commandant
Military installation head
A commandant is the commanding officer of a military installation, training facility, or prison camp.
The term carries formal authority: the commandant of the Marine Corps, the camp commandant.
It appears frequently in military academy contexts and historical accounts of prisoner-of-war camps.
Instructions to obey
- superiorHigher in rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
regulation · oversight · inspection · directive · mandate · jurisdiction · administration · governance
Hole-boring device
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
sternness · inspection · correction · punishment · conformity · order · conduct · disciplinarian
Senior military officer
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- captainOne who commands
- majorOf chief importance
- brigadierSenior military officer
lieutenant · superintendent · warden · governor · officer · marshal · brigadier general · lieutenant colonel
Soldiers' residential building
- garrisonStationed military force
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- brigadeLarge military unit
corps · academy · post · installation · fort · base · military school · war college
Guidance from experienced person
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
decision-making · strategy · morale · instruction · supervision · responsibility · example · ceremony
orders
Instructions to obey
- superiorHigher in rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
enforcement · regulation · oversight · inspection · directive · mandate · jurisdiction · administration · governance · decree
drill
Hole-boring device
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
strictness · sternness · inspection · correction · punishment · conformity · order · conduct · disciplinarian · reprimand
colonel
Senior military officer
brigadier · lieutenant · superintendent · warden · governor · officer · marshal · brigadier general · lieutenant colonel · major general
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
brigade · corps · academy · post · installation · fort · base · military school · war college · training camp
mentorship
Guidance from experienced person
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
coordination · decision-making · strategy · morale · instruction · supervision · responsibility · example · ceremony · commencement
- guerrecombat, offensive, defensive, front, invasion
- military termsarmy, navy, air force, marines, soldier
- armeeregiment, brigade, peloton, troupe, unite
- authority figuresboss, bosses, manager, managers, superintendent
- commandersgeneral, admiral, commodore, colonel, brigadier
- leadership ranksgeneral, admiral, colonel, major, lieutenant
commandantprivate
Restricted to certain parties
enlisted soldier · recruit · subordinate · cadet · foot soldier
- camp commandantHead of internment facility