Executive officer

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"If the crew doesn't hate the XO, then he's not doing his job." --Saul Tigh

The executive officer (more commonly known as the XO) is the second in command aboard a Colonial Fleet vessel and is responsible for administrative duties and the detailed management of affairs, giving the commanding officer time to deal with broader issues.

The rank normally held by an executive officer of a battlestar is major or colonel, though an officer of any rank can fill this billet.

Executive Officer, battlestar Galactica

For a complete history of Galactica's XOs see: Senior Staff of Galactica

• Colonel Saul Tigh ("The Passage" to present)

Executive Officer, battlestar Pegasus

• Colonel Jurgen Belzen (shot by Admiral Cain for disobeying an order in "Razor")
• Colonel Jack Fisk ("Razor" to "Resurrection Ship, Part II")
• Commander Barry Garner's and Commander Fisk's XOs are unknown
• Major Kendra Shaw (an indeterminate amount of time between the events of "The Captain's Hand" and the settlement of New Caprica)
• Lieutenant Anastasia Dualla ("Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" to "Exodus, Part II")

Notes

• Executive Officer, in the military context, is used in several branches of armed forces worldwide (army, naval, marine, air force). Certain forces, such as the British Army use the formal title "Second-in-Command" (2i/c) rather than XO.

See Also

• List of terms in the Re-imagined Series