The chain of command will more than likely be able to help you out with your situation, if you need them. This is why it is important to get to know your squad and chain of command as well. One day you will fight with them overseas and need to know that you can trust your brothers. The clarity of your situation is important and without trust nothing is clear.
In a sense your chain of command is like your parents. They both have to have accountability of every soldier or child. No matter what your situation is, help is there for you at all times. These are people that have true concern for you.
As mentioned previously, one day we will be sent overseas, called in for another mission, drug tested, or for simple accountability. This is why it is imperative to inform your chain of command immediately of any changes in daily routine of life.
The United States Army is a well oiled machine and when even one soldier is not accounted for the machine starts to break down. A command process refers to an information process. Your physical whereabouts or location is an important component in that process.
A major principle of military success is a well operating communication network. The general idea is that all of the points or people in the network are links as in a chain, and for the stability or integrity of the chain to hold up there must be no broken or missing links. Failure to let your chain of command know your whereabouts causes a break or blockage in its communication network and this is a problem not an asset. Military operations have enough problems already and are designed to plan , organize and act to solve problems, not cause them.
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