Batman (army) - Definition

A batman is a soldier assigned to a commissioned officer as a personal servant.

Duties often include:

• acting as a "runner" to convey orders from the officer to subordinates
• maintaining the officer's uniform and personal equipment as a valet
• driving the officer's vehicle, sometimes under combat conditions
• other miscellaneous tasks the officer does not himself (or herself) have time or inclination to do

External links

• Recollections from memory about batmen (http://www.defencejournal.com/2001/july/batmen.htm)