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Minimum Rank: Vice Admiral Note: In all cases, the term "Battlegroup Commander" includes the Commodore of the SSSD Sovereign. The Battlegroup Commander is roughly equivalent in function (but not in rank or seniority) to a Subgroup Commander in the EH Subgroups, and in many cases commands a larger number of personnel. A BGCOM has the complete trust of the TIE Corps Commander and is given great flexibility to run their areas of responsibility as they see fit. The Flight Officer regards Battlegroup Commanders to be his "deputies", and as such they have almost total control of their command areas. If a problem gets to the Flight Officer past a BGCOM, it should ONLY be because the BGCOM was completely unable to provide a solution him or herself. Battlegroup Commanders are not expected to involve themselves directly in shipboard operations unless invited to do so by the Ship's Commodore. It is a Battlegroup Commander's job to oversee and supervise, not to get involved in the minutiae of running Ships, Wings or Squadrons. This is what Commodores, Wing Commanders and Commanders are for. If ever the situation arises where a BGCOM is forced to get directly involved in the day-to-day running of a unit, it is an indication that the relevant Commodore is incapable of performing their duties to the standard expected, and the BGCOM should give serious consideration to replacing them with someone who can. Battlegroup Commanders are allowed and indeed expected to dictate policy to Commodores, and should supervise Commodores to ensure that Battlegroup policy is being carried out. They may also perform the duties of Acting Commodore if a vacancy arises and the relevant Wing Commander does not have the experience to assume the duties him or herself. The Flight Officer get extremely twitchy when BGCOMs drop out of contact for more than a few days without warning. |