Q. What army regulation defines Army command policies?
A. AR 600-20.

Q. Explain the Chain of Command.
A. The succession of commanders superior to subordinates through which command is exercised.

Q. What is command?
A. The authority a person in the military service lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of his rank and assignment or position.

Q. What is the channel of communication that reinforces the Chain of Command?
A. The NCO Support Channel.

Q. When was the NCO support channel formally recognized?
A. 20 December, 1976.

Q. What is the difference between management and leadership?
A. Management has an indirect influence on subordinates and leadership has a direct influence on subordinates.

Q. Define duty.
A. Duty is a legal or moral obligation to do what should be done without being told to do it.

Q. What is responsibility?
A. Being accountable for what you do.

Q. How does a commander exercise command?
A. Through subordinate commanders.

Q. What is appellate authority?
A. A commander who has final authority to act on appeals under Chap 8 AR 600-200.

Q. What is a lateral appointment?
A. A title change of a noncommissioned officer within the same pay grade.

Q. What is a Command Sergeant Major?
A. This is the position title designating the senior noncommissioned officer of the command a battalion or higher level.

Q. When was the position of Sergeant Major of the Army established?
A. 4 July, 1966.

Q. What is Sergeants business?
A. To train and lead soldiers.

Q. What must a Sergeant have in order to accomplish Sergeant's business?
A. The skill, ability and leadership to train soldiers for combat and lead them in combat.

Q. What is a Sergeant?
A. A leader.

Q. What is command?
A. Command is the authority that a person in the military service lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank, assignment, or position.

Q. What does "command" mean to the officer or noncommissioned officer?
A. It provides the legal basis for exercise of the board activities for leadership and management and is derived from the position to which one is assigned. Command is based primarily on authority delegated through the chain of command. Authority is the legitimate power of a leader to direct those subordinate to him/her or to take action within the scope of his/her position. Responsibility is an internal part of the leader's authority. All army men and women are morally and legally accountable for their actions. Additionally, leaders are responsible for exercising their authority in order to accomplish the mission.

Q. What AR gives the NCO his duty and responsibility and his command authority?
A. AR 600-20.