Posted on Aug 23, 2016
What is the absolute highest rank in the US Army?
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SPC Mark Brown
I don't think Field Marshall applies to the US Army. It is British and German for sure.
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MAJ Cliff T
MAJ Cliff T - also google 12th Infantry Division ( Philippine Division ) which for some reason is never mentioned in any recent data. It was part of the US Army. The guys who took the bullet at Bataan.
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I was going to go with my initial response of E-4 Mafia....but I don't think that is entirely correct.....
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MSG Gary George - PFC Hero? OH MAN!!!! I can only imagine the shit received in Basic.
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CW5. No contest. People are so amazed when they actually see one, everyone listens to them
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How about you go to Camp Arifjan. I sat across 6 CW5's eating chow in area 1. When I went to Baumholder, there was only one CW5 in all of Europe. Seems fair huh
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Come to Fort Bragg it's like the meet here or something I see them way more than I'm supposed to I guess
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SSG Bill Hancock
Agreed. When I was a Specialist, I did more leading had more responsibility than as a squad leader. I was a team leader, machine gunner, driver, etc as an E-4, always squad leader if we were temporarily without one, the Colonel's driver when he flew in for visits, the Brigade Sgt Maj driver for 6 months. lol
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A civilian.
SGT Brian Watkins
Somewhat agree, when I was a contractor it was awkward having my input on technical matters actually being taken seriously.
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SGT Brian Watkins - but I'm talking about a civilian/civilian. you were a contractor. Totally different. In many units, a civilian is the Contract Managing Officer. Plus, who sits at the very top of our command structure? Even a GO/FO get rated by someone.
PO3 Aaron Hassay
MAJ Charles Blake - There has always been this idea that Service Members are not actually Civilians. But in reality you are a civilian. I think for some reason it is deliberate to separate mentally a civilian first into thinkng they are no longer. Despite a mandatory hair cut you are a civilian. I know the politics held in the Military Justice System UCMJ parallels a civilian justice system and may actually separate SM from due process based on administrative punishment and discharge. But how can we as a country have Civilians um SM who swear the oath to defend the constitution not thinking they are fully if not more fully protected as civilians under the same system of government set up by the Constitution for Citizens?
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PO3 Aaron Hassay - Yes, I agree in some senses of the term. Civilians are not held to the UCMJ, they can say what they want about the commander in chief (with some limits), they can negotiate the terms of their employment and compensation and they can quit their job even if under contract. In legal terms, there are civilian-civilian (non-military), civilian-military (can be compo 2-3 or contractor, GS) and then there are military-military. Just depends on how confusing we want to make ourselves. There are different levels of legal behavior and expectations. A military member does give up some of their constitutional rights to serve. I think that' s must when the main priority of the military is to kill people and break things - you have to lose the civilian-civilian status IOT have your behavior and actions protected under a different set of legal circumstances. This is why the military will always be ultimately under civilian control.
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Interesting information as I just googled it to find the following:
General of the Armies of the United States[edit]
Pershing's general of the armies insignia Unofficial 1945 design for general of the armies insignia
Main articles: General of the Armies and six-star rank The U.S. rank of general of the armies was first created in 1799, but not awarded.[citation needed]
John Pershing was promoted to "general of the armies" in 1919, from what was then the highest rank, the four-star rank of general. Under the regulations of the time, he was permitted to choose his insignia, and he chose four gold stars, in contrast to the four silver stars used by U.S. general and admiral rank insignia.
In 1945, in preparation for the invasion of Japan, it was proposed[by whom?] that General Douglas MacArthur be promoted to "general of the armies", and that this would explicitly be a six-star rank.[citation needed] However, this and a subsequent proposal in 1955 were never adopted.
In 1976, as part of the American Bicentennial celebrations, a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress stated that "it is considered fitting and proper that no officer of the United States Army should outrank Lieutenant General George Washington". Hence, it was resolved that "the grade of General of the Armies of the United States (be) established" and George Washington be posthumously appointed to this grade.[9]
General of the Armies of the United States[edit]
Pershing's general of the armies insignia Unofficial 1945 design for general of the armies insignia
Main articles: General of the Armies and six-star rank The U.S. rank of general of the armies was first created in 1799, but not awarded.[citation needed]
John Pershing was promoted to "general of the armies" in 1919, from what was then the highest rank, the four-star rank of general. Under the regulations of the time, he was permitted to choose his insignia, and he chose four gold stars, in contrast to the four silver stars used by U.S. general and admiral rank insignia.
In 1945, in preparation for the invasion of Japan, it was proposed[by whom?] that General Douglas MacArthur be promoted to "general of the armies", and that this would explicitly be a six-star rank.[citation needed] However, this and a subsequent proposal in 1955 were never adopted.
In 1976, as part of the American Bicentennial celebrations, a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress stated that "it is considered fitting and proper that no officer of the United States Army should outrank Lieutenant General George Washington". Hence, it was resolved that "the grade of General of the Armies of the United States (be) established" and George Washington be posthumously appointed to this grade.[9]
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SSG Kenneth Ponder
Check out exactly what Washington's DOR is and you'll find that Pershing still outranks him. Pershing has the seniority per AR
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I met Omar Bradley completely by surprise early 1978.
Kind of took my breath away.
Out last 5 star.
Kind of took my breath away.
Out last 5 star.
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SSG Pedro Berrios
I met General of the Army Bradley at Fort Bliss on Thangsgiving day in 1978 also the school across my house is name after him
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TSgt Sean LaPlante
SFC David Tyner -, now that’s something I would’ve love to see. Thanks for the mental photograph.
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TSgt Sean LaPlante
SFC David Tyner - thanks for the mental photograph. That must have been something else.
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