Jedi Commander

Jedi Commander was a title given to Jedi Padawans who took leadership positions within in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. Each Jedi Commander would serve under the command of a Jedi General, who held the rank of Jedi Knight or Jedi Master within the Jedi Order, and was also the Padawan's master. If a Jedi General did not have a Padawan learner, a Clone Commander would usually fill in that spot within the command structure. For example, Clone Commander CC-2224 "Cody" filled that rank under Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi. Occasionally, however, the slots for one or more ranks would remain unoccupied. For example, Clone Captain CT-7567 "Rex" took orders directly from Jedi General Anakin Skywalker, and the Commander slot remained open until Skywalker was assigned Togruta Ahsoka Tano as his Padawan and Jedi Commander during the Battle of Christophsis. During the Mission to Rugosa, Lieutenant Thire would take orders directly from Grand Master Yoda, with many unoccupied slots in the command structure. Other times, a Jedi General would take on both a Jedi Commander and a Clone Commander, as Luminara Unduli did with Barriss Offee and CC-1004 "Gree". In other situations, a Jedi General would take on a Padawan learner, but still give orders to a Clone Commander. The Padawan learner would be a de facto Jedi Commander, but did not hold a formal rank within the Republic military. Jedi Master Depa Billaba and Jedi Padawan Caleb Dume had their command structured this way.