SNCOA - Module 3 questions with correct answers

What is policy? CORRECT ANSWER A document that may change due to changes in national leadership, political considerations, or for fiscal reasons. What is strategy? CORRECT ANSWER Originates in policy and addresses broad objectives, along with the designs and plans for achieving them. What is areas of consensus? CORRECT ANSWER Security, Prosperity, and Values, are the fundamental national goals established in pursuit of our national security. What is National Security Strategy (NSS)? CORRECT ANSWER A document approved by the President of the United States that expresses vision, what the U.S. stands for, and a sensing of how the instruments of national power will be arrayed. What is National Defense Strategy (NDS)? CORRECT ANSWER Outlines the DOD's approach to implement the President's NSS. There is no statutory requirement to produce a NDS. What is National Military Strategy (NMS)? CORRECT ANSWER A document approved by the CJCS for distributing and applying military power to attain NSS and NDS objectives. What is doctrine? CORRECT ANSWER Fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements guide their actions