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Virginia Defense Force/US ARMY:
Chain of Command &
Insignia of Rank
Professional Military Education Initial Entry Training
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References
• VDF Pamphlet 350-1
Orientation Course
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Definition of “Chain of Command”
Your Chain of Command
Rank Structure, Insignia, and how to address
Training Objectives
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Chain of Command
Chain of Command:
A TWO-WAY communications
channel between
subordinates and leaders
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•Orders
•Policy
•Information & Inquiry
Chain of Command
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•Information
•Questions
Chain of Command
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•Keeps All Informed
•Renders Assistance &
Solves Problem
Chain of Command
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• ???
•Chain of Command
• JUMPED LINKS IN CHAIN
Chain of Command
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• ???
•Chain of Command
• JUMPED LINKS IN CHAIN
Chain of Command
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REVIEW
• TWO-WAY communications channel
between subordinates and leaders
• DOWN: Orders, Policy, Information, Inquiry
• UP: Information, Questions
• UP & DOWN: All Informed, Provide
Assistance, Solve Problems
• UP or DOWN: CHAIN NOT JUMPED
Chain of Command
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Your Chain of Command
Governor Terry McAuliffe,
Commander in Chief
Since January 2014
Brian Moran,
Secretary of Public Safety
Since January 2014
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Your Chain of Command
Brig. Gen. Timothy P. Williams
The Adjutant General (TAG)
Since May 2014
Brig. Gen. (Va.) Justin P.
Carlitti, VDF Commander (CG)
Since Sept. 28, 2014.
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• Enlisted Soldier
• Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO)
• Warrant Officer
• Commissioned Officer
Insignia of Rank
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Insignia of Rank
Enlisted Soldiers PRIVATE (PV2) (Addressed as "Private") PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) (Addressed as "Private") SPECIALIST (SPC) (Addressed as "Specialist")
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Insignia of Rank
CORPORAL (CPL) (Addressed as "Corporal") SERGEANT (SGT) (Addressed as "Sergeant") STAFF SERGEANT (SSG) (Addressed as "Sergeant")
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Insignia of Rank
SERGEANT FIRST CLASS (SFC) (Addressed as "Sergeant") MASTER SERGEANT (MSG) (Addressed as "Sergeant") FIRST SERGEANT (1SG) (Addressed as "First Sergeant")
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Insignia of Rank
SERGEANT MAJOR (SGM) (Addressed as "Sergeant Major") COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR (CSM) (Addressed as "Sergeant Major")
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Insignia of Rank
WARRANT OFFICER
Warrant Officers are formally addressed as either Mr. or Ms. They can also be addressed
as Sir or Ma’am. CHIEF Warrant Officers are addressed as CHIEF.
WARRANT OFFICER 1 (WO1) CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2 (CW2)
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Insignia of Rank
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3 (CW3)
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 4 (CW4)
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 5 (CW5)
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Insignia of Rank
Officer Candidate School (Addressed as Officer Candidate) Commissioned Officers SECOND LIEUTENANT (2LT) O-1 (Addressed as "Lieutenant") FIRST LIEUTENANT (1LT) O-2 (Addressed as "Lieutenant")
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Insignia of Rank
CAPTAIN (CPT) (Addressed as "Captain") O-3 MAJOR (MAJ) (Addressed as "Major") O-4 LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTC) O-5 (Addressed as "Lieutenant Colonel " or "Colonel")
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Insignia of Rank
COLONEL (COL) (Addressed as "Colonel") O-6 BRIGADIER GENERAL (BG) (Addressed as "General") O-7 MAJOR GENERAL (MG) (Addressed as "General") O-8
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Insignia of Rank
LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LTG) (Addressed as "General") O-9 GENERAL (GEN) (Addressed as "General") 0-10 GENERAL OF THE ARMY (GOA) (Addressed as “General”)
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QUESTIONS?
Professional Military Education Initial Entry Training