Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief
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| National Security Council | |
| Abbreviation | COSCIC |
| Member of | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| Reports to | President |
| Residence | Fort Liberty, Columbia City, Hispaniola |
| Seat | National Military Center, Columbia City, Hispaniola |
| Appointer |
President Subject to formal approval by the United Commonwealth Senate |
| Term length | Not fixed (typically 4–5 years) |
| Formation | October 1950 |
| First holder | Douglas MacArthur |
| Deputy | Vice Chief of Staff |
The Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief (COSCIC) is the highest-ranking uniformed officer of the United Commonwealth Armed Forces, the military of the Antilles, who serves as the principal military advisor to the President of the United Commonwealth (the commander-in-chief). The Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief does not have operational command over military units, but has an advisory role to the President in the event of armed conflict and in peacetime regarding military affairs, to assist the president in making orders. In a time of war or national emergencies, the C.-in-C. Chief of Staff, in his capacity as the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, works to coordinate the services with unified combatant commanders, who have operational control over the units in their theater, and to assist the president in decision-making by giving professional military advice. The COSCIC functions as a conduit between the service chiefs, theater commanders, and the president, and in peacetime can set Armed Forces-wide policies and doctrine to increase efficiency and performance.
The was post was established in the fall of 1950, in the aftermath of the June 16 coup attempt of that year by the Commanding General of the Army, George Ossoff. Before that point the United Commonwealth Armed Forces had essentially been run as a personal dictatorship by General Ossoff, who cooperated with President Amelia Abarough. The coup attempt against the Abarough government in June 1950 demonstrated that the model was unreliable and inefficient. A series of reforms were implemented to improve the military leadership while bringing it under stricter civilian control, and the post Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief was created to be the overall head of the military, assisting the president with military planning and advice, but also keeping the Armed Forces under the government's control. Douglas MacArthur was the first Chief of Staff and began the process of ending the military's status as a "state within a state." For decades afterward, until the democratization of the 1980s, the military leadership continued to wield a lot of political influence, though the possibility of the military becoming a completely separate power structure with more authority than the civilian government was vastly reduced by the 1950 reforms.
The COSCIC is appointed and nominated by the President, and has to go through an approval process by the United Commonwealth Senate. The United Commonwealth Code states that the chain of command authority goes from the president through the army secretary and to the unified combatant commanders, but the COSCIC has an advisory role to the president in issuing orders, as well as directing personnel assignments and setting policy guidance for the entire Armed Forces.
History
Responsibilities
Appointment and rank
The Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief is appointed by the president from one of the three branches of the armed forces (the Marine Corps is nominally a part of the Navy), typically for a term of three to five years. Since the 1983 constitutional reforms, the United Commonwealth Senate must approve of the nominee in a vote.
Joint Staff organization
List of Chiefs of Staff to the C.-in-C.
| No. | Holder | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Appointed by | |
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| 1 | General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) | October 2, 1950 | January 8, 1956 | 5 years, 98 days |  Antillean Army | Amelia Abarough | |
| TBD | Marine General Charles Morgan (1928–2020) | October 22, 1981 | June 26, 1987 | 5 years, 247 days |  Antillean Marine Corps | Amelia Abarough | |
| TBD | General of the Army Dominic Morrison (born 1933) | June 26, 1987 | September 30, 1991 | 4 years, 96 days | Antillean Army | Eric Abarough | |
| TBD | General of the Air Force John Allen (born 1936) | September 30, 1991 | April 17, 1996 | 4 years, 200 days |  Antillean Air Force | Eric Abarough | |
| TBD | Fleet Admiral James Dugan (born 1940) | April 17, 1996 | December 11, 2000 | 4 years, 238 days |  Antillean Navy | Eric Abarough | |
| TBD | General of the Army Michael Corbett (born 1943) | December 11, 2000 | March 4, 2005 | 4 years, 83 days | Antillean Army | George Abarough | |
| TBD | Marine General David Ayres (born 1947) | March 4, 2005 | November 25, 2008 | 3 years, 266 days | Antillean Marine Corps | William Abarough | |
| TBD | General of the Air Force Scott Walker (born 1955) | November 25, 2008 | July 9, 2013 | 4 years, 226 days | Antillean Air Force | William Abarough | |
| TBD | General of the Army Ryan Pierce (born 1958) | July 9, 2013 | January 24, 2017 | 3 years, 199 days | Antillean Army | Michael Abarough | |
| TBD | General of the Army Eric Reinhold (born 1962) | January 24, 2017 | February 5, 2021 | 4 years, 12 days | Antillean Army | Michael Abarough | |
| TBD | Fleet Admiral Nicholas Johnson (born 1965) | 5 February 2021 | 3 years, 323 days | Antillean Navy | Arian Lawrence |
See also
- United Commonwealth Chief of Army Staff
- United Commonwealth Chief of Naval Staff
- United Commonwealth Chief of Air Staff
- Commandant of the United Commonwealth Coast Guard
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