Diagram the U.S. military chain of command (i.e., organizational structure).

Diagramming the U.S. military chain of command should include (in order of level of authority)

• commander in chief
• secretary of defense
• National Security Council
• Department of Defense
• United States military branch departments: Navy, Army, and Air Force
• commandant of the USMC
• sergeant major of the USMC
• unit command (USMC JROTC).

Process/Skill Questions:

• Who is commander in chief of the U.S. Armed Forces?
• Why does a civilian hold the highest position of leadership in the military?
• Who is the commandant of the USMC? To whom does he/she report?
• Why is there a chain of command in the U.S. military?