"Own (Yorkshire Regiment) in 1906, a position he held until his death in 1914. William Franklyn (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Sir William Edmund Franklyn, KCB (1856–1914) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary. Franklyn was commissioned into the 19th Regiment of Foot in 1874. He transferred to the Yorkshire Regiment in 1881 and was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Aldershot in 1888. He was made Commanding Officer of 2nd Bn the Yorkshire Regiment and served on the North West Frontier in India in 1897. He was made Assistant Adjutant General for Scottish"
"aide to very senior civilian (typically a presidentai appointee in OSD or in the service secretariats), while a military officer in an equivalent position serving a general/flag officer is an executive assistant. Military assistant A military assistant, in the British Armed Forces and many of those derived from them, is an officer appointed to the personal office of a general officer. Whilst aides de camp (ADCs) are responsible for administration, MAs provide the general (or flag) officer with advice, guidance and insight commensurate with past experience and rank. It is a highly privileged, competitive position that often serves as an"
"Military assistant A military assistant, in the British Armed Forces and many of those derived from them, is an officer appointed to the personal office of a general officer. Whilst aides de camp (ADCs) are responsible for administration, MAs provide the general (or flag) officer with advice, guidance and insight commensurate with past experience and rank. It is a highly privileged, competitive position that often serves as an apprenticeship for the future. In the Canadian Forces, the equivalent position is that of executive assistant. In the United States Department of Defense, a military assistant is a military officer serving as"
"Adjutant Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration. The term ""adjudant"" is used in French-speaking armed forces as a non-commissioned officer rank similar to a staff sergeant or warrant officer but is not equivalent to the role or appointment of an adjutant. An adjutant general is commander of an army's administrative services. Adjutant comes from the Latin ""adjutans"", present participle of the verb ""adjuvare"", ""to help""; the Romans actually used ""adiutor"" for the noun. In various uniformed hierarchies, the term is used for number of functions, but generally as a"
"bulk of administrative work is carried out by the regimental administrative officer (RAO). Until the 1970s the adjutant was also the regimental operations officer, although this job is now filled by a separate officer. In the British Army, adjutants are given field rank and as such are senior by appointment to all other captains, ranking just behind the majors. Unlike the RAO (who is an officer of the Adjutant General's Corps), the adjutant is a member of the corps or regiment of which their unit is a part. The adjutant's job is not solely a 'backroom' one, since he usually"
"maintain military forces; the Army and Air National Guard are state units that can be called to federal duty in case of national emergency. Adjutant Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration. The term ""adjudant"" is used in French-speaking armed forces as a non-commissioned officer rank similar to a staff sergeant or warrant officer but is not equivalent to the role or appointment of an adjutant. An adjutant general is commander of an army's administrative services. Adjutant comes from the Latin ""adjutans"", present participle of the verb ""adjuvare"", ""to help"";"
"military officers of equivalent rank holding the title of chief of staff in other service organizations headed by a flag officer or general officer. In the case of unified combatant commands and service major commands, the Chief of Staff is often a general officer or flag officer himself/herself, typically at the 1-star or 2-star level, but he or she should not be confused with the 4-star officers holding the title of Chief of Staff of the Army or Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Secretary A secretary or personal assistant is a person whose work consists of supporting management,"
"senior administration officer for the Indian Army and reports to the Chief of Army Staff. In Pakistan, the Adjutant-General and Judge Advocate General is the army's most senior administration and legal officer. For over 250 years the Adjutant-General to the Forces was one of the most senior officers in the British Army. He was responsible for developing the Army's personnel policies and supporting its people. Since 2016 the Adjutant-General has been renamed Commander Home Command with different responsibilities. In the United States, there are three definitions of this term: Adjutant general An adjutant general is a military chief administrative officer."
"principal aide to a commanding officer. A regimental adjutant, garrison adjutant etc. is a staff officer who assists the commanding officer of a regiment, battalion or garrison in the details of regimental, garrison or similar duty. In United States Army squadrons, the adjutant is often the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the administrative platoon. In the British Army, an adjutant (""adj""; sometimes actually referred to as this) is usually a senior captain, and sometimes a major. As the colonel's personal staff officer, he was once in charge of all the organisation, administration and discipline for a battalion or regiment, although now the"
"and senior lieutenant commanders who are in direct support of the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense and other civilian defense officials down to the level of a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, as well as general officers or flag officers. The Secretary of Defense also has a lieutenant general or vice admiral as his/her senior military assistant. Like their civilian counterparts, EAs are also a resource in decision-making, policy setting, and will have leadership oversight of the entire military and civilian staff supporting the civilian official, general officer, or flag officer. EAs are often interchangeable with other senior"
"used, although that could also be applied to a junior officer who acted as a gofer to somebody with high rank. The actor James Garner played such a role in the film ""The Americanization of Emily"" (1964). Aides are junior commissioned officers who are available to support some of the needs of general officers who serve in command positions in the rank of brigadier general and above, and those of Flag Officers in the grade of Rear Admiral (lower half) and above in the Navy and Coast Guard. These aides ""perform tasks and details that, if performed by general or"
"Assistant Secretary of the Army Assistant Secretary of the Army is a title used to describe various civilian officials in the United States Department of the Army. At present, there are five offices bearing the title of Assistant Secretary of the Army: The General Counsel of the Army is equivalent in rank to the Assistant Secretaries. The five Assistant Secretaries and the GC report to and assist the United States Secretary of the Army and the United States Under Secretary of the Army. By law, the Assistant Secretaries ""shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with"
"Chief of Staff of the United States Army The Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory office () held by a four-star general in the United States Army. As the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, the CSA is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the Army. In a separate capacity, the CSA is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff () and, thereby, a military advisor to the National Security Council, the Secretary of Defense, and the President of the United States. The"
"moved his headquarters to Fort Myer in 1908. The rank listed is the rank when serving in the office. Chief of Staff of the United States Army The Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory office () held by a four-star general in the United States Army. As the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, the CSA is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the Army. In a separate capacity, the CSA is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff () and, thereby, a"
"to ease his/her burden of command. There is a bugle call announcing the adjutant that is still used in military ceremonies today. In the USMC, the adjutant serves as the senior administrator for their unit, and is the OIC (officer in charge) of the S-1 or admin shop. Per the USMC MOS handbook: ""Adjutants coordinate administrative matters for Marine Corps staff sections and external agencies at the staff level. They ensure that every Marine in their command has administrative resources both for day-to-day tasks and long-term career progression. Adjutants supervise the execution of administrative policies. They receive and route correspondence,"
"or Canadian armies, where an adjutant performs the administrative role with the assistance of a Chief Clerk, who usually has a rank of Warrant Officer Class Two. In the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force, the term adjutant is used in common with other English-speaking armies, and the corresponding French term is ""Capitaine-adjudant"". The Bangladesh Army has the appointment of Adjutant which is similar to that in old British system. Adjutants are mostly captains and sometimes lieutenants though the authorization is of Captain rank. Resaldar Adjutant (RA) or Naek Subedar Adjutant (NSA) is a position unique to the Bangladesh"
"Administrative Assistant A person responsible for providing various kinds of administrative assistance is called the Administrative Assistant (Admin Assistant) or also sometimes an Administrative Support Specialist. Admin assistants perform clerical duties in nearly every industry. Some administrative assistants, like those in the legal industry, may be more specialized than others. Most administrative assistant duties revolve around managing and distributing information within an office. This generally includes answering phones, taking memos and maintaining files. Administrative assistants may also be in charge of sending and receiving correspondence, as well as greeting clients and customers. Bookkeeping Admin assistants in some offices may be"
"Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) is the second highest-ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps, and serves as a deputy for the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC). Before 1946, the title was known as Assistant to the Commandant. The Assistant Commandant is nominated for appointment by the President and must be confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. In the event that the Commandant is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the Assistant Commandant assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Commandant. For this reason, the Assistant"
"Adjutant-General to the Forces The Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General (AG), was for just over 250 years one of the most senior officers in the British Army. He was latterly responsible for developing the Army's personnel policies and supporting its people. The Adjutant-General usually held the rank of General or Lieutenant-General. Despite his administrative role, the Adjutant-General, like most officers above the rank of Major-General, was invariably drawn from one of the combat arms, not from the support corps. In origin the Adjutant-General was chief staff officer to the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. The"
"preparing responses to any special correspondence. They also manage their unit's legal matters and monitor fitness reports, among other administrative duties. An Adjutant General is a rank and a role that may represent the principal staff officer of an army; through him, the commanding general receives communications and issues military orders. In the United States, the Adjutant General is the chief military officer of the National Guard units in any one of the American States. This use of the term reflects the early history of the US where each of the 50 States retains partial sovereignty, including the right to"
"personnel officer supervises personnel and administration systems. This department functions as the essential administrative liaison between the subordinate units and the headquarters, handling personnel actions coming from the bottom up (such as a request for an award to be given to a particular soldier) or from the top down (such as orders being received from the army level directing that a particular soldier be reassigned to a new unit outside the command). In army units, this person is often called the Adjutant. The S1 also works with the postal mailing office. S-1 deals with awards and ranks as well. The"
"Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp, Flag Aide-de-Camp, Aide-de-Camp General, and Air Aide-de-Camp each with its own specific entitlement to post-nominal letters. Personal aide-de-camp A personal aide-de-camp is a senior military officer who is appointed to act as the honorary military attendant to the monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms or any of his or her viceroys. The Sovereign will typically commission another member of the Royal Family to act as his or her personal aide-de-camp, though other non-royal officers will be assigned to the role, especially when the monarch is in one of the realms besides the United"
"Adjutant general An adjutant general is a military chief administrative officer. In Revolutionary France, the ""adjudant-général"" was a senior staff officer, effectively an assistant to a general officer. It was a special position for lieutenant-colonels and colonels in staff service. Starting in 1795, only colonels could be appointed to the position. It was supplemented by the rank of ""adjudant-commandant"" in 1800. In 1803 the position was abolished and adjudants-généraux reverted to the rank of colonel. In Imperial Russia, the General-Adjutant () was an assistant who attended the Tsar, a field marshal or a general. In India the Adjutant-General is the"
"Field officer A field officer, field-grade officer, or senior officer is an army, Marine, or air force commissioned officer senior in rank to a company officer but junior to a general officer. In most armies this corresponds to the ranks of major, lieutenant colonel and colonel, or their equivalents. Some countries also include brigadier in the definition. Historically, a regiment or battalion's field officers made up its command element. In the Canadian Armed Forces, the equivalent of field officers are senior officers (); they include the army and air force ranks of Major, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Colonel, and the naval ranks"
"Staff, although most of those appointed to the office have typically served for two or three year tenures. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army (VCSA) is the principal deputy to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and is the second-highest-ranking officer on active duty in the Department of the Army. The Vice Chief of Staff generally handles the day-to-day administration of the Army Staff, freeing the Chief of Staff to attend to the interservice responsibilities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. By statute, the"
"Assistant Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) The Assistant Chief of the General Staff and Army Chief of Staff is a senior role in the British Army. The Assistant Chief of the General Staff supports the Chief of the General Staff in his responsibilities, sets the conditions for the British Army to contribute to success on operations, ensures coherence across the 'Defence Lines of Development' and develops the Army of the Future.The officer is an Army Board member responsible for the Army’s international engagement strategy and the British Army’s internal and external communications policy. As the Army’s senior officer"
"slight stylized differences between the Army/Air Force version and the Marine Corps version. Promotion to major is governed by Department of Defense policies derived from the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980. A major in the U.S. Army typically serves as a battalion executive officer (XO) or as the battalion operations officer (S3). A major can also serve as a primary staff officer for a regiment, brigade or task force in the areas concerning personnel, logistics, intelligence, and operations. A major will also be a staff officer / action officer on higher staffs and headquarters. In addition, majors command"
"major roles is to hold the Presidential emergency satchel. There are, in addition to these five permanent ""aides-de-camp"", some 40–45 military social aides, who are more junior (lieutenant to major) and are temporary officers whose appointment is, as their titles suggest, for social purposes (primarily as hosts at the White House). They are part-time, required for perhaps 2–4 afternoons a month. Aide-de-camp An aide-de-camp (, ; French expression meaning literally ""helper in the <nowiki>[</nowiki>military<nowiki>]</nowiki> camp"") is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of"
"Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army The Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army (OAA) has a primary mission, as specified in Title 10 of the United States Code and reiterated in General Orders and Regulations, to provide direct support to the Secretary of the Army, the Under Secretary of the Army and other Army presidential appointees. In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 25–59, OAA's office symbol is SAAA. In 1789 Congress enacted legislation that provided for a Chief Clerk to assist the secretary of war. As the young nation grew,"
"officers with more than one aide, the senior-ranking aide usually coordinates the activities of the other aides as well as the general's personal attendants such as drivers or orderlies. The usual tour of duty for aides is up to two years. The following is a listing of the accepted number of aides and allowable maximum rank allotted a general officer: Lieutenant colonels and colonels commanding units (battalions and brigades, respectively) do not have aides. Occasionally, the unit's adjutant – called the S-1 – will assist the commanding officer as an aide but this is uncommon. Since a General of the"
"officers in charge of the Unified Combatant Commands are considered ""operational officers"" while the standard military hierarchy is administrative. For instance, the Chief of Naval Operations, who would most likely be senior to a naval admiral in command of the United States Pacific Command, would not be able to issue direct orders to said commander since operational chain of command is separate from regular administrative military hierarchy. Military seniority, within itself, would not be affected. Tactical seniority, also known as ""battlefield seniority"", is the manner in which a senior officer in command of a given tactical situation is determined. For"
"the stand-alone title of Assistant Secretary of the Army. In addition to the current offices bearing the title of Assistant Secretary of the Army, several individuals have held office as some type of Assistant Secretary, as shown below. Assistant Secretary of the Army Assistant Secretary of the Army is a title used to describe various civilian officials in the United States Department of the Army. At present, there are five offices bearing the title of Assistant Secretary of the Army: The General Counsel of the Army is equivalent in rank to the Assistant Secretaries. The five Assistant Secretaries and the"
"(OG/CC). The rank of an executive officer in the U.S. Air Force can vary from lieutenant or captain working for a colonel, to a major or lieutenant colonel in support of a brigadier general or major general, to a colonel serving as the executive officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The U.S. Air Force uses the term ""executive officer"" for officers assigned as personal staff officers to general officers. Their role is similar to aides-de-camp in the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force and flag aides and flag lieutenants in the U.S. Navy and Coast"