Why is the president called "Commander in Chief" and NOT "Commander AND Chief" ?
Commander-in-chief basically means "Supreme Commander" or "The guy who is in charge of everybody else". It's a title for the highest authority in a nation's military; in the US, that is the president.
Why does US President have the Commander in Chief title when he has zero knowledge about the military? Does the President attend battles himself?
The Constitution specifies that the President shall be commander in chief of the armed forces. This was done deliberately to ensure that the country could repel an invasion expeditiously - if the British are invading, there's not time to call Congress into session and seek their views on the appropriate deployment strategy for tea destruction!As a corollary, civilian control of the military is paramount in the U.S., which is a measure intended to prevent military coups. The highest-ranking military officers take orders from civilians, so they're far less likely to try to seize power.The President certainly doesn't attend battles himself, but it's laughable to suggest that any President has "zero" knowledge of the military. Even Presidents with no military experience receive briefings from the best military staffs in the world, and many, many Presidents have served in the armed forces themselves! Dwight Eisenhower was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War 2 - would you suggest that he had "zero knowledge" about the military?
President commander in chief?
For starters the United States Constitution put a civilian in charge of the military to provide the checks and balances. The Congress gives their support to the Military by giving the taxpayers $ to fund the military and the equipment they need. They, the congress, do not dictate the moves and decisions. The President is the Commander in Chief of the military and his Secretary of Defense is part of his cabinet. I found this list: Presidents with no military experience John Adams Thomas Jefferson John Quincy Adams Martin Van Bur en Grover Cleveland William Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt Bill Clinton Add: Barack Obama The list was put together during the last Bush administration. See: http://www.heptune.com/preslist.html#Mil... for the Presidents serving during our wars and for the Presidents serving during our wars but saw no action. Map
Why do you call the President of USA, Commander in Chief with no army experience?
He is just what it says. He is Commander in Chief of the Military, and has the Joint Chiefs of Staff as his advisers. He sets political and military goals and objectives and the Joint Chiefs advise him on the best way to do it. The President in WWII never served either. Yet he led the US to defeat both Germany and Japan.What the CinC does is set strategy, for example the Germany First strategy in WWII, that all resources would go to defeating Germany first and only those necessary to hold Japan in check would be sent to the Pacific. Due to the US industrial might and political considerations it did not work out that way entirely.The Invasions of Africa, Sicily, and Italy were all made by FDR in concert with Churchill, after confering with their respective military advisors and staffs.Think of the CinC as the CEO. He sets policy and the objectives of the company, the lets his VPs guide the various parts of the company to carry things out to achieve the goals, from production to marketing and sales to distribution and retail.
Who is the current commander-in-chief of the military?
Obama. The President is the commander-in-chief.
Can the President of the United States as Commander in Chief overrule a military Courts Martial finding?
Yes, absolutely. The President is commander in chief. Each court martial decision is approved ultimately by a flag officer (admiral or general). The President has the authority to call up a court martial decision and revered or disapprove of a guilty finding and can also reduce the sentence. I would suggest that the President cannot reverse an acquittal or increase the punishment.
Which president was the first commander in chief of the us army and navy?
The Navy (known as the Continental Navy at that time) was born on October 13, 1775 by act of the Continental Congress. However, ...the Department of the Navy was not formally created until April 30, 1798. Technically, since George Washington was President and Commander-in-Chief from 1789 to 1797, he never commanded the "United States" Navy, ...only the Continental Navy. Splitting of very minute hairs, I realize. Therefore, the technically correct answer to your question is John Adams, 2nd President of the United States, 1797 - 1801.
What is the power of the Indian president as the commander in chief?
The true "Power" of the President of India as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces is literally "ZERO"He cannot take any decision by himself. The actual decision has to come from the Council of Ministers from the Parliament, which makes the Prime Minister truly powerful.The President of India is just the de jure head of the country, but the de facto head is always the Prime Minister.The only good thing is that all the decisions are taken in the President's name, but also, all the decisions are made by the PM.If the PM doesn't want a War or doesn't want Peace, the President has to obey him in both the cases. So, the President is just a rubber-stamp of the PM.Left - Pranab Mukherjee, the President of IndiaRight - Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India[1] Image credits from the website of 'The Hindu' newspaper
What does it mean that the President is the commander in chief?
Except for 3 or 4 replies, you all got it right, pretty much. While correct that the term is in reference to the armed forces, a perfect answer would make explicit the corollary: the Commander in Chief is NOT the commander of the civilian population of this country. Nothing offends this military brat more than people who refer to the President as "my" commander in chief, with the implication of owing fealty to him.