Which control is described as administrative and does not have control of the unit's mission?

Which control is described as administrative and does not have control of the unit's mission?

• A. ADCON
• B. TACON
• C. OPCON
• D. Directive Control

Answer: (A)

Administrative control focuses on the unit’s internal affairs—personnel, administration, logistics, training, and readiness. It handles how the unit is supported and kept up, but it does not grant the authority to decide or direct the unit’s mission or how it fights. In contrast, TACON and OPCON are about directing the unit’s actions in operations, giving mission-related direction. So the option described as administrative and not having control of the unit’s mission is administrative control, the authority that handles admin support rather than mission execution. For example, a unit might receive personnel and supply support under ADCON while its mission tasks are directed under OPCON/TACON by another commander. Directive Control isn’t a standard term used to describe the primary authority over mission or admin tasks.

Administrative control focuses on the unit’s internal affairs—personnel, administration, logistics, training, and readiness. It handles how the unit is supported and kept up, but it does not grant the authority to decide or direct the unit’s mission or how it fights. In contrast, TACON and OPCON are about directing the unit’s actions in operations, giving mission-related direction. So the option described as administrative and not having control of the unit’s mission is administrative control, the authority that handles admin support rather than mission execution. For example, a unit might receive personnel and supply support under ADCON while its mission tasks are directed under OPCON/TACON by another commander. Directive Control isn’t a standard term used to describe the primary authority over mission or admin tasks.