Commandant of the Marine Corps

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Flag of the Commandant of the Marine Corps
Flag of the Commandant of the Marine Corps

The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (CMC) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The commandant reports directly to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. As with the other joint chiefs, the commandant is responsible for ensuring the organization and readiness of his respective service branch and for advising the President. However, as with the other joint chiefs, the commandant has no operational command authority.

The Commandant is nominated by the President and must be confirmed by majority vote from the Senate. By statute, the commandant is appointed as a four-star General and is promoted to that grade if the appointee holds a lower grade.

"The Commandant is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the total performance of the Marine Corps. This includes the administration, discipline, internal organization, training, requirements, efficiency, and readiness of the service. The Commandant also is responsible for the operation of the Marine Corps material support system."[1]

Since 1801, the home of the Commandant is located in Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C..

Contents

The responsibilities of the Commandant are outlined in Title 10 of the U.S. Code:[2]

"Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Navy, the Commandant shall —

  1. preside over the Headquarters, Marine Corps;
  2. transmit the plans and recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, to the Secretary and advise the Secretary with regard to such plans and recommendations;
  3. after approval of the plans or recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, by the Secretary, act as the agent of the Secretary in carrying them into effect;
  4. exercise supervision, consistent with the authority assigned to commanders of unified or specified combatant commands under chapter 6 of this title, over such of the members and organizations of the Marine Corps and the Navy as the Secretary determines;
  5. perform the duties prescribed for him by section 171 of this title and other provisions of law;
  6. perform such other military duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as are assigned to him by the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of the Navy.

General James T. Conway34th and current Commandant
General James T. Conway
34th and current Commandant
# Name Start of Tenure End of Tenure
1. Samuel Nicholas November 28, 1775 August 27, 1783
2. William W. Burrows 12 July 1798 6 March 1804
3. Franklin Wharton 7 March 1804 September 1, 1818
Archibald Henderson (acting) September 16, 1818 March 2, 1819
4. Anthony Gale 3 March 1819 8 October 1820
5. Archibald Henderson October 17, 1820 January 6, 1859
6. John Harris January 7, 1859 1 May 1864
7. Jacob Zeilin 10 June 1864 October 31, 1876
8. Charles G. McCawley November 1, 1876 January 29, 1891
9. Charles Heywood 30 June 1891 October 2, 1903
10. George F. Elliott October 3, 1903 November 30, 1910
11. William P. Biddle February 3, 1911 February 24, 1914
12. George Barnett February 25, 1914 30 June 1920
13. John A. Lejeune 1 July 1920 4 March 1929
14. Wendall C. Neville 5 March 1929 8 July 1930
15. Ben H. Fuller 9 July 1930 February 28, 1934
16. John H. Russell, Jr. 1 March 1934 November 30, 1936
17. Thomas Holcomb December 1, 1936 December 31, 1943
18. Alexander A. Vandegrift January 1, 1944 December 31, 1947
19. Clifton B. Cates January 1, 1948 December 31, 1951
20. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. January 1, 1952 December 31, 1955
21. Randolph M. Pate January 1, 1956 December 31, 1959
22. David M. Shoup January 1, 1960 December 31, 1963
23. Wallace M. Greene, Jr. January 1, 1964 December 31, 1967
24. Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. January 1, 1968 December 31, 1971
25. Robert Everton Cushman, Jr. January 1, 1972 30 June 1975
26. Louis H. Wilson, Jr. 1 July 1975 30 June 1979
27. Robert H. Barrow 1 July 1979 30 June 1983
28. Paul X. Kelley 1 July 1983 30 June 1987
29. Alfred M. Gray, Jr. 1 July 1987 30 June 1991
30. Carl E. Mundy, Jr. 1 July 1991 30 June 1995
31. Charles C. Krulak 1 July 1995 30 June 1999
32. James L. Jones 1 July 1999 January 12, 2003
33. Michael W. Hagee January 13, 2003 November 13, 2006
34. James T. Conway November 14, 2006 Incumbent

United States Marine Corps Portal

  1. ^ "Appendix A: How the Marines Are Organized", Marine Corps Concepts and Programs 2006. United States Marine Corps, page 252. Retrieved on 2007-05-06. 
  2. ^ Title 10, Sec. 5043. Commandant of the Marine Corps, United States Code.

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