Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)

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.

Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea
대한민국 합동참모본부
大韓民國 合同參謀本部
Insignia of Joint Chiefs of Staff
FoundedJune 1963 (1963-06)
Country South Korea
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
JCS ChairmanGeneral Won In-choul
Army Chief of StaffGeneral Nam Yeong-shin
Chief of Naval OperationsAdmiral Boo Suk-jong
Air Force Chief of StaffGeneral Lee Seong-yong

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 4-star generals and admirals, though the Deputy Chairman in the past has been 3-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
PositionPortraitNameBranch
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief Director of the Joint Defense Headquarters		General Won In-choul Republic of Korea Air Force
Chief of Staff of the ArmyGeneral Nam Yeong-shin Republic of Korea Army
Chief of Naval OperationsAdmiral Boo Suk-jong Republic of Korea Navy
Chief of Staff of the Air ForceGeneral Lee Seong-yong 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. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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