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The Second-in-Command (2i/c) is the deputy commander of any British Army unit, from battalion or regiment downwards. He is thus the equivalent of an Executive Officer in the United States Army. The 2i/c of a battalion or regiment is usually a major, the 2i/c of a company, squadron or artillery battery (in which he is called the Battery Captain) is usually a captain (although infantry company 2i/cs were usually lieutenants until after the Second World War), the 2i/c of a platoon or troop is the platoon or troop sergeantThis article is about the rank of sergeant. For alternate meanings see Sergeant (disambiguation). In most non-naval military organizations, a sergeant is a non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranking above privates and corporals, and below warrant officers and, and the 2i/c of a sectionA section is a military unit in the British Army consisting of eight soldiers, including a Corporal as section commander, a Lance Corporal as second-in-command, and six privates. The section splits down into two fire teams of four, commanded by the Corpor is usually a lance-corporalLance Corporal (LCpl or L/Cpl) is a military rank used by some elements of the British and U. armed forces. It ranks above privates and below corporal, although its specific status beyond that differs between the forces that use it. British Army and Royal.Less formally, second-in-command is a term used, usually unofficially and sometimes jocularly, for any deputy to a chief officer or head of an organisation.
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