ADCON is a command relationship. True or False?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not applicable
• D. Both

Answer: (B)

ADCON refers to administrative control, not a command relationship. It covers administrative matters such as personnel, logistics, training, and discipline—things that keep a unit functioning—without giving someone the authority to direct the unit’s operational actions. Command relationships like OPCON or TACON confer the authority to direct military actions and operations. A unit can be administratively controlled by one headquarters for support reasons while being operationally controlled by another for missions, but that operational direction comes from a command relationship, not ADCON. So the statement is false because ADCON is about administration, not the command authority that directs combat or tasking.