Chain of CommandMIDN 3/C Sutton

Overview

• Purpose of the CoC• Department of Defense Chain of Command• National and Regional NSCC Chain of Command• Unit Chain of Command• Identify Eleven Characteristics of Good Leadership• Identify Fourteen Leadership Traits

Purpose

• Decentralize Authority• Inspire Creativity

• The person who does the job will always seek the most efficient way to do the task• Evenly Spread Work Load• Delegation

• Admiral Greenert should focus on the budget of the Navy and not need to worry about whether or not Katy Division has enough ribbons.

• Provide Avenues of Communication• Safety and Well Being of Armed Forces Personnel

“The chain of command assists commanders at all levels to achieve their primary function of accomplishing the organization or unit’s assigned mission while caring for personnel and property in their charge.”- USMC General Military Subjects Category Five

Department of Defense Chain of Command

DoD Chain of Command Simplified

• Commander in Chief (CiC or POTUS):• The Honorable Mr. Barack Obama

• Secretary of Defense (SECDEF):• The Honorable Mr. Chuck Hagel

• Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV):• The Honorable Mr. Ray Mabus

• Chief of Naval Operations (CNO):• Admiral Jonathan Greenert

These are the main five you should know!

Other Major DoD Commands

• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff • General Martin Dempsey, USA

• Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff• Admiral James Winnefeld, USN

• Commandant of the Marine Corps• General Joseph Dunnford, USMC

• Commander Fleet Forces Command (Atlantic Fleet)• Admiral William Gortney, USN

• Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet• Admiral Harry Harris, USN

• Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy• MCPON Mike Stevens

Commander in Chief Secretary of Defense Secretary of the Navy Chief of Naval Operations

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Commandant of the Marine Corps

Commander Fleet Forces Command

Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

NSCC Chain of Command

• Executive Director• CAPT James Monahan, USN (Ret)

• Deputy Executive Director• CAPT Henry Nylund, USN (Ret)

• National Headquarters Representative, Southwest• CAPT Charles Farrell, USN (Ret)

• Regional Director, Region Eight• LCDR Williamson, USNSCC

Unit Chain of Command

• Commanding Officer• LTJG Steven Villarreal, USNSCC

• Executive Officer• INST Steven Biersdorfer, USNSCC

• Division Officer• MIDN Tyler Biersdorfer, USNSCC

• Division Leading Petty Officer• Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Schuler, USNSCC

• Division Assistant Leading Petty Officer• Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Letter, USNSCC

MIDN Biersdorfer Officer in Charge

PO3 SchulerDivision Leading Petty

Officer(LPO)

PO3 LetterDivision Assistant Leading

Petty Officer (ALPO)

SA WatsonAlpha Company Leading Petty Officer (Alpha LPO)

SA (To Be) MimsAlpha Company Assistant

Leading Petty Officer (Alpha ALPO)

Vacant

Alpha 1st Squad Leader

SR Hohl

SR Escamilla

Vacant

Alpha 2nd Squad Leader

SR Martinez

SR Duran, L

SA FredericksBravo Company Leading Petty Officer (Bravo LPO)

SA Carter Bravo Company Assistant

Leading Petty Officer

Vacant

Bravo 1st Squad Leader

SR Escamilla

SR Duran, F

Vacant

Bravo 2nd Squad Leader

SR Andino

TBDCharlie Company Leading

Petty Officer(Charlie LPO)

TBDCharlie Company Assistant

Leading Petty Officer (Charlie ALPO)

RCT Davis(January)

RCT Lozano(January)

RCT Davis(February)

RCT Dudala(January)

RCT Koob(January)

MIDN 3/C Sutton

Midshipman and Sea Cadet Extraordinair

PO3 Schuler

Division Leading Petty Officer

SA Carter

Public Affairs Assistant (PAA)

SA Watson

Supply Petty Officer

SR Hohl

Physical Training Coordinator