1. 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

2. Inquire Phase

3. Student Learning Activity #1
Think about the structure of their Cadet Battalion and their chain of command.
Student Learning Activity #1
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

4. Visual 1 - Basic Command and Staff Principles
Slide Presentation Contents
Slide 1: Chain of Command
Slide 2: Chain of Command (cont.)
Slide 3: Lesson Overview
Visual 1 - Basic Command and Staff Principles

5. Visual 1 - Basic Command and Staff Principles
(1 of 3)
Visual 1 - Basic Command and Staff Principles

6. Visual 1 - Basic Command and Staff Principles
(2 of 3)
Visual 1 - Basic Command and Staff Principles

7. Visual 1 - Basic Command and Staff Principles
(3 of 3)
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
Visual 1 - Basic Command and Staff Principles

8. 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

9. Student Learning Activity #3
Think about how decisions are made at the battalion level.
Student Learning Activity #3
Create a Thinking Map® describing the definition and characteristics of your assigned topic :
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
Work in teams.
Research Chapter 1, Lesson 9.
Gather Phase

10. 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

11. Think about the roles that each staff position plays in the exercise.
Student Learning Activity #5
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

12. 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

13. Student Learning Activity #7
Think about the responsibilities and procedures you observed in the Gather and Process phases of this lesson.
Student Learning Activity #7
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

14. 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