Samuel Nicholas.
the president is the commander in chief of all military forces but there is a commandant of the marine corps and he/she is the highest ranked officer on active duty the last one i knew was general Michael hagee but im sure it changed now
Samuel Nicholas was the First Commandant of the Marine Corps. He along with Robert Mullen created the Marine Corps
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Brigadier General Archibald Henderson who held the position of Commandant of the Marine Corps for 38 years and served in the Corps for 53 years. He lived in the same house for 38 years at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington DC that he forgot that it was property of the US Government and willed it to his heirs.
Enlisted - Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps . Officer - Commandant of the Marine Corps .
General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps
From 1775 to the present (January 2010), there have been 34 Commandants of the Marine Corps. The first Commandant of the Marine Corps was Samuel Nichols. The current Commandant of the Marine Corps is Gen James T. Conway (since November 14, 2006). See related links for more information about and a list of Commandants of the Marine Corps.
Major General Wendell Cushing Neville served as the 14th Commandant from 5 March 1929 until 8 July 1930.
Some consider it to have been Archibald Sommers who was the first Sergeant Major in the Marine Corp and received that rank on 1 January 1801. The first to hold the billet of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was Wilbur Bestwick from 23 May 1957 until 31 August 1959.
Archibald Henderson is credited with thwarting attempts by President Andrew Jackson to combine the Marine Corps with the Army in 1829.
Captain and Major.
Anthony Gale, the fourth Commandant of the Marine Corps.
The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps was created in 1936.
Samuel Nicholas was the First Commandant of the Marine Corps. He along with Robert Mullen created the Marine Corps
the president is the commander in chief of all military forces but there is a commandant of the marine corps and he/she is the highest ranked officer on active duty the last one i knew was general Michael hagee but im sure it changed now
James F. Amos on 22 October 2010.