Chief of Staff of the Army

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United States Army position military office

The Chief of Staff of the Army is the highest-ranking officer and principal military advisor responsible for overseeing the organization, training, and readiness of the United States Army.

Aliases (3)

Chief of Staff of the United States Army ×10
Army Chief of Staff ×1
U.S. Army Chief of Staff ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army position → military office →
advises	National Security Council on Army matters → President of the United States on Army matters → Secretary of Defense on Army matters →
appliesTo	United States Army →
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
establishedFor	centralized professional leadership of the United States Army →
hasAuthorityOver	Army headquarters → Army staff →
hasJurisdiction	Army National Guard when federalized → Army Reserve → surface form: "United States Army Reserve" active duty Army forces →
location	Arlington, Virginia → surface form: "Arlington County, Virginia"
memberOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff →
nominatedBy	President of the United States →
oversees	Army force structure → Army operational readiness → Army professional military education → implementation of Army policies →
participatesIn	development of Army doctrine → resource allocation decisions for the Army → strategic planning for U.S. military operations →
partOf	Department of Defense → surface form: "United States Department of Defense" United States Department of the Army →
positionHeldBy	highest-ranking officer in the United States Army →
rankLevel	four-star general →
reportsTo	United States Secretary of Defense → surface form: "Secretary of Defense" Secretary of the Army →
responsibleFor	developing long-term plans for Army modernization → ensuring Army units are prepared for combat → equipping of the United States Army → implementing decisions of the Joint Chiefs of Staff within the Army → maintaining Army readiness standards → organization of the United States Army → personnel management in the United States Army → readiness of the United States Army → representing the Army in interservice matters → supervising senior Army commanders → training of the United States Army →
role	principal military advisor for the United States Army →
seat	Pentagon → surface form: "The Pentagon"
serviceBranch	United States Army →
typicalRank	General →

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief of Army Reserve → advises → Chief of Staff of the Army →

Sergeant Major of the Army → appointedBy → Chief of Staff of the Army →

George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza → associatedWithPersonRole → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "U.S. Army Chief of Staff"

Ejército de Tierra → commanderTitle → Chief of Staff of the Army →

Joint Chiefs of Staff → composedOf → Chief of Staff of the Army →

Secretary of the Army → hasAuthorityOver → Chief of Staff of the Army →

United States Army → hasCommander → Chief of Staff of the Army →

United States Department of the Army → hasMilitaryAdvisorTitle → Chief of Staff of the Army →

Douglas MacArthur → positionHeld → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Chief of Staff of the United States Army"

Dwight D. Eisenhower → positionHeld → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Chief of Staff of the United States Army"

George C. Marshall → positionHeld → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Chief of Staff of the United States Army"

John J. Pershing → positionHeld → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Chief of Staff of the United States Army"

Matthew Ridgway → positionHeld → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Chief of Staff of the United States Army"

Omar Bradley → positionHeld → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Chief of Staff of the United States Army"

William Westmoreland → positionHeld → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Chief of Staff of the United States Army"

Commanding General of the United States Army → replacedBy → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Chief of Staff of the United States Army"

Army G-2 (Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence) → reportsTo → Chief of Staff of the Army →

Auditor General of the Army → reportsTo → Chief of Staff of the Army →

Chief of Army Reserve → reportsTo → Chief of Staff of the Army →

Inspector General of the Army → reportsTo → Chief of Staff of the Army →

Sergeant Major of the Army → reportsTo → Chief of Staff of the Army →

United States Army Air Service → subordinateTo → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Chief of Staff of the United States Army"

United States Army Security Agency → subordinateTo → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Army Chief of Staff"

Commanding General of the United States Army → successorOffice → Chief of Staff of the Army →

this entity surface form: "Chief of Staff of the United States Army"

Assistant Secretaries of the Army → worksWith → Chief of Staff of the Army →

subject surface form: "Assistant Secretary of the Army"

Chief of Staff of the Air Force → worksWith → Chief of Staff of the Army →

Under Secretary of the Army → worksWith → Chief of Staff of the Army →