"men where in military service. In the Terry Pratchett novel ""Monstrous Regiment"", the main character serves as batman to her lieutenant. In the animated TV series ""ReBoot"", 1 binome Binky Ffarquarson is batman to 0 binome fighter pilot Algernon Cholmondley-Worthington III (who is addressed in canon only as ""sir""). Batman (military) A batman or an orderly is a soldier or airman assigned to a commissioned officer as a personal servant. Before the advent of motorized transport, an officer's batman was also in charge of the officer's ""bat-horse"" that carried the pack saddle with his officer's kit during a campaign. The"
"Batman (military) A batman or an orderly is a soldier or airman assigned to a commissioned officer as a personal servant. Before the advent of motorized transport, an officer's batman was also in charge of the officer's ""bat-horse"" that carried the pack saddle with his officer's kit during a campaign. The U.K. English term is derived from the obsolete ""bat"", meaning ""pack saddle"" (from French ""bât"", from Old French ""bast"", from Late Latin ""bastum""). A batman's duties often include: The action of serving as a batman was referred to as ""batting"". In armies where officers typically came from the upper"
"of the army and Royal Air Force were officially assigned batmen, with junior officers usually sharing the services of one batman among several officers. Batwomen also served in the women's services. Batman was usually seen as a desirable position. The soldier was exempted from more onerous duties and often got better rations and other favours from his officer. Senior officers' batmen usually received fast promotion to lance-corporal, with many becoming corporals and even sergeants. The position was generally phased out after the war. Officers of the Household Division however still have orderlies, because of the high proportion of ceremonial duties"
"Captain Britain Corps The Captain Britain Corps is a fictional league of super-heroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters are all known as, or appear as an alternative version of, Captain Britain. They are all essentially the same hero except they each come from an alternative reality. Founded by Merlyn, his daughter Roma and Sir James Braddock, the Corps' main duty was to guard the Multiverse. Each member protected his or her reality based on their dimensional equivalent of Britain, and was powered by the friction between dimensions. Merlyn and Roma arranged for each chosen"
"the rest of the UK) (""Lord Provost"" in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee), and into England, where it is applied to certain officers charged with the maintenance of military discipline. A Provost Marshal is an officer of the army originally appointed when troops are on service abroad (and now in the United Kingdom as well) for the prompt repression of all offenses. He may at any time arrest and detain for trial persons subject to military law committing offences, and may also carry into execution any punishments to be inflicted in pursuance of a court martial (Army Act 1881, §"
"military servant or batman to his assigned officer in the British Army, in particular in the First World War in which Tolkien had served as an officer, typically with his own batmen at different times. As John Garth has written: ""The relationship between Frodo and Sam closely reflects the hierarchy of an officer and his servant [in the First World War]. Officers had a university education and a middle-class background. Working-class men stayed at the rank of private or at best sergeant. A social gulf divides the literate, leisured Frodo from his former gardener, now responsible for wake-up calls, cooking"
"Stick Orderly A Stick Orderly is a junior-ranking soldier assigned to accomplish minor tasks for the highest-ranking officer stationed at the location. They are generally assigned to conveying messages, carrying out summons, clearing files, and maintaining the general tidyness of the officer's desk. They may also be expected to perform mundane chores, such as fetching tea. A Stick Orderly accompanies their assigned officer whenever the latter goes on rounds. Stick Orderlies can generally be recognized by their extra-smart and well-maintained uniform. In the Indian Armed Forces Stick Orderly for the day is chosen at the time when the ceremonial guard"
"Captain Britain Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ""Captain Britain Weekly"" #1 (October 1976), the beginning of a serial best-remembered for runs by writer Chris Claremont, artist Alan Davis, and writer Alan Moore. The character was initially intended exclusively for the British comics market. Endowed with extraordinary powers by the legendary magician Merlyn and his daughter Roma, Captain Britain is assigned to uphold the laws of Britain. Captain Britain originally appeared in the first issue of ""Captain Britain Weekly"" (cover-dated the week ending October 13,"
"popular press. The British Army magazine Soldier has a regular cartoon strip, 'Tom', featuring the everyday life of a British soldier. Junior officers in the army are generally known as 'Ruperts' by the other ranks. This nickname is believed to be derived from the children's comic book character Rupert Bear who epitomises traditional public school values (see ""Inside the British Army"" by Antony Beevor ) The term 'Pongo' or 'Perce' is often used by Sailors and Royal Marines to refer to soldiers. It is not considered complimentary. On 25 July 2009, the death of the last ""Tommy"" from World War"
"Officer of arms An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions: The medieval practice of appointing heralds or pursuivants to the establishment of a noble household is still common in European countries, particularly those in which there is no official heraldic control or authority. Such appointments are also still made in Scotland, where four private officers of arms exist. These appointments are all purely advisory. Traditionally in England, the authority of the thirteen officers of arms in ordinary, who form the corporation of the"
"Military Secretary (United Kingdom) The Military Secretary is the British Army appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the British Army. It is a senior British Army appointment, held by an officer holding the rank of major-general. The position of Deputy Military Secretary is held by an officer holding the rank of brigadier. The Military Secretary's counterpart in the Royal Navy is the Naval Secretary. The Royal Air Force equivalent is the Air Secretary. The post was initially established as the Public Secretary or Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief of the"
"Catholic. Earl Marshal Earl Marshal (alternatively Marschal or Marischal) is a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom used in England (then, following the Act of Union 1800, in the United Kingdom). He is the eighth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Constable and above the Lord High Admiral. The marshal was originally responsible, along with the constable, for the monarch's horses and stables including connected military operations. As a result of the decline of chivalry and sociocultural change, the position of Earl Marshal has"
"class, it was not unusual for a former batman to follow the officer into later civilian life as a domestic servant. In the French Army the term for batman was ""ordonnance"" (""orderly""). Batmen were officially abolished after World War II. However, in the 1960s there were still batmen in the French Army. In the German Army the batman was known as ""Ordonnanz"" (""orderly"") from the French ""ordonnance"", or colloquially as ""Putzer"" (""cleaner"") or as ""Bursche"" (""boy"" or ""valet""). The main character Švejk of the antimilitarist, satirical novel ""The Good Soldier Švejk"" by the Czech author Jaroslav Hašek is the most"
"required of them. In the Royal Navy stewards performed many of the duties of batmen in the other services. Aboard ship, only captains and admirals were assigned personal stewards, with the other officers being served by a pool of officers' stewards. Most vessels carried at least two stewards, with larger vessels carrying considerably more. The term ""orderly"" was often used instead of ""batman"" in the colonial forces, especially in the British Indian Army. The orderly was frequently a civilian instead of a soldier. However, from 1903 to 1939 four Indian officers from different regiments were appointed each year to serve"
"Earl Marshal Earl Marshal (alternatively Marschal or Marischal) is a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom used in England (then, following the Act of Union 1800, in the United Kingdom). He is the eighth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Constable and above the Lord High Admiral. The marshal was originally responsible, along with the constable, for the monarch's horses and stables including connected military operations. As a result of the decline of chivalry and sociocultural change, the position of Earl Marshal has evolved"
"and ""much addicted to low company"". The College of Arms features in the James Bond novel ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" by Ian Fleming. After visiting the College for a briefing, Bond poses as an officer of the College to meet the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who wants to prove his noble ancestry. College of Arms The College of Arms, sometimes referred to as the College of Heralds, is a royal corporation consisting of professional officers of arms, with jurisdiction over England, Wales, Northern Ireland and some Commonwealth realms. The heralds are appointed by the British Sovereign and are delegated"
"officers is Air Officer Commanding (AOC). In the United States Armed Forces, the equivalent is Commanding General (CG). General officer commanding The General Officer Commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (and some other nations, such as Ireland) to a General Officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a General might be the GOC British II Corps or GOC British 7th Armoured Division. A General Officer heading a particularly large or important command, such as Middle East Command or the Allied Armies in Italy, may be called a General Officer"
"Atlantic and around the world. I feel quite sorry for him, so I'm glad I've contributed a bit."" ""Captain Britain and MI13, Volume 3: Vampire State"" was nominated for the 2010 ""Best Graphic Story"" Hugo Award. Captain Britain and MI13 Captain Britain and MI13 is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics and written by Paul Cornell, with art by Leonard Kirk. The series centers on the fictional British government agency MI: 13, which is dedicated to protecting the United Kingdom from supernatural threats. The main strikeforce is led by the superhero Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), and consists"
"senior officer in the Station, in his office to perform the duties of a 'Runner'. He will wear his Guard Mounting Uniform. They also carry a stick orderly's baton, which generally has the ensignia of the Army unit. In the Indian Army, which has a very distinct ceremonial uniform, the stick orderly will wear the ceremonial Pagri turban and a pouch belt with a steel whistle attached to it. Stick Orderly A Stick Orderly is a junior-ranking soldier assigned to accomplish minor tasks for the highest-ranking officer stationed at the location. They are generally assigned to conveying messages, carrying out"
"wear a black brassard bearing the red letters 'RP' on the left upper arm together with a white webbing belt. Regimental Police Regimental Police or Regimental Provost (RP) are soldiers responsible for regimental discipline enforcement and unit custody in the British Army, other Commonwealth armies and some armed forces structured in the British tradition. They belong to the regiment or corps in which they enforce discipline rather than the Royal Military Police or its equivalent. Properly called Regimental Provost Staff in the United Kingdom, most Army battalions and regiments and the Royal Marines Commandos have an RP section, usually headed"
"General officer commanding The General Officer Commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (and some other nations, such as Ireland) to a General Officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a General might be the GOC British II Corps or GOC British 7th Armoured Division. A General Officer heading a particularly large or important command, such as Middle East Command or the Allied Armies in Italy, may be called a General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C). The equivalent term for naval officers is Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) and that for Air Force"
"The Colonel (Monty Python) The Colonel is a recurring fictional character from the British television show ""Monty Python's Flying Circus"", played by Graham Chapman. The Colonel acts as a ""straight man"" comic foil to the show's absurd characters and sketches. He maintains a rigidly mirthless personality and is always dressed in khaki British Army uniform. He occasionally makes appearances in the show, usually breaking the fourth wall and disrupting sketches to pronounce them too silly for the public and, therefore, demanding that something else be shown. He often orders the show to proceed in a different direction (sometimes to the"
"Whilst the Army Sergeant Major is still the most senior warrant officer in the British Army, an Army warrant officer in this position is the most senior warrant officer in the British Armed Forces. Most warrant officers have an appointment, and they are usually referred to by their appointment rather than by their rank. Appointments held by WO1s include: WO2s wear a crown on the lower sleeve, surrounded by a wreath for quartermaster sergeants and all WO2s in the Royal Army Medical Corps and the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (The wreath was used for all WOIIs from 1938 to 1947). Appointments"
"No.1 dress of the British Army rather than the special evening dress described in the United Kingdom section of this article. Mess uniform is authorized for all commissioned officers of the Pakistan Army, Air Force and Navy. This order of uniform is obligatory for military officers posted abroad, either as Military attachés (Air attaché, Naval attaché, Defence attaché) or by high-ranking officers on official state visits. All military officers are required to wear mess dress on appropriate occasions during such visits or while attending state inaugurations. All mess uniforms are bespoke tailored for specific officers according to their regiment/corps, assignments"
"Recruiting sergeant A recruiting sergeant is a British or American soldier of the rank of sergeant who is tasked to enlist recruits. The term originated in the British army of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The playwright George Farquhar served as an infantry officer, and the characters in his play ""The Recruiting Officer"" (1706) are drawn from life. The unscrupulous methods used by some to trick the innocent have been the subject of several traditional songs composed by their victims as a warning to others, popular examples being the Irish traditional song ""Arthur McBride"" and the Scots ""Twa Recruiting Sergeants""."
"Colonel (United Kingdom) Colonel (Col) is a rank of the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking below brigadier, and above lieutenant colonel. British colonels are not usually field commanders; typically they serve as staff officers between field commands at battalion and brigade level. The insignia is two diamond-shaped pips (properly called ""Bath Stars"") below a crown. The crown has varied in the past with different monarchs; the current Queen's reign has used St Edward's Crown. The rank is equivalent to captain in the Royal Navy and group captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of colonel was popularized by"
"military title ""Commandeur"" could be used instead of a civilian gubernatorial style, not unlike the Portuguese captain-major. In the British Army, the term ""commander"" is officially applied to the non-commissioned officer in charge of a section (section commander), vehicle (vehicle commander) or gun (gun commander), to the subaltern or captain commanding a platoon (platoon commander), or to the brigadier commanding a brigade (brigade commander). Other officers commanding units are usually referred to as the officer commanding (OC), commanding officer (CO), general officer commanding (GOC), or general officer commanding-in-chief (GOC-C), depending on rank and position, although the term ""commander"" may be"
"Warrant officer (United Kingdom) A warrant officer (WO) in the British Armed Forces is a member of the highest group of non-commissioned ranks, holding the Queen's (or King's) warrant, which is signed by the Secretary of State for Defence. Warrant officers are not saluted as they do not hold the Queen's Commission, however they are to be addressed as 'Sir/Ma'am' by subordinates. Commissioned officers may address warrant officers either by their appointment (e.g. QMSI, RSM or sergeant major) or as ""Mister"", ""Mrs"", or ""Ms"" and then their last name, e.g. ""Mr Smith"". Although often referred to along with non-commissioned officers"
"of the Forces. On 21 November 1953, a permanent Military Vicariate of Great Britain was established, still always held by titular bishops. On 21 July 1986, it was promoted as Military Ordinariate of (Bishopric of the Forces in) Great Britain, which can either by held by a British diocesan bishop or (as so far) full-time by a titular bishop http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19860421_spirituali-militum-curae.html Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain The Bishopric of the Forces (in Great Britain) is the Latin Church Catholic military ordinariate (non-geographically aligned) which provides chaplains to the British Armed Forces based in Great Britain (UK minus Northern Ireland)"
"Captain Britain and MI13 Captain Britain and MI13 is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics and written by Paul Cornell, with art by Leonard Kirk. The series centers on the fictional British government agency MI: 13, which is dedicated to protecting the United Kingdom from supernatural threats. The main strikeforce is led by the superhero Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), and consists of various Marvel Comics characters that are of British descent or have a connection to the country. The series launched as a tie-in to the ""Secret Invasion"" event in May 2008 and ceased publication with issue"
"Ordinary (officer) An ordinary (from Latin ""ordinarius"") is an officer of a church or civic authority who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute laws. Such officers are found in hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical legal system. For example, diocesan bishops are ordinaries in the Roman Catholic church and the Church of England. In Eastern Christianity, a corresponding officer is called a hierarch (from Greek ""hierarkhēs"" ""president of sacred rites, high-priest"" which comes in turn from τὰ ἱερά ""ta hiera"", ""the sacred rites"" and ἄρχω ""arkhō"", ""I rule""). Within civic governance, notably in"
"the Order of the British Empire, the grade of commander is senior to the grade of lieutenant or officer, but junior to that of knight or dame commander. In the British Venerable Order of Saint John, a commander ranks below a knight. ""Commander"" may sometimes be used by laymen, usually applied to the person who is accountable for and holds authority over a group or the attempts of a group to achieve a common goal. Commander Commander is a common naval and air force officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organisations, including"
"Comparison of United Kingdom and United States military ranks Not listed are U.S. warrant officers. A warrant officer is an officer who can and does command, carry out military justice actions and sits on both selection and promotion boards. A US warrant officer is a single-track specialty officer, initially appointed by their respective service secretary; he/she receives a commission upon promotion to chief warrant officer two (CW2). In the UK the separation between ""other"" ranks and ""officer"" ranks can, on occasion, become permeable. Within the British armed services, both Sir Fitzroy Maclean and Enoch Powell are examples of, rare, rapid"