Executive Officer

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The Executive Officer is the second-in-command in a military or naval unit, responsible for overseeing daily operations and implementing the commanding officer’s policies.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Executive Officer canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military rank ⓘ
naval rank ⓘ
second-in-command role ⓘ
staff position ⓘ
authorityScope delegated by commanding officer ⓘ
canBe line officer ⓘ
staff officer ⓘ
commonIn battalions ⓘ
regiments ⓘ
squadrons ⓘ
commonOn naval shore commands ⓘ
submarines ⓘ
warships ⓘ
coordinatesWith senior enlisted leaders ⓘ
staff officers ⓘ
distinctFrom Adjutant ⓘ
Commanding Officer ⓘ
Operations Officer ⓘ
ensuresComplianceWith command policies ⓘ
military regulations ⓘ
existsInBranch air force ⓘ
army ⓘ
coast guard ⓘ
marine corps ⓘ
navy ⓘ
focusesOn internal management of the unit ⓘ
goal ensure effective daily functioning of the unit ⓘ
hasRoleIn military unit ⓘ
naval unit ⓘ
isSecondInCommandTo Commanding Officer ⓘ
mayAssumeCommandWhen commanding officer is absent ⓘ
commanding officer is incapacitated ⓘ
rankMayVaryBy country ⓘ
service ⓘ
reportsTo Commanding Officer ⓘ
responsibleFor administrative management ⓘ
coordinating unit activities ⓘ
implementing commanding officer policies ⓘ
maintaining discipline ⓘ
overseeing daily operations ⓘ
personnel management ⓘ
supervising department heads ⓘ
training oversight ⓘ
supports Commanding Officer decision-making ⓘ
typicalAbbreviation XO ⓘ
usedInCountry Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Force Master Chief Petty Officer → worksWith → Executive Officer ⓘ