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Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff render a salute during the departure ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base for former President Ronald Reagan, 11 June 2004.. There are currently 43 active-duty four-star officers in the uniformed services of the United States: 11 in the Army, three in the Marine Corps, nine in the Navy, 14 in the Air Force, three in the Space Force, two in the Coast Guard ...
four-star general. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army. It ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general) and below general of the Army (five-star general). There have been 260 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Army.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff in May 2024. Clockwise from left: George, Smith, Franchetti, Allvin, Saltzman, Hokanson, Grady, and Brown. Although four-star officers appeared in organizations like the Continental Army before the United States of America was founded in 1776, the legislative history of four-star officers in the United States uniformed services began in 1799, when Congress authorized ...
Authorized three- and four-star officers to retire in the highest grade held on active duty, at the discretion of the president and subject to confirmation by the Senate, with no time-in-grade requirement [changed in 1996 to certification by secretary of defense and three-year time-in-grade requirement (110 Stat. 292)].
four-star admiral. The rank of admiral (or full admiral, or four-star admiral) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Navy. It ranks above vice admiral (three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral (five-star admiral). There have been 279 four-star admirals in the history of the U.S. Navy.
Froze pay of five-star officers and four-star officers permanently authorized full active-duty pay and allowances (Raymond A. Spruance, Carl A. Spaatz, Alexander A. Vandegrift) [increased by 3.2 percent in 1966 (80 Stat. 278) and 4.5 percent in 1967 (81 Stat. 654), and given the same increases as other retired officers starting in 1973 (87 Stat ...
Another US military service chief has relinquished command without a Senate-confirmed replacement in place, marking the first time in the Defense Department’s history that three services are ...
In 2019, the entire Defense Department had 36 four-star officers to oversee 1.3 million active-duty service members, a ratio of one four-star officer for every 36,500 service members. By contrast, a Space Force with only 18,000 service members and 3 four-star generals—service chief, vice chief, and USSPACECOM commander—would have one four ...