An adjutant general is a military officer responsible for allocating personnel and resources, keeping records, and coordinating with political leaders in the event of disasters or conflicts. In the US, deputy generals are appointed by the governor to lead National Guard units and may receive orders from the President and Joint Chiefs of Staff. They oversee record keeping and resource assessments, as well as day-to-day operations on behalf of the Chief of Staff.
An adjutant general is an armed forces officer responsible for allocating personnel and resources on behalf of an individual unit or army. Deputy generals are also tasked with keeping records for military personnel, including registration, appraisal, and discharge documents. This term also refers to the main military figure of a regional force, such as the state’s National Guard in the United States. Regional Deputy Generals coordinate with political leaders to organize forces in the event of natural or man-made disasters, terrorism, invasion, and overseas conflicts.
The deputy general in the United States Army is given the rank of lieutenant general with similar ranks in other military services. This position places the auxiliary general directly under the Chief of Staff, a position responsible for overseeing the military’s administrative concerns. Generally, Deputy Generals are considered the Assistant Chief of Staff and carry out day-to-day operations on behalf of the Chief of Staff. These operational tasks include changing personnel, ensuring sufficient space for transferred soldiers, and assessing equipment needs in the event of active operations.
Individual divisions and battalions within an army may field deputy generals to marshal limited resources. This officer works with the division chief of staff to assess ammunition, emergency supplies, and food reserves. These resource assessments are shared with deputy generals in other units in the region to avoid inefficiencies. An assistant general in an army division coordinates with the army’s Deputy General Corps to organize transfers, discharges, and training of personnel. Additional responsibilities of a general adjutant include training officers for human resources and administrative positions within the chief of staff’s office.
Deputy generals oversee record keeping processes regarding movement and advancement of personnel throughout the army. This oversight includes reviewing recording materials and staffing assessments for clarity, accuracy, and completeness with personnel employed by the Chief of Staff’s office to sort high volumes of incoming documents. A general aide also handles the storage of sensitive materials, including discharge papers for enlisted personnel and officers. In many military organizations, these records are increasingly being digitized, although paper documents remain in storage to protect against computer intrusions.
Appointed by the governor in most cases, the US National Guard places the Adjutant General at the head of each National Guard unit. As of January 2011, 54 deputy generals are in charge of units in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands. These military leaders may also receive orders from the President of the United States and the Joint Chiefs of Staff when operational assistance is needed at home and abroad. Deputy generals of the US National Guard remain updated on the needs of personnel under their command at events organized by the General Association of Adjutants of the United States.
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