United States Secretary of the Army

United States Secretary of the Army
Seal of the Department
Flag of the Secretary[1]
Incumbent Christine Wormuth since May 27, 2021
United States Department of the Army
Style	Mr. Secretary
Reports to	Secretary of Defense
Appointer	The President with the advice and consent of the Senate
Term length	No fixed term
Precursor	Secretary of War
Formation	September 18, 1947
First holder	Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Succession	2nd in SecDef succession
Deputy	Under Secretary (principal civilian deputy) Chief of Staff (military advisor and deputy)
Salary	Executive Schedule, level II
Website	Official website

The United States Secretary of the Army is a civilian office within the Department of Defense with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications, and financial management. Nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the Secretary of the Army is a non-Cabinet position serving under the Secretary of Defense.^[2] This position was created September 18, 1947, when the Department of War became the Department of the Army and made a branch of the new Department of Defense.^[3]

1. ↑ http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r840_10.pdf Archived June 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, accessed on January 4, 2012.
2. ↑ ""US CODE: Title 10,3013. Secretary of the Army"". Retrieved September 22, 2007.
3. ↑ ""Kenneth Claiborne Royall"". Retrieved September 22, 2007.