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That joint chief of staff military letter had me tripping....
posted ago by blueyedjonesy ago by blueyedjonesy +18 / -1

So in a search window I asked...."do military chiefs of staffs control the military"

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Congress abolished this authority in a 1953 amendment to the National Security Act. Today, the Joint Chiefs of Staff have no executive authority to command combatant forces.

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– theRealPizzabandit 2 points ago +2 / -0

I cannot vouch for their authority to do anything, but I can vouch for the memo being really sent out to DoD employees via official gov't email address.

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