Joint Chiefs of Staff
Top military advisors
The Joint Chiefs of Staff is the body of senior military officers who advise the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense on matters of national security and military policy.
The group consists of the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and National Guard Bureau, led by a chairman.
Often shortened to the Joint Chiefs or JCS.
- ArmyOrganized military body
- ChairmanPresiding officer title
- four-star generalHighest peacetime army rank
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- war roomStrategic planning headquarters
situation room · uniform · Air Force · rank · dress uniform · medals · command · maps · brass · Marine Corps · briefing · orders · stars · Department of Defense · military advisors · military strategy · Foreign Policy · combat readiness
Joint Chiefs of StaffSecretary of Defense
Cabinet head over military
elected officials · political leadership · defense secretary · Congress · State Department
Joint Chiefs of Staffenlisted personnel
Non-commissioned military members
rank and file · privates · enlisted soldiers · non-commissioned officers · grunts
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