Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)

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Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea
대한민국 합동참모본부
大韓民國 合同參謀本部
ROK JCF logo.svg
Insignia of Joint Chiefs of Staff
FoundedJune 1963; 58 years ago (1963-06)
Country South Korea
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
JCS ChairmanGeneral Won In-choul
Army Chief of StaffGeneral
Chief of Naval OperationsAdmiral
Air Force Chief of StaffGeneral

The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국 합동참모본부, Hanja: 大韓民國 合同參謀本部) is a group of Chiefs from each major branch of the armed services in the South Korean military. Unlike the United States' counterpart which is primarily advisory, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has actual operational control over all military personnel of South Korea's armed forces. The National Command Authority runs from the President and the Minister of National Defense to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and then to Operational Commands of the service branches, bypassing the Headquarters of each service branch. Currently there are five Operational Commands in the Army, two in the Navy (including the Marine Corps) and one in the Air Force.

It was created in May 1954 and assumed its current name in 1963, though there had been Supreme Command of the Armed Forces dating from 1948.

All (regular) members of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs are four-star generals and admirals, though the Deputy Chairman in the past has been three-star lieutenant general or vice admiral intermittently. Traditionally, the Chairman is chosen from the Army (with one previous and one current exceptions as October 2013) while the Deputy Chairman is selected from either the Navy or the Air Force. The Commandant of the Marine Corps, legally subordinate to the Chief of Naval Operations of the Republic of Korea Navy, may attend the Joint Chiefs of Staff meetings when examining matters pertaining to the Marine Corps.[1]

Current members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[]

Position Portrait Name Branch
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief Director of the Joint Defense Headquarters		 Air Force (ROKAF) General Won In-choul 공군대장 원인철 (US Air Force photo 191016-F-HB600-1082 Pacific Air Forces Commander reaffirms ironclad alliance at exhibition in Seoul).jpg General Won In-choul  Republic of Korea Air Force
Chief of Staff of the Army Army-personnel-icon.png General  Republic of Korea Army
Chief of Naval Operations Navy-personnel-icon.png Admiral  Republic of Korea Navy
Chief of Staff of the Air Force Air-force-personnel-icon.png General  Republic of Korea Air Force

List of chairmen[]

Main article: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)

References[]

  1. ^ www.law.go.kr http://www.law.go.kr/%EB%B2%95%EB%A0%B9/%EA%B5%AD%EA%B5%B0%EC%A1%B0%EC%A7%81%EB%B2%95. Retrieved 2020-10-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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