How is the chain of command typically depicted in a squadron's SORM?

• A. In an organization chart from CO to XO to CMC to Department Heads to Division Officers to Work Centers.
• B. In a circular flowchart
• C. In a list of names
• D. In a bar graph

Answer: (A)

The chain of command in a squadron’s SORM is shown as an organization chart that maps authority from the Commanding Officer down through the Executive Officer, Command Master Chief, Department Heads, Division Officers, and Work Centers. This visual layout makes reporting relationships, lines of authority, and accountability immediately clear, so anyone can see who issues orders to whom and who is responsible for each area. Other formats aren’t as effective for this purpose: a circular flowchart can blur the traditional top-down hierarchy, a simple list of names hides how departments and work centers relate to each other, and a bar graph is meant for comparing quantities, not illustrating command structure. The organization chart thus provides a concise, referenceable picture of the squadron’s command structure in the SORM.