Chief of Staff of the Army: Difference between revisions

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>Howard C. Berkowitz
m (a few links)
(PropDel)
 
(6 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{PropDel}}<br><br>
{{subpages}}
{{subpages}}
The United States '''Chief of Staff of the Army''' (CSA) is the senior officer of the [[United States Army]] unless the [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] or the [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] is an Army officer.  He is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, currently for a four-year term, and usually retires after that single term.  
The United States '''Chief of Staff of the Army''' (CSA) is the senior officer of the [[United States Army]], unless the [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] or the [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] is an Army officer.  He is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, currently for a four-year term, and usually retires after that single term. The incumbent is GEN [[George Casey]].


A member of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (JCS), he does not directly command operational forces of the Army, which are under [[Unified Combatant Command]]s that report to the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] and the [[President of the United States]]; the latter two constitute the [[National Command Authority]].  
A member of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (JCS), he does not directly command operational forces of the Army, which are under Unified Combatant Commands that report to the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] and the [[President of the United States of  America]]; the latter two constitute the National Command Authority.  


The CNO reports to the [[Secretary of the Army]], especially in matters such as Congressional relations, but has complex relationships with the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and Secretary of Defense. While he does not have operational command over army forces, he has enormous influence.
The CSA reports to the [[Secretary of the Army]], especially in matters such as Congressional relations, but has complex relationships with the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and Secretary of Defense. While he does not have operational command over army forces, he has enormous influence.


He is assisted by the [[Vice Chief of Staff of the Army]].
He is assisted by the [[Vice Chief of Staff of the Army]].[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]
 
==Incumbent==
[[General]] George W. Casey, Jr. became the 36th Chief of Staff, United States Army, on April 10th, 2007. His previous assignment was commanding [[Multi-National Force-Iraq]] (MNF-I).
[[Image:CSA George Casey.jpg| thumb| GEN George Casey, CSA]]

Latest revision as of 14:57, 29 July 2024

This article may be deleted soon.
To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions.

For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion.


This article is a stub and thus not approved.
 Main Article
 Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Army&printable=yes
This editable Main Article is under development and subject to a disclaimer.

The United States Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) is the senior officer of the United States Army, unless the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is an Army officer. He is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, currently for a four-year term, and usually retires after that single term. The incumbent is GEN George Casey.

A member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), he does not directly command operational forces of the Army, which are under Unified Combatant Commands that report to the Secretary of Defense and the President of the United States of America; the latter two constitute the National Command Authority.

The CSA reports to the Secretary of the Army, especially in matters such as Congressional relations, but has complex relationships with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense. While he does not have operational command over army forces, he has enormous influence.

He is assisted by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.

Retrieved from "https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Army&oldid=967523"