Jedi Commander / Legends Jedi Commander was a rank in the military hierarchy of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars . Members of the Jedi Order serving in this position held the rank of Padawan . Overview . Formed in 22 BBY , the Grand Army consisted of clone troopers who were bred to serve the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order . Under the overall command of Supreme Chancellor , the Grand Army ' s Order of Battle saw members of the Jedi Order placed in leadership positions . The ORBAT saw 80 generals placed in command of corps along with a clone marshal commander , and 320 in command of legions along with a senior clone commander . There were also ten High Jedi General s in command of systems armies , and twenty Senior Jedi General s in command of sector armies . Padawans were given the rank of Jedi Commander and put in command of each of the army ' s 1 , 280 regiments . As a Padawan in the Jedi Order was only an apprentice , many were stationed at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant during the war if a General could not accompany them onto the battlefield . Senior Padawans remained on alert at the Temple , ready to be dispatched ; younger Padawans , especially those who had lost their masters in the war , remained at the Temple doing research on strategy and running through advanced lightsaber combat training . Some Padawans invoked the Right of Denial , a right granted by the Jedi High Council to refuse to take on a military rank . The High Council did not look fondly on those who shirked their duties to the Republic , requiring them to turn over their lightsabers to the Coruscant Temple . When Supreme Chancellor Palpatine betrayed the Order at the end of the war by issuing Order 66 , most Jedi were caught off guard as their own troopers turned their blasters on them . Nearly every active Jedi , whether serving as a Commander or a General , was cut down by their own troopers in a single day . Those who survived were stripped of their rank and went into hiding , many being hunted down by the newly risen Galactic Empire ' s Inquisitorius . Notable Jedi Commanders . During the Clone Wars , several Commanders achieved notoriety for their bravery and courage . Others , however , fell victim to the persuasion of the dark side of the Force and left the Order or were otherwise stripped of their rank and cast out off the Jedi Path . When the war erupted , Padawan Etain Tur - Mukan was deep undercover on the planet Qiilura when the war broke out on Geonosis and was therefore unaware of her new rank . When Omega Squad arrived on planet to rescue her from overwhelming odds , Tur - Mukan was coached by her loyal clones on how to lead and went on to liberate the planet . Joined by Padawan / Commander Bardan Jusik , the two apprentices would successfully pass their Trials of Knighthood on the planet , organizing a local militia to work as a barrier against future occupation by the Confederacy . During the early stages of war , many Padawans lost their masters to the savage conflict . These Commanders , though still fledgling Jedi , were forced to lead their armies on their own through a battle until reinforcements arrived . During the bloody battle on Jabiim , the so - called Padawan Pack was formed from Commanders who had lost their masters and were forced to survive through the battle on their own . While they fought valiantly , all members of the Pack met their demise on the battlefield except for Anakin Skywalker . When Ahsoka Tano became Anakin Skywalker ' s Padawan , she became a commander . As the war raged on , many Padawans felt the strain that such wide - spread conflict placed on Jedi principals . During the fight or Thustra , Padawans Cal and Pix were forced to lead their troopers after both their masters were killed in a suicide attack by the native Sephi . Disappointed when the diminutive Grand Master Yoda arrived to negotiate peace with King Alaric , Cal had hoped a more aggressive stance would have been taken to avenge his master . Accompanying Master Yoda to the capital , Cal grew restless with Master Yoda ' s patience when the two Jedi were placed under house - arrest by the king . Staging an escape , Padawan Cal was overwhelmed by attacking Sephi soldiers and died in Yoda ' s arms , cursing his name . Padawans Codi Ty and Flynn Kybo joined Master B ' dard Tone in an unsanctioned assassination mission to kill General Grievous , Supreme Commander of the Confederation military . While Tone and Kybo both died , Padawan Ty was stripped of his rank both as Commander and apprentice and exiled from the Order . During the final days of the war , Commanders Ekria , Zonder , and Drake Lo ' gaan gathered on Felucia with Masters Aayla Secura and Barriss Offee to end the ongoing battle there . While separate from their masters , the three Jedi intercepted a message from Coruscant just as the clones in the field received it . Directly from the Office of the Supreme Chancellor , Order 66 had been issued : execute all Jedi . Fleeing the wrath of their clones , the Padawans made it offworld before being killed .