第だい三さん部ぶ長ちょう

noun

assistant chief of staff (G3)

Military term for the assistant chief of staff in charge of operations and training (G3). Used in contexts such as the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

• 第だい三さん部ぶ長ちょうは作さく戦せん計けい画かくを担たん当とうする。

  The assistant chief of staff (G3) is in charge of operational planning.