Executive officer

An executive officer was the second-in-command of a single military unit and reported directly to the commanding officer. The executive officer was typically responsible for the management of day-to-day activities within the unit in order to free the commander to concentrate on either planning the unit's next move or issuing general orders as circumstances dictated. They would also take charge of the unit in the absence of the commander, and could often be a position held before being promoted to a commanding officer.

In 3 BBY, during the Galactic Civil War, Imperial Master chief petty officer Tenn Graneet requested to his executive officer that he be transferred to the Death Star when it finished construction. In 9 ABY, Vict Darron served as the executive officer to Admiral Delak Krennel, aboard the Direption.

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