Is there any one person that has the absolute highest ranking other than the President? I'm curious if any military officer in any of the armed forces might have the highest ranking outranking all other military officers.
2007-11-05 07:22:30 · 9 answers · asked by geotrader 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is by law the highest ranking overall military officer of the United States military, and the principal military adviser to the President of the United States. He leads the meetings and coordinates the efforts of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), comprising the Chairman, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chiefs of Staff of the United States Army and United States Air Force, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. The Joint Chiefs of Staff have offices in The Pentagon
ALL these officers will be at the paygrade of (O-10).
NOTE though, that the Joint Chiefs are PURELY advisors to the President and have NO OPERATIONAL Command over combat or deployed units.
2007-11-05 07:50:10 · answer #1 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By law the highest ranking officer in the United States military is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
2007-11-05 07:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by manx l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While he is The Commander In Chief of the military, the President is not actually in the military. He is a civilian. The highest ranking military officer is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, currently Navy Admiral (four stars) Mike Mullen.
2007-11-05 07:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by Michael A 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The highest rank ever is the 5-star general. I don't believe any exist right now. Eisenhower was, I believe, the last one. The 5-star exists only during wartime but I don't believe one has been named (I could be wrong).
That leaves four-star general (and equivalent in Navy). While there are several of those, one is the highest in each service and is so named. For the Army it is the "Army Chief of Staff", for Navy "Chief of Naval Operations", for Coast Guard "Commendant of the Coast Guard", for Marines "Commendant of the Marine Corps" and for the Air Force it is "Air Force Chief of Staff."
These five people comprise the Joint Chiefs of Staff and they are presided over by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and that by the President, the Commander-in-Chief.
2007-11-05 07:31:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Marine Corps and military officers will see greater front-line movements than the different amenities, the exception being for AF pilots and flight team members. interior of that, Infantry officers will see greater attempt against action than any others. Theatres of attempt against which contain Iraq and Afghanistan have not got as lots of a "front line" section, lots of positions that have been as quickly as considered "rear section" form jobs are frequently uncovered to attempt against situations that they've not been till now. however the fact is, the better one rises in rank, the fewer direct exposure to enemy hearth one has..
2016-10-03 10:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by dicken 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today it's Michael Mullen... Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
By the way, the President isn't in the military.
I don't really think you can say he ever was! HAHA!
2007-11-05 08:12:32 · answer #6 · answered by tasha 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Head of the Joint chiefs of staff.
2007-11-05 07:25:23 · answer #7 · answered by wizjp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peter Pace who is the current incumbent and first Marine to hold the position in history.
2007-11-05 07:31:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chain of Command, US Army
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
CHEIF OF STAFF
2007-11-05 07:45:26 · answer #9 · answered by Chad S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋