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{{short description|Senior-most officer and service chief of the United States Army}}
{{Distinguish|United States Secretary of the Army}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox official post
| post                     = Chief of Staff
| body                     = the Army
| native_name              = 
| insignia                 = United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png
| insigniasize             = 
| insigniacaption          = Army Staff Identification Badge
| flag                     = Flag US Army Chief of Staff.svg
| flagsize                 = 
| flagborder               = yes
| flagcaption              = Flag of the chief of staff
| image                    = GEN Randy A. George (2).jpg
| imagesize                = 
| alt                      = 
| incumbent                = [[General (United States)|General]] [[Randy A. George]]
| acting                   = 
| incumbentsince           = 21 September 2023
| department               = [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]]<Br/>[[Army Staff (United States)|Army Staff]]
| style                    = 
| type                     = {{nowrap|[[United States Army]] service chief}}
| status                   = 
| abbreviation             = CSA
| member_of                = [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]]
| reports_to               = [[United States Secretary of the Army|Secretary of the Army]]
| residence                = [[Quarters 1 (Fort Myer)|Quarters 1]], Fort Myer
| seat                     = [[The Pentagon]], [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington County]], [[Virginia]]
| nominator                = 
| appointer                = The [[President of the United States|president]]
| appointer_qualified      = with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]
| termlength               = 4 years
| termlength_qualified     = Renewable one time, only during war or national emergency
| constituting_instrument  = {{UnitedStatesCode|10|3033}}
| precursor                = {{nowrap|[[Commanding General of the United States Army|Commanding General of the Army]]}}
| formation                = 15 August 1903
| first                    = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|LTG]] [[Samuel B. M. Young]]
| last                     = 
| abolished                = 
| succession               = 
| unofficial_names         = 
| deputy                   = [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army|Vice Chief of Staff of the Army]]
| salary                   = 
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.army.mil/leaders/csa/|www.army.mil}}
}}
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 [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]], the chief is the principal [[military advisor]] and a deputy to the [[United States Secretary of the Army|secretary of the Army]]. In a separate capacity, the CSA is a member of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] ({{UnitedStatesCode|10|151}}) and, thereby, a military advisor to the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]], the [[United States Secretary of Defense|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 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|chairman]] or the [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|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 [[Unified Combatant Command|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 current chief of staff of the Army is General [[Randy George]], who was sworn in on 21 September 2023, having previously served as acting CSA from 4 August.

==Appointment==
The chief of staff of the Army is nominated for appointment by the president, for a four-year term of office,<ref name="CSA" /> and must be confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]].<ref name="CSA">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/3033- Law.cornell.edu], 10 USC 3033. Chief of Staff</ref> The chief can be reappointed to serve one additional term, but only during times of war or national emergency declared by Congress.<ref name="CSA" /> By statute, the chief is a four-star [[General (United States)|general]].<ref name="CSA"/>

The chief has an official residence, [[Quarters 1 (Fort Myer)|Quarters 1]] at [[Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall]], Virginia.

==Responsibilities==
The senior leadership of the Department of the Army consists of two civilians—the [[United States Secretary of the Army|secretary of the Army]] (head of the department and subordinate to the secretary of defense) and the [[United States Under Secretary of the Army|under secretary of the Army]]—and two military officers—the chief of staff of the Army and the [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army|vice chief of staff of the Army]].

The chief reports directly to the secretary of the Army for army matters and assists in the secretary's external affairs functions, including presenting and enforcing army policies, plans, and projections. The chief also directs the inspector general of the Army to perform inspections and investigations as required. In addition, the chief presides over the [[Army Staff (United States)|Army Staff]] and represents Army capabilities, requirements, policy, plans, and programs in Joint forums.<ref>{{cite web|title=General George Casey - Chief of Staff Army|url=http://www.army.mil/leaders/leaders/csa/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911193424/http://www.army.mil/leaders/leaders/csa/index.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date=11 September 2007|access-date=22 September 2007}}</ref> Under delegation of authority made by the secretary of the Army, the chief designates army personnel and army resources to the commanders of the unified combatant commands.<ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/165- Law.cornell.edu], 10 USC 165. Combatant commands: administration and support</ref> The chief performs all other functions enumerated in {{UnitedStatesCode|10|3033}} under the authority, direction, and control of the secretary of the Army, or delegates those duties and responsibilities to other officers in his administration in his name. Like the other service counterparts, the chief has no operational command authority over army forces, dating back to the passage of the Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958. The chief is served by a number of deputy chiefs of staff of the Army, such as [[Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Personnel of The United States Army|G-1, Personnel]]. The chief's base pay is $21,147.30 per month and also received a personal money allowance (monthly amount) of $333.33, a basic allowance for subsistence of $253.38, and a basic allowance for housing from $50.70 to $1,923.30.

==History==
In the [[19th century]] the American land military used the title of "General-in-Chief" beginning with Gen. [[James Wilkinson]] (1757-1825), and later for several decades of commanding Gen. [[Winfield Scott]] (1786-1866). Later Lt. Gen. [[Ulysses S. Grant]] (1822-1885), given the title after being recalled to come east from the Western Theater of the Civil War in 1864. By 1903, the senior military officer in the army was the [[Commanding General of the United States Army|commanding general of the United States Army]], who reported to the U.S. [[United States Secretary of War|secretary of war]]. From 1864 to 1865, Major General [[Henry Halleck]] (1815-1872), who had previously been Commanding General earlier in the war, served as "Chief of Staff of the Army" under the newly appointed Commanding General, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, thus serving in a different office and not as the senior officer in the army. Halleck was centered in the old brick [[United States Department of War|War Department]] building adjacent west of the [[White House]], along with the War Secretary, whereas Gen. Grant was out in the field.

The first chief of staff moved his headquarters to [[Fort Myer]] in northern Virginia, near the national capital of [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1908.{{clarify|probably moved into Pentagon from there when the latter was complete, but have no info. This is from the Fort Myer article and is obviously wrong either about the date or the "first". Both articles will need correction|date=October 2011}}

==List of chiefs of staff of the Army==
The rank listed is the rank when serving in the office.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Portrait
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Name
! scope="col" colspan=3 | Term
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Branch
! scope="col" colspan=2 | Secretaries served under:
! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="col" | Took office
! scope="col" | Left office
! scope="col" | Duration
! scope="col" | [[United States Secretary of War|War]] / [[United States Secretary of the Army|Army]]
! scope="col" | [[United States Secretary of Defense|Defense]]
|-
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 1
| image             = Samuel Young.jpg
| military_rank     = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]]
| officeholder      = [[Samuel Baldwin Marks Young|Samuel B. M. Young]]
| officeholder_sort = Young, Samuel Baldwin Marks
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1840
| died_year         = 1924
| term_start        = 15 August 1903
| term_end          = 8 January 1904
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1903|08|15|1904|01|08}}
| election          = [[United States Cavalry|Cavalry]]
| alt_officeholder  = [[Elihu Root]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 2
| image             = AdnaChaffee.jpg
| military_rank     = Lieutenant General
| officeholder      = [[Adna Chaffee|Adna R. Chaffee]]
| officeholder_sort = Chaffee, Adna
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1842
| died_year         = 1914
| term_start        = 9 January 1904
| term_end          = 14 January 1906
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1904|01|09|1906|01|14}}
| election          = Cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Elihu Root]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[William Howard Taft]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 3
| image             = Gen John Bates.jpg
| military_rank     = Lieutenant General
| officeholder      = [[John C. Bates]]
| officeholder_sort = Bates, John
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1842
| died_year         = 1919
| term_start        = 15 January 1906
| term_end          = 13 April 1906
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1906|01|14|1906|04|13}}
| election          = [[Infantry Branch (United States)|Infantry]]
| alt_officeholder  = [[William Howard Taft]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 4
| image             = JamesBell.jpg
| military_rank     = [[Major general (United States)|Major General]]
| officeholder      = [[J. Franklin Bell]]
| officeholder_sort = Bell, James
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1856
| died_year         = 1919
| term_start        = 14 April 1906
| term_end          = 21 April 1910
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1906|04|14|1910|04|21}}
| election          = Cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[William Howard Taft]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Luke Edward Wright]]
| alt_officeholder3 = [[Jacob M. Dickinson]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 5
| image             = Leonard Wood 1903.jpg
| military_rank     = Major General
| officeholder      = [[Leonard Wood]]
| officeholder_sort = Wood, Leonard
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1860
| died_year         = 1927
| term_start        = 22 April 1910
| term_end          = 21 April 1914
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1910|04|22|1914|04|21}}
| election          = Medical and cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Jacob M. Dickinson]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Henry L. Stimson]]
| alt_officeholder3 = [[Lindley Miller Garrison]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 6
| image             = William W. Wotherspoon.jpg
| military_rank     = Major General
| officeholder      = [[William Wallace Wotherspoon|William W. Wotherspoon]]
| officeholder_sort = Wotherspoon, William
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1850
| died_year         = 1921
| term_start        = 22 April 1914
| term_end          = 16 November 1914
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1914|04|22|1914|11|16}}
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Lindley Miller Garrison]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 7
| image             = Hugh L. Scott Portrait.jpg
| military_rank     = Major General
| officeholder      = [[Hugh L. Scott]]
| officeholder_sort = Scott, Hugh
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1853
| died_year         = 1934
| term_start        = 17 November 1914
| term_end          = 22 September 1917
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1914|11|17|1917|09|22}}
| election          = Cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Lindley Miller Garrison]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Newton D. Baker]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 8
| image             = Gen Tasker H Bliss.JPG
| military_rank     = [[General (United States)|General]]
| officeholder      = [[Tasker H. Bliss]]
| officeholder_sort = Bliss, Tasker
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1853
| died_year         = 1930
| term_start        = 23 September 1917
| term_end          = 19 May 1918
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1917|09|23|1918|05|19}}
| election          = [[Field Artillery Branch (United States)|Field artillery]]
| alt_officeholder  = [[Newton D. Baker]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 9
| image             = Gen Peyton C March.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Peyton C. March]]
| officeholder_sort = March, Peyton
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1864
| died_year         = 1955
| term_start        = 20 May 1918
| term_end          = 30 June 1921
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1918|05|20|1921|06|30}}
| election          = Field artillery
| alt_officeholder  = [[Newton D. Baker]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[John W. Weeks]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 10
| image             = GEN Pershing as Chief Of Staff.jpg
| military_rank     = [[General of the Armies]]
| officeholder      = [[John J. Pershing]]
| officeholder_sort = Pershing, John 
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1860
| died_year         = 1948
| term_start        = 1 July 1921
| term_end          = 13 September 1924
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1921|07|01|1924|09|13}}
| election          = Cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[John W. Weeks]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 11
| image             = John L Hines painting (cropped).jpg
| military_rank     = Major General
| officeholder      = [[John L. Hines]]
| officeholder_sort = Hines, John 
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1868
| died_year         = 1968
| term_start        = 14 September 1924
| term_end          = 20 November 1926
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1924|09|13|1926|11|20}}
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[John W. Weeks]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Dwight F. Davis]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 12
| image             = Charles Pelot Summerall painting.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Charles Pelot Summerall|Charles P. Summerall]]
| officeholder_sort = Summerall, Charles
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1867
| died_year         = 1955
| term_start        = 21 November 1926
| term_end          = 20 November 1930
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1926|11|21|1930|11|20}}
| election          = Infantry and artillery
| alt_officeholder  = [[Dwight F. Davis]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[James William Good]]
| alt_officeholder3 = [[Patrick J. Hurley]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 13
| image             = MacARTHUR, DOUGLAS. GENERAL LCCN2016859444 (cropped).jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Douglas MacArthur]]
| officeholder_sort = MacArthur, Douglas
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1880
| died_year         = 1964
| term_start        = 21 November 1930
| term_end          = 1 October 1935
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1930|11|20|1935|10|01}}
| election          = Infantry and [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|engineers]]
| alt_officeholder  = [[Patrick J. Hurley]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[George Dern]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 14
| image             = MalinCraig.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Malin Craig]]
| officeholder_sort = Craig, Malin
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1875
| died_year         = 1945
| term_start        = 2 October 1935
| term_end          = 31 August 1939
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1935|10|02|1939|08|31}}
| election          = Infantry and cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[George Dern]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Harry Hines Woodring]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 15
| image             = Thomas Edgar Stephens - George C. Marshall - Google Art Project.jpg
| military_rank     = [[General of the Army (United States)|General of the Army]]
| officeholder      = [[George C. Marshall]]
| officeholder_sort = Marshall, George
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1880
| died_year         = 1959
| term_start        = 1 September 1939
| term_end          = 18 November 1945
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1939|09|01|1945|11|18}}
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Harry Hines Woodring]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Henry L. Stimson]]
| alt_officeholder3 = [[Robert P. Patterson]]
| coalition         = —
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 16
| image             = Thomas Edgar Stephens - Dwight D. Eisenhower - Google Art Project.jpg
| military_rank     = General of the Army
| officeholder      = [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
| officeholder_sort = Eisenhower, Dwight
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1890
| died_year         = 1969
| term_start        = 19 November 1945
| term_end          = 6 February 1948
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1945|11|19|1948|02|06}}
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Robert P. Patterson]] {{small|(of War)}}
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Kenneth Claiborne Royall]]<br />{{small|(of War, 1947; of the Army, 1947–1949)}}
| coalition         = [[James Forrestal]]<br />{{small|(from Sep. 1947)}}
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 17
| image             = Omar Bradley, official military photo, 1949 (cropped).JPEG
| military_rank     = General <!-- Wasn't General of the Army until after this duty -->
| officeholder      = [[Omar Bradley|Omar N. Bradley]]
| officeholder_sort = Bradley, Omar
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1893
| died_year         = 1981
| term_start        = 7 February 1948
| term_end          = 15 August 1949{{efn|name=cjcs|Appointed as [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]].}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1948|02|07|1949|08|15}}
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Kenneth Claiborne Royall]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Gordon Gray (politician)|Gordon Gray]]
| coalition         = [[James Forrestal]]
| coalition2        = [[Louis A. Johnson]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 18
| image             = J-lawton-collins-1948.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[J. Lawton Collins]]
| officeholder_sort = Collins, Joseph
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1896
| died_year         = 1987
| term_start        = 16 August 1949{{efn|name=vcsa|Served prior as [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army|Vice Chief of Staff of the Army]].}}
| term_end          = 14 August 1953
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1949|08|16|1953|08|14}}
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Gordon Gray (politician)|Gordon Gray]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Frank Pace]]
| alt_officeholder3 = [[Robert T. Stevens]]
| coalition         = [[Louis A. Johnson]]
| coalition2        = [[George C. Marshall]]
| coalition3        = [[Robert A. Lovett]]
| coalition4        = {{nowrap|[[Charles Erwin Wilson]]}}
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 19
| image             = MatthewBRidgway.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Matthew Ridgway|Matthew B. Ridgway]]
| officeholder_sort = Ridgway, Matthew
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1895
| died_year         = 1993
| term_start        = 15 August 1953
| term_end          = 29 June 1955
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1953|08|14|1955|06|29}}
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Robert T. Stevens]]
| coalition         = [[Charles Erwin Wilson]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 20
| image             = Maxwell D Taylor official portrait.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Maxwell D. Taylor]]
| officeholder_sort = Taylor, Maxwell 
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1901
| died_year         = 1987
| term_start        = 30 June 1955
| term_end          = 30 June 1959{{efn|name=taylor|Appointed Military Representative of the President from 1959 to 1962; [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] from 1962 to 1964.}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1955|06|30|1959|06|30}}
| election          = Field artillery
| alt_officeholder  = [[Robert T. Stevens]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Wilber M. Brucker]]
| coalition         = [[Charles Erwin Wilson]]
| coalition2        = [[Neil H. McElroy]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 21
| image             = GEN Lyman L. Lemnitzer, portrait as CSA (tight crop).jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Lyman Lemnitzer|Lyman L. Lemnitzer]]
| officeholder_sort = Lemnitzer, Lyman 
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1899
| died_year         = 1988
| term_start        = 1 July 1959{{efn|name=vcsa}}
| term_end          = 30 September 1960{{efn|name=cjcs}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1959|07|01|1960|09|30}}
| election          = Infantry and [[United States Army Coast Artillery Corps|coast artillery]]
| alt_officeholder  = [[Wilber M. Brucker]]
| coalition         = [[Neil H. McElroy]]
| coalition2        = [[Thomas S. Gates Jr.]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 22
| image             = General George Decker portrait, CSA (cropped).jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[George Decker|George H. Decker]]
| officeholder_sort = Decker, George
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1902
| died_year         = 1980
| term_start        = 1 October 1960{{efn|name=vcsa}}
| term_end          = 30 September 1962
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1960|10|01|1962|09|30}}
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Wilber M. Brucker]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.|Elvis Stahr Jr.]]
| alt_officeholder3 = [[Cyrus Vance]]
| coalition         = [[Thomas S. Gates Jr.]]
| coalition2        = [[Robert McNamara]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 23
| image             = Earle Wheeler official photo.JPEG
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Earle Wheeler|Earle G. Wheeler]]
| officeholder_sort = Wheeler, Earle
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1908
| died_year         = 1975
| term_start        = 1 October 1962
| term_end          = 2 July 1964{{efn|name=cjcs}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1962|10|01|1964|07|02}}
| election          = Infantry and [[Armor Branch|armor]]
| alt_officeholder  = [[Cyrus Vance]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Stephen Ailes]]
| coalition         = [[Robert McNamara]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 24
| image             = GEN Harold K. Johnson.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Harold Keith Johnson|Harold K. Johnson]]
| officeholder_sort = Johnson, Harold
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1912
| died_year         = 1983
| term_start        = 3 July 1964
| term_end          = 2 July 1968
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1964|07|03|1968|07|02}}
| election          = Infantry and cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Stephen Ailes]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Stanley Rogers Resor]]
| coalition         = [[Robert McNamara]]
| coalition2        = [[Clark Clifford]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 25
| image             = Gen William C Westmoreland.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[William Westmoreland|William C. Westmoreland]]
| officeholder_sort = Westmoreland, William
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1914
| died_year         = 2005
| term_start        = 3 July 1968
| term_end          = 30 June 1972
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1968|07|03|1972|06|30}}
| election          = Field artillery
| alt_officeholder  = [[Stanley Rogers Resor]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Robert Frederick Froehlke|Robert Froehlke]]
| coalition         = [[Clark Clifford]]
| coalition2        = [[Melvin Laird]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = –
| image             = GEN Bruce Palmer.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Bruce Palmer Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Palmer, Bruce
| officeholder_note = {{efn|name=acting|In capacity as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.}}
| born_year         = 1913
| died_year         = 2000
| term_start        = 1 July 1972
| term_end          = 11 October 1972
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1972|07|01|1972|10|11}}
| acting            = y
| election          = Infantry and cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Robert Frederick Froehlke|Robert Froehlke]]
| coalition         = [[Melvin Laird]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 26
| image             = GEN Creighton W. Abrams.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = {{nowrap|[[Creighton Abrams|Creighton W. Abrams Jr.]]}}
| officeholder_sort = Abrams, Creighton
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1914
| died_year         = 1974
| died              = y
| term_start        = 12 October 1972
| term_end          = 4 September 1974
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1972|10|12|1974|09|04}}
| election          = Armor
| alt_officeholder  = [[Robert Frederick Froehlke|Robert Froehlke]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Bo Callaway]]
| coalition         = [[Melvin Laird]]
| coalition2        = [[Elliot L. Richardson|Elliot Richardson]]
| coalition3        = [[James R. Schlesinger]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
|-
| style=background:#e6e6aa; | –{{efn|name=acting}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Frederick Carlton Weyand.jpg|100px]]
| data-sort-value="Weyand, Frederick" rowspan="2" | General<br />'''[[Frederick C. Weyand]]'''<br />{{small|(1916–2010)}}
| style=background:#e6e6aa; | 5 September 1974
| style=background:#e6e6aa; | 4 October 1974
| style=background:#e6e6aa; | {{ayd|1974|09|05|1974|10|04}}
| rowspan="2" | Infantry and [[Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)|intelligence]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Bo Callaway]]<br />[[Martin Richard Hoffmann|Martin R. Hoffmann]]
| rowspan="2" | [[James R. Schlesinger]]<br />[[Donald Rumsfeld]]
| style=background:#e6e6aa; | <ref>{{cite news |agency=[[United Press International]] |date=September 5, 1974 |title=Acting chief of staff held Vietnam posts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ventura-county-star-acting/126382522/ |work=[[Ventura County Star|Ventura County Star-Free Press]] |location=Camarillo, CA |page=B-7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=[[United Press International]] |date=October 4, 1974 |title=Weyand OKd |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-weyand/126382572/ |work=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |location=Honolulu, HI |page=C-1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
| 27
| 4 October 1974
| 30 September 1976
| {{ayd|1974|10|04|1976|09|30}}
| {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
|-
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 28
| image             = GEN Bernard W. Rogers, SACEUR.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Bernard W. Rogers]]
| officeholder_sort = Rogers, Bernard
| officeholder_note = {{efn|name=rogers|Last World War II veteran to serve as Chief of Staff.}}
| born_year         = 1921
| died_year         = 2008
| term_start        = 1 October 1976
| term_end          = 21 June 1979
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1976|10|01|1979|06|21}}
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Martin Richard Hoffmann|Martin R. Hoffmann]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Clifford Alexander Jr.]]
| coalition         = [[Donald Rumsfeld]]
| coalition2        = [[Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)|Harold Brown]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 29
| image             = GEN Meyer, Edward C USA.JPEG
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Edward C. Meyer]]
| officeholder_sort = Meyer, Edward
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1928
| died_year         = 2020
| term_start        = 22 June 1979
| term_end          = 21 June 1983
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1979|06|22|1983|06|21}}
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Clifford Alexander Jr.]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[John Otho Marsh Jr.|John O. Marsh Jr.]]
| coalition         = [[Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)|Harold Brown]]
| coalition2        = [[Caspar Weinberger]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 30
| image             = GEN John A. Wickham, USA.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[John A. Wickham Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Wickham, John
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1928
| died_year         = 2024
| term_start        = 23 June 1983{{efn|name=vcsa}}
| term_end          = 23 June 1987
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1983|06|23|1987|06|23}}
| election          = Infantry and cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[John Otho Marsh Jr.|John O. Marsh Jr.]]
| coalition         = [[Caspar Weinberger]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 31
| image             = Portrait of U.S. Army Gen. Carl E. Vuono, CHIEF of STAFF, U.S. Army (Uncovered) (Official U.S. Army photograph) (Released) (PC-191796).jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Carl E. Vuono]]
| officeholder_sort = Vuono, Carl
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1934
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 23 June 1987
| term_end          = 21 June 1991
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1987|06|23|1991|06|21}}
| election          = Field artillery
| alt_officeholder  = [[John Otho Marsh Jr.|John O. Marsh Jr.]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Michael P. W. Stone]]
| coalition         = [[Caspar Weinberger]]
| coalition2        = [[Frank Carlucci]]
| coalition3        = [[Dick Cheney]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 32
| image             = General Gordon Sullivan, official military photo 1992.JPEG
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Gordon R. Sullivan]]
| officeholder_sort = Sullivan, Gordon
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1937
| died_year         = 2024
| term_start        = 21 June 1991{{efn|name=vcsa}}
| term_end          = 20 June 1995
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1991|06|21|1995|06|20}}
| election          = Armor and mechanized infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Michael P. W. Stone]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Togo D. West Jr.]]
| coalition         = [[Dick Cheney]]
| coalition2        = [[Les Aspin]]
| coalition3        = [[William J. Perry]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 33
| image             = Reimer chief of staff.JPEG
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Dennis Reimer|Dennis J. Reimer]]
| officeholder_sort = Reimer, Dennis
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1939
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 20 June 1995
| term_end          = 21 June 1999
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1995|06|20|1999|06|21}}
| election          = Artillery and mechanized infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Togo D. West Jr.]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Louis Caldera]]
| coalition         = [[William J. Perry]]
| coalition2        = [[William Cohen]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 34
| image             = EricShinseki.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Eric Shinseki|Eric K. Shinseki]]
| officeholder_sort = Shinseki, Eric
| officeholder_note = {{efn|name=shinseki|Last Vietnam War veteran to serve as Chief of Staff.}}
| born_year         = 1942
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 21 June 1999{{efn|name=vcsa}}
| term_end          = 11 June 2003
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1999|06|21|2003|06|11}}
| election          = Cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Louis Caldera]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Thomas E. White]]
| coalition         = [[William Cohen]]
| coalition2        = [[Donald Rumsfeld]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = –
| image             = Jack Keane.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Jack Keane|John M. Keane]]
| officeholder_sort = Keane, John
| officeholder_note = {{efn|name=acting}}
| born_year         = 1943
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 11 June 2003
| term_end          = 1 August 2003
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2003|06|11|2003|8|1}}
| acting            = y
| election          = Infantry
| alt_officeholder  = ''None''{{efn|[[Les Brownlee]] served as acting Secretary of the Army during this period.}}
| coalition         = [[Donald Rumsfeld]]
| ref               = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/-/media/Site/Dedman/Academics/InstitutesCenters/CPH/Collective-Memory-Project/The-Surge/Keane-Jack--FINAL--20199.pdf|title=The Surge – Collective Memory Project|date=2015-08-18|access-date=2024-01-16|website=[[Southern Methodist University]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 35
| image             = Peter Schoomaker.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Peter Schoomaker|Peter J. Schoomaker]]
| officeholder_sort = Schoomaker, Peter
| officeholder_note = {{efn|name=recalled|Recalled to active duty to serve as Chief of Staff. Schoomaker previously served as Commander in Chief, [[United States Special Operations Command]] from 1997 to 2000.}}
| born_year         = 1946
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 1 August 2003
| term_end          = 10 April 2007
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2003|08|01|2007|04|10}}
| election          = Cavalry and [[Special Forces]]
| alt_officeholder  = [[Francis J. Harvey]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Pete Geren]]
| coalition         = [[Donald Rumsfeld]]
| coalition2        = [[Robert Gates]]
| ref               = {{sfn|Bell|2005|p=186-187}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 36
| image             = George W. Casey 2007.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[George W. Casey Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Casey, George
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1948
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 10 April 2007
| term_end          = 11 April 2011
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2007|04|10|2011|04|11}}
| election          = Armor and mechanized infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Pete Geren]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[John M. McHugh]]
| coalition         = [[Robert Gates]]
| ref               = <ref>{{cite web|last=Leopold|first=J.D.|url=https://www.army.mil/article/2607/gen_george_w_casey_jr_becomes_army_chief_of_staff|title=Gen. George W. Casey Jr. Becomes Army Chief of Staff|date=10 April 2007|access-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004034624/https://www.army.mil/article/2607/gen_george_w_casey_jr_becomes_army_chief_of_staff|archive-date=4 October 2022|publisher=Army News Service|website=U.S. Army}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 37
| image             = Dempsey max.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Martin Dempsey|Martin E. Dempsey]]
| officeholder_sort = Dempsey, Martin
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1952
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 11 April 2011
| term_end          = 7 September 2011{{efn|name=cjcs}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2011|04|11|2011|09|07}}
| election          = Armor and [[Armoured cavalry|armored<br />cavalry]]
| alt_officeholder  = [[John M. McHugh]]
| coalition         = [[Robert Gates]]
| coalition2        = [[Leon Panetta]]
| ref               = <ref>{{cite web|last=Garamone|first=Jim|url=https://www.army.mil/article/54761/dempsey_lays_out_themes_for_tenure_as_army_chief|title=Dempsey lays out themes for tenure as Army chief|date=12 April 2011|access-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004030438/https://www.army.mil/article/54761/dempsey_lays_out_themes_for_tenure_as_army_chief|archive-date=4 October 2022|publisher=American Forces Press Service|website=U.S. Army}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 38
| image             = Odierno Raymond CSA ASU.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Raymond T. Odierno]]
| officeholder_sort = Odierno, Raymond
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1954
| died_year         = 2021
| term_start        = 7 September 2011
| term_end          = 14 August 2015
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2011|09|07|2015|08|14}}
| election          = Field artillery
| alt_officeholder  = [[John M. McHugh]]
| cabinet           = [[Leon Panetta]]
| cabinet2          = [[Chuck Hagel]]
| cabinet3          = [[Ash Carter]]
| ref               = <ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Derek|url=https://www.army.mil/article/65207/familiar_face_accepts_new_role_gen_odierno_becomes_army_chief_of_staff|title=Familiar face accepts new role: Gen. Odierno becomes Army Chief of Staff|date=9 September 2011|access-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004030025/https://www.army.mil/article/65207/familiar_face_accepts_new_role_gen_odierno_becomes_army_chief_of_staff|archive-date=4 October 2022|publisher=362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment|website=U.S. Army}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 39
| image             = Mark Milley Army Chief of Staff.jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[Mark A. Milley]]
| officeholder_sort = Milley, Mark
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1958
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 14 August 2015
| term_end          = 9 August 2019{{efn|name=cjcs}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2015|08|14|2019|08|09}}
| election          = Armor and light infantry
| alt_officeholder  = [[John M. McHugh]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Eric Fanning]]
| alt_officeholder3 = [[Mark Esper]]
| alt_officeholder4 = [[Ryan D. McCarthy]]
| coalition         = [[Ash Carter]]
| coalition2        = [[Jim Mattis]]
| coalition3        = [[Mark Esper]]
| ref               = <ref>{{cite web|last=Callahan|first=Guv|url=https://www.army.mil/article/154202/the_new_boss_army_welcomes_milley_on_jbm_hh_and_says_goodbye_to_a_moral_giant|title=The new boss: Army welcomes Milley on JBM-HH and says goodbye to a 'moral giant'|date=20 August 2015|access-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003075151/https://www.army.mil/article/154202/the_new_boss_army_welcomes_milley_on_jbm_hh_and_says_goodbye_to_a_moral_giant|archive-date=3 October 2022|publisher=Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Public Affairs|website=U.S. Army}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 40
| image             = GEN James C. McConville (4).jpg
| military_rank     = General
| officeholder      = [[James C. McConville]]
| officeholder_sort = McConville, James
| officeholder_note = 
| born_year         = 1959
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 9 August 2019{{efn|name=vcsa}}
| term_end          = 4 August 2023
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2019|08|09|2023|08|04}}
| election          = [[Army aviation|Aviation]] and cavalry
| alt_officeholder  = [[Ryan D. McCarthy]]
| alt_officeholder2 = [[Christine Wormuth]]
| coalition         = [[Mark Esper]]
| coalition2        = [[Lloyd Austin]]
| ref               = <ref>{{cite web|last=Dickstein|first=Corey|url=https://www.stripes.com/mcconville-grinston-sworn-in-as-army-s-top-uniformed-soldiers-1.593813|title=McConville, Grinston sworn in as Army's top uniformed soldiers|date=9 August 2019|access-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003074019/https://www.stripes.com/mcconville-grinston-sworn-in-as-army-s-top-uniformed-soldiers-1.593813|archive-date=3 October 2022|website=Stars & Stripes}}</ref>
}}
|-
| style=background:#e6e6aa; | –{{efn|name=acting}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:GEN Randy A. George (2).jpg|100px]]
| data-sort-value="George, Randy" rowspan="2" | General<br />'''[[Randy George|Randy A. George]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1964)}}
| style=background:#e6e6aa; | 4 August 2023
| style=background:#e6e6aa; | 21 September 2023
| style=background:#e6e6aa; | {{ayd|2023|08|04|2023|09|21}}
| rowspan="2" | Infantry
| rowspan="2" | [[Christine Wormuth]]<br />[[Daniel P. Driscoll]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Lloyd Austin]]<br />[[Pete Hegseth]]
| style=background:#e6e6aa; | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32423|title=Webcast: Relinquishment of Responsibility for GEN James McConville / Change of Responsibility SMA Michael Grinston|access-date=2023-07-28|website=DVIDS}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
|-
| 41
| 21 September 2023
| ''Incumbent''
| {{ayd|2023|09|21}}
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Sword|first=Michael|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/454003/army-gen-randy-george-sworn-41st-army-chief-staff|title=Army Gen. Randy George sworn in as 41st Army Chief of Staff|date=2023-09-21|access-date=2023-09-22|publisher=11th Airborne Division|location=[[Alaska]]|website=DVIDS}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Timeline===
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  bar:hines from:1924 till:1926 color:csa text:"[[John L. Hines|Hines]]"
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  bar:marshall from:1939 till:1945 color:csa text:"[[George C. Marshall|Marshall]]"
  bar:eisenhower from:1945 till:1948 color:csa text:"[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]"
  bar:bradley from:1948 till:1949 color:csa text:"[[Omar Bradley|Bradley]]"
  bar:collins from:1947 till:1949 color:vcsa
  bar:collins from:1949 till:1953 color:csa text:"[[J. Lawton Collins|Collins]]"
  bar:ridgway from:1953 till:1955 color:csa text:"[[Matthew Ridgway|Ridgway]]"
  bar:taylor from:1955 till:1959 color:csa text:"[[Maxwell D. Taylor|Taylor]]"
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  bar:decker from:1959 till:1960 color:vcsa
  bar:decker from:1960 till:1962 color:csa text:"[[George Decker|Decker]]"
  bar:wheeler from:1962 till:1964 color:csa text:"[[Earle Wheeler|Wheeler]]"
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  bar:meyer from:1979 till:1983 color:csa text:"[[Edward C. Meyer|Meyer]]"
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==See also==
* [[Sergeant Major of the Army]]
* [[Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer]]
* [[Chief Warrant Officer of the Army]]
* [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army]]
* [[Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army]]

==References==
===Notes===
{{Notelist}}

===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
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==Further reading==
* Hewes Jr., James E. ''From Root to McNamara: Army Organization and Administration, 1900–1963'' (1975) .
* Semsch, Philip L. "Elihu Root and the General Staff." ''Military Affairs'' (1963): 16–27.
* Skowronek, Stephen. ''Building a New American State: The Expansion of National Administrative Capacities, 1877–1920'' (Cambridge University Press, 1982) pp 212–247.
* {{Cite book| first = Mark Skinner| last = Watson| url = http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/csppp/index.htm| title = Chief of Staff: Prewar Plans and Preparations| series = United States Army in World War II| publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]]| location = Washington D.C.| access-date = 14 June 2010| archive-date = 13 December 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121213022615/http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/csppp/index.htm| url-status = dead}} - full text
* White, Richard D. "Civilian management of the military: Elihu Root and the 1903 reorganization of the army general staff." ''Journal of Management History'' (1998) 4#1 (1998), pp.&nbsp;43–59.

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