Editing Executive officer

The '''executive officer''' (or XO) is a billet position in the armed forces. They are not considered command ranks, but staff positions.

==UNSC Navy==
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 senior officer below the [[battalion]] commander. This post is usually held by a [[Captain (ground forces)|Captain]] or [[Major]], though it may be held by a [[First Lieutenant]].

==Known executive officers==
*[[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]], [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] division on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 106''</ref>
*[[Commander]] [[Richard Lash]], {{UNSCship|Dusk}}<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 185''</ref>
*[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Julian Waters]], {{UNSCship|Dusk}} (acting)<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 187''</ref>
*[[Armstrong (naval officer)|Armstrong]], {{UNSCship|Infinity}}

==Sources==
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+The '''executive officer''' (or XO) is a billet position in the armed forces. They are not considered command ranks, but staff positions.
-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==
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 ==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.
+In the [[UNSC Army]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], the executive officer is the senior officer below the [[battalion]] commander. This post is usually held by a [[Captain (ground forces)|Captain]] or [[Major]], though it may be held by a [[First Lieutenant]].
-Note that platoons do not have XOs; the second-in-command in a platoon is a platoon sergeant.
 ==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>
+*[[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]], [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] division on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 106''</ref>
-*[[Commander]] [[Richard Lash]], {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 185''</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]] [[Julian Waters]], {{UNSCship|Dusk}} (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>
+*[[Armstrong (naval officer)|Armstrong]], {{UNSCship|Infinity}}
-*[[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}}
 ==Sources==
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 [[Category:Ranks]]