Command staff or not command staff

[Nick]

Anyway, back on the subject of command staff...

Aside from the ICS environment that Bob already covered, my take on command staff is that command staff = people with command in their title: commanders, vice commanders and deputy commanders.  Everything else supports the command staff as a matter of the squadron type:

With a composite squadron, there is the commander's support staff, which include the safety officer, chaplain/MLO, admin officer, and PA officer... and special staff officers (personnel, recruiting, legal, finance, medical, testing and historian).  The remainder fall under the deputy commander for seniors.  Now, I would love to know some day how NHQ came up with the conclusion of which positions fall under special staff and which positions fall under the deputy commander for seniors, but hey. 

Then with the senior and cadet squadrons, all support staff positions fall under the deputy commander.

Confusing and obscure?  Sure.  Reminds me of the whole A-staff conversation I've had on several occasions with people like Maryland Wing.  I think sometimes we'd be best served organizing the squadrons into S-staff, but I'm afraid too many heads would blow up like Buckeye was sayin'.

[BuckeyeDEJ]

With a composite squadron, there is the commander's support staff, which include the safety officer, chaplain/MLO, admin officer, and PA officer... and special staff officers (personnel, recruiting, legal, finance, medical, testing and historian).  The remainder fall under the deputy commander for seniors.  Now, I would love to know some day how NHQ came up with the conclusion of which positions fall under special staff and which positions fall under the deputy commander for seniors, but hey. 

In ways, it doesn't make much sense at all, other than to try to delineate two sides of the house. Safety falls under the commander, but logistics for the entire unit falls under the deputy commander for seniors? Seems to me you'd want positions common to the entire unit under a unified command, but then you're probably undermining the concept of adults vs. cadets.

Maybe the organizational thing to do is put 'em all under one commander and deputy commander, then separate cadets into a detachment with its own commander.

(scratching head)