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Chief of Staff of the United States Army

 

Chief of Staff of the United States Army

The Chief of Staff of the United States Army (CSA) is the professional head of the United States Army who is responsible for insuring readiness of the Army. As with the other other service Chiefs of Staff, he has no operational command authority. He is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and is the chief military adviser to the President of the United States on Army matters. The Chief of Staff is a four star general. The current occupant of the office is General Peter Schoomaker.

Prior to 1903, the military head of the Army was the Commanding General of the United States Army.

Chiefs of Staff of the United States Army, 1903-present


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