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The Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces is the commander of all United States military forces, as well as the military forces of the states that comprise the United States when they are brought under federal control. It is a constitutionally described function of the office of President of the United States and is normally vested in the incumbent president, except when the duties of that office are being discharged by the Acting President of the United States. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the president is the "supreme commander" of any military force created by law and penultimate command cannot legally be vested in any other person or authority. All United States military officers draw their lawful authority from the assignment, by the President to them, of a portion of his supreme command power.
Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces | |
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Seat | White House |
Appointer | College of Electors |
Term length | 4 years once renewable |
First holder | General of the Armies of the United States George Washington |
Succession | Acting President of the United States[lower-alpha 1] |
The President, as Commander-in-Chief, occupies a role that has been described by scholars as that of Generalissimo of the United States.