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Citizenship in Action

Chapter 1: Foundations of Army JROTC and Getting InvolvedLesson 9: Basic Command and Staff Principles

Basic Command and Staff Principles

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Student Learning Activity

• Review Student Learning Plan– Why is this important?– What will you learn to do?

• Demonstrate command and staff principles while performing the duties of an earned leadership position within your cadet battalion

– How will you know when you are succeeding?– Knowledge and skills you will learn along the

way.

Inquire Phase

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Student Learning Activity #1

Think about the structure of their Cadet

Battalion and their chain of command.

View Visual 1: Basic Command and Staff Principles on next page

• Identify how the structure of your Cadet Battalion differs from the Visual

• Label the positions and names of their Cadet Battalion chain of command on the blank flow chart

Inquire Phase

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Slide 4 of 14

• Slide 1: Chain of Command • Slide 2: Chain of Command (cont.)

• Slide 3: Lesson Overview

Slide Presentation Contents

Visual 1 - Basic Command and Staff Principles

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Lesson Overview

Command and staff relationships/organizations:• Command Authority Vs. Command Responsibility

• Staff Relations Vs. Command Authority/Chain of Command

• Delegation of Authority

• Types of Staffs

• Organize Staff

Staff Actions:• Staff Responsibilities and Principles

• Common Procedures• Sequence of Command and Staff Actions

• Scope/Purpose of

Commander’s Estimate• Procedures for Conducting a Meeting

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Reflection:• Why do you think you need to know about your

battalion organizational structure?

• What else would you like to know about your battalion organizational structure?

• What additional questions do you have about the primary importance of a staff?

Inquire Phase

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Think about how decisions are made at the

battalion level.

Create a Thinking Map® describing the definition and characteristics of your assigned topic :

Work in teams.

Research Chapter 1, Lesson 9.

• Command Authority and Responsibilities, and Delegation • of Authority• Command and Staff Actions• Staff Organization and Staff Authority and Responsibilities • Types of Staff and Common Staff Procedures• Sequence of Command and Staff Actions• Estimate of the Situation in the Sequence of Command and Staff

Actions• Purpose of the Estimate and Scope of Command and Staff

Actions

Gather Phase

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Reflection:

• What did you learn from the student text about command and staff procedures?

• Why do you think delegation of authority is important?

• Why do you think common staff procedures are important?

• What other questions do you have about the relationship of staffs to the commander?

Gather Phase

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Think about the roles that

each staff position plays

in the exercise.

Prepare to participate in a simulated staff planning exercise:

• Set up the battalion staff positions including company commanders and write the names in the flow chart

• Facilitate the planning process using the nine-step sequence of command and staff actions

• Include possible benefits of the visit, transportation, meals, communication, emergencies, and other equipment needed to complete the mission successfully

Process Phase

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Reflection:

• What did you learn from this activity?

• Why was this activity important?

• What additional questions do you have about the scope and purpose of the commander’s estimate?

Process Phase

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Think about the responsibilities and procedures you observed in the Gather and

Process phases of this lesson.

Summarize the types, purposes, responsibilities and procedures of battalion staffs, and create a Flow Map describing the nine-step sequence of command

and staff actions using the Command and Staff Assessment Task.

Apply Phase

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Reflection:• What did you learn today that you most valued?

• How did this lesson help you to better understand the role of the battalion commander and the staff?

• How can you apply what you’ve learned in your everyday duties and responsibilities?

• What questions do you have about the assigned leadership position within your battalion?

Apply Phase

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