Title: Identify the U.S. military chain of command (i.e., organizational structure).
Course: Navy JROTC I (09101) > Section: Introducing NJROTC

Identification should include the following (in order of level of authority):

- Commander in chief
- Secretary of defense
- National Security Council
- Department of Defense
- U.S. military branch departments: Navy, Army, and Air Force
- Unified commands
- Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Coast Guard and Merchant Marine
- Department of Homeland Security

Process/Skill Questions:

- What organizations make up the U.S. military chain of command?
- Who is the highest authority in the chain of command?