The phrase "and the commandants of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the leaders or heads of specific military units or organizations, typically in a formal or official context.
Example: "The report was submitted to the generals and the commandants of the various divisions for review."
Alternatives: "and the leaders of" or "and the heads of".
The rank of a commandant depends upon the size and importance of his command: in the British Army a colonel commandant is the senior officer of a regiment; in the French Army a commandant is the commanding officer of a battalion, a rank equivalent to major; and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps is a four-star general.
The chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force and the commandant of the Marines have until Nov. 1 to report their findings.
In all there are 116 pictures, beginning with a photo from June 21 , 1944 of Höcker and the commandant of the camp, Richard Baer, both in full SS regalia.
The guests ranged from old schoolmates to the columnist's many high-octane friends — the likes of Tom Brokaw and Ben Bradlee and Ethel Kennedy and Russell Baker and Jack Valenti and Donald Rumsfeld, as well as John Glenn, the queen of Swaziland and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
The two appeared to be heading off some of the arguments expected to be advanced in testimony before the panel on Friday by the chiefs of the Army, Air Force and Navy, and the commandant of the Marine Corps.
The chiefs of the Army and Air Force and the commandant of the Marine Corps have been more cautious, saying that the law should -- or could be repealed but that now is not the right time.
Troops do hear what their officers say, and the commandant of the Marine corps has been telling everyone who will listen that he likes D.A.D.T., as he thinks Marines do.
Last month, the Pentagon honored the Croatian chief of armed forces, Gen. Josip Lucic, with a ceremony in Washington, as well as meetings with the Army chief of staff, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, and the commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee.
The Army and Navy service chiefs supported the request but the Air Force Chief of Staff and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, suspicious of the Army, believed that the ''request represented a surreptitious attempt to expand the Army's air arm'' and opposed it.
