SEJPME EXAM – 66 Q’S AND A’S – 100% CORRECT
The statutory members of the NSC are: - -the President, Vice President,
Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy.
-DIME - -Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic
-The President, Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), and Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) provide: - -national strategic guidance and direction for
Combatant Commanders and Service Chiefs to ensure the national strategic
objectives are clearly defined, understood, and achievable.
-The President issues strategic guidance in the: - -National Security
Strategy (NSS) and the Unified Command Plan (UCP).
-The SECDEF's guidance documents include the: - -Defense Strategic
Guidance (DSG) and the Guidance for Employment of the Force (GEF).
-The Chairman also issues the Global Force Management Implementation
Guidance with the approval of the: - -SECDEF
-The operational branch chain of command runs from: - -the President,
through the SECDEF, to the Combatant Commanders for missions and forces
assigned to their commands.
-The non-operational branch chain of command runs from: - -the President
through the Secretary of Defense to the Secretaries of the Military
Departments.
-Combatant Commanders - -exercise Combatant Command (COCOM)
command authority over assigned forces.
-Sub-unified commanders and JTF commanders exercise: - -Operational
Control (OPCON) of joint forces.
-administrative control (ADCON) - -Direction or exercise of authority over
subordinate or other organizations in respect to administration and support.
-Combatant command (CCMD) - -A unified or specified command with a
broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so
designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the
advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
-Combatant commands: - -typically have geographic or functional
responsibilities.
, -Combatant Command (command authority) (COCOM). - -Non-transferable
command authority, which cannot be delegated, of a combatant commander
to perform those functions of command over assigned forces involving
organizing and employing commands and forces.
-Command relationships are: - -The interrelated responsibilities between
commanders, as well as the operational authority exercised by commanders
in the chain of command; defined further as combatant command (command
authority), operational control, tactical control, or support.
-Joint Force is: - -A general term applied to a force composed of significant
elements, assigned or attached, of two or more Military Departments,
operating under a single joint force commander.
-Joint Force Commander (JFC) - -A general term applied to a combatant
commander, sub-unified commander, or joint task force commander
authorized to exercise combatant command (command authority) or
operational control over a joint force.
-Operational Control (OPCON) is: - -The authority to perform those functions
of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing
commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving
authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.
-Support is: - -The action of a force that aids, protects, complements, or
sustains another force in accordance with a directive requiring such action.
-Tactical Control (TACON) is: - -The authority over forces that is limited to
the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the
operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned.
-Doctrine provides a military organization with a: - -common philosophy, a
common language, a common purpose, and a unity of effort. - GEN George
H. Decker, United States Army
-What is the purpose of joint doctrine? - -to enhance the operational
effectiveness of U.S. forces.
-Joint doctrine is: - -authoritative guidance and will be followed except
when, in the judgment of the commander, exceptional circumstances dictate
otherwise.
-Joint doctrine is not dogmatic - -the focus is on how to think about
operations, not what to think about operations.