text: Human Resources Echelons, Organizations, and Staff Elements
  throughout this manual. General Officer-level HQ, without a headquarters and headquarters battalion S-1
  section or equivalent, must be augmented by their higher HQ for support in deployed areas. The G-1/AG
  section of these HQ do not have the capacity or resources to provide this internal headquarters and
  headquarters battalion S-1 support. Refer to ATP 1-0.1 for specific duties and responsibilities of the brigade
  S-1 section.
  BATTALION S-1
  2-30. The battalion S-1 is the principal staff advisor to the battalion commander for all matters concerning
  HR support including talent management. The battalion S-1 section plans, provides, and coordinates the
  delivery of HR support, services, and information to all assigned and attached personnel within the battalion.
  Refer to ATP 1-0.1 for specific duties and responsibilities of the battalion S-1 section.
  THE ROLE OF THE ADJUTANT
  2-31. While this manual discusses the tactical and technical functions in terms of core competencies and
  subordinate key functions, HR professionals must take into careful consideration the art of how to execute
  them. The role of the adjutant goes beyond a set of additional duties assigned to the S-1 based on tradition or
  expectancy. This most important tenant is found in the very root of the word adjutant, which in its literal
  translation means to help. The help or assistance rendered to a commander by the adjutant is the foundation
  of this relationship.
  2-32. The adjutant is not a separate position or billet in an organizational structure but rather the dual role an
  individual performs. The function of the adjutant should not be confused with certain routine or specialized
  duties, which may be performed. Routine duties may include clerical work, scheduling management, and
  correspondence management. Specialized duties are coordinating activities to support commander programs
  and ceremonial duties. In each of these cases, the individual performing these tasks is often referred to as the
  adjutant, but in fact, it is the senior principal staff officer for HR who serves as the trusted agent to the
  commander on all sensitive and delicate matters related to HR.
  2-33. The relationship established between the commander and the adjutant is critically important to the
  overall success of the HR mission. Each pairing is unique based on the commander’s needs. As the key
  advisor to the commander on all matters related to HR, the need for interpersonal skills and being perceptive
  cannot be overstated. The adjutant must be able to discern deeper meaning; to determine the true significance
  of what is being expressed. To achieve these ends, the adjutant must have access to the commander. Having
  access often exposes the individual to the commander’s unfiltered thoughts and feelings on sensitive matters.
  Discretion, empathy, and trust best describe the key attributes of any individual fulfilling this responsibility.
  2-34. As the skills and knowledge required to serve effectively as an adjutant take time to master, it is
  important for senior HR professionals to continuously coach, teach, and mentor HR leaders in the art of HR
  support. This is especially important for HR leaders in geographically remote or austere locations.
  Anticipating the needs of an individual commander and then being able to act upon it with timely, accurate,
  and relevant information can only achieved through practice of the art. When executing the role properly, the
  adjutant minimizes mission distracters, allowing commanders to concentrate their efforts and decision
  making on core mission objectives.
  2-35. The goal of a successful adjutant is measured in the overall effectiveness in linking the commander’s
  vision and intent to the optimal employment of the human capital to execute it. Ultimately, attributes such as
  trust, loyalty, discretion, and anticipation are critical to ensuring the S-1’s success in the adjutant role. Refer
  to ATP 1-0.1 for specific general duties commonly performed by the adjutant.
  ARMY BANDS
  2-36. Army bands promote the Army and our national interests, enable commanders to shape the
  environment to accomplish their mission, and set the conditions that lead to trust and confidence in America’s
  Army and its readiness to conduct operations in peacetime, conflict, and war. Army bands flexibility and
  versatility enable performances by using a full band or small teams. These teams allow commanders to meet
  strategic and tactical goals while simultaneously fulfilling home station requirements. Army bands are