United States Secretary of the Army

United States Secretary of the Army
Seal of the U.S. Department of the Army
Flag of the secretary[1]
Incumbent Mark Averill Acting since January 20, 2025
United States Department of the Army
Style	Mr. Secretary
Reports to	United States Secretary of Defense
Appointer	President of the United States with Senate advice and consent
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 of the Army Chief of Staff of the Army
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. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2019-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ↑ ""US CODE: Title 10,3013. Secretary of the Army"". Retrieved September 22, 2007.
3. ↑ ""Kenneth Claiborne Royall"". Retrieved September 22, 2007.