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lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Адютант" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjutant" title="Adjutant – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Adjutant" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjudant" title="Adjudant – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Adjudant" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjutant" title="Adjutant – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Adjutant" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86" title="آجودان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آجودان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjudant" title="Adjudant – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Adjudant" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjudant_(rang)" title="Adjudant (rang) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Adjudant (rang)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" 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Heikki Kekoni, Lt. <a href="/wiki/Akseli_Gallen-Kallela" title="Akseli Gallen-Kallela">Akseli Gallen-Kallela</a>, Ensign <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Rosenbr%C3%B6ijer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Rosenbröijer (page does not exist)">John Rosenbröijer</a></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/40px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/60px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/80px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Look up <i><b><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/adjutant" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:adjutant">adjutant</a></b></i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.</div></div> </div> <p><b>Adjutant</b> is a military appointment given to an <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">officer</a> who assists the <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> with unit administration, mostly the management of “<a href="/wiki/Human_resources" title="Human resources">human resources</a>” in an army unit. The term <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">adjudant</i></span> is used in French-speaking armed forces as a <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> rank similar to a <a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a> or <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> but is not equivalent to the role or appointment of an adjutant. </p><p>An <a href="/wiki/Adjutant_general" title="Adjutant general">adjutant general</a> is commander of an army's administrative services. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Austrian_federal_president_Dr._Rudolf_Kirchschl%C3%A4ger_with_officials,_Salzburg,_Residenzplatz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Austrian_federal_president_Dr._Rudolf_Kirchschl%C3%A4ger_with_officials%2C_Salzburg%2C_Residenzplatz.jpg/220px-Austrian_federal_president_Dr._Rudolf_Kirchschl%C3%A4ger_with_officials%2C_Salzburg%2C_Residenzplatz.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Austrian_federal_president_Dr._Rudolf_Kirchschl%C3%A4ger_with_officials%2C_Salzburg%2C_Residenzplatz.jpg/330px-Austrian_federal_president_Dr._Rudolf_Kirchschl%C3%A4ger_with_officials%2C_Salzburg%2C_Residenzplatz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Austrian_federal_president_Dr._Rudolf_Kirchschl%C3%A4ger_with_officials%2C_Salzburg%2C_Residenzplatz.jpg/440px-Austrian_federal_president_Dr._Rudolf_Kirchschl%C3%A4ger_with_officials%2C_Salzburg%2C_Residenzplatz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2925" data-file-height="2091" /></a><figcaption>President of Austria <a href="/wiki/Rudolf_Kirchschl%C3%A4ger" title="Rudolf Kirchschläger">Rudolf Kirchschläger</a> and commander <a href="/wiki/Karl_von_Wohlgemuth" title="Karl von Wohlgemuth">Karl von Wohlgemuth</a>; the president's adjutant is in the background</figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Adjutant comes from the <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> <i>adiutāns</i>, present participle of the verb <i>adiūtāre</i>, frequentative form of <i>adiuvāre</i> 'to help'; the Romans actually used <i>adiūtor</i> for the noun. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_appointment">Military appointment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Military appointment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In various uniformed hierarchies, the term is used for a number of functions, but generally as a principal aide to a commanding officer. </p><p>A <b>regimental adjutant</b>, <b>garrison adjutant</b> etc. is a staff officer who assists the <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> of a <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> or <a href="/wiki/Garrison" title="Garrison">garrison</a> in the details of regimental, garrison or similar duty. In <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">squadrons</a>, the adjutant is often the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the administrative platoon. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UK_and_other_Commonwealth_countries">UK and other Commonwealth countries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: UK and other Commonwealth countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>, an adjutant (<i>adj</i>; sometimes actually referred to as this) is usually a senior <a href="/wiki/Captain_(land)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (land)">captain</a>, and sometimes a <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a>. As the colonel's personal staff officer, he was once in charge of all the organisation, administration and discipline for a <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> or <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiment</a>, although now the bulk of administrative work is carried out by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Regimental_administrative_officer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Regimental administrative officer (page does not exist)">regimental administrative officer</a> (RAO). Until the 1970s the adjutant was also the regimental operations officer, although this job is now filled by a separate officer. In the British Army, adjutants are given <a href="/wiki/Field_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Field rank">field rank</a> and as such are senior by appointment to all other captains, ranking just behind the majors. Unlike the RAO (who is an officer of the <a href="/wiki/Adjutant_General%27s_Corps" title="Adjutant General's Corps">Adjutant General's Corps</a>), the adjutant is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a> or regiment of which their unit is a part. </p><p>The adjutant's job is not solely a 'backroom' one, since he usually accompanies the colonel—Captain David Wood, the adjutant of <a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)">2 Para</a>, was killed in action at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Goose_Green" title="Battle of Goose Green">Battle of Goose Green</a>, for example. Normally, in a British Infantry battalion, the adjutant controls the battle whilst the CO commands it. As such, the adjutant is usually a person of significant influence within their battalion. In the <a href="/wiki/Foot_Guards" class="mw-redirect" title="Foot Guards">Foot Guards</a>, the adjutant of the unit in charge of <a href="/wiki/Trooping_the_Colour" title="Trooping the Colour">Trooping the Colour</a> is one of three officers on horseback. </p><p>In many <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> armies, the adjutant performs much the same role as in the British Army. There is no RAO position within the Australian or Canadian armies, where an adjutant performs the administrative role with the assistance of a Chief Clerk, who usually has a rank of Warrant Officer Class Two.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Canadian Armed Forces">Canadian Armed Forces</a>, the term adjutant is used in common with other English-speaking armies, and the corresponding French term is <i>Capitaine-adjudant</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bangladesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Bangladesh Army</a> has the appointment of adjutant which is similar to that in old British system. Though the authorization is of captain rank, often a lieutenant can be appointed as adjutant, although a Lieutenant posted as adjutant will not receive the staff pay as a captain with same appointment. <b>Resaldar Adjutant</b> (<b>RA</b>), or <b>Warrant Officer Adjutant</b> (<b>WOA</b>), is a position unique to the Bangladesh Army. He is a <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> who acts as deputy to the adjutant. In spite of this, the WOA or RA does not have any authority in official correspondences. His main role is the transmission and the execution of the adjutant's orders in all companies. On all formal parades, the standard procedure is for the <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Squadron/Company Sergeant Major</a> to first report to the RA/WOA, and the RA/WOA in turn to report to the Adjutant. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a> has the position of adjutant, which is based on the old British system. The adjutants in most cases are captains but in some cases hold the rank of <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a> (especially in Regimental Centres). <b>Subedar Adjutant</b> (<b>SA</b>) is a position unique to the Bangladesh Army and Indian Army. He is a <a href="/wiki/Subedar" title="Subedar">subedar</a> who acts as deputy to the adjutant. On all formal parades, the standard procedure is for the <a href="/wiki/Havildar" title="Havildar">company havildar major</a> to first report to the subedar adjutant, and the subedar adjutant in turn to report to the adjutant. In the <a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Army" title="British Indian Army">British Indian Army</a>, the equivalent position was the <b>jemadar adjutant</b>, who held the lower rank of <a href="/wiki/Jemadar" title="Jemadar">jemadar</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pakistan">Pakistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Pakistan Army</a> has the appointment of Adjutant which is similar to that in old British system. Adjutants in the Pak Army are mostly captains and sometimes lieutenants. The Pak Army also holds the rank of junior adjutant (JA) who works as an aide to the adjutant and is of the rank of <a href="/wiki/Subedar" title="Subedar">subedar</a>, an equivalent rank to warrant officer or sergeant in Western armies. </p><p>The Regimental Adjutant is also Commander of Regimental Provost and Assist Commanding Officer in all matters pertaining to discipline, training and operational planning. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">US Army</a>, historically the adjutant was generally a member of the branch or regiment of the parent unit (e.g. in an infantry battalion, the adjutant was usually an infantry officer). In 2008, as a result of the Army's transformation, the <a href="/wiki/Human_Resources" class="mw-redirect" title="Human Resources">Human Resources</a> community implemented the Personnel Services Delivery Redesign, which recoded the adjutant position in battalions to an officer from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Adjutant_General%27s_Corps" title="United States Army Adjutant General's Corps">Adjutant General's Corps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The adjutant general at the battalion-level is generally a junior <a href="/wiki/Captain_(land)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (land)">captain</a> or senior <a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant" title="First lieutenant">first lieutenant</a> and, in conjunction with the S-1 section, manages the administrative functions of the unit. The adjutant also works closely with the unit's <a href="/wiki/Command_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Command Sergeant Major">command sergeant major</a> for awards ceremonies, traditional ceremonial functions, casual events (hails and farewells), evaluation reports, and management of correspondence and other secretarial functions. Based upon the needs of the commander, an adjutant typically from the combat arms branches may still be specially appointed in modern-day to assist a brigade commander to ease his/her burden of command. </p><p>There is a <a href="/wiki/Adjutant%27s_Call" title="Adjutant's Call">bugle call announcing the adjutant</a> that is still used in military ceremonies today. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>, the adjutant serves as the senior administrator for their unit, and is the OIC (officer in charge) of the S-1 or admin shop. </p><p>The USMC MOS handbook says: </p> <blockquote><p>Adjutants coordinate administrative matters for Marine Corps staff sections and external agencies at the staff level. They ensure that every Marine in their command has administrative resources both for day-to-day tasks and long-term career progression. Adjutants supervise the execution of administrative policies. They receive and route correspondence, preparing responses to any special correspondence. They also manage their unit's legal matters and monitor fitness reports, among other administrative duties.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_rank">Military rank</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Military rank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="France">France</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="French Air and Space Force">Air Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a>, the ranks of <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">adjudant</i></span> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">premier maître</i></span> in the navy) and <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">adjudant-chef</i></span> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">maître-principal</i></span> in the navy) may be considered equivalent to Commonwealth <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> ranks. These ranks are senior to the rank of <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeant</a></i></span> and junior to the rank of <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Major_(France)" title="Major (France)">major</a></i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like the officers, the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">adjudants</i></span> are entitled to the <i>mon</i> before their rank, as in "<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">mon adjudant</i></span>".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"> </th> <th colspan="2">OR-9 </th> <th colspan="2">OR-8 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Army<sup id="cite_ref-France_Army_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France_Army-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Air force<sup id="cite_ref-France_AirForce_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France_AirForce-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Army<sup id="cite_ref-France_Army_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France_Army-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Air force<sup id="cite_ref-France_AirForce_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France_AirForce-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Shoulder </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:French_Air_Force-adjudant-chef.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/French_Air_Force-adjudant-chef.svg/50px-French_Air_Force-adjudant-chef.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/French_Air_Force-adjudant-chef.svg/75px-French_Air_Force-adjudant-chef.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/French_Air_Force-adjudant-chef.svg/100px-French_Air_Force-adjudant-chef.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="159" data-file-height="287" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-08.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-FRA-OR-08.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-08.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-FRA-OR-08.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-08.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-FRA-OR-08.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-08.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:French_Air_Force-adjudant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/French_Air_Force-adjudant.svg/50px-French_Air_Force-adjudant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/French_Air_Force-adjudant.svg/75px-French_Air_Force-adjudant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/French_Air_Force-adjudant.svg/100px-French_Air_Force-adjudant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="159" data-file-height="287" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Camouflage </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>French </th> <td colspan="2"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant-chef</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>English translation </th> <td colspan="2">Chief Adjutant </td> <td colspan="2">Adjutant </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In France, each corps has a colour (gold for most infantry units, artillery, the air force and engineers, or silver for most cavalry units, transport and materiel corps). A French adjutant wears a band, with thin red line, in the opposite colour to that of his corps. A chief adjutant wears a band, with thin red line, in the colour of his corps. In order to distinguish an <i>adjutant</i> from a <i>chief adjutant</i> it is necessary to know the arm's colour.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In cavalry units, <i>adjudants</i> and <i>adjudants-chefs</i> are addressed by tradition as "lieutenants".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Netherlands">Netherlands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Netherlands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Netherlands_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces">Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces</a></div> <p>Within the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Armed_Forces" title="Netherlands Armed Forces">Netherlands Armed Forces</a> the seniormost <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> rank across all branches is called <span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">adjudant-<a href="/wiki/Unteroffizier" title="Unteroffizier">onderofficier</a></i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Netherlands_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Netherlands-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rank is both rated OR-8 and OR-9 within the <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO rank structure</a>, however, it is only after 3 years as an <span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">adjudant-onderofficier</i></span> that there is advancement to OR-9.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gallery">Gallery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05.AlgA-MSG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Arabic: مساعد, romanized: Mosa'id) (Algerian Land Forces)[8]"><img alt="Adjudant (Arabic: مساعد, romanized: Mosa'id) (Algerian Land Forces)[8]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/05.AlgA-MSG.svg/50px-05.AlgA-MSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/05.AlgA-MSG.svg/75px-05.AlgA-MSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/05.AlgA-MSG.svg/100px-05.AlgA-MSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="209" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">مساعد</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic" title="Romanization of Arabic">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">Mosa'id</i></span>)</span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Algerian_Land_Forces" title="Algerian Land Forces">Algerian Land Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Algeria_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Algeria-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Belgium-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Belgian Land Component)[9]"><img alt="Adjudant (Belgian Land Component)[9]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Belgium-Army-OR-8.svg/49px-Belgium-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Belgium-Army-OR-8.svg/73px-Belgium-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Belgium-Army-OR-8.svg/98px-Belgium-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="92" data-file-height="225" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Belgian_Land_Component" title="Belgian Land Component">Belgian Land Component</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Belgium_Army_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belgium_Army-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Benin Army)[10]"><img alt="Adjudant (Benin Army)[10]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Benin_Armed_Forces" title="Benin Armed Forces">Benin Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Benin_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Benin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05._Burkina_Faso_Army_-_WO.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Burkina Faso Ground Forces)[11][12]"><img alt="Adjudant (Burkina Faso Ground Forces)[11][12]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/05._Burkina_Faso_Army_-_WO.svg/58px-05._Burkina_Faso_Army_-_WO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/05._Burkina_Faso_Army_-_WO.svg/87px-05._Burkina_Faso_Army_-_WO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/05._Burkina_Faso_Army_-_WO.svg/116px-05._Burkina_Faso_Army_-_WO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="233" data-file-height="482" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso_Armed_Forces" title="Burkina Faso Armed Forces">Burkina Faso Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-BurkinaFaso1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BurkinaFaso1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BurkinaFaso2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BurkinaFaso2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Burundi Army)[13]"><img alt="Adjudant (Burundi Army)[13]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Burundi_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Burundi Army">Burundi Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Burundi_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burundi-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cameroon-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Cameroon Ground Forces)[14]"><img alt="Adjudant (Cameroon Ground Forces)[14]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cameroon-Army-OR-8.svg/49px-Cameroon-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cameroon-Army-OR-8.svg/74px-Cameroon-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cameroon-Army-OR-8.svg/99px-Cameroon-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="557" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Cameroon_Armed_Forces" title="Cameroon Armed Forces">Cameroon Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:08.CAGF-WO.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Central African Ground Forces)"><img alt="Adjudant (Central African Ground Forces)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/08.CAGF-WO.svg/50px-08.CAGF-WO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/08.CAGF-WO.svg/75px-08.CAGF-WO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/08.CAGF-WO.svg/100px-08.CAGF-WO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="209" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Central_African_Armed_Forces" title="Central African Armed Forces">Central African Ground Forces</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Comoros-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Comorian Army)"><img alt="Adjudant (Comorian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Comoros-Army-OR-8.svg/62px-Comoros-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Comoros-Army-OR-8.svg/93px-Comoros-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Comoros-Army-OR-8.svg/125px-Comoros-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="507" data-file-height="974" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Comorian_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Comorian Armed Forces">Comorian Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:07.DRC-WO2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Land Forces of the DR Congo)"><img alt="Adjudant (Land Forces of the DR Congo)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/07.DRC-WO2.svg/53px-07.DRC-WO2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="53" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/07.DRC-WO2.svg/80px-07.DRC-WO2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/07.DRC-WO2.svg/107px-07.DRC-WO2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="223" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Land_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Land Forces of the DR Congo</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Djibouti-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Djiboutian Army)"><img alt="Adjudant (Djiboutian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Djibouti-Army-OR-8.svg/62px-Djibouti-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Djibouti-Army-OR-8.svg/93px-Djibouti-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Djibouti-Army-OR-8.svg/125px-Djibouti-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="507" data-file-height="974" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Djiboutian_Army" title="Djiboutian Army">Djiboutian Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-08.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (French Army)[15]"><img alt="Adjudant (French Army)[15]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-FRA-OR-08.svg/48px-Army-FRA-OR-08.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-FRA-OR-08.svg/72px-Army-FRA-OR-08.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-FRA-OR-08.svg/96px-Army-FRA-OR-08.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:06.GLF-WO2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Gabonese Army)[16]"><img alt="Adjudant (Gabonese Army)[16]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/06.GLF-WO2.svg/62px-06.GLF-WO2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/06.GLF-WO2.svg/93px-06.GLF-WO2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/06.GLF-WO2.svg/125px-06.GLF-WO2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="507" data-file-height="974" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Gabonese_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Gabonese Army">Gabonese Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Gabon_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gabon-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Guinea Ground Forces)"><img alt="Adjudant (Guinea Ground Forces)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Guinea_Armed_Forces" title="Republic of Guinea Armed Forces">Guinea Ground Forces</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ivory_Coast-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Ivory Coast Ground Forces)[17]"><img alt="Adjudant (Ivory Coast Ground Forces)[17]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Ivory_Coast-Army-OR-8.svg/49px-Ivory_Coast-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Ivory_Coast-Army-OR-8.svg/74px-Ivory_Coast-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Ivory_Coast-Army-OR-8.svg/98px-Ivory_Coast-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="553" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Republic_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-IvoryCoast_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IvoryCoast-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luxembourg-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Luxembourg Army)[18]"><img alt="Adjudant (Luxembourg Army)[18]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Luxembourg-Army-OR-8.svg/47px-Luxembourg-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Luxembourg-Army-OR-8.svg/70px-Luxembourg-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Luxembourg-Army-OR-8.svg/94px-Luxembourg-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxembourg Army">Luxembourg Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Luxembourg_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Luxembourg-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Madagascar-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Madagascar Ground Forces)[19]"><img alt="Adjudant (Madagascar Ground Forces)[19]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Madagascar-Army-OR-8.svg/49px-Madagascar-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Madagascar-Army-OR-8.svg/74px-Madagascar-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Madagascar-Army-OR-8.svg/98px-Madagascar-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="553" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Madagascar_People%27s_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Madagascar People's Armed Forces">Madagascar Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Madagascar_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Madagascar-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:051.Mali_Army-ADJ.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Malian Army)[20]"><img alt="Adjudant (Malian Army)[20]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/051.Mali_Army-ADJ.svg/62px-051.Mali_Army-ADJ.svg.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/051.Mali_Army-ADJ.svg/94px-051.Mali_Army-ADJ.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/051.Mali_Army-ADJ.svg/125px-051.Mali_Army-ADJ.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="120" data-file-height="230" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Malian_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Malian Army">Malian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Mali_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mali-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:08-Moroccan_Army-WO.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Royal Moroccan Army)[21]"><img alt="Adjudant (Royal Moroccan Army)[21]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/08-Moroccan_Army-WO.svg/54px-08-Moroccan_Army-WO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="54" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/08-Moroccan_Army-WO.svg/81px-08-Moroccan_Army-WO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/08-Moroccan_Army-WO.svg/107px-08-Moroccan_Army-WO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="189" data-file-height="421" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Army" title="Royal Moroccan Army">Royal Moroccan Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Morocco_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morocco-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant-onderofficier (Royal Netherlands Army)[6]"><img alt="Adjudant-onderofficier (Royal Netherlands Army)[6]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg/47px-Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg/70px-Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg/94px-Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">Adjudant-onderofficier</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Army" title="Royal Netherlands Army">Royal Netherlands Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Netherlands_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Netherlands-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Niger Army)[22]"><img alt="Adjudant (Niger Army)[22]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Niger_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger Army">Niger Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Niger_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Niger-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senegal-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Senegalese Army)"><img alt="Adjudant (Senegalese Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Senegal-Army-OR-8.svg/49px-Senegal-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Senegal-Army-OR-8.svg/74px-Senegal-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Senegal-Army-OR-8.svg/99px-Senegal-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="557" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Senegal" title="Armed Forces of Senegal">Senegalese Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant-onderofficier (Suriname Army)[23]"><img alt="Adjudant-onderofficier (Suriname Army)[23]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg/47px-Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg/70px-Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg/94px-Netherlands-Army-OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">Adjudant-onderofficier</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Suriname_National_Army" title="Suriname National Army">Suriname Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Dyer_1979_-_Surinam_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dyer_1979_-_Surinam-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Togolese Army)[24]"><img alt="Adjudant (Togolese Army)[24]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Togolese_Armed_Forces" title="Togolese Armed Forces">Togolese Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Togo_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Togo-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E6.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Adjudant (Arabic: وكيل, romanized: Wakil) (Tunisian Army)[25]"><img alt="Adjudant (Arabic: وكيل, romanized: Wakil) (Tunisian Army)[25]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E6.png/51px-Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E6.png" decoding="async" width="51" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E6.png/77px-Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E6.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E6.png/103px-Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E6.png 2x" data-file-width="828" data-file-height="1924" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">وكيل</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic" title="Romanization of Arabic">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">Wakil</i></span>)</span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Tunisian_Army" title="Tunisian Army">Tunisian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Tunisia_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tunisia-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adjutant_general">Adjutant general</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Adjutant general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Adjutant_general" title="Adjutant general">Adjutant general</a></div> <p>An <a href="/wiki/Adjutant_general" title="Adjutant general">adjutant general</a> is both a rank and a role that may represent the principal <a href="/wiki/Staff_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff officer">staff officer</a> of an army; through the adjutant general, the commanding general receives communications and issues military orders. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, the adjutant general is the chief military officer of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="United States National Guard">United States National Guard</a> units in any one of the <a href="/wiki/State_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="State (United States)">American states</a>. This use of the term reflects the early history of the United States, because of which each of the 50 states has partial sovereignty, including the right to maintain military forces; the <a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">Army National Guard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a> are state units that can be called to federal duty in case of national emergency. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)#Manpower_or_personnel_.281.29" title="Staff (military)">S1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">Aide-de-camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equerry" title="Equerry">Equerry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(military)" title="Batman (military)">Batman</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adjutant&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Informational notes</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Major is the senior NCO rank in the French military, shortened from adjudant-major.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Mon</i> is shortened from <a href="/wiki/Monsieur" title="Monsieur">monsieur</a>, similar to the "sir" in Anglo-Saxon military tradition.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p><b>Citations</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150108125606/http://www.army.gov.au/Who-we-are/Ranks/Other-Ranks">"Other Ranks"</a>. <i>www.army.gov.au</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.army.gov.au/Who-we-are/Ranks/Other-Ranks">the original</a> on January 8, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 6,</span> 2025</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.army.gov.au&rft.atitle=Other+Ranks&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.army.gov.au%2FWho-we-are%2FRanks%2FOther-Ranks&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdjutant" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/Active/TAGD/CDID/PSDR/documents/PSDRBrochure.pdf">"HRC Homepage"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>www.hrc.army.mil</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 March</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=United+States+Marine+Corps&rft.atitle=Roles+in+the+Corps&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marines.com%2Fbeing-a-marine%2Froles-in-the-corps%2Flogistics-combat-element%2Fadjutant&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdjutant" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-France_Army-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-France_Army_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-France_Army_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220612085956/https://rescue18.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/INSTRUCTION-N-10300_DEF_EMAT_LOG_ASH-DEF_DCCAT_LOG_REG.pdf"><i>Instruction N° 10300/DEF/EMAT/LOG/ASH</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (in French). 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Instruction+N%C2%B0+10300%2FDEF%2FEMAT%2FLOG%2FASH&rft.pub=Staff+of+the+French+Army&rft.date=2005-06-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Frescue18.fr%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F02%2FINSTRUCTION-N-10300_DEF_EMAT_LOG_ASH-DEF_DCCAT_LOG_REG.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdjutant" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-France_AirForce-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-France_AirForce_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-France_AirForce_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/473665/7580470/file/Les_grades.pdf">"Les grades"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>defense.gouv.fr</i> (in French). 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