OC and CO

sgFish SG

forgive me for asking this, but whats e diff between an OC and a CO?

i haven't done my ns yet =)

lim li hao matthew SG

OC is commander for a company
CO is the commander for the whole unit (4 companies)

Icemoon SG

The definition can get tricky. In SAF, unit can be a division also. Also, RSN calls the skipper of their ship CO also?

What unoriginal rearrangement of name. Commanding Officer, Officer Commanding.

kopiosatu SG

Commanding Officer of (insert title here)

Officer Commanding (insert title here)

chikopek SG

OC is usually LTA or CPT while CO is usually LTC.

laurence82 SG

I watched Band of Brothers, they called their company commander CO, we just do it differently…

cornyfish2000 SG

Actually, the estab rank for OC appointment holders may range from WO to LTC, depending on the unit. For CO, it may be up to COL.

And another difference between OC and CO is their relative powers in disciplining soldiers.
An OC is a Junior Disciplinary Officer (JDO) and the max punishment that he can dish out to an enlistee after a summary trial is 10 days in DB.
Whereas a CO holds the appointment of a Senior Disciplinary Officer (SDO) and can lock up an enlistee in DB for up to 40 days.

Moxie SG

"CO" is CO, lah.

"OC" is our version of the American "CC" (Company Commander).

For me, I've never been able to see "OC" & immediately not think back to the uniformed groups days of NCC, NPCC, etc.

My Arty stint had no OC's; our equivalent is called "BC" (Battery Commander).