Posted on Dec 14, 2015
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This position is purely political he has no authority to issue orders. He commands nothing it's just another yes man for POTUS. I know it's not a lot of money but is salary could be used for other military programs. Why not just make the senior branch Chief of Staff the one the Sec of Def. gives orders to and him to the rest.
Posted 9 y ago
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It's an Advisory Position. Just like a Sergeant Major is an Advisory Position. It's just at a different scale. Every Leader needs a Subject Matter Expert, and the CJCS is the go to man on Joint Matters.
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You kidding? Ever seen four flag officers in the same room?! My goodness, they'll spend hours debating date of rank, date of service, and who's favored in the Army-Navy game. Besides, what DoD "program" could be funded with $243,156.00/yr? Make the senior-service rank the CoS? Come Fiscal Year review time, you're just asking for a bar-fight. In which case, I'll take the over/under on General Dunford.
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SN Greg Wright
Capt Mark Strobl I'd take that bet if we could recall Admiral McRaven back to active duty :)
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That position is essentially the Chief of Staff for the SECDEF. Just like the CSA holds that position for the SECARMY. Neither are commanders, but they have a mass amount of influence in advising and executing National and Strategic level programs and operations needed to keep our military running. Not sure when you retired but we are training NCO's now on more big picture concepts, or at least to attempt to comprehend them, to help be better advisers at the senior NCO level.
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