The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).
There have been 146 lieutenant generals in the U.S. Army from 1990 to 1999, 28 of whom were promoted to four-star general. All 146 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Lieutenant generals entered the Army via several paths: 67 were commissioned via Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, 42 via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), 19 via Officer Candidate School (OCS), 15 via ROTC at a senior military college, two via direct commission (direct), and one via the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA).
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, [lower-alpha 1] active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, [lower-alpha 2] number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), [lower-alpha 3] year commissioned and source of commission, [lower-alpha 4] number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), [lower-alpha 5] and other biographical notes. [lower-alpha 6]
# | Name | Photo | Date of rank [lower-alpha 1] | Position [lower-alpha 2] | Yrs [lower-alpha 3] | Commission [lower-alpha 4] | YC [lower-alpha 5] | Notes [lower-alpha 6] |
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1 | Charles P. Otstott | 27 Jan 1990 |
| 2 | 1960 (USMA) | 30 | (1937– ) | |
2 | James W. Crysel | 27 Feb 1990 |
| 2 | 1959 (ROTC) | 31 | (1937– ) | |
3 | Marvin D. Brailsford | 11 Jun 1990 |
| 2 | 1959 (ROTC) | 31 | (1939– ) | |
* | Dennis J. Reimer | 1 Jul 1990 |
| 1 | 1962 (USMA) | 28 | (1939– ) [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 9] Promoted to general, 21 Jun 1991. | |
4 | Alonzo E. Short Jr. | 1 Jul 1990 |
| 4 | 1962 (ROTC) | 28 | (1939– ) | |
5 | Michael F. Spigelmire | 1 Jul 1990 |
| 2 | 1960 (ROTC) [1] | 30 | (1938– ) Deputy Director of Operations, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, 1996. [2] | |
6 | Billy M. Thomas | 9 Jul 1990 |
| 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 28 | (1940–2016) [3] | |
7 | William H. Reno | 1 Aug 1990 |
| 2 | 1961 (USMA) | 29 | (1936– ) | |
8 | Teddy G. Allen | 1 Sep 1990 |
| 3 | 1958 (ROTC) | 32 | (1936– ) | |
* | David M. Maddox | 9 Nov 1990 |
| 2 | 1960 (VMI) | 30 | (1938– ) [lower-alpha 7] Promoted to general, 9 Jul 1992. | |
9 | Robert D. Chelberg | 1 Jan 1991 |
| 2 | 1961 (USMA) | 30 | (1938– ) | |
10 | William G. Pagonis | 7 Feb 1991 |
| 2 | 1964 (ROTC) | 27 | (1941– ) | |
11 | James H. Johnson Jr. | 30 May 1991 |
| 2 | 1960 (USMA) | 31 | (1937–2023) | |
12 | Harold T. Fields Jr. | 5 Jun 1991 |
| 3 | 1960 (Citadel) | 31 | (1938– ) | |
13 | James D. Starling | 17 Jun 1991 |
| 2 | 1960 (USMA) | 31 | (1936–2009) [4] | |
* | J. H. Binford Peay III | 24 Jun 1991 |
| 2 | 1962 (VMI) | 29 | (1940– ) [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 7] Promoted to general, 26 Mar 1993. Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute, 2003–2020. | |
14 | Merle Freitag | 1 Jul 1991 |
| 3 | 1962 (ROTC) | 29 | (1940– ) | |
* | Ronald H. Griffith | 1 Aug 1991 |
| 4 | 1960 (ROTC) | 31 | (1936–2018) [lower-alpha 8] Promoted to general, 6 Jun 1995. | |
15 | Joseph S. Laposata | 1 Aug 1991 |
| 2 | 1960 (ROTC) | 31 | (1938–2018) [5] | |
16 | Horace G. Taylor | 1 Aug 1991 |
| 2 | 1960 (ROTC) | 31 | (1937– ) [6] | |
* | Wayne A. Downing | 5 Aug 1991 |
| 2 | 1962 (USMA) | 29 | (1940–2007) [lower-alpha 7] Promoted to general, 20 May 1993. Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, 2001–2002. | |
17 | Wilson A. Shoffner Sr. | 16 Aug 1991 |
| 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 30 | (1938–2014) Father of Army major general Wilson A. Shoffner Jr. | |
18 | Peter A. Kind | 21 Aug 1991 |
| 3 | 1957 (ROTC) | 34 | (1939– ) | |
19 | Paul G. Cerjan | 1 Oct 1991 |
| 3 | 1960 (USMA) | 31 | (1938–2011) [7] Commandant, U.S. Army War College, 1989–1991; President, Regent University, 1998–2000. | |
20 | Glynn C. Mallory Jr. | 1 Oct 1991 |
| 4 | 1961 (USMA) | 30 | (1939–2020) | |
21 | Ira C. Owens | 1 Dec 1991 |
| 4 | 1960 (OCS) | 31 | (1936– ) | |
22 | Neal T. Jaco | 1 Dec 1991 |
| 3 | 1959 (ROTC) | 32 | (1937– ) | |
23 | Carmen J. Cavezza | 1 Dec 1991 |
| 3 | 1961 (Citadel) | 30 | (1937– ) | |
24 | Samuel N. Wakefield | 9 Jan 1992 |
| 2 | 1960 (Citadel) | 32 | (1938– ) | |
25 | Charles E. Dominy | 1 Feb 1992 |
| 3 | 1962 (USMA) [8] | 30 | (1940– ) | |
26 | Jerome H. Granrud | 1 Feb 1992 |
| 2 | 1960 (ROTC) | 32 | (1937–2020) | |
27 | Thomas P. Carney | 3 Mar 1992 |
| 2 | 1963 (USMA) | 29 | (1941–2019) | |
* | Barry R. McCaffrey | 19 Jun 1992 |
| 2 | 1964 (USMA) | 28 | (1942– ) [lower-alpha 7] Promoted to general, 17 Feb 1994. Director, National Drug Control Policy, 1996–2001. Son of Army major general William J. McCaffrey. | |
* | William W. Crouch | 3 Jul 1992 |
| 3 | 1963 (ROTC) | 29 | (1941– ) [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8] Promoted to general, 1 Jan 1995. | |
28 | Jerry R. Rutherford Jr. | 3 Jul 1992 |
| 3 | 1962 (ROTC) | 30 | (c. 1943– ) | |
29 | James R. Ellis | 17 Jul 1992 |
| 2 | 1962 (USMA) | 30 | (1937– ) | |
30 | Alfred J. Mallette | 22 Jul 1992 |
| 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 31 | (1938–1994) [9] Died in office. | |
31 | Samuel E. Ebbesen | 3 Aug 1992 |
| 5 | 1961 (ROTC) | 31 | (1938– ) | |
32 | Leo J. Pigaty | 13 Aug 1992 |
| 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 31 | (1940– ) | |
33 | Daniel R. Schroeder | 16 Aug 1992 |
| 3 | 1961 (USNA) | 31 | (1938– ) | |
34 | Donald M. Lionetti [ de ] | 24 Aug 1992 |
| 2 | 1961 (USMA) | 31 | (1940–2019) | |
35 | William H. Forster Sr. | 28 Aug 1992 |
| 3 | 1960 (ROTC) | 32 | (1939– ) | |
36 | Arthur E. Williams | 1 Sep 1992 |
| 4 | 1960 (ROTC) | 32 | (1938– ) | |
37 | Alcide M. Lanoue | 8 Sep 1992 |
| 4 | 1957 (ROTC) | 35 | (1934–2021) [10] | |
* | John H. Tilelli Jr. | 26 Mar 1993 |
| 1 | 1963 (PMC) [lower-alpha 10] | 30 | (1941– ) [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 7] Promoted to general, 19 Jul 1994. | |
38 | Marvin L. Covault | 21 May 1993 |
| 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 31 | (1940– ) | |
39 | James T. Scott | 1 Jun 1993 |
| 3 | 1964 (Texas A&M) | 29 | (1942– ) | |
* | H. Hugh Shelton | 7 Jun 1993 |
| 3 | 1964 (ROTC) | 29 | (1942– ) [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 11] Promoted to general, 1 Mar 1996. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 2002. | |
40 | Richard F. Keller | 1 Jul 1993 |
| 3 | 1961 (ROTC) | 32 | (c. 1942– ) | |
41 | John E. Miller | 1 Aug 1993 |
| 4 | 1963 (ROTC) | 30 | (1941– ) | |
* | William W. Hartzog | 6 Aug 1993 [11] |
| 1 | 1963 (Citadel) | 30 | (1941–2020) Promoted to general, 1 Dec 1994. | |
42 | Thomas G. Rhame | 1 Sep 1993 |
| 4 | 1963 (ROTC) | 30 | (1941– ) | |
43 | Kenneth R. Wykle | 1 Oct 1993 |
| 2 | 1963 (ROTC) | 30 | (1941– ) Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 1997–2001. | |
44 | Daniel W. Christman | 1 Oct 1993 |
| 8 | 1965 (USMA) | 28 | (1943– ) | |
45 | John P. Otjen | 1 Oct 1993 |
| 2 | 1964 (USMA) | 29 | (1942– ) | |
46 | Paul E. Funk | 1 Nov 1993 |
| 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 32 | (1940– ) Father of Army four-star general Paul E. Funk II. | |
47 | Robert L. Ord III | 19 Nov 1993 |
| 3 | 1962 (USMA) | 31 | (1940– ) | |
48 | Malcolm R. O'Neill | 1 Dec 1993 |
| 3 | 1962 (ROTC) | 31 | (1940– ) U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, 2010–2011. | |
* | Johnnie E. Wilson | 9 Feb 1994 |
| 2 | 1967 (OCS) | 27 | (1944– ) Promoted to general, 1 May 1996. | |
49 | Marc A. Cisneros | 1 Mar 1994 |
| 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 33 | (1939– ) | |
* | Wesley K. Clark | 4 Apr 1994 |
| 2 | 1966 (USMA) | 28 | (1944– ) [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 12] Promoted to general, 21 Jun 1996. Candidate for Democratic Party nomination for U.S. President, 2004. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2000. | |
* | John G. Coburn | 15 Jul 1994 |
| 5 | 1963 (ROTC) | 31 | (1941– ) Promoted to general, 14 May 1999. | |
50 | Steven L. Arnold | 19 Jul 1994 |
| 3 | 1962 (USMA) | 32 | (1940– ) | |
51 | Paul E. Blackwell Sr. | 1 Aug 1994 |
| 2 | 1965 (ROTC) [lower-alpha 13] | 29 | (1941– ) | |
52 | Caryl G. Marsh | 1 Aug 1994 |
| 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 32 | (1939–2013) [12] | |
* | David A. Bramlett | 23 Sep 1994 |
| 2 | 1964 (USMA) | 30 | (1941– ) Promoted to general, 1 Sep 1996. | |
53 | Theodore G. Stroup Jr. | 26 Sep 1994 |
| 2 | 1962 (USMA) | 32 | (1940– ) | |
54 | Jay M. Garner | 26 Sep 1994 |
| 3 | 1962 (ROTC) | 32 | (1938– ) Director, Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, Iraq, 2003. | |
55 | Thomas M. Montgomery | 7 Oct 1994 |
| 3 | 1963 (ROTC) | 31 | (1941– ) | |
56 | Richard F. Timmons | 19 Oct 1994 |
| 3 | 1965 (VMI) | 29 | (1942– ) | |
57 | Edward D. Baca | 1 Nov 1994 |
| 4 | 1962 (OCS) | 32 | (1938–2020) First Hispanic to be chief of the National Guard Bureau. | |
58 | Otto J. Guenther | 1 Jan 1995 |
| 2 | 1963 (ROTC) | 32 | (1941–2021) [13] | |
59 | Paul E. Menoher Jr. | 10 Feb 1995 |
| 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 34 | (1939–2020) | |
* | John N. Abrams | 6 Apr 1995 |
| 3 | 1967 (OCS) | 28 | (1946–2018) Promoted to general, 14 Sep 1998. Son of Army four-star general Creighton Abrams; brother of Army four-star general Robert B. Abrams. | |
60 | Guy A. J. LaBoa | 12 May 1995 |
| 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 33 | (1939– ) | |
61 | Robert E. Gray | 25 May 1995 |
| 2 | 1966 (OCS) | 29 | (1941–2011) [14] | |
62 | Ronald V. Hite | 26 May 1995 |
| 2 | 1964 (ROTC) | 31 | (1943– ) | |
63 | George A. Fisher Jr. | 9 Jun 1995 |
| 4 | 1964 (USMA) | 31 | (1942– ) | |
64 | William G. Carter III | 15 Jun 1995 |
| 2 | 1965 (OCS) | 30 | (c. 1946– ) | |
65 | Leonard D. Holder Jr. | 19 Jul 1995 |
| 2 | 1966 (Texas A&M) | 29 | (1944– ) | |
66 | John A. Dubia | 8 Aug 1995 |
| 4 | 1966 (USMA) | 29 | (1943– ) | |
67 | Jared L. Bates | 8 Aug 1995 |
| 2 | 1964 (ROTC) | 31 | (1941– ) Coordinator of Operations, Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, 2003. | |
68 | Hubert G. Smith | 1 Sep 1995 |
| 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 33 | (1941– ) | |
* | Thomas A. Schwartz | 6 Dec 1995 |
| 3 | 1967 (USMA) | 28 | (1945– ) [lower-alpha 7] Promoted to general, 31 Aug 1998. | |
69 | Patrick M. Hughes | 12 Feb 1996 |
| 3 | 1968 (ROTC) | 28 | (1942– ) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Information Analysis, 2003–2005. | |
* | John M. Keane | 23 Feb 1996 |
| 3 | 1966 (ROTC) | 30 | (1943– ) [lower-alpha 8] Promoted to general, 22 Jan 1999. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2020. | |
70 | John J. Cusick | 22 Apr 1996 |
| 2 | 1964 (ROTC) | 32 | (1942– ) | |
71 | Dennis L. Benchoff | 1 Jul 1996 |
| 2 | 1962 (USMA) | 34 | (1939– ) | |
72 | William M. Steele | 11 Jul 1996 |
| 5 | 1967 (Citadel) | 29 | (1945– ) | |
73 | Joseph E. DeFrancisco | 15 Jul 1996 |
| 2 | 1965 (USMA) | 31 | (1942– ) | |
74 | Joseph W. Kinzer | 17 Jul 1996 |
| 2 | 1964 (OCS) | 32 | (1939– ) | |
* | Eric K. Shinseki | 5 Aug 1996 |
| 1 | 1965 (USMA) | 31 | (1942– ) [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 9] Promoted to general, 5 Aug 1997. U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2009–2014. | |
75 | David L. Benton III | 9 Aug 1996 |
| 2 | 1961 (USMA) | 35 | (c. 1942– ) | |
* | Peter J. Schoomaker | 22 Aug 1996 |
| 1 | 1969 (ROTC) | 27 | (1946– ) [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 9] [lower-alpha 14] Promoted to general, 4 Oct 1997. Brother of Army lieutenant general Eric Schoomaker. | |
76 | Joe N. Ballard | 20 Sep 1996 |
| 4 | 1965 (ROTC) | 31 | (1942– ) First African-American to serve as Chief of Engineers. | |
77 | Edward G. Anderson III | 1 Oct 1996 |
| 7 | 1966 (USMA) | 30 | (c. 1947– ) | |
78 | Ronald R. Blanck | 1 Oct 1996 |
| 4 | 1968 (direct) | 28 | (1941– ) President, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 2002–2006. | |
79 | Douglas D. Buchholz | 14 Oct 1996 |
| 2 | 1968 (ROTC) | 28 | (1946–2003) | |
80 | Frederick E. Vollrath | 1 Nov 1996 |
| 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 34 | (1940–2017) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management, 2012–2014. | |
81 | George A. Crocker | 1 Dec 1996 |
| 3 | 1966 (USMA) | 30 | (1943– ) | |
* | Tommy R. Franks | 30 May 1997 |
| 3 | 1967 (OCS) | 30 | (1945– ) [lower-alpha 7] Promoted to general, 6 Jul 2000. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2004. | |
82 | Claudia J. Kennedy | 30 May 1997 |
| 3 | 1969 (direct) | 28 | (1947– ) Chair, Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, 2010–2011. First woman to achieve the rank of lieutenant general in the Army. | |
* | Montgomery C. Meigs | 1 Jun 1997 |
| 1 | 1967 (USMA) | 30 | (1945–2021) Promoted to general, 10 Nov 1998. Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, 2005–2007. Distant cousin of Navy four-star admiral Montgomery M. Taylor and great-great-great grandnephew of Montgomery C. Meigs. | |
83 | David J. Kelley | 27 Jun 1997 |
| 3 | 1966 (USMA) | 31 | (1943–2021) | |
84 | Henry T. Glisson | 27 Jun 1997 |
| 3 | 1966 (ROTC) | 31 | (1944– ) | |
* | Paul J. Kern | 1 Jul 1997 |
| 4 | 1967 (USMA) | 30 | (1945– ) Promoted to general, 30 Oct 2001. | |
85 | David K. Heebner | 1 Jul 1997 |
| 2 | 1967 (ROTC) | 30 | (1945– ) | |
86 | Richard A. Chilcoat | 25 Jul 1997 |
| 3 | 1964 (USMA) | 33 | (1938–2010) Commandant, U.S. Army War College, 1994–1997; Dean, Bush School of Government and Public Service, 2002–2010. | |
* | John W. Hendrix | 31 Jul 1997 |
| 2 | 1965 (ROTC) | 32 | (1942– ) Promoted to general, 23 Nov 1999. | |
87 | William H. Campbell | 1 Aug 1997 |
| 3 | 1962 (ROTC) | 35 | (1940– ) | |
88 | Robert S. Coffey | 1 Aug 1997 |
| 2 | 1966 (ROTC) | 31 | (c. 1947– ) | |
89 | Randolph W. House | 1 Aug 1997 |
| 3 | 1968 (Texas A&M) | 29 | (c. 1949– ) | |
90 | Michael S. Davison Jr. | 22 Aug 1997 |
| 3 | 1964 (USMA) | 33 | (c. 1947– ) Son of Army four-star general Michael S. Davison; great-aunt married Navy four-star admiral Arthur W. Radford. | |
91 | Roger G. Thompson Jr. | 30 Aug 1997 |
| 2 | 1966 (USMA) | 31 | (1942– ) | |
92 | John M. Pickler | 1 Oct 1997 |
| 4 | 1965 (USMA) | 32 | (1943– ) | |
93 | William J. Bolt | 1 Oct 1997 |
| 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 35 | (1940– ) | |
94 | Thomas N. Burnette Jr. | 1 Nov 1997 |
| 3 | 1968 (USMA) | 29 | (1944–2019) | |
95 | Larry R. Jordan | 1 Nov 1997 |
| 2 | 1968 (USMA) | 29 | (1946– ) | |
96 | Jack P. Nix Jr. | 5 Nov 1997 |
| 3 | 1969 (ROTC) | 28 | (1947– ) [16] | |
97 | John M. McDuffie | 2 Mar 1998 |
| 3 | 1970 (OCS) | 28 | (c. 1945– ) | |
98 | William P. Tangney | 3 Mar 1998 |
| 4 | 1967 (Citadel) | 31 | (1945– ) | |
* | William F. Kernan | 12 Mar 1998 |
| 2 | 1968 (OCS) | 30 | (1946– ) [lower-alpha 7] Promoted to general, Jul 2000. | |
99 | James M. Link | 30 Jul 1998 |
| 2 | 1967 (OCS) | 31 | (1942–2023) [17] | |
100 | Robert F. Foley | 30 Jul 1998 |
| 2 | 1963 (USMA) | 35 | (1941– ) President, Marion Military Institute, 2000–2004. Awarded Medal of Honor, 1968. | |
* | Leon J. LaPorte | 7 Aug 1998 [18] |
| 4 | 1968 (ROTC) | 30 | (1946– ) [lower-alpha 7] Promoted to general, 1 May 2002. | |
101 | David S. Weisman | 25 Sep 1998 |
| 3 | 1967 (OCS) | 31 | (1946– ) | |
102 | Daniel J. Petrosky | 25 Sep 1998 |
| 4 | 1967 (OCS) | 31 | (1944– ) | |
103 | David H. Ohle | 27 Sep 1998 |
| 2 | 1968 (USMA) | 30 | (1944– ) | |
104 | John P. Costello | 1 Oct 1998 [19] |
| 3 | 1969 (Citadel) | 29 | (1947–2010) | |
105 | Edwin P. Smith | 1 Oct 1998 |
| 4 | 1967 (USMA) | 31 | (1945– ) Director, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, 2005–2011. | |
106 | Ronald E. Adams | 10 Oct 1998 |
| 4 | 1965 (ROTC) | 33 | (1943– ) | |
107 | James C. King | 10 Oct 1998 |
| 3 | 1968 (ROTC) | 30 | (1946– ) | |
108 | Michael L. Dodson | 10 Oct 1998 |
| 5 | 1968 (OCS) | 30 | (1945– ) Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 67th District, 2021–present. | |
109 | Randall L. Rigby Jr. | 10 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | 1968 (ROTC) | 30 | (1945– ) | |
110 | Michael A. Canavan | 1 Nov 1998 |
| 3 | 1967 (OCS) [20] | 31 | Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, 2000–2001. Husband of former diplomat Katherine Canavan. | |
111 | Michael W. Ackerman | 30 Jul 1999 |
| 3 | 1966 (OCS) | 33 | (c. 1944– ) | |
112 | Lawson W. Magruder III | 30 Jul 1999 |
| 2 | 1969 (ROTC) | 30 | (1947– ) | |
113 | Donald L. Kerrick | 1 Aug 1999 |
| 2 | 1971 (ROTC) | 28 | (1948– ) | |
114 | John M. Riggs | 1 Aug 1999 |
| 6 | 1969 (OCS) | 30 | (1946– ) [lower-alpha 16] | |
* | Larry R. Ellis | 5 Aug 1999 |
| 2 | 1969 (ROTC) | 30 | (1946– ) Promoted to general, 19 Nov 2001. | |
115 | Billy K. Solomon | 15 Sep 1999 |
| 3 | 1966 (ROTC) | 33 | (1944– ) | |
* | James T. Hill | 30 Sep 1999 [21] |
| 3 | 1968 (ROTC) | 31 | (1946– ) [lower-alpha 7] Promoted to general, 18 Aug 2002. | |
116 | Daniel G. Brown | 3 Oct 1999 [22] |
| 3 | 1968 (ROTC) | 31 | (c. 1949– ) | |
* | Kevin P. Byrnes | 1 Nov 1999 |
| 3 | 1969 (OCS) | 30 | (1950– ) [lower-alpha 17] Promoted to general, 7 Nov 2002. | |
117 | John A. Van Alstyne | 2 Nov 1999 |
| 3 | 1966 (Texas A&M) | 33 | (1946– ) Commandant of the Corps of Cadets, Texas A&M University, 2002–2010. | |
118 | James C. Riley | 16 Nov 1999 |
| 4 | 1966 (OCS) | 33 | (c. 1948– ) |
Several new joint duty positions were created or elevated to three-star grade in response to American involvement in regional conflicts, namely the Gulf War and the Bosnian War.
One joint duty position was downgraded from four-star to three-star grade between 1990 and 2000.
Two three-star positions on the Army Staff underwent changes between 1990 and 2000.
Two Army commands, one Army service component command, two field armies and one corps with accompanying three-star positions were merged or inactivated between 1990 and 2000, primarily due to post-Cold War force reductions.
Military nominations are considered by the Senate Armed Services Committee. While it is rare for three-star or four-star nominations to face even token opposition in the Senate, nominations that do face opposition due to controversy surrounding the nominee in question are typically withdrawn. Nominations that are not withdrawn are allowed to expire without action at the end of the legislative session.
The following list of Congressional legislation includes all acts of Congress pertaining to appointments to the grade of lieutenant general in the United States Army from 1990 to 1999. [lower-alpha 19]
Each entry lists an act of Congress, its citation in the United States Statutes at Large, and a summary of the act's relevance, with officers affected by the act bracketed where applicable. Positions listed without reference to rank are assumed to be eligible for officers of three-star grade or higher.
Legislation | Citation | Summary |
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Act of December 5, 1991 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993] | 105 Stat. 1304 105 Stat. 1359 |
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Act of October 5, 1994 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995] | 108 Stat. 2824 108 Stat. 2825 |
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Act of February 10, 1996 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996] | 110 Stat. 292 110 Stat. 293 |
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