Assistant commandant

== Subordinate officers (SOs) ==

Sub-inspectors are recruited through competitive examination conducted by Staff Selection Commission and they are referred to as DASOs (directly appointed subordinate officers). DESOs (departmental entry subordinate officers) are those officers who have been promoted through departmental exams conducted internally for inspectors, sub-inspectors, assistant sub-inspectors, head constables, constables etc. == Promotional avenues for Gazetted officers ==

After joining service as assistant commandant the following promotional avenues are available to cadre officers:- ==United States==

In the United States, assistant commandant is an appointment, not a rank. A common use of the term is for the position of assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. Appointments to this position are held by officers with the rank of general. Officers who hold this appointment are the second highest ranking officers in the United States Marine Corps after the commandant of the Marine Corps ==References==