"S" designations?

[armored infantry]

Marion,

 

You are correct. That will teach me to work off the top of my head when I should go check the records. The S-1 was indeed the Adjutant, and at the battalion level was also the commander of the battalion headquarters company. I assume this is the same for the regimental level.

Hi Jim:

 

This confusion over the words "Personnel" vs "Adjustant" appears to stem from the terminology found in the FMs themselves. For example the FM for the armored infantry battalion uses the term "Personnel Adjutant." I suppose the term has simply been shortened to "Personnel" in some of the official and non-official literature. Hence the interchangeability of these two terms.

 

I was not confused about the difference between the G and S levels. I simply assumed it was a given.

 

Thanks for the correction.

 

Jim