Chief of Staff of the French Army

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The Chief of Staff of the French Army is the highest-ranking officer responsible for leading, organizing, and overseeing the operational readiness and strategic direction of France’s land forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army chief of staff position
military office
appliesToJurisdiction French Army
category Army chiefs of staff
French Army
French military appointments
country France
domain land warfare
hasAbbreviation CEMAT
hasDuties advising the government on army matters
ensuring readiness of army formations
implementing defence policy within the army
managing army resources
overseeing army modernization
representing the army in international military forums
hasJurisdictionOver French Army personnel
French Army units
inception 19th century
isPositionHeldBy Pierre Schill
languageOfWorkOrName French
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
memberOf French Joint Chiefs of Staff
nativeLabel Chef d’état-major de l’Armée de terre
officeHeldBy army general (France)
officeholderStartTime Pierre Schill – 2022
participatesIn French defence policy planning
military operations planning
partOf French Armed Forces
precededBy Major General of the Army (historical French role)
rankOfOfficeholder Général d’armée
reportsTo Chief of the Defence Staff (France)
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
surface form: Minister of the Armed Forces (France)

President of the French Republic
surface form: President of France
responsibleFor French Army
surface form: French land forces

doctrine of the French Army
equipment policy of the French Army
operational readiness of the French Army
organization of the French Army
strategic direction of French land forces
training of the French Army
saidToBeTheSameAs Chief of Staff of the French Army
surface form: Chief of Staff of the Army (France)
seat Hôtel des Invalides
Paris
shortName CEMAT
subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff (France)
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
surface form: Ministry of the Armed Forces (France)
uses French military doctrine

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French Army commandStructure Chief of Staff of the French Army
Chief of Staff of the French Army saidToBeTheSameAs Chief of Staff of the French Army
this entity surface form: Chief of Staff of the Army (France)
Army Special Forces Command subordinateTo Chief of Staff of the French Army
this entity surface form: French Army Chief of Staff
Chief of the Defence Staff (France) supervises Chief of Staff of the French Army