Chief of staff

The Chief of Staff or Chief of Staff is the head of a rod in mostly military but also civilian hierarchical organizations. In the military, the rod consists of staff departments and, if necessary, other specialists available to the commander of an association or command authority in fulfilling its management responsibilities to the side. The military chief of staff is a ( general) staff officer, in higher staffs a general.

Civilian Chiefs of Staff

See also: Head of Cabinet

• Chief of Staff of the White House, the most senior member of the Executive Office of the U.S. President (since January 2013 Denis McDonough )
• Head of the Federal Chancellery, since December 17, 2013 Peter Altmaier
• Chefs de cabinet of the members of the European Commission
• In Switzerland, the German Chancellor Chief of Staff of the Bundesrat.

Chief of Staff of the military

In rods of large organizations and command authorities of the Chief of Staff for the management and coordination of staff work is responsible. He is in national rods usually the disciplinary superior of the officers of a rod.

Examples:

• Chief of General Staff (eg, the Great General Staff in Imperial Germany )
• Joint Chiefs of Staff, the name of the highest military advisory board of the Pentagon: Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Chief of Naval Operations and Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Chiefs of Staff Committee, the chief of staff of the British armed services
• Chief of the Defence Staff, the British Chief of Staff
• First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, at the same time Chief of Naval Staff (Chief of Naval Staff )
• Chief of the General Staff, the name of the Chief of Staff of the British Army since 1964
• Chief of the Imperial General Staff, the name of the Chief of Staff of the British Army 1908-1964
• Ramatkal, the name of the Israeli Chief of Staff

• Service position
• Service position ( NVA)