The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army (VCSA) is the principal advisor and assistant to the Army Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff of the United States Army

The Chief of Staff of the Army is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Army, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the Army; and is in...

, the second-highest ranking officer in the US Army. He handles the day to day administration of the Army bureaucracy, freeing the Chief of Staff to attend to the interservice responsibilities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Joint Chiefs of Staff is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, the National Security Council and the President on military matters...

. By statute, the Vice Chief of Staff is appointed as a four-star general

General (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. General ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps does not have an...

 while so serving. He is the Army's designated representative to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council

Joint Requirements Oversight Council

Part of the United States Department of Defense acquisition process, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council reviews programs designated as JROC interest and supports the acquisition review process in accordance with law...

 (JROC). When the Chief of Staff is incapacitated, the Vice Chief serves as acting Chief.

The Senior Leadership of the United States Army consists of two civilians - the United States Secretary of the Army

United States Secretary of the Army

The Secretary of the Army is a civilian official within the Department of Defense of the United States of America with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and...

 and the United States Under Secretary of the Army

United States Under Secretary of the Army

The United States Under Secretary of the Army is the second-highest ranking civilian official of the United States Department of the Army, serving directly under the United States Secretary of the Army...

 - and two military officers - the Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Chief of Staff of the United States Army

The Chief of Staff of the Army is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Army, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the Army; and is in...

 and the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army.

Under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of the Army, the Vice Chief of Staff assists the Chief of Staff on missions and functions related to auditing, inspector general, legislative, and public affairs. The Vice Chief of Staff also assists the Chief of Staff in the management of Army installations and facilities. The Vice Chief of Staff represents the Army at the Office of the Secretary of Defense

Office of the Secretary of Defense

The Office of the Secretary of Defense is a headquarters-level staff of the Department of Defense of the United States of America. It is the principal civilian staff element of the Secretary of Defense, and it assists the Secretary in carrying out authority, direction and control of the Department...

 in areas relating to the Vice Chief of Staff's responsibility and Army capabilities, requirements, policy, plans, and programs in Joint fora. The incumbent Vice Chief of Staff is General Peter Chiarelli

Peter W. Chiarelli

Peter W. Chiarelli is a United States Army General who is serving as the 32nd and current Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. He previously served as commander, Multi-National Corps—Iraq under General George W. Casey, Jr. He assumed his current assignment on August 4, 2008...

.

While serving as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff/Vice Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, Chief of Navy Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Army/Air Force Chief of Staff,Commander of a unified or specified combatant command, basic pay is $20,263.50 per month or $220,263.50 a year plus allowances granted to officers.

List of Vice Chiefs of Staff

Number	Photo	Name	From	To
1		LTG (GEN) J. Lawton Collins J. Lawton Collins Joseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins was a General in the United States Army. During World War II, he served in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations. His elder brother, James Lawton Collins, was also in the army as a Major General...	1947	1949
2		GEN Wade H. Haislip Wade H. Haislip Wade Hampton Haislip was a United States Army four star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1949 to 1951.-Military career:...	1949	1951
3		GEN John E. Hull John E. Hull General John Edwin Hull was a U.S. Army general, former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, commanded Far East Command from 1953–1955 and the U.S. Army, Pacific from 1948-1949. He served in both world wars and was a contemporary of General George Marshall and General Omar Bradley...	1951	1953
4		GEN Charles L. Bolte Charles L. Bolte General Charles Lawrence Bolte was a U.S. Army general and World War I and World War II veteran.-Military career:...	1953	1955
5		GEN Williston B. Palmer Williston B. Palmer Williston Birkhimer Palmer was a United States Army four star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1955 to 1957; Deputy Commander in Chief, United States European Command from 1957 to 1959; and was the first Director of Military Assistance, 1959 to 1962. His...	1955	1957
6		GEN Lyman L. Lemnitzer	1957	1959
7		GEN George H. Decker	1959	1960
8		GEN Clyde D. Eddleman Clyde D. Eddleman Clyde Davis Eddleman was a United States Army four star general who served as Commander, U.S. Army Europe from 1959 to 1960, and as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1960 to 1962.-Military career:...	1960	1962
9		GEN Barksdale Hamlett Barksdale Hamlett Barksdale Hamlett, Jr. was a United States Army four-star general who served as commandant of the American sector of Berlin during the 1958 Berlin crisis and as vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1964...	1962	1964
10		GEN Creighton W. Abrams, Jr.	1964	1967
11		GEN Ralph E. Haines Jr.	1967	1968
12		GEN Bruce Palmer, Jr. Bruce Palmer, Jr. Bruce Palmer, Jr., was a noted United States Army General and acting Chief of Staff of the United States Army from July to October 1972.-Career Summary:Palmer was born in Austin, Texas...	1968	1973
13		GEN Alexander M. Haig Jr. Alexander Haig Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr. was a United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford...	January 1973	May 1973
14		GEN Frederick C. Weyand Frederick C. Weyand Frederick Carlton Weyand was a U.S. Army General. Weyand was the last commander of US military operations in the Vietnam War from 1972–1973, and served as the 28th US Army Chief of Staff from 1974-1976.-Early career:...	1973	1974
15		GEN Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. Walter Thomas Kerwin, Jr. was a United States Army four star general who served as Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command , 1973; Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command from 1973 to 1974; and Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army from 1974 to 1978...	1974	1978
16		GEN Frederick J. Kroesen	1978	1979
17		GEN John W. Vessey, Jr.	1979	1982
18		GEN John A. Wickham, Jr. John A. Wickham, Jr. General John Adams Wickham was United States Army Chief of Staff from 1983 to 1987.He graduated in 1950 from the United States Military Academy...	1982	1983
19		GEN Maxwell R. Thurman Maxwell R. Thurman Maxwell Reid Thurman was a U.S. Army general, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and former commander of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command....	1983	1987
20		GEN Arthur E. Brown	1987	1989
21		GEN Robert W. RisCassi Robert W. RisCassi Robert William RisCassi is a retired United States Army four star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1989 to 1990; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S...	1989	1990
22		GEN Gordon R. Sullivan Gordon R. Sullivan General Gordon Russell Sullivan is a retired Army general officer, who served as the 32nd Chief of Staff of the United States Army and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.-Background and education:...	1990	1991
23		GEN Dennis J. Reimer	1991	1993
24		GEN J. H. Binford Peay III	1993	1994
25		GEN John H. Tilelli	1994	1995
26		GEN Ronald H. Griffith Ronald H. Griffith Ronald Houston Griffith is a retired United States Army four star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1995 to 1997.-Military career:...	1995	1997
27		GEN William W. Crouch William W. Crouch General William Wright Crouch is a retired United States Army four star general, and former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army.-Military career:...	1997	1998
28		GEN Eric K. Shinseki	1998	1999
29		GEN John M. Keane	June 22, 1999	October 16, 2003
30		GEN George W. Casey, Jr. George William Casey Jr. George William Casey, Jr. is a former United States Army four-star general who last served as the 36th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from April 10, 2007 to April 11, 2011...	October 17, 2003	June 23, 2004
31		GEN Richard A. Cody Richard A. Cody Richard A. Cody is a retired United States Army general who served as the 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from June 24, 2004 to July 31, 2008. He retired from the Army on August 1, 2008.-Early life and career:...	June 24, 2004	July 31, 2008
32		GEN Peter W. Chiarelli Peter W. Chiarelli Peter W. Chiarelli is a United States Army General who is serving as the 32nd and current Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. He previously served as commander, Multi-National Corps—Iraq under General George W. Casey, Jr. He assumed his current assignment on August 4, 2008...	August 4, 2008	Incumbent