United States Virtual Air Corps Basic Training "Training the Best to be the Best!"

V. Chain of Command                                                                     Chief of Staff                                       |------------------------------|-------------------------|                                CONUS CinC                  PERSCOM              OCONUS CinC                          |----------|----------|                        |                       |------|-------|                Pope Air Base   Edwards Air Case   Lackland Air Base   Air Base 1   Air Base 2                          |                          |                        |                       |                 |                      Wings                  Wings               Wings               Wings         Wings                          |                          |                        |                       |                 |                     Groups                 Groups              Groups             Groups        Groups                          |                           |                       |                       |                  |                    Squadrons            Squadrons         Squadrons         Squadrons    Squadrons A. Breakdown of Elements (lowest to highest) 1. Squadron, 5-8 people, commanded by a Captain, Executive Officer is a 1st Lt. 2. Group, 2-4 squadrons, commanded by a Lt. Colonel, Executive Officer is a Major 3. Wing, 2-3 groups, commanded by a Colonel, Executive Officer is a Lt. Colonel 4. Air Base, minimun of 4 squadrons, maximum of 2 wings, commanded by a Brig. General, Executive Officer is a Colonel 5. Major Command (i.e. CONUS), minimum of 2 air bases, maximum of 4 air bases, commanded by a Major General called a Commander in Chief (CinC), Deputy CinC is a Brig. General 6. Chief of Staff, entire United States Virtual Air Corps, COS is a General, Deputy COS is a Lt. General, Staff includes: Operations Officer, Intelligence Officer, and a Logistics Officer none are to have less than the rank of Brig. General and each can have an assistant with a rank no less than Lt. Colonel. B. Each unit commander is responsible for his or her unit's readiness levels. Acceptable readiness levels will be decided upon in Command and Staff meetings held in USVAC chat rooms periodically. Each commander is free to choose their own executive officers and staff. Each commander is also free to fire these individuals as well. PERSCOM shall be notified of any personnel changes in any unit. Commanders should review each person's service record thoroughly to choose the best possible people for their commands. VI. Flight and Work Schedules A. Individual commanders set their units work or flight schedule. These schedules will be posted on the unit's home page. Criteria will be set forth by higher commands on what needs to be accomplished by these schedules. B. Training Flights may be conducted at any time with a commander's consent. These flights should be listed on a schedule on the unit's home page. Any multiple aircraft training flights conducted on the internet (the Zone) should have air traffic control if at all possible. Try to coordinate your training with the ATC at your air base. C. If you cannot comply with your work/flight schedule simply let your commander know. A reason is not needed. We all have personal lives to live and this is only a hobby. We only ask that you participate as much as you're able. VII. Comments As it was said in the opening statements of this course, we request any comments that you might have to improve upon this course. If you have comments, criticizim or questions please go back to the first page of this course and e-mail the instructor. Thanks for participating in the United States Virtual Air Corps and we look forward to working with you.                          Previous Page                  USVAC Home Page                     To the Test!!