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What is the Chain of Command for the US?

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President
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense.
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security
Following the last position above would be the top military commander/s. (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & Secretaries of the Army, Navy, & Air Force.)

The US Govt. does not have a "Chain of Command" because it is not a military structure. It's actually called the "Order of Succession", a government term, and is commonly confused with the Military term "Chain of Command". The Chain of Command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed within a military unit and between different units.

Example:

Army Chain of Command

Commander-in-Chief
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Army
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff US Army
Army Chief of Staff
TRADOC Commander
Accessions Command Commander
Cadet Command Commander
4th Brigade Commander
Sergeant Major Of The Army
TRADOC CSM
Accessions Command CSM
Cadet Command CSM
4th Brigade CSM

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Philip

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