TC 1-05
Command and Staff
Chapter 3
Command and Staff
Section I Roles and Responsibilities
Command is the authority that a commander exercises over
subordinates by virtue of rank and assignment. Command is
considered a sacred trust provided to the leader by the people of the
United States for the lives of its citizens.
Command includes the authority and responsibility for using
available resources effectively and for planning, organizing,
directing, coordinating, and controlling military forces to accomplish
assigned missions. Command also includes the responsibility for the
health, welfare, morale, training, and discipline of assigned and
attached personnel.
Commander
The commander alone is responsible for all the unit does or fails to
do. Commanders cannot delegate this responsibility. The commander
has the final responsibility as well as the final decision.
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10 May 2005
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