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According to the United States Constitution, the President of the United States is commander-in-chief of all federal military forces. The first commander-in-chief was George Washington, the first president of the United States. As of 2009, the commander-in-chief is Barack Obama.
The US Constitution states: "The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."
This means that the president of the US has ultimate authority over all military forces of the United States.
The reason a president of the US is required to be a civilian, according to the Constitution, was to prevent corruption and autocracy. In other words, none of the founding fathers wanted a military head-of-state, exercising control by force over the separate states of the Union. In addition, they felt that a civilian, even though possibly ex-military, would exercise more judicious control over military matters.
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∙ 14y agoThe current Commander-in-Chief of the United States is President Barack Obama.
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