Officer First

procedural concise reliable unobtrusive

A specific unnamed military officer in the Situation Room.

5 appearances

Also known as: OFFICER, Officer, OFFICER 1ST, Officer 1ST

Officer First's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S1E2 · Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Leo Seizes the Moment — Rapid Strike Readiness and Josh Shut Out

Calmly professional; delivering facts without dramatics, implicitly underscoring the seriousness of the situation.

Delivers the carrier/F‑14 readiness line: explains that a second carrier group and F‑14s off two carriers would be 'booked up,' providing the operational framing that compresses the room's timeline.

View full event

S1E2 · Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Summoned to the President — Leo Cuts the Briefing Short

Professionally neutral — focused on transmitting exact, usable facts.

Provides concise, technical reporting about carrier and air-wing disposition — informing the room that a second carrier group and F‑14s will be in place and thus setting operational expectations.

View full event

S1E3 · A Proportional Response

From Coffee to 'Total Disaster'

Focused and neutral; slightly tense as the room's tone shifts toward confrontation.

Officer First supports the briefing with concise confirmations and procedural readiness cues, enabling the Admiral's presentation and maintaining the Situation Room's technical rhythm as the argument intensifies.

View full event

S1E12 · He Shall, From Time To Time...

Situation Room: India–Pakistan Nuclear Readiness Briefing

Calm, methodical — focused on relaying facts, not commentary.

Reads out unit identifiers (the numbered units), answers Admiral's prompt with quick, clipped technical reporting, and then steps aside to execute immediate communication tasks.

View full event

S1E12 · He Shall, From Time To Time...

Bartlet's Celtics Quip Masks a Brewing Crisis

Measured and procedural; focused on accuracy and timeliness rather than commentary.

Delivers tactical counts (the numbered Indian units), handles the phone tasking, and later reports the Celtics' result—acting as the operational hands and voice that translate field reporting into the room's …

View full event