- Ensures photos are taken of battalion activities
- Prepares a periodic battalion newsletter
What are some things that all staff positions are responsible for?
- Setting the goals and objectives of their area
- Coordinating with other staff officers
- Providing input for their area to battalion plans and orders
Explain the staff positions of the S1-S5.
S1: adjutant, deals with paperwork and JUMS with promotions, ribbons, and achievements
S2: safety/security, deals with maintaining arms room and keep inventory of all supplies, cleans areas
S3: operations/training, deals with battalion plans, operations, and checks activities with schedules
S4: logistics, deals with supply rooms, uniforms, and keeps track of all supplies
S5: special projects/personal or human relations, deals with public affairs and gets the word out about events/battalion accomplishments
What are 2 other factors that staff organization depends on?
- Activities conducted by the unit: all the duties and responsibilities that make up the unit are fundamental to the organization of staff
- Emphasis on broad fields of interest: they generally cover 5 areas of interest that depend on the activity and mission needed to be accomplished
What are 3 common staff procedures?
- Staff coordination: examining projects and communicating with each other to make sure everything works
- Visits and inspections: visits/informs commanders and conduct inspections to check condition of battalion and make sure things are running smoothly
- Conferences, briefings, and reports: participates in conferences to exchange information and bring important matters to command’s attention
Why do commanders and staff call conferences?
To…
- determine and evaluate facts by exchanging information and ideas
- solve problems (particularly new ones)
- coordinate actions, including arriving at the best possible decision or reaching agreement in a particular area
- formulate policy
- instruct, counsel, or advise
