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From: swilliam@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Steve Williams)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: US 5-star generals
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Date: 27 Feb 91 02:12:48 GMT
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From: swilliam@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Steve Williams)

>Can anyone tell me about 5 star generals in the US?

"5-star general" is not customary in the United States; and this have
caused some problems, especially when an American general is in charge
of a multi-national forces.

Often an American general leads multi-national forces.  General Eisenhower
led the allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.  Currently,
General Schwarzkopf is leading the multi-national forces in the Gulf 
War.

European forces (Great Britain, France, & Germany) have their Field
Marshalls;  United States doesn't have any.  Field Marshalls rank just
below the Commander in Chief.

>can you only become a ***** during wartime?

Apparently so.

>Does a ***** get demoted after the war, or does he keep his rank?

Omar Bradley remained as a 5-star general until his death.  He was the
last 5-star general in the United States Army.

>What is the relation between the Chairman of the JCS and a *****?

I really do not know.

>How many stars do Powell and Schwarzkopf have?  (The seem to only have
>4 on their collars, but I'm not sure).

You are right; they have only four stars.  There has been a talk of 
their being promoted to five-stars, but I do not know if anything will
come out of it.

Steve Williams               |  "An expert is a person who has made all the
Department of the Navy       |  mistakes which can be made in a very narrow
David Taylor Research Center |  field."     -- Niels Bohr, Danish Scientist


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