General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps
Is General Amos a Mormon--of course he is. He comes from southern Idaho, went to the University of Idaho, is known to be very reserved and in need of a personality. He is a closet Mormon--and there is nothing wrong with that. Look at him; he is a prototype quintessential Mormon.
General James F. Amos became the Commandant of the Marine Corps on 22 October 2010.
General Amos
The highest command is Headquarters Marine Corps. The highest person in that command is the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC). The current CMC is General James F. Amos.
The Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) : four star General James F. Amos .
The Commander-in-Chief in the US Military is the President of the United States. That applies to all of the services. The Joint Chiefs of Staff report to the President and take orders from him.
General Amos began his service in 1970 (42 years ago) as a Naval Aviator. He assumed command of Marine Air Base Squadron 24 in 1985 (27 years ago).
Currently? Five. James Cartwright, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff James Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps James F. Amos, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Robert Magnus, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps James Mattis, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, U.S. Joint Forces Command Historically? 62 (Sixty-Two) Here is the list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_four-star_generals
James F. Amos on 22 October 2010.
It spends about 8.5% of the DOD budget and provides 31% of the Ground Operating Forces, 12% of the fighter and attack aircraft and 19% of the US attack helicopters. (General James Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps on 8 February 2011.)
The current Commandant is General James F. Amos since 2010.