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List of United States military leaders by rankFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search This is a list of the highest-ranking general and flag officers (generals and admirals) who have served in the armed forces of the United States. Only those holding a rank equivalent to the modern rank of five stars or more, or four stars at a time when such rank was extraordinary, are listed. The highest rank held by anyone in the U.S. armed forces since 1981 is four stars, or a pay grade of "O-10". There are dozens serving with this rank at the present time. Ranks higher than this are usually awarded only in times of large-scale mobilization and warfare.The ranks General of the Armies and Admiral of the Navy (held by the top three on this list) have been essentially honorary ranks as all recipients were given these ranks for their service. Titles such as "general-in-chief", "chief of staff", and "Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff" are military assignments, not ranks, and thus do not affect the contents of this list, although these assignments did affect the status of seniority and/or chain-of-command when they were serving in these positions. Listed by rank then seniority (date appointed to the rank)
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1 List of United States military leaders by military rank o 1.1 General of the Armies of the United States o 1.2 Admiral of the Navy o 1.3 General of the Army / Fleet Admiral / General of the Air Force (5
stars)o 1.4 General of the Army / General / Admiral (4 stars) (O-10) o 1.5 Lieutenant General (O-9)
2 See also 3 Notes
[edit] List of United States military leaders by military rank[edit] General of the Armies of the United StatesRankorder Rank Name Date Active service
1General of the Armies of the United States
George Washington [1] [2]
4 July 1776
French and Indian War and American Revolutionary War, also took part in Quasi War, served also as the Senior Officer of the Army
John J. Pershing [3] [1]
3 September 1919
Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and World War I
[edit] Admiral of the NavyRankorder Rank Name Date Active service
3 Admiral of the Navy George Dewey
2 March 1899
American Civil War and Spanish-American War
[edit] General of the Army / Fleet Admiral / General of the Air Force (5 stars)Rankorder Rank Name Date Active service
4 Fleet AdmiralWilliam D. Leahy
15 December 1944
Spanish-American War, World War I,and World War II
5General of the Army
George C. Marshall
16 December 1944
World War I and World War II
6 Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King17 December 1944
Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II
7General of the Army
Douglas MacArthur
18 December 1944
World War I, World War II, and Korean War
8 Fleet AdmiralChester W. Nimitz
19 December 1944
World War I and World War II
9General of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
20 December 1944
World War I Era, World War II, and Korean War Era
10
General of the ArmyGeneral of the Air Force
Henry H. Arnold [4]
21 December 19447 May 1949
World War I and World War II
11 Fleet AdmiralWilliam F. Halsey
11 December 1945
World War I and World War II
12General of the Army
Omar N. Bradley
20 September 1950
World War I Era, World War II, and Korean War Era
[edit] General of the Army / General / Admiral (4 stars) (O-10)Rankorder Rank Name Date Active service
13 AdmiralDavid G. Farragut
25 July 1866War of 1812, Mexican War, and American Civil War
14General of the Army
Ulysses S. Grant [5]
25 July 1866Mexican War and American Civil War
15General of the Army
William T. Sherman [5]
4 March 1869
Mexican War, American Civil War, and Indian Wars
16 Admiral David D. Porter17 October 1870
Mexican War and American Civil War
17General of the Army
Philip H. Sheridan [5]
1 June 1888Indian Wars and American Civil War
[edit] Lieutenant General (O-9)Rankorder Rank Name Date Active service18 Lieutenant General Winfield 1855 War of 1812, Mexican War, American
(Brevet) Scott [6] Civil War (opening months)
19 Lieutenant GeneralNelson A. Miles [7]
1900American Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War
[edit] See also List of United States Presidents by military rank List of active duty United States four-star officers List of United States Army four-star generals List of United States Navy four-star admirals List of United States Air Force four-star generals List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals
[edit] Notes1. ^ a b "U.S. Army Five-Star Generals". United States Army Center of Military History.
http://www.history.army.mil/html/faq/5star.html.2. ̂ The office of general was revived in 1919 by the title of "General of the Armies of
the United States" when General John J Pershing was appointed to that office on 3 September 1919; accepted the appointment on 8 September 1919, was retired with that rank on 13 September 1924, and held it until his death on 15 July 1948. No other officer has occupied this office. General Pershing held the grade of General of the Armies of the United States under the provisions of the Act of US Congress of 3 September 1919 (Public Law 45). Washington was posthumously appointed General of the Armies of the United States under s:Public Law 94-479. Under s:Order 31-3, the effective promotion date was on 4 July 1976. Congress specified that no officer of the United States Army should outrank Lieutenant General George Washington on the Army list. While promoted to a lieutenant general only a year before his death, he was the most senior officer and the only lieutenant general in the army. The same is true of Ulysses S. Grant, who was the second person to permanently hold this rank. (Winfield Scott was a brevet lieutenant general for his service in the Mexican-American War.) Washington was referred to as "commander in chief" of the Continental Army, a title that since the adoption of the constitution has been reserved for the (civilian) President
3. ̂ Patterson, Michael Robert. "John Joseph Pershing, General of the Armies". Michael Robert Patterson. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/johnjose.htm.
4. ̂ Arnold was made General of the Army on 21 December 1944. The Air Force was created in 1947 and Arnold was made the first, and so far only, General of the Air Force on 7 May 1949.
5. ^ a b c Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan wore four stars and held ranks equivalent to current four-star (O-10) generals and admirals, one step higher than Grant's wartime rank of lieutenant general. The special version of the title General of the Army of the United States, Act of US Congress July 25, 1866, indicated that Congress intended only one person to have it at a time. See General of the Army (United States).
6. ̂ Winfield Scott would later be "outranked" by four and five star generals of later wars and eras, but his seniority in the military is recognized as the second person in United States history, after George Washington, to hold the rank of Lieutenant General.
7. ̂ Nelson Miles would later be "outranked" by four and five star generals of later wars and eras, but his seniority in the military is recognized as the sixth person in United States history, after George Washington, Winfield Scott, and the three Civil War-era Lieutenant Generals (who later received promotions to General of the Army), to hold the rank of Lieutenant General. He was the only active duty Lieutenant General in American history prior to the World War I era.
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United States Armed Forces Book Portal
o A o MC o N o AF o CG
Category o A o MC o N o AF o CG o PHS
o NOAA Navbox
o A o MC o N o AF o CG
Leadership
Commander-in-chief : President of the United States
Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff :
o Chairman o Vice Chairman
United States Congress : Committees on Armed Services:
o Senate o House
Active duty four-star officers Highest ranking officers in history National Security Act of 1947 Goldwater–Nichols Act
Organization Service departments Department of Defense (Secretary): Army (Secretary)
Navy (Secretary) Air Force
(Secretary)
Department of Homeland Security (Secretary): Coast Guard
Branches
Army (Chief of Staff)
Marine Corps (Commandant)
Navy (Chief of Naval Operations)
Air Force (Chief of Staff)
Coast Guard (Commandant)
Other uniformed services
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (Surgeon General)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps (Director)
Reserve components
Reserves: o A o MC o N o AF o CG
National Guard : o A o AF
Civilian auxiliaries
Military Auxiliary Radio System
Merchant Marine Civil Air Patrol Coast Guard
Auxiliary
Unified Combatant Command
Northern Central European Pacific Southern Africa Special Operations Strategic
Transportation
Structure
United States Code o Title 10 o Title 14 o Title 32 o Title 50
The Pentagon Installations
o A o MC o N o AF o CG
Budget Units:
o A o MC o N o AF o CG
Logistics Media
Operations and history
Current deployments Conflicts Wars Timeline History :
o A o MC o N o AF o CG
Colonial WWII Civil affairs African Americans Asian Americans Jewish Americans Sikh Americans Historiography:
o A: 1/2o MC o N o AF
Art : o A o AF
Personnel Training MEPS
ASVAB Recruit training :
o A o MC o N o AF o CG
Officer candidate school : o A o MC o N o AF
Warrant : o A o MC
Service academies : o A (prep)
o N (prep)
o AF (prep)
o CG o Merchant Marine o PHS
Junior /Reserve Officers' Training Corps:
o A o MC/N o AF
Medical Other education
Uniforms Uniforms : o A o MC o N o AF o CG
Awards & decorations : o Inter-service o A o MC/N o AF o CG o Foreign o International o Devices
Badges : o Identification o A o MC
o N o AF o CG
Ranks
Enlisted: o A o MC o N o AF o CG
Warrant officers Officer:
o A o MC o N o AF o CG o PHS o NOAA
Other Oath: o Enlistment o Office
Creeds & Codes: o Code of Conduct o NCO o A o MC o N o AF o CG
Service numbers : o A o MC o N o AF o CG
Military Occupational Specialty/Rating/Air Force Specialty Code
Pay Uniform Code of Military Justice Judge Advocate General's Corps Military Health System /TRICARE Separation Veterans Affairs Conscription Chiefs of Chaplains :
o A o MC
o N o AF o CG
Equipment A MC:
o vehicles o weapons o other
N AF CG
Land Individual weapons Crew-served weapons Vehicles (active)
Sea
All watercraft Ships:
o A o N (active)o AF o CG o MSC o NOAA
Weapons: o N o CG
Aircraft: o N o CG o NOAA
Reactors
Air
Aircraft o WWI o active
Aircraft designation Missiles Helicopter arms
Other Electronics (designations) Flags :
o A o MC o N o AF o CG o Ensign o Jack o Guidons
Food
WMDs : o Nuclear o Biological o Chemical
Legend: A = Army, MC = Marine Corps, N = Navy, AF = Air Force, CG = Coast Guard, PHS = Public Health Service, NOAA = National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, MSC = Military Sealift Command
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