Chief of Staff of the United States Army

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Chief of Staff of the Army
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since 21 September 2023
Department of the Army
Army Staff
Type United States Army service chief
AbbreviationCSA
Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff
Reports to Secretary of the Army
Residence Quarters 1, Fort Myer
Seat The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length 4 years
Renewable one time, only during war or national emergency
Constituting instrument 10 U.S.C.   § 3033
Precursor Commanding General of the Army
Formation15 August 1903
First holder LTG Samuel B. M. Young
Deputy Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Website www.army.mil

The chief of staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory position in the United States Army held by a general officer. As the highest-ranking officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, the chief is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the secretary of the Army. In a separate capacity, the CSA is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (10 U.S.C.   § 151) and, thereby, a military advisor to the National Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the president of the United States. The CSA is typically the highest-ranking officer on active duty in the U.S. Army unless the chairman or the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are Army officers.

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The chief of staff of the Army is an administrative position based in the Pentagon. While the CSA does not have operational command authority over Army forces proper (which is within the purview of the Combatant Commanders who report to the Secretary of Defense), the CSA does exercise supervision of army units and organizations as the designee of the Secretary of the Army.

The current Chief of Staff of the Army is General Randy George, who was sworn in on 21 September 2023, having previously served as acting CSA from 4 August.

Appointment

The chief of staff of the Army is nominated for appointment by the president, for a four-year term of office, [1] and must be confirmed by the Senate. [1] The chief can be reappointed to serve one additional term, but only during times of war or national emergency declared by Congress. [1] By statute, the chief is appointed as a four-star general. [1]

The chief has an official residence, Quarters 1 at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, Virginia.

Responsibilities

The senior leadership of the Department of the Army consists of two civilians—the secretary of the Army (head of the department and subordinate to the secretary of defense) and the under secretary of the Army—and two military officers—the chief of staff of the Army and the vice chief of staff of the Army.

The chief reports directly to the secretary of the Army for army matters and assists in the Secretary's external affairs functions, including presenting and enforcing army policies, plans, and projections. The chief also directs the inspector general of the Army to perform inspections and investigations as required. In addition, the chief presides over the Army Staff and represents Army capabilities, requirements, policy, plans, and programs in Joint forums. [2] Under delegation of authority made by the secretary of the Army, the chief designates army personnel and army resources to the commanders of the unified combatant commands. [3] The chief performs all other functions enumerated in 10 U.S.C.   § 3033 under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Army, or delegates those duties and responsibilities to other officers in his administration in his name. Like the other service counterparts, the chief has no operational command authority over army forces, dating back to the passage of the Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958. The chief is served by a number of Deputy Chiefs of Staff of the Army, such as G-1, Personnel. The chief's base pay is $21,147.30 per month and also received a Personal Money Allowance (Monthly Amount) of $333.33, a basic allowance for subsistence of $253.38, and a basic allowance for housing from $50.70 to $1,923.30.

History

In the 19th century the American land military used the title of "General-in-Chief" beginning with Gen. James Wilkinson (1757-1825), and later for several decades of commanding Gen. Winfield Scott (1786-1866). Later Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), given the title after being recalled to come east from the Western Theater of the Civil War in 1864. By 1903, the senior military officer in the army was the Commanding General of the United States Army, who reported to the U.S. Secretary of War. From 1864 to 1865, Major General Henry Halleck (1815-1872), who had previously been Commanding General earlier in the war, served as "Chief of Staff of the Army" under the newly appointed Commanding General, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, thus serving in a different office and not as the senior officer in the army. Halleck was centered in the old brick War Department building adjacent west of the White House, along with the War Secretary, whereas Gen. Grant was out in the field.

The first chief of staff moved his headquarters to Fort Myer in northern Virginia, near the national capital of Washington, D.C.. in 1908.[ clarification needed ]

List of chiefs of staff of the Army

The rank listed is the rank when serving in the office.

No.PortraitNameTermBranchSecretaries served under:Ref.
Took officeLeft officeDuration War / Army Defense
1
Samuel Young.jpg
Young, Samuel Baldwin Marks Lieutenant General
Samuel B. M. Young
(1840–1924)
15 August 19038 January 1904146 days Cavalry Elihu Root [4]
2
AdnaChaffee.jpg
Chaffee, AdnaLieutenant General
Adna R. Chaffee
(1842–1914)
9 January 190414 January 19062 years, 5 daysCavalry Elihu Root
William Howard Taft
[4]
3
Gen John Bates.jpg
Bates, JohnLieutenant General
John C. Bates
(1842–1919)
15 January 190613 April 190689 days Infantry William Howard Taft [4]
4
JamesBell.jpg
Bell, James Major General
J. Franklin Bell
(1856–1919)
14 April 190621 April 19104 years, 7 daysCavalry William Howard Taft
Luke Edward Wright
Jacob M. Dickinson
[4]
5
Leonard Wood 1903.jpg
Wood, LeonardMajor General
Leonard Wood
(1860–1927)
22 April 191021 April 19143 years, 364 daysMedical and cavalry Jacob M. Dickinson
Henry L. Stimson
Lindley Miller Garrison
[4]
6
William W. Wotherspoon.jpg
Wotherspoon, WilliamMajor General
William W. Wotherspoon
(1850–1921)
22 April 191416 November 1914208 daysInfantry Lindley Miller Garrison [4]
7
Hugh L. Scott Portrait.jpg
Scott, HughMajor General
Hugh L. Scott
(1853–1934)
17 November 191422 September 19172 years, 309 daysCavalry Lindley Miller Garrison
Newton D. Baker
[4]
8
Gen Tasker H Bliss.JPG
Bliss, Tasker General
Tasker H. Bliss
(1853–1930)
23 September 191719 May 1918238 days Field artillery Newton D. Baker [4]
9
Gen Peyton C March.jpg
March, PeytonGeneral
Peyton C. March
(1864–1955)
20 May 191830 June 19213 years, 41 daysField artillery Newton D. Baker
John W. Weeks
[4]
10
GEN Pershing as Chief Of Staff.jpg
Pershing, John General of the Armies
John J. Pershing
(1860–1948)
1 July 192113 September 19243 years, 74 daysCavalry John W. Weeks [4]
11
John L Hines painting (cropped).jpg
Hines, JohnMajor General
John L. Hines
(1868–1968)
14 September 192420 November 19262 years, 68 daysInfantry John W. Weeks
Dwight F. Davis
[4]
12
Charles Pelot Summerall painting.jpg
Summerall, CharlesGeneral
Charles P. Summerall
(1867–1955)
21 November 192620 November 19303 years, 364 daysInfantry and artillery Dwight F. Davis
James William Good
Patrick J. Hurley
[4]
13
Ritratto del General Douglas MacArthur.jpg
MacArthur, DouglasGeneral
Douglas MacArthur
(1880–1964)
21 November 19301 October 19354 years, 315 daysInfantry and engineers Patrick J. Hurley
George Dern
[4]
14
MalinCraig.jpg
Craig, MalinGeneral
Malin Craig
(1875–1945)
2 October 193531 August 19393 years, 333 daysInfantry and cavalry George Dern
Harry Hines Woodring
[4]
15
Thomas Edgar Stephens - George C. Marshall - Google Art Project.jpg
Marshall, George General of the Army
George C. Marshall
(1880–1959)
1 September 193918 November 19456 years, 78 daysInfantry Harry Hines Woodring
Henry L. Stimson
Robert P. Patterson
[4]
16
Thomas Edgar Stephens - Dwight D. Eisenhower - Google Art Project.jpg
Eisenhower, DwightGeneral of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1890–1969)
19 November 19456 February 19482 years, 79 daysInfantry Robert P. Patterson (of War)
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
(of War, 1947; of the Army, 1947–1949)
James Forrestal
(from Sep. 1947)
[4]
17
Omar Bradley, official military photo, 1949 (cropped).JPEG
Bradley, OmarGeneral
Omar N. Bradley
(1893–1981)
7 February 194815 August 1949 [lower-alpha 1] 1 year, 189 daysInfantry Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Gordon Gray
James Forrestal
Louis A. Johnson
[4]
18
J-lawton-collins-1948.jpg
Collins, JosephGeneral
J. Lawton Collins
(1896–1987)
16 August 1949 [lower-alpha 2] 14 August 19533 years, 363 daysInfantry Gordon Gray
Frank Pace
Robert T. Stevens
Louis A. Johnson
George C. Marshall
Robert A. Lovett
Charles Erwin Wilson
[4]
19
Matthew Ridgway.jpg
Ridgway, MatthewGeneral
Matthew B. Ridgway
(1895–1993)
15 August 195329 June 19551 year, 319 daysInfantry Robert T. Stevens Charles Erwin Wilson [4]
20
GEN Maxwell D. Taylor, portrait as CSA (cropped).jpg
Taylor, MaxwellGeneral
Maxwell D. Taylor
(1901–1987)
30 June 195530 June 1959 [lower-alpha 3] 4 years, 0 daysField artillery Robert T. Stevens
Wilber M. Brucker
Charles Erwin Wilson
Neil H. McElroy
[4]
21
GEN Lyman L. Lemnitzer, portrait as CSA (tight crop).jpg
Lemnitzer, LymanGeneral
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
(1899–1988)
1 July 1959 [lower-alpha 2] 30 September 1960 [lower-alpha 1] 1 year, 91 daysInfantry and coast artillery Wilber M. Brucker Neil H. McElroy
Thomas S. Gates Jr.
[4]
22
General George Decker portrait, CSA (cropped).jpg
Decker, GeorgeGeneral
George H. Decker
(1902–1980)
1 October 1960 [lower-alpha 2] 30 September 19621 year, 364 daysInfantry Wilber M. Brucker
Elvis Stahr Jr.
Cyrus Vance
Thomas S. Gates Jr.
Robert McNamara
[4]
23
Earle Wheeler official photo.JPEG
Wheeler, EarleGeneral
Earle G. Wheeler
(1908–1975)
1 October 19622 July 1964 [lower-alpha 1] 1 year, 275 daysInfantry and armor Cyrus Vance
Stephen Ailes
Robert McNamara [4]
24
HaroldJohnson.png
Johnson, HaroldGeneral
Harold K. Johnson
(1912–1983)
3 July 19642 July 19683 years, 365 daysInfantry and cavalry Stephen Ailes
Stanley Rogers Resor
Robert McNamara
Clark Clifford
[4]
25
Gen William C Westmoreland.jpg
Westmoreland, WilliamGeneral
William C. Westmoreland
(1914–2005)
3 July 196830 June 19723 years, 363 daysField artillery Stanley Rogers Resor
Robert Froehlke
Clark Clifford
Melvin Laird
[4]
GEN Bruce Palmer.jpg
Palmer, BruceGeneral
Bruce Palmer Jr.
(1913–2000)
Acting
[lower-alpha 4]
1 July 197211 October 1972102 daysInfantry and cavalry Robert Froehlke Melvin Laird [4]
26
GEN Creighton W Abrams.JPG
Abrams, CreightonGeneral
Creighton W. Abrams Jr.
(1914–1974)
12 October 19724 September 1974 1 year, 327 daysArmor Robert Froehlke
Bo Callaway
Melvin Laird
Elliot Richardson
James R. Schlesinger
[4]
[lower-alpha 4] Frederick Carlton Weyand.jpg General
Frederick C. Weyand
(1916–2010)
5 September 19744 October 197429 daysInfantry and intelligence Bo Callaway
Martin R. Hoffmann
James R. Schlesinger
Donald Rumsfeld
[5] [6]
274 October 197430 September 19761 year, 362 days [4]
28
Bernard Rogers.jpg
Rogers, BernardGeneral
Bernard W. Rogers
(1921–2008)
[lower-alpha 5]
1 October 197621 June 19792 years, 263 daysInfantry Martin R. Hoffmann
Clifford Alexander Jr.
Donald Rumsfeld
Harold Brown
[4]
29
GEN Meyer, Edward C USA.JPEG
Meyer, EdwardGeneral
Edward C. Meyer
(1928–2020)
22 June 197921 June 19833 years, 364 daysInfantry Clifford Alexander Jr.
John O. Marsh Jr.
Harold Brown
Caspar Weinberger
[4]
30
GEN John A. Wickham, USA.jpg
Wickham, JohnGeneral
John A. Wickham Jr.
(1928–2024)
23 June 1983 [lower-alpha 2] 23 June 19874 years, 0 daysInfantry and cavalry John O. Marsh Jr. Caspar Weinberger [4]
31
Portrait of U.S. Army Gen. Carl E. Vuono, CHIEF of STAFF, U.S. Army (Uncovered) (Official U.S. Army photograph) (Released) (PC-191796).jpg
Vuono, CarlGeneral
Carl E. Vuono
(born 1934)
23 June 198721 June 19913 years, 363 daysField artillery John O. Marsh Jr.
Michael P. W. Stone
Caspar Weinberger
Frank Carlucci
Dick Cheney
[4]
32
General Gordon Sullivan, official military photo 1992.JPEG
Sullivan, GordonGeneral
Gordon R. Sullivan
(1937–2024)
21 June 1991 [lower-alpha 2] 20 June 19953 years, 364 daysArmor and mechanized infantry Michael P. W. Stone
Togo D. West Jr.
Dick Cheney
Les Aspin
William J. Perry
[4]
33
Reimer chief of staff.JPEG
Reimer, DennisGeneral
Dennis J. Reimer
(born 1939)
20 June 199521 June 19994 years, 1 dayArtillery and mechanized infantry Togo D. West Jr.
Louis Caldera
William J. Perry
William Cohen
[4]
34
EricShinseki.jpg
Shinseki, EricGeneral
Eric K. Shinseki
(born 1942)
[lower-alpha 6]
21 June 1999 [lower-alpha 2] 11 June 20033 years, 355 daysCavalry Louis Caldera
Thomas E. White
William Cohen
Donald Rumsfeld
[4]
Jack Keane.jpg
Keane, JohnGeneral
John M. Keane
(born 1943)
Acting
[lower-alpha 4]
11 June 20031 August 200351 daysInfantryNone [lower-alpha 7] Donald Rumsfeld [7]
35
Peter Schoomaker.jpg
Schoomaker, PeterGeneral
Peter J. Schoomaker
(born 1946)
[lower-alpha 8]
1 August 200310 April 20073 years, 252 daysCavalry and Special Forces Francis J. Harvey
Pete Geren
Donald Rumsfeld
Robert Gates
[4]
36
George W. Casey 2007.jpg
Casey, GeorgeGeneral
George W. Casey Jr.
(born 1948)
10 April 200711 April 20114 years, 1 dayArmor and mechanized infantry Pete Geren
John M. McHugh
Robert Gates [8]
37
Dempsey max.jpg
Dempsey, MartinGeneral
Martin E. Dempsey
(born 1952)
11 April 20117 September 2011 [lower-alpha 1] 149 daysArmor and armored
cavalry
John M. McHugh Robert Gates
Leon Panetta
[9]
38
Odierno Raymond CSA ASU.jpg
Odierno, RaymondGeneral
Raymond T. Odierno
(1954–2021)
7 September 201114 August 20153 years, 341 daysField artillery John M. McHugh Leon Panetta
Chuck Hagel
Ash Carter
[10]
39
Mark Milley Army Chief of Staff.jpg
Milley, MarkGeneral
Mark A. Milley
(born 1958)
14 August 20159 August 2019 [lower-alpha 1] 3 years, 360 daysArmor and light infantry John M. McHugh
Eric Fanning
Mark Esper
Ryan D. McCarthy
Ash Carter
Jim Mattis
Mark Esper
[11]
40
GEN James C. McConville (4).jpg
McConville, JamesGeneral
James C. McConville
(born 1959)
9 August 2019 [lower-alpha 2] 4 August 20233 years, 360 days Aviation and cavalry Ryan D. McCarthy
Christine Wormuth
Mark Esper
Lloyd Austin
[12]
[lower-alpha 4] GEN Randy A. George (2).jpg General
Randy A. George
(born 1964)
4 August 202321 September 202348 daysInfantry Christine Wormuth Lloyd Austin [13]
4121 September 2023Incumbent1 year, 22 days [14]

Timeline

Randy GeorgeJames C. McConvilleMark MilleyRaymond T. OdiernoMartin DempseyGeorge W. Casey Jr.Peter SchoomakerEric ShinsekiDennis ReimerGordon R. SullivanCarl E. VuonoJohn A. Wickham Jr.Edward C. MeyerBernard W. RogersFrederick C. WeyandCreighton AbramsWilliam WestmorelandHarold Keith JohnsonEarle WheelerGeorge DeckerLyman LemnitzerMaxwell D. TaylorMatthew RidgwayJ. Lawton CollinsOmar BradleyDwight D. EisenhowerGeorge C. MarshallMalin CraigDouglas MacArthurCharles Pelot SummerallJohn L. HinesJohn J. PershingPeyton C. MarchTasker H. BlissHugh L. ScottWilliam Wallace WotherspoonLeonard WoodJ. Franklin BellJohn C. BatesAdna ChaffeeSamuel Baldwin Marks YoungChief of Staff of the United States Army

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Served prior as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
  3. Appointed Military Representative of the President from 1959 to 1962; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1962 to 1964.
  4. 1 2 3 4 In capacity as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
  5. Last World War II veteran to serve as Chief of Staff.
  6. Last Vietnam War veteran to serve as Chief of Staff.
  7. Les Brownlee served as acting Secretary of the Army during this period.
  8. Recalled to active duty to serve as Chief of Staff. Schoomaker previously served as Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command from 1997 to 2000.

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