Command Assistant

A Command Assistant is a secondary helper to a Command Staff officer.

Position Description

Command Assistants are secondary helpers to Command Staff officers. They are generally employed to assist in the implementation of large projects, or in more mundane tasks in order to free up the time of the Command Staff officer for more pressing tasks and matters. Due to their secondary nature, the position is part-time, thus allowing members to retain their other positions upon appointment. Command Staff officers may have up to two assistants unless otherwise authorized for specific purposes by the Executive Officer or Fleet Commander.

Rank

There is no promotion associated with appointment to assistant positions, and there is no minimum rank requirement. A Command Assistant can be promoted up to and including the rank of Vice Admiral. The promotion path for assistants is generally through their primary position, unless they possess no other primary assignment and their assistant role is their primary. In this case, recommendations for promotion of assistants will be made by their supervising Command Staff officer.