Pub. L. 84-1028, tit. 10, subtit. A, pt. II, ch. 43, sec. 743
Rank: Chief of Staff of the Army; Chief of Naval Operations; Chief of Staff of the Air Force
§ 743. Rank: Chief of Staff of the Army; Chief of Naval Operations; Chief of Staff of the Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force rank among themselves according to dates of appointment to those offices, and rank above all other officers on the active list of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, except the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.