The chain of command is the system the Marine Corps uses to ensure that each marine receives instructions for a particular task. Each supervisor is a link in the chain of command from the common Daunt to each Marine. The mess officer tells the chief cook what foods to prepare for a meal, but he or she should be saying hey This is how many people we have to feed Make it happen. Cooks whenever duties are assigned to a subordinate that subordinate must be given the authority who accomplished those duties. In this way subordinates held responsible for accomplishing the sign task, but overall responsibility for its success remains with the Marine originating the order.