Executive Officer

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	-	Vice Admiral (NL10)
2	Renegade	NL18	NL20	-
3	Adams	NL22	NL32	-	Sector Admiral (NL29)
4	Kreeayt Havok	NL33	NL48	-	N/A
5	Compton	NL49	9th January 2001 (NL70)	-	N/A
6	Kawolski	9th January 2001 (NL71)	9th January 2002 (NL80)	1 year	N/A
7	Astatine	9th January 2002 (NL81)	3rd January 2005 (NL48)	2 years, 11 months, 25 days	N/A
8	Khameir Sarin	21st May 2005	3rd September 2005	3 months, 13 days	N/A
9	Cyric	3rd September 2005	14th September 2008	3 years 11 days	N/A
10	Daniel Bonini	14th September 2008	28th November 2008	2 months 14 days	N/A
11	Maverick	28th November 2008	15th January 2010	1 year 1 month 21 days	N/A
12	Rapier	15th January 2010	August 14, 2011	1 year	N/A
13	Kreeayt Havok	14th August 2011	7th October 2018		N/A
13	TBD				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