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.
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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 or Lieutenant Commander, but occasionally will be held by a Lieutenant.
UNSC Army and Marine Corps[edit]
In the UNSC Army and 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[edit]
- First Lieutenant Melissa McKay, ODST division on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn[1]
- Commander Richard Lash, UNSC Dusk[2]
- Lieutenant Commander Julian Waters, UNSC Dusk (Acting)[2]
- Lieutenant Commander Nevel, CMA Season of Plenty[3]
- Commander Thomas Lasky, UNSC Infinity[4] (Promoted to Captain of Infinity)
- Commander Bradley, UNSC Infinity[5]
- Terrence Hood, UNSC Spirit of Fire (Transferred and Promoted to Captain on UNSC Roman Blue)[6]
- First Lieutenant Maher, UNSC Dark Was the Night (acting)
Sources[edit]
- ^ Halo: The Flood, chapter 3
- ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 22
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 48
- ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 2
- ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 5
