Adjutant


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ADJUTANT. A military officer, attached to every battalion of a regiment. It is his duty to superintend, under his superiors, all matters relating to the ordinary routine of discipline in the regiment.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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In other posting and transfers, Lt Gen Amir Abbasi has been appointed Quarter Master General (QMG) Pakistan Army at GHQ, Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza named as Adjutant General Pakistan Army and Lt Gen Moazzam Ejaz as engineer-in-chief.
The new ISI chief, Lt Gen Faiz Hamid was earlier serving as Adjutant General.
General Hameed was appointed as Adjutant General at the General Headquarters (GHQ) later that month.
While DAV continuously works to enhance and expand its programs, capabilities and partnerships, the key to successful implementation is putting the right tools in the hands of the organizations leaders on the ground--its commanders and adjutants.
Dispur(Assam)[India]Mar 16( ANI ): A young woman, Purnima Devi Barman, from Assam has been conferred the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' by the President, Ram Nath Kovind, in New Delhi on "International Women's Day, for her efforts in conserving the Adjutant Stork which is almost on the verge of extinction.
The Adjutant put the phone down and burst out laughing and told me to go outside to tell him to shut up until he had finished speaking on the phone.
The Adjutant General commended the pace and quality of development works going on in DCK which he said were reassuring and substantiate the credibility and professionalism of DHA.
The Adjutant General appreciated the vision, efficacy and development strategy of DHA and termed it impressive and progressive in its essence.
Two years later, he transferred from the Infantry to the Adjutant General's Corps and was promoted to brigadier general.
Lacson, a member of the PMA "Matatag" Class of 1971, was also meeting the first female adjutant of the PMA corps of cadets.