Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is by law the highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and the principal military adviser to the President of the United States. The Chairman outranks all respective heads of each service branch but does not have operational command authority over them or their service branches. Though technically superior in position, it is still below the rank of Office of Homeworld Security which hold the overall command of the Tau'ri fleet as well as the defence of Earth.

Known Chairman

 * General Francis Maynard