The officers of the Society shall be a President, three Vice-Presidents and an Executive Director and Secretary-Treasurer. The officers of the Society shall be Members of the Society. The President and Vice-Presidents shall be elected officers and the Executive Director and Secretary-Treasurer shall be appointed by the Council under such terms as the Council shall decide.
To the extent practical, the three Vice-Presidents shall represent a balance among the military sector, public sector civilians, the civil sector and academia with no more than two serving Vice Presidents having spent the predominant portion of their careers in the same sector.
The President shall be elected biennially by the Society and assume office on the first day of the Society's fiscal year following his election. One Vice-President shall be elected each year by the Society, for a three-year term of office starting on the first day of the Society's fiscal year following his election.
The Council may appoint a member of the Society as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer who will be an officer of the Society only when acting for the Executive Director and Secretary-Treasurer as authorized by Article IX, Section 5. This appointment is for a stated term which will not extend more than 60 days beyond the term of the incumbent Executive Director and Secretary-Treasurer, unless extended by action of the Council.