Timeline of US Army Chiefs of Staff

The chief of staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory position in the United States Army held by a general officer. As the highest-ranking officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, the chief is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the secretary of the Army. In a separate capacity, the CSA is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (10 U.S.C. § 151) and, thereby, a military advisor to the National Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the president of the United States. The CSA is typically the highest-ranking officer on active duty in the U.S. Army unless the chairman or the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are Army officers.

The chief of staff of the Army is an administrative position based in the Pentagon. While the CSA does not have operational command authority over Army forces proper (which is within the purview of the Combatant Commanders who report to the Secretary of Defense), the CSA does exercise supervision of army units and organizations as the designee of the Secretary of the Army.

The 40th and current Chief of Staff of the Army is General James C. McConville.

The chief of staff of the Army is nominated by for appointment by the president, for a four-year term of office, and must be confirmed by the Senate. The chief can be reappointed to serve one additional term, but only during times of war or national emergency declared by Congress. By statute, the chief is appointed as a four-star general.

The chief has an official residence, Quarters 1 at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, Virginia.

List of chiefs of staff of the Army (1903–present)
The rank listed is the rank when serving in the office.
1. Lieutenant General Samuel B. M. Young
2. Lieutenant General Adna Chaffee
3. Lieutenant General John C. Bates - Last Civil War veteran to serve as Chief of Staff
4. Major General J. Franklin Bell
5. Major General Leonard Wood
6. Major General William W. Wotherspoon
7. Major General Hugh L. Scott - Recalled to active duty for World War I
8. General Tasker H. Bliss
9. General Peyton C. March
10. General of the Armies John J. Pershing - Last Indian Wars veteran to serve as Chief of Staff
11. Major General John L. Hines - Commanded IX Corps Area and Department of the Philippines
12. General Charles P. Summerall
13. General Douglas MacArthur - Recalled to active duty in 1941; led defense of the Philippines during World War II, and then commanded South West Pacific Area. Promoted to General of the Army on 18 December 1944
14. General Malin Craig - Last Spanish–American War veteran to serve as Chief of Staff
15. General of the Army George C. Marshall - Last Philippine–American War veteran to serve as Chief of Staff
16. General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower - served as the 34th president of the United States
17. General Omar Bradley - Promoted to General of the Army on 22 September 1950. 5th Army general to be promoted to five-star rank
18. General J. Lawton Collins
19. General Matthew B. Ridgway - Last World War I veteran to serve as Chief of Staff
20. General Maxwell D. Taylor
21. General Lyman L. Lemnitzer
22. General George H. Decker
23. General Earle G. Wheeler
24. General Harold K. Johnson
25. General William C. Westmoreland
Acting - General Bruce Palmer Jr.
26. General Creighton W. Abrams - Died in office.
27. General Frederick C. Weyand
28. General Bernard W. Rogers - Last World War II veteran to serve as Chief of Staff
29. General Edward C. Meyer - Last Korean War veteran to serve as Chief of Staff
30. General John A. Wickham Jr.
31. General Carl E. Vuono
32. General Gordon R. Sullivan
33. General Dennis J. Reimer
34. General Eric K. Shinseki - Last Vietnam War veteran to serve as Chief of Staff
35. General Peter J. Schoomaker
36. General George W. Casey Jr.
37. General Martin E. Dempsey
38. General Raymond T. Odierno
39. General Mark A. Milley - current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
40. General James C. McConville

Source: Britannica
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