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subverting the authority of the officer of unit "B". Depending on the situation or the standard procedure of the military organization, the lower-ranked member being ordered may choose to carry out the order anyway, or advise that it has to be cleared with his or her own chain of command first, which in this example would be with officer "B". Refusal to carry out an order is almost always considered
2753:, to lower-ranked subordinate(s) who either execute the order personally or transmit it down the chain as appropriate, until it is received by those expected to execute it. "Command is exercised by virtue of office and the special assignment of members of the Armed Forces holding military rank who are eligible to exercise command."
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In general, military personnel give orders only to those directly below them in the chain of command and receive orders only from those directly above them. A service member who has difficulty executing a duty or order and appeals for relief directly to an officer above his immediate commander in the
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also implies that higher rank alone does not entitle a higher-ranking service member to give commands to anyone of lower rank. For example, an officer of unit "A" does not directly command lower-ranking members of unit "B", and is generally expected to approach an officer of unit "B" if he requires
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chain of command is likely to be disciplined for not respecting the chain of command. Similarly, an officer is usually expected to give orders only to his or her direct subordinate(s), even if only to pass an order down to another service member lower in the chain of command than said subordinate.
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If an officer of unit "A" does give orders directly to a lower-ranked member of unit "B", it would be considered highly unusual (i.e., a faux pas, or extraordinary circumstances, such as a lack of time or inability to confer with the officer in command of unit "B") as officer "A" would be seen as
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Ubiquitous command and control posits for military organizations, a generalisation from hierarchies to networks that allows for the use of hierarchies when they are appropriate, and non-hierarchical networks when they are inappropriate. This includes the notion of
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and between different units. In simpler terms, the chain of command is the succession of leaders through which command is exercised and executed. Orders are transmitted down the chain of command, from a responsible superior, such as a
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action by members of that unit. The chain of command means that individual members take orders from only one superior and only give orders to a defined group of people immediately below them.
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Regardless of the degree of control or results achieved, and regardless of how the hierarchy is justified and rationalized, certain aspects of a command hierarchy tend to be similar:
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structures of authority. Such structures are included in Fire
Departments, Police Departments, and other organizations that have a paramilitary command or power structure.
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or willingness to accept one standard of evidence internal to the group, but require drastically higher evidence from outside, are common.
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unity of command – each member of the hierarchy has one and only one superior, precluding the possibility of contradictory orders
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is viewed as being mobilized in response to orders that move through the hierarchy leading to the phrase "command and control".
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rules – complaints go up the hierarchy to those with power to deal with them, not down to those who do not have that power
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are in the chain of command, but staff officers in specialist fields (such as medical, dental, legal, supply, and
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has focused on reducing reliance on command hierarchy especially for
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However, people of such compatible views often have similar
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is a group of people who carry out orders based on others'
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because they are from the same culture. Such problems as
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2799:would be responsible for the
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2434:Junior commissioned officers
2352:Senior commissioned officers
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2806:The term is also used in a
1592:Military–industrial complex
1071:Operational manoeuvre group
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2211:Flag commissioned officers
2167:Comparative military ranks
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2950:Hierarchical organization
2920:consensus decision making
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2159:Military chain of command
1656:Loss-of-strength gradient
513:Combat information center
3356:marshal of the air force
2760:The concept of chain of
2234:Marshal of the air force
1974:Military science fiction
1459:Technology and equipment
880:List of military tactics
30:Not to be confused with
2955:Incident Command System
2042:Wartime sexual violence
1798:Full-spectrum dominance
1609:Supply-chain management
1954:Awards and decorations
1927:Peace through strength
1902:Low-intensity conflict
1536:Conscientious objector
1409:Area of responsibility
32:Command responsibility
3431:Military organization
3056:Military organization
2203:(Commonwealth system)
546:Torpedo data computer
536:Ship gun fire-control
3366:admiral of the fleet
2940:Control (management)
2780:In addition, within
2751:commissioned officer
2229:Admiral of the fleet
2155:within the group.
2072:Military occupations
1907:Military engineering
1809:Unrestricted Warfare
1666:Force multiplication
564:Military manoeuvrers
68:improve this article
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3416:Command and control
3361:general of the army
2994:Indeed Career Guide
2960:Command and control
2872:detailed rules for
2647:Leading aircraftman
2563:chief petty officer
1758:Penal military unit
1743:Rules of engagement
1419:Command and control
1044:Operations research
508:Director (military)
498:Fire-control system
268:Command and control
149:Part of a series on
83:"Command hierarchy"
3286:lieutenant general
3226:lieutenant colonel
2908:management science
2845:rank – especially
2382:Lieutenant colonel
2366:(Ship-of-the-line)
2301:divisional general
2277:army corps general
2272:Lieutenant general
2185:(non-Commonwealth)
1867:Counter-insurgency
1788:Command of the sea
1733:Jewish laws on war
1708:Geneva Conventions
1244:Divide and conquer
1039:Military operation
1004:Tactical objective
503:Fire-control radar
480:Electronic-warfare
3404:
3403:
3371:
3370:
3256:brigadier general
3156:second lieutenant
2970:Directive control
2928:mission agreement
2734:
2733:
2701:
2700:
2498:junior lieutenant
2493:Second lieutenant
2453:Flight lieutenant
2330:brigadier general
2263:Air chief marshal
2149:command hierarchy
2145:
2144:
2037:Horses in warfare
1984:Anti-war movement
1887:Gunboat diplomacy
1877:Disaster response
1825:Philosophy of war
1820:Principles of war
1793:Deterrence theory
1738:Right of conquest
1661:Lanchester's laws
1429:Principles of war
1119:Counter-offensive
1104:Military campaign
1009:Target saturation
932:Counterinsurgency
541:Gun data computer
475:Close air support
437:Aircraft carriers
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143:
136:
118:
16:(Redirected from
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3389:
3382:
3191:first lieutenant
3161:first lieutenant
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3071:
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3051:
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3000:
2986:
2912:information flow
2742:chain of command
2726:
2719:
2712:
2632:Lance bombardier
2462:First lieutenant
2416:Corvette captain
2340:flotilla admiral
2316:Air vice-marshal
2205:
2186:
2174:
2173:
2163:
2162:
2137:
2130:
2123:
1892:Humanitarian aid
1830:Security dilemma
1651:Power projection
1434:Economy of force
1414:Chain of command
1129:Defence in depth
1114:Commerce raiding
937:Defeat in detail
273:Defense ministry
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18:Chain of command
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3301:colonel general
3297:100,000–300,000
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2897:systemic biases
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2874:decision making
2851:power structure
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2775:superior orders
2771:insubordination
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2694:
2689:
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2669:
2664:
2650:
2635:
2630:
2606:
2568:Warrant officer
2561:
2558:Warrant officer
2551:
2548:Warrant officer
2506:
2496:
2477:
2473:
2465:
2427:Squadron leader
2421:
2409:
2390:
2387:Frigate captain
2367:
2338:
2328:
2311:Counter admiral
2309:
2299:
2275:
2251:
2248:colonel general
2246:
2201:
2200:
2192:
2184:
2183:
2181:
2161:
2141:
2112:
2111:
2062:
2052:
2051:
2017:
2009:
2008:
1949:
1939:
1938:
1912:Multilateralism
1897:Law enforcement
1857:
1847:
1846:
1815:Just war theory
1773:
1763:
1762:
1713:Geneva Protocol
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1646:
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1635:
1577:
1567:
1566:
1474:
1464:
1463:
1404:
1394:
1393:
1359:
1349:
1348:
1279:Network-centric
1199:
1189:
1188:
1096:
1086:
1085:
1034:
1024:
1023:
972:Rapid dominance
877:
867:
866:
822:Electromagnetic
731:
721:
720:
707:
660:
608:
584:
574:
573:
569:Combat training
550:
527:
493:Combat systems:
489:
451:
447:Auxiliary ships
413:
373:
369:Military police
335:
258:
248:
247:
187:
161:
160:
159:
154:
140:
129:
123:
120:
77:
75:
65:
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42:
35:
28:
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22:
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12:
11:
5:
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3384:
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3372:
3369:
3368:
3353:
3352:4+ army groups
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3153:
3150:
3139:
3138:
3136:staff sergeant
3123:
3120:
3109:
3108:
3101:lance corporal
3098:
3095:
3089:
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3079:
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2947:
2942:
2935:
2932:
2892:
2889:
2888:
2887:
2880:
2877:
2870:
2863:
2860:accountability
2856:
2853:
2838:
2835:
2831:social capital
2822:
2819:
2732:
2731:
2729:
2728:
2721:
2714:
2706:
2703:
2702:
2699:
2698:
2683:
2678:
2658:
2655:
2654:
2652:Air specialist
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2639:
2627:Lance corporal
2624:
2621:
2620:
2615:
2613:Leading seaman
2610:
2600:
2597:
2596:
2594:Enlisted ranks
2590:
2589:
2584:
2579:
2574:
2571:
2570:
2565:
2555:
2553:sergeant major
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2519:
2516:
2515:
2510:
2500:
2490:
2487:
2486:
2484:Flying officer
2481:
2479:sub-lieutenant
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2459:
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2455:
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2445:
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2437:
2436:
2430:
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2413:
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2397:Wing commander
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2188:
2177:
2170:
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2157:
2143:
2142:
2140:
2139:
2132:
2125:
2117:
2114:
2113:
2110:
2109:
2104:
2099:
2094:
2089:
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2079:
2077:Military terms
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2039:
2034:
2029:
2024:
2018:
2015:
2014:
2011:
2010:
2007:
2006:
2001:
1996:
1991:
1986:
1981:
1976:
1971:
1966:
1961:
1956:
1950:
1945:
1944:
1941:
1940:
1937:
1936:
1931:
1930:
1929:
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1899:
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1783:Appeasement
1748:Martial law
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