Staff Duties

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INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS STAFF DUTIES

AIM

ORG OF THE STAFFADVISORS OF ARM REP

DUTIES OF THE STAFF

CONCLUSION


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THE AIM OF THIS PRESENTATION IS THE AQUAINT

THE STUDENT OFFRS ON BASIC STAFF DUTIESAND ITS ESSENTIALS


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Miner staff duties. This term applies to the highly developedprocedures used by a staff officer to carry out his routinetasks: eg. The details of layout terminology, abbreviations andconventions which have been standardized, and including theissue of the commanders order and the managing of aheadquarters.

Major staff duties These are the major functions of the staff:eg. The provision of information conducted of detailed

examination of various courses of action makingrecommendations and ensuring that orders are understoodand executed as intended by the commander.


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ORGANIZATION OF THE STAFF

BRANCHES OF STAFF

In a headquarters of a division or a brigade, the staff isdivided in to the following branches and this division is basedon the type of work handled by the particular branch.

General staff branch (GS br).The GS branch is responsible forplanning and directing operations, training, intelligence, staffduties, psychological operations and media.

AQ Branch The responsibilities of the AQ branch will be

divided in to A and Q matters according to the nature of thematter.


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A Matters

The subjects coming under the purview ofA matters areadministration of personnel ceremonials honours and awardsmedical services pay and allowances discipline legal andwelfare matters.

Q Matters (also known as Log Matters).

The subjects coming under the purview ofQ matters aresupply of rations, transport ,accommodation engineerservices (constructions additions and improvements and

maintenance ) control of ordnance stores (except itemscontrolled by the GS branch) and repair and recovery.


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Coordination The deputy of the formation is

responsible for the coordination between all

branches. When there is no deputy formationcommander the senior staff officer in the GS

branch is responsible for it.


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GS BRANCH.

Armour

Artillery

Engineers

Signals

Naval of Air force representatives (if attached).

AQ BRANCH.

ESR

SLASC

SLAMC

SLAOC

SLEME

SLCMP

Pay Section

Movement control representatives


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OTHER APPOINTMENTS

In addition to the branches and function

mentioned there are certain appointmentssuch as MA, ADC to a commander and camp

commandant etc. They are not staff officers in

the strictest sense of the term staff.


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DUTIES OF THE STAFF

DUTIES IN GENERAL

The duties of the staff are to:

a. Help the commander to carry out his functions of command.

b. Help the fighting troops as well as the services in carrying outtheir tasks effectively.

c. Work as a team in close cooperation and harmony among thebranches an with the supporting arms and services.


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A staff officer should learn to study thecharacteristics of his commander. Thereby he

should establish mutual confidence andunderstanding. This confidence should be basedon loyalty tact and the competence of the staff

officers capability in staff work. The mostimportant is to bear in mind that a staff officer

serves his commander with loyalty: and not for thestaff in the superior formation. A good staff should

save his commander from worrying about minordetails.


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a. Collection and Distribution of information. The staff must constantly try to

obtain the information needed by the commander to formulate his plans.

b. Advising the Commander The guiding rule is that a staff officer should at alltimes be ready to give advice to his commander but he should do so only when

asked to do so or when in his opinion the commander has overlooked someimportant facts or details.

c. Working out the commanders plan The staff is responsible for working outdetails of the commanders plan.

d. Issue of orders Orders may be issued verbally, by wireless communicationas a formal written order or by means of a liaison officer. A staff officer should

be prepared to issue order in any of these forms and it should be clear

comprehensive and concise with speed and accuracy.

e. Representing the Commander When active operations are taking place andduring the absence of a commander his deputy or a senior staff officer in the GSbranch should be available in the headquarters to take important decisions.

The duties of the staff towards their commander

may involve the following:


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A good staff officer should consider him as the

servant of the troops. Therefore the staff has

to serve two masters: the commander and histroops. This dual obligation requires loyalty

foresight tact and sound knowledge of human

nature.


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The most essential is to gain confidence ofsubordinate commanders and their staffs aswell as regimental officers and troops. Thisconfidence can be established by efficientstaff work frequent visits sympathy andsincerity.

A staff officer must never promise anythingthat he cannot carryout. He should never pass

on responsibility. Anything that effects thefighting efficiency or the welfare of the soldermust be primary concern to the staff officerand he must never leave it to chance.


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Commanders of supporting arms usually attend whenorders are issued by the commanders they are supporting.But the representatives or heads of services normallyreceive all orders through administrative staffs. The staffmust:

a. Ensure that order are issued to commanders ofsupporting arms in the same way as they are issuedto commanders of formations or units permanently undercommand. Therefore arms advisors must beincluded in the distribution of orders as necessary.

b. Understand the capabilities and limitations of theservices to when they issue orders on behalf of theircommanders so that excessive demands are not made onthem or they are not under employed.


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DUTIES OF STAFF TOWARDS ITSELF

The keynote for better cooperation among

members of a staff in a headquarters is

goodwill and friendly personal relations

between them and the staff of the superiorand subordinate headquarters.


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The exchange of information between branches is

most vital. Nobody should pass responsibility

and term spirit should be developed to achievedesired results.


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CONCLUSION

The success of staff work depends on

its accuracy and timely conclusion.Delayed or faulty staff work may reduce

the morale of the fighting troops andmay also jeopardize the success of the

whole operation.


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