Headquarters Company is considered one of the elite companies of the New York Military Academy battalion. It is specially reserved for members of the academy's Military Police (MP), Color Guard, and D Troop (equestrian)
Headquarters is commonly known as "HQ", "HHC" (A term used for Headquarters Staff and Headquarters Company)and H-Crew.
Chain of Command
In the 2005-2006 SY, the Chain of Command for Headquarters Company was as follows:
Commander-
Captain Matthew Bender
Executive Officer- First Lieutenant
Jeremy Chumfong; First Lieutenant
Jonathan Ribiero
Platoon Leader- Second Lieutenant
Nam Gu Kang
First Sergeant- First Sergeant
Kenneth Chan
Assistant First Sergeant- Master Sergeant
Leah Friedman
Platoon Sergeant- Sergeant First Class
Jason Bascom
Squad Leader- Sergeant First Class
Kirill Masychev
Squad Leader- Staff Sergeant
Ross Clemente
Squad Leader- Corporal
Ian Jefferson
Squad Leader- Corporal
Matthew Robayo
Color Guard Commander- Master Sergeant
Francis Levesque
MP Commander- Sergeant First Class
Charles Righter
Guidon Bearer-Corporal
John Connors
Battalion Staff:
First Captain/BN CDR: Lieutenant Colonel
Ross Kuntzelmann
Second Captain/BN XO: Major
Shin Won Moon
Third captain/Chief of Staff: Captain
Eva Childs
S-1 Adjutant: Captain
Melissa Arena
S-2 Security: Second Lieutenant
Nic Mwamburi
S-3 Operations: Major
Matthew Rosenfelder
S-4 JROTC: Second Lieutenant
Kris Zelhof
S-5 Public Affairs: Second Lieutenant
Antoinette Troy
S-6 Mess Hall: Second Lieutenant
Lucille Maartin
S-7 Infirmary: First Lieutenant
Pete Rugg
S-8 Athletics: First Lieutenant
Justin LoPresti
CSM: CSM
Gina Knapp'''