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Chief Of Army Staff
Chief of Army Staff or Chief of the Army Staff which is generally abbreviated as COAS is a title commonly used for the appointment held by the most senior staff officer or the chief commander in several nations' armies. * Chief of Army (Australia) * Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh) * Chief of Staff of the French Army * Chief of Army Staff (Ghana) * Chief of the Army Staff (India) * Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army * Chief of the Army Staff (Italy) * Chief of the Army Staff (Nepal) * Chief of Army (New Zealand) * Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria) * Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan) * Chief of Staff of the Army (Spain) * Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army * Chief of the Army Staff (Sweden) * Chief of Staff of the United States Army See also *Commander of the Army (other), Commander of the Army *Army Staff (other) *Chief of Staff (military) *Chief of Army (other) *Chief of the Air Staff (other) *Chief of the Defence Staff (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Army (Australia)
The Chief of Army is the most senior appointment in the Australian Army, responsible to both the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary, Department of Defence (SECDEF). The rank associated with the position is lieutenant general ( 3-star). Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, the incumbent Chief of Army, has held the post since 2 July 2022. History The first Commander of the Australian Army was titled General Officer Commanding, Australian Military Forces, in line with the usual British practice of the time. Experience soon showed that the position concentrated more power than the Ministers for Defence—of whom there were twelve in as many years in 1901–1913—liked. Moreover, the British Army had encountered administrative problems in the Second Boer War which led to the abolition of the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Forces there in 1904, and its replacement by an Army Board. In 1904, Minister for Defence Anderson Dawson commissioned a report which reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |