Editing Executive officer

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The '''executive officer''' (or XO) is a billet position in the armed forces. They are considered command positions, and is always the officer that is junior to the [[commanding officer]].

Executive officers exist at every level of organization from the [[company]] onward.

==Known executive officers==
*[[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]], [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] division on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', Chapter 3, ''page 91'' (2003 paperback); ''page 102'' (2010 paperback)</ref>
*[[Commander]] [[Richard Lash]], {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 185''</ref>
*[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Julian Waters]], {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} {{C|Acting}}<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 187''</ref>
*[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Nevel]], [[Colonial Military Authority|CMA]] [[CMA Season of Plenty|''Season of Plenty'']]<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'''</ref>
*[[Commander]] [[Thomas Lasky]], {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}<ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''page 48''</ref> {{C|Promoted to Captain of Infinity}}
*[[Commander]] [[Bradley]], {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #2''</ref>
*[[Terrence Hood]], {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} {{C|Transferred and Promoted to Captain on UNSC Roman Blue}}<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #5''</ref>
*[[First Lieutenant]] [[Maher]], {{UNSCShip|Dark Was the Night}} {{C|acting}}

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 The '''executive officer''' (or XO) is a billet position in the armed forces. They are considered command positions, and is always the officer that is junior to the [[commanding officer]].
-==UNSC Navy==
+Executive officers exist at every level of organization from the [[company]] onward.
-In the [[UNSC Navy]], the executive officer (or First officer) is the senior most crew member below the [[commanding officer]] of the ship. Usually, this post will be held by a [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] or [[Lieutenant Commander]], but occasionally will be held by a [[Lieutenant]].
-==UNSC Army and Marine Corps==
-In the [[UNSC Army]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], the executive officer is the officer that is second-in-command to the commanding officer. Executive officer billets exist from the [[company]] level up, in both the Army and Marine Corps.
-Note that platoons do not have XOs; the second-in-command in a platoon is a platoon sergeant.
 ==Known executive officers==