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{{Short description|Second-highest authority within a certain organisation}} {{for|the film|Second in Command}}{{One source|date=April 2024}} '''Second-in-command''' ('''2i/c''' or '''2IC''') is a title denoting that the holder of the title is the second-highest authority within a certain organisation. ==Usage== In the [[British Army]] or [[Royal Marines]], the second-in-command is the deputy commander of a unit, from [[battalion]] or [[regiment]] downwards. This terminology is also used in many other [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] armies and other nations. The equivalent appointment in the [[United States Army]] is the [[executive officer#Military|executive officer]].<ref>{{Citation |title=MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD \ SUBJECT: Executive Officer Standard Operating Procedures |date=2015-11-05 |url=https://juniorofficer.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/XO-Smartbook-PDF.pdf |access-date=2023-03-15 |publisher=DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CHARLIE COMPANY, AVIATION SUPPORT BATTALION COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE, INFANTRY DIVISION UNIT, APO AP}}</ref> The second-in-command of a battalion or regiment is usually a [[Major (rank)|major]]. The second-in-command of a [[Company (military unit)|company]], [[Squadron (army)|squadron]], or [[artillery battery]] (in which they are called the battery captain) is usually a [[Captain (land and air)|captain]] (although [[infantry]] company second-in-commands were usually [[lieutenant]]s until after the [[Second World War]]), the second-in-command of a [[platoon]] or [[troop]] is the platoon or troop [[sergeant]], and the second-in-command of a [[Section (military unit)|section]] is usually a [[lance corporal]]. In the [[Royal Navy]] and Commonwealth navies, the second-in-command of a vessel, regardless of rank, is known as the [[First lieutenant#Royal Navy|first lieutenant]] or executive officer. == Other uses == In common usage, the term refers to a [[subordinate|deputy]]. Its basic meaning is "someone who relieves a commander". ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Military ranks]]
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