commanding officers
Those giving orders
Commanding officers are military personnel who hold authority over a unit, ship, or installation.
The term is often abbreviated CO.
A commanding officer has responsibility for the welfare, discipline, and combat readiness of those under their command: The commanding officers met to coordinate the operation.
In informal use, commanding officer can describe anyone with supervisory authority.
- commandantOfficer overseeing military post
- skippersVessel commanders
- majorOf chief importance
- captainOne who commands
- militaryArmed forces collectively
lieutenant · colonel · general · brigadier · strategic planning · war room · battle stations · admiral · hierarchy · brass · field maneuvers · troop movements · authority · deployment · front lines · wartime logistics · tour of duty · leadership
- naval trainingnaval training, naval academy, seamanship, cadet training, naval ranks
commanding officersenlisted personnel
Non-commissioned military members
enlisted soldiers · enlisted men · privates · enlisted ranks · rank and file
commanding officerssubordinates
Those ranked below
underlings · followers · inferiors · direct reports · charges
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