Batman (military) men where in military service. In the Terry Pratchett novel "Monstrous Regiment", the main character serves as batman to her lieutenant. In the animated TV series "ReBoot", 1 binome Binky Ffarquarson is batman to 0 binome fighter pilot Algernon Cholmondley-Worthington III (who is addressed in canon only as "sir"). Batman (military) A batman or an orderly is a soldier or airman assigned to a commissioned officer as a personal servant. Before the advent of motorized transport, an officer's batman was also in charge of the officer's "bat-horse" that carried the pack saddle with his officer's kit during a campaign. The
Non-commissioned officer that require a significant amount of training, far greater than the amount required for a basic job (12 months vs. 2 weeks). Because these jobs are more technically advanced the schools have higher attrition rates, demand more responsibility, and require longer initial enlistments, these sailors are able to advance to petty officer third class. Another way for a sailor to earn accelerated advancement is by graduating top 10% of their class within their "A" school. Non-commissioned officer A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who has not earned a commission. Non-commissioned officers usually obtain their position of authority by