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seniority lists also omit three star officers, with some rare exceptions (such as Winfield Scott), and typically avoid comparing two star ranks and below, which are permanent ranks held by hundreds of officers over the past two centuries. In these cases, standard methods of seniority are used. Since 1981, the highest rank held by any officer in the U.S. armed forces is four stars, or a pay grade of "O-10". Modern-day admirals and generals are typically not considered in lists of historical seniority, except for extreme cases such as leaders of wars or other wide scale armed conflicts.
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dates of ranks are the same, seniority is then determined on order of: previous active duty grade relative seniority (if applicable), total active commissioned service, and finally, total federal commissioned service or date of appointment as a commissioned officer. The secretaries of each service may establish further seniority rules if applicable.
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are technically considered the most senior officers in U.S. history (with the exception of the two "super ranks" previously mentioned), yet are often considered historically junior to the military leaders of the 19th century, especially the inaugural holders of senior military ranks. Most historical
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determines precedence among commissioned officers, in particular those who hold the same rank. Seniority is used to determine assignments, tactical commands, promotions and general courtesy. To a lesser extent, historical seniority is used to recognize status of honor given to early United States
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is senior to both. For officers in the same rank or paygrade, seniority is determined by the dates on which they assumed their ranks. If officers of the same grade have the same date of rank, then seniority is determined in order by the officer's previous rank's date and so forth. If all promotion
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is considered the most senior officer of the entire United States military, even though it is possible that contemporaries of the same rank may have earlier dates of rank or longer time in service. Likewise, heads of various armed service branches are considered most senior within their service;
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Operational seniority refers to the ability to issue long range orders to U.S. forces, such as deployments, general orders, and other administrative matters. Operational seniority is never granted to non-U.S. officers and usually stems from such major offices as the
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Whenever there are two or more officers in the same grade or rank, who are on duty in the same area, field command, or organization, and who are all eligible to command, the president may assign command to an officer, without regard to time-in-rank.
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bomber groups operated on a similar principle, in that tactical command could pass to officers who were not necessarily the most senior present, given the specific needs of the mission or casualties during the mission itself.
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are considered "operational officers" while the standard military hierarchy is administrative. For instance, the Chief of Naval Operations, who would most likely be senior to a naval admiral in command of the
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Tactical seniority, also known as "battlefield seniority", is the manner in which a senior officer in command of a given tactical situation is determined. For instance, within the
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Groups of Army units, especially in active combat, may be placed under tactical command of any officer, regardless of rank seniority, for completion of a single mission. During
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When compared to each other, seniority among the service chiefs is determined by date of when the officer assumed that particular office, from the following group:
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specified that no officer of the United States Army should outrank Lieutenant General George Washington on the Army list. While promoted to a
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military leaders such as inaugural holders of certain ranks or those officers who served as leadership during major wars and armed conflicts.
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The modern-day seniority system of the United States commissioned officer corps operates on two different levels. For officers of different
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A type of "positional seniority" exists for military officers who hold top leadership positions of the armed forces. For instance, the
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meaning he may never be lesser in seniority to any other military officer, although Washington technically shares the same rank with
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only a year before his death, he was the most senior officer and the only lieutenant general in the army. The same is true of
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unified commanders are also considered most senior in their respective regions yet not necessarily to each other.
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is senior to captain and captain senior to lieutenant. Seniority extends across services as for instance
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system, in which a United States admiral, with clear seniority, would take command over all vessels.
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List of United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps four-star admirals
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The only case where historical seniority has been legally established by the
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has seniority and precedence immediately after the service chiefs.
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The regular United States military hierarchy is as follows:
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List of presidents of the United States by military rank
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List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals
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List of United States Space Force four-star generals
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Index

List of United States military leaders by rank
United States Armed Forces
ranks
colonel
major
captain
commander
United States Navy
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Chief of Naval Operations
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
Chief of Space Operations
Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Commandant of the Coast Guard
Unified Combatant Commands
United States Pacific Command
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t
e
Unified combatant commands
United States Department of Defense
Africa Command
Central Command
European Command
Northern Command
Indo-Pacific Command

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