In a military context, the chain of command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed within a military unit and between different units. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking A military organization is a way of structuring the armed forces of a State as a need to offer Military capability required by the National defence policy Orders are transmitted down the chain of command, from a higher-ranked soldier, such as a commissioned officer, to lower-ranked personnel who either carry out the order personally or transmit it down the chain as appropriate, until it is received by those expected to carry it out. Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in Armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority

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 carrying out a duty or order and appeals for relief

In addition, within combat units, line officers are in the chain of command, but officers in specialist fields (such as medical, dental, legal, supply and chaplain) are not, except within their own specialty. The ComBat was an Aluminium Cricket bat and the subject of an incident that occurred at the WACA cricket ground in Perth in December 1979. The term line officer (or "officer of the line" is used in the United States Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps to describe a military officer A chaplain is typically a Priest, Pastor, ordained Deacon, Rabbi, Imam or other member of the Clergy serving a group of For example, a medical officer in an infantry battalion would be responsible for the combat medics in that unit, but would not be eligible to command the battalion or any of its subordinate units. The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists A battalion is a Military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel A combat medic is a trained Soldier or sailor who is responsible for providing First aid and frontline trauma care on the battlefield

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See also

• Command responsibility
• High command
• Military rank
• Directive control