commandants
Officers in charge
Commandants is the plural of commandant, a military officer in command of a particular force, installation, or institution.
The title appears especially in connection with military academies and training facilities: the commandants of West Point, Marine Corps commandants.
The word carries more formal weight than simply "commander."
Positions in hierarchy
- echelonsLevels within a hierarchy
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- tiersHorizontal arranged levels
organization · ranking · ladder · subordinates · officers · cadets · enlisted · general
Hole-boring device
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- obedienceCompliance with authority
enforcement · rules · conduct · correction · punishment · structure · regulation · adherence
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- controlAuthority to direct
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
supervision · direction · mandate · coordination · stewardship · dominion · power · influence
Formal command or instruction
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- edictAuthoritative public command
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- proclamationFormal public announcement
injunction · dictum · fiat · precept · diktat · pronouncement · ultimatum · summons
ranks
Positions in hierarchy
- echelonsLevels within a hierarchy
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
tiers · organization · ranking · ladder · subordinates · officers · cadets · enlisted · general · colonel
drill
Hole-boring device
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
obedience · enforcement · rules · conduct · correction · punishment · structure · regulation · adherence · compliance
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- controlAuthority to direct
- governanceHow authority is exercised
administration · supervision · direction · mandate · coordination · stewardship · dominion · power · influence · executive
directive
Formal command or instruction
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- edictAuthoritative public command
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
proclamation · injunction · dictum · fiat · precept · diktat · pronouncement · ultimatum · summons · writ
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- colonizerscolonists, conquistadors, settlers, imperialists, invaders
commandantsenlisted personnel
Non-commissioned military members
privates · recruits · subordinates · enlisted soldiers · rank and file
- camp commandantHead of internment facility