List of United States Space Force four-star generals

There has currently been only 1 four-star general in the history of the United States Space Force. He achieved that rank while on active duty via unilateral service transfer, and received his commission via the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC).

List of generals

The following lists of four-star generals are sortable by last name, date of rank. The date listed is that of the officer's first promotion to admiral, and may differ from the officer's entry in the U.S. Space Force register. The year commissioned is taken to be the year the officer was commissioned which may precede the officer's actual date of commission by up to two years. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty position held while serving at four-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

# Name Photo Date of rank Position Yrs Commission YC Notes
1raymondJohn W. Raymond 2019-12-2025 Oct 2016   4 1984 (AFROTC)32(born 1962)[2]

Timeline

Four-star positions

See also

2019 – present

The modern rank of general was established by the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, which authorized the President to designate certain positions of importance to carry that rank. Officers appointed to such positions bear temporary four-star rank while so serving, and are allowed to retire at that rank if their performance is judged satisfactory.[3] The total number of active-duty four-star generals in the Air Force is limited to a fixed percentage of the number of Air Force general officers serving at all ranks.[4]

Within the Space Force, the chief of space operations (CSO) is a four-star generals by statute. Other four-star generals can occupy positions of designated importance; including the vice chief of space operations (VCSO) and North American aerospace defense (NORAD).

The Space Force also competes with the other services for a number of joint four-star positions, such as the chairman (CJCS) and vice chairman (VJCS) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Other joint four-star positions have included unified combatant commanders, sub-unified combatant commands, and certain NATO staff positions.

References
  1. Held this four-star position(s) while serving in the U.S. Air Force.
  2. Served 35 years in the U.S. Air Force before being unilaterally transferred to the Space Force
  3. 10 USC 601, Positions of importance and responsibility: generals and lieutenant generals; admirals and vice admirals
  4. 10 USC 525, Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades
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