If he is the commander-in-chief of the military forces and outranks any officer, then how many stars would/should the President have? six? or the insignia stars does not apply?
2007-09-03 09:30:58 · 18 answers · asked by Yow Joo 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The President is the Commander-in-Chief and does not wear any type of military rank.
There currently are no 5 star General Officers on Active Duty.
The last 5 star General Officers were Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is a 4 star General Officer.
2007-09-03 09:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by Robert W 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First, Commander in Chief is not a rank it's a position. The president doesn't technically out rank anyone. He is by position the head of the military.
And there's no such thing as a 5-star anybody. The highest ranking military person is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is the Head General over all the Generals/Admirals and the senior advisor to the President on military matters. He is a 4 star General or O-10 in pay grade. There is no such rank as a 5 star or an O-11.
The current CJCS is 4-star General Peter Pace, USMC. He will be succeeded by a 4-star Navy admiral in October '07
2007-09-03 09:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by dapoetic1 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There was only one General with 5 stars. Now the highest an officer can go is 4 stars.
The President as commander in chief, needs no insignia since there is only one and he is (SHOULD BE) easy to recognise.
IF any insignia is used, it is most likely the seal of the office of the President of the USA.
2007-09-03 18:23:28 · answer #3 · answered by Will Y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The position of the President has been very well explored above but their have been 5 star generals and their could be again if we had a major war. The rank was given in WWII to make our officers equal in rank to the 5 stars of other army's.
Wikipedia says:
There have been no officers appointed to the rank of General of the Army since Omar Bradley and, in the 21st century U.S. military, further appointments are highly unlikely unless the United States were to become involved in a major war on the scale of World War II.
In the 1990s, the Defense Department gave some indication that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff would possibly one day be a position worthy of the rank General of the Army, Fleet Admiral, or General of the Air Force as appropriate. This would be problematic in that with the appointment of United States Marine Corps Generals as Chairman, there is no current five-star USMC rank. Congressional sources indicated that there were no plans to promote any modern-day general officers to the rank of General of the Army.
The rank of General of the Army is still maintained as a rank of the U.S. military, and could again be bestowed pending approval of the United States Congress. The rank would carry a special pay grade just as the current ranks of officers do. Currently U.S. military policy is that General of the Army, General of the Air Force, and Fleet Admiral are ranks only to be used in time of war when the commanding officer must be equal to or of higher rank than those commanding armies from another nation.
Regulations concerning the rank of General of the Army state that any officer holding the position will remain on active duty for life. It was for this reason that Dwight Eisenhower resigned his commission to serve as President of the United States, since the president cannot legally serve as an active duty U.S. military officer. Eisenhower's rank was restored by Congress after he left the White House, and is today commemorated on the signs denoting Interstate Highways as part of the Eisenhower Interstate System, which display five silver stars on a light blue background.
2007-09-03 10:08:44 · answer #4 · answered by oldhippypaul 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5 stars are very rare. The President is a civilian who is in charge of the Military so there will be no rank insignia for him. The symbol of the office gets him all he needs.
2007-09-03 09:37:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That should tell you something about the integrity of the two people you mentioned. An extra marital affair (or any other embarrassing situation) can be used to blackmail the person. That's why it's a big deal. Henry Cisneros also comes to mind; his career was sunk because of an affair that he was still trying to cover up. Clinton didn't lose his office over the affair, but his legacy and reputation were tarnished.
2016-05-20 05:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All generals have stars:
Single star - Brigadier General
2 stars - Major General
3 stars - Lieutenant General
4 stars - General
The last president who had any stars was Eisenhower. He was a General of the Army - 5 stars. And as a military retireel, he maintained them.
2007-09-03 09:59:21 · answer #7 · answered by Bacse 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
None - he is a civilian. It does not apply.
According to the Constitution, the military serves at the direction of the president - the commander-in-chief, who is elected by the people.
2007-09-03 11:07:40 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None at all,
The US Military is under Civilian leadership.
The same way, a cities Police Chief, works for the City Mayor.
2007-09-03 09:35:06 · answer #9 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I heard the President got a gold star for reading to an elementary school class on 9-11. -RKO- 09/03/07
2007-09-03 09:43:16 · answer #10 · answered by -RKO- 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋