Executive Officer

From Emperor's Hammer Encyclopaedia Imperia

The Executive Officer (XO) is a Command Staff officer (CS-2) who serves as the second-in-command of the Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet. They also serve as the Chief of Staff for the Emperor's Hammer Command Staff.

Position Description

The Executive Officer (XO) contributes to the development and management of the Emperor's Hammer, and is in line for command should anything unexpected happen to the Fleet Commander. The Executive officer has supervisory capacities over all the EH subgroups in that Subgroup Commanders report directly to the Executive Officer and the Fleet Commander. The Executive Officer edits and publishes the EH newsletters, or appoints a member to accomplish this duty. The Executive Officer also enjoys the special privilege of being able to adopt various "secret" projects on their own initiative.

Promotional Authority

The Executive Officer is authorized to appoint a Command Attaché with a minimum rank of Rear Admiral and maximum rank of Admiral. Additionally, the Judge Advocate General and Security Officer are organized under the Executive Office and report directly to the Executive Officer. Along with the Fleet Commander, the Executive Officer may promote members up to the rank of Fleet Admiral.

Rank

Upon appointment the Executive Officer is promoted to the rank of Sector Admiral. The rank of Sector Admiral is reserved for use by past and present Executive Officers.

Historical Information

In Newsletter 38, the Executive Officer was granted control of the subgroups, allowing the Fleet Commander to focus on the overall strategic direction of the club. The Executive Officer also eventually became responsible for publishing the Newsletter.

Past Executive Officers

# XO Took office Left office Time in office Promotion
1 Shawshank NL3 NL17 - General (NL3)
Vice Admiral (NL10)
2 Renegade NL18 NL20 - Vice Admiral (NL18)
3 Adams NL22 NL32 - Fleet Admiral (NL22)
Sector Admiral (NL29)
4 Kreeayt Havok NL33 NL48 - Sector Admiral (NL33)
5 Compton NL49 9th January 2001 (NL70) - Sector Admiral (NL49)
6 Kawolski 9th January 2001 (NL71) 9th January 2002 (NL80) 1 year Sector Admiral (NL71)
7 Astatine 9th January 2002 (NL81) 3rd January 2005 (NL48) 2 years Sector Admiral (NL81)
8 Khameir Sarin 21st May 2005 3rd September 2005 < 1 year Sector Admiral (2005)
9 Cyric 3rd September 2005 14th September 2008 3 years Sector Admiral (2005)
10 Daniel Bonini 14th September 2008 28th November 2008 < 1 year N/A
11 Kamjin "Maverick" Lap'lamiz 28th November 2008 15th January 2010 2 years Sector Admiral (2008)
12 Rapier 15th January 2010 August 14, 2011 1 year Sector Admiral (2010)
13 Kreeayt Havok 14th August 2011 7th October 2018 7 years N/A
13 Kamjin "Maverick" Lap'lamiz 11th July 2024 Current N/A N/A
Emperor's Hammer Command Staff
Current Positions
Fleet Commander - Executive Officer - Internet Officer - Training Officer - Tactical Officer - Reconnaissance Officer
Support Positions
Judge Advocate General - Security Officer - Communications Officer - Logistics Officer - Science Officer
Defunct Positions
Flight Officer - Operations Officer