29 October 2010

Who's Next for Army Chief of Staff?



The Army Times has some speculation on the next Chief of Staff of the Army. There are 11 generals in the Army of 4-star rank (12 if you count the current CSA). Here's the rundown.

Front-runners
- GEN Martin Dempsey, Commander of TRADOC
- GEN Ray Odierno, Commander of JFCOM
- GEN Peter Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff

Maybe?
- GEN JD Thurman, Commander of FORSCOM
- GEN Lloyd Austin, Commander, US Forces Iraq
- GEN Walter Sharp, Commander USFK
- GEN Carter Ham, Commander AFRICOM
- GEN William Ward, outgoing Commander of AFRICOM

Probably Not
- GEN Ann Dunwoody, Commander AMC
- GEN David Petraeus, Commander, US Forces Afghanistan
- GEN Kieth Alexander, head of the NSA

Now, there's nothing saying you can't bump up a 3-star to the top job, but it's unlikely.

By: Brant

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