staff officer
Headquarters planning officer
A staff officer is a military officer who serves in a planning, advisory, or administrative capacity rather than commanding troops directly.
Staff officers work at headquarters coordinating operations, logistics, intelligence, or personnel: The staff officer briefed the general on troop movements.
The term contrasts with line officer, who commands combat units.
- aide-de-campPersonal military assistant
- aideSupporting staff member
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- tacticianSkilled planner of action
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
war room · headquarters · command post · strategic planning · battle map · adjutant · Clausewitz · military intelligence · command structure · brigadier · rank · military strategist · military · rear echelon · orders · red tape · desk jockey · logistics
- military officerscolonel, general, major, admirals, field marshals
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, troops, ensigns
- military ranksgeneral, captain, major, sergeant, private
- officerscolonel, general, major, captain, lieutenant
- military attendantsaide-de-camp, batman, orderly, aide, adjutant
- military leadersGeorge Washington, Napoleon, generals, general, commander
staff officerline officer
Officer in combat command
field commander · troop commander · commanding officer · field officer · unit commander
staff officerenlisted soldier
Non-officer in armed forces
infantryman · frontline troops · ground troops · rank and file
officer, staff, officers, security officer, commanding officer, chief of staff, executive officer, intelligence officer, general staff