Headquarters unit, the Glossary
A headquarters unit is a specialised military unit formed around the headquarters of a commanding officer and the requirements of that position.[1]
Table of Contents
9 relations: Battalion, Commanding officer, Company (military unit), Corporate headquarters, Headquarters, Headquarters and headquarters company (United States), Headquarters and service company, Military organization, Platoon.
- Military headquarters
- Military organization
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into a number of companies, each typically commanded by a major or a captain.
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Commanding officer
The commanding officer (CO) or commander, or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG) or general officer commanding (GOC), is the officer in command of a military unit.
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Company (military unit)
A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100–250 soldiers and usually commanded by a major or a captain.
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Corporate headquarters
Corporate headquarters is the part of a corporate structure that deals with tasks such as strategic planning, corporate communications, taxes, law, books of record, marketing, finance, human resources, and information technology.
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Headquarters
Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated.
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Headquarters and headquarters company (United States)
In United States Army units, a headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) is a company-sized military unit, found at the battalion level and higher.
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Headquarters and service company
A headquarters and service company is a company-sized military unit, found at the battalion and regimental level in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Military organization
Military organization (AE) or military organisation (BE) is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as a national defense policy may require. Headquarters unit and military organization are military science.
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Platoon
A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four squads, sections, or patrols.
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See also
Military headquarters
- Headquarters unit
- JHQ Rheindahlen
- Ministry of Defence headquarters (Thailand)
- Standing Joint Force Headquarters
- The Octagon (Egypt)
- Yugoslav Ministry of Defence Building
Military organization
- Cadre (military)
- Caretaker (military)
- Combat readiness
- Command and control
- Command hierarchy
- Commander-in-chief
- Force structure
- Front (military)
- Headquarters unit
- Herringbone (formation)
- Home guard
- Lieutenants Protection Association
- Life guard (military)
- Line officer
- Military academies
- Military administration
- Military branch
- Military branches
- Military commissariat
- Military incompetence
- Military organization
- Military ranks
- Military recruitment
- Military units and formations
- National Territorial Commanders Committee
- Orders of battle
- Osoaviakhim
- Paramilitary organizations
- Platoon leader
- Replacement depot
- Royal guard
- Squad leader
- Turkestan Military Organization
- Under arms
- Unity of command
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headquarters_unit
Also known as Headquarters battalion, Headquarters company, Headquarters regiment.