"Have the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff come in here."
You don't have to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to see the writing on the wall.
He was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Now he was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In 1960 he was named Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
That legislation made the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff the principal military adviser to the president.
"Get the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in here, posthaste," the president said.
Not to mention the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
General Hilton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sounded tired.
The highest ranking army officer is currently the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.