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 in Charge Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge The designation Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, usually abbreviated to NCOIC (or NCO I/C), signifies an individual in the enlisted ranks of a military unit who has limited command authority over others in the unit. An example would be something small like a squad leader who may have 6-12 people under his or her command. Another might be a platoon sergeant who can have 45-70 people under his or her command. Generally, an NCOIC is both an administrative leader as well as a combat leader. Only NCOs and SNCOs may serve as NCOICs. In the United States