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Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College

Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College

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The Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College is the highest-ranking official at the United States Army's Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, installation. The position is similar to the West Point Superintendent and is roughly equivalent to the chancellor or president of an American civilian university. Since 1976, the commandant has been a Lieutenant General (three stars) and is also in charge of the United States Army Combined Arms Center which includes other training organizations at Fort Leavenworth.

Lieutenant General Milford H. Beagle Jr., the current Commandant

The General Staff College, which is a graduate school, trains a high number of United States Army field officers, many of whom go on to become general officers. The college is part of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

List of commandants

The college has the following list of commandants. There were also breaks during the Spanish–American War and World War I.[1][2]

School of Application for Cavalry and Infantry

United States Infantry and Cavalry School

General Service and Staff College

United States Infantry and Cavalry School

Army School of the Line

Command and General Staff School

Command and General Staff College

See also

References

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    "Commandants of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College - army.mil - Retrieved October 13, 2009". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
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    Elvid Hunt, History of Fort Leavenworth, 1827-1937, 2d ed. (Fort Leavenworth, KS: Command and General Staff School Press, 1937)
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    Fort Leavenworth History – army.mil – Retrieved October 13, 2009
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