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The Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1. The CMC reports directly to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. The CMC is responsible for ensuring the organization, policy, plans, and programs for the Marine Corps as well as advising the President, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy on matters involving the Marine Corps. Under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, the CMC also designates Marine personnel and resources to the commanders of Unified Combatant Commands 2. The commandant also performs all other functions prescribed under 10 U.S.C. § 5043 or delegates those duties and responsibilities to other officers in his administration in his name. As with the other joint chiefs, the commandant is an administrative position and has no operational command authority over United States Marine forces.

The Commandant is nominated by the President and must be confirmed by majority vote from the Senate3. By statute, the commandant is appointed as a four-star general 3.

"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."4

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

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Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Commandant are outlined in Title 10, Section 5043 the U.S. Code of Law:5

"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.

List of Commandants

As of 2008, there have been thirty-four (34) Marine Corps Commandants:6

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

See also

United States Marine Corps portal

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the U.S. Government.
  1. ^ [1] 10 USC 151. Joint Chiefs of Staff: composition; functions
  2. ^ [2] 10 USC 165. Combatant commands: administration and support
  3. ^ a b [3] 10 USC 5043. Commandant of the Marine Corps
  4. ^ "Appendix A: How the Marines Are Organized". Marine Corps Concepts and Programs 2006, United States Marine Corps. pp.252, http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/p&r/concepts/2006/APPA.htm. Retrieved on 6 May 2007. 
  5. ^ [4] 10 USC 5043. Commandant of the Marine Corps, United States Code.
  6. ^ "Commandants of the U.S. Marine Corps". Historical Topics: Frequently Requested. Reference Branch, History Division, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2007-10-21.
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