Officer (armed forces)Person in a position of authority A British Army commissioned officer (left) and warrant officer (right) in Afghanistan, 2011 Comparative military ranks Armies,air forces (non-Commonwealth) Navies, coast guards Air forces(Commonwealth system)General officers, flag officers, air officers Marshal or field marshal Admiral of the fleet Marshal of the air force General orcolonel general orarmy general Admiral Air chief marshal Lieutenant general orarmy corps general Vice admiral Air marshal Major general ordivisional general Rear admiral or counter admiral Air vice-marshal Brigadier orbrigadier general Commodore orflotilla admiral Air commodoreSenior officers Colonel (Ship-of-the-line)Captain Group captain Lieutenant colonel Commander orfrigate captain Wing commander Major orcommandant Lieutenantcommander or corvette captain Squadron leaderJunior officers Captain Lieutenant Flight lieutenant First lieutenant orlieutenant Lieutenantjunior grade or sub-lieutenant Flying officer Second lieutenant orjunior lieutenant Ensign ormidshipman Pilot officerSenior NCOs Warrant officer orsergeant major Warrant officer orchief petty officer Warrant officer orFlight SergeantJunior NCOs Sergeant Petty officer Sergeant Corporal orbombardier Leading seaman CorporalEnlisted ranks Lance corporal orLance bombardier orspecialist Able seaman Leading aircraftman orAir specialist Private orgunner ortrooper orSepoy orsapper Seaman Aircraftman orairman oraviator vte An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.
Police officerA police officer (also called policeman or policewoman, cop, officer or constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, police officer is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank officer is legally reserved for military personnel.
AdjutantAdjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of "human resources" in an army unit. The term adjudant is used in French-speaking armed forces as a non-commissioned officer rank similar to a master sergeant or warrant officer but is not equivalent to the role or appointment of an adjutant. An adjutant general is commander of an army's administrative services.
Military rankMilitary ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships within armed forces, police, intelligence agencies and other institutions organized along military lines. Responsibility for personnel, equipment and missions grows with each advancement. The military rank system defines dominance, authority and responsibility within a military hierarchy.
Military campA military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent military base, for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large campsites.Head of stateA head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state. The name given to the office of head of state depends on the country's form of government and any separation of powers; the powers of the office in each country range from being also the head of government to being little more than a ceremonialfigurehead. In a parliamentary system, such as India or the United Kingdom, the head of state usually has mostly ceremonial powers, with a separate head of government.Royal familyA royal family is the immediate family of monarchs and sometimes their extended family.
Personal assistantA personal assistant, also referred to as personal aide (PA) or personal secretary (PS), is a job title describing a person who assists a specific person with their daily business or personal task. It is a subspecialty of secretarial duties. Duties, responsibilities and functionsAn assistant helps with time and daily management, of meetings, correspondence, and note-taking.
SecretaryA secretary, increasingly called an administrative assistant or administrative professional in the United States, is a person who provides office and administrative support to a business or organization. They often deal with correspondence, scheduling, record-keeping, and general office administration. In modern workplaces, the role often includes more responsibility than in the past.
French languageFrench (français or langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, French and its closest relatives—the langues d'oïl, historically spoken in northern France and southern Belgium—descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. It was influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the GermanicFrankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders.
CeremonyA ceremony (UK: , US: ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin caerimonia. Religious and civil (secular) ceremoniesAccording to Dally Messenger and Alain de Botton, in most Western countries the values and ideals articulated in both church and civil ceremonies are generally similar.
OfficialAn official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either their own or that of their superior or employer, public or legally private). The term officer is close to being a synonym, but it has more military connotations. An elected official is a person who is an official by virtue of an election.aide-de-campRelated word or term.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.