Commandant of the Marine Corps

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four-star officer billet military office

The Commandant of the Marine Corps is the highest-ranking officer and professional head of the United States Marine Corps, responsible for its overall readiness, policy, and administration.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	four-star officer billet → military office →
abbreviation	CMC →
advises	National Security Council → President of the United States → Secretary of Defense → Secretary of the Navy →
appliesTo	United States Marine Corps →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate →
canBeExtendedBy	President of the United States →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	Act of Congress →
eligibleRank	General, United States Marine Corps →
establishedIn	1798 →
firstHolder	Samuel Nicholas →
hasAuthorityOver	Headquarters Marine Corps →
hasRank	General →
insignia	Eagle, Globe, and Anchor with four stars →
isNotIn	operational chain of command →
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code →
location	Arlington County, Virginia →
memberOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff →
oversees	Marine Corps budget planning → Marine Corps force structure → Marine Corps professional development programs →
partOf	United States Armed Forces → United States Department of the Navy →
positionHeldBy	highest-ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps →
primaryRole	service chief for the United States Marine Corps →
reportsTo	President of the United States → Secretary of the Navy →
responsibleFor	administration of the United States Marine Corps → discipline of the United States Marine Corps → equipping of the United States Marine Corps → organization of the United States Marine Corps → overall readiness of the United States Marine Corps → policy of the United States Marine Corps → training of the United States Marine Corps → welfare of Marine Corps personnel →
seat	The Pentagon →
style	Commandant → General →
termLength	4 years →
worksWith	Chief of Naval Operations → other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fleet Marine Force → MCCDC → Marine Corps Combat Development Command → Marine Corps Installations Command → Marine Corps Installations East → Marine Corps Recruiting Command → Marine Corps component commands ("Commandant of the Marine Corps for service matters") → U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command → United States Marine Corps Forces Africa →	subordinateTo
ASN(RD&A) → Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (subject-matter portfolios) → Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) → Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) ("Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps") → Under Secretary of the Navy →	worksWith
Director of Intelligence of the Marine Corps → SMMC → Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps →	appointedBy
Director of Intelligence of the Marine Corps → SMMC → Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps →	reportsTo
CMC → CMC ("Commandant of the United States Marine Corps") →	abbreviationFor
General Counsel of the Navy → Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps →	advises
Alexander Vandegrift → Jacob Zeilin ("Commandant of the United States Marine Corps") →	positionHeld
Joint Chiefs of Staff →	composedOf
Department of the Navy →	hasMilitaryAdvisor
Headquarters Marine Corps →	headedBy
Marine Corps Order P1020.34 →	issuedBy
United States Marine Corps →	serviceChiefTitle