The Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College is the highest-ranking official at the United States Army's Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, installation. The position is similar to the West Point Superintendent and is roughly equivalent to the chancellor or president of an American civilian university. Since 1976, the commandant has been a Lieutenant General (three stars) and is also in charge of the United States Army Combined Arms Center which includes other training organizations at Fort Leavenworth. The General Staff College, which is a graduate school, trains a high number of United States Army field officers, many of whom go on to become general officers. The college is part of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

List of commandants

The college has the following list of commandants. There were also breaks during the Spanish–American War and World War I. School of Application for Cavalry and Infantry United States Infantry and Cavalry School General Service and Staff College United States Infantry and Cavalry School Army School of the Line Command and General Staff School Command and General Staff College