# What is the highest ranking officer in the US military likely to be in front-line combat?

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**Created:** [November 18, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-ranking-officer-in-the-us-military-likely-to-be-in-front-line-combat/954548 "2021-11-18T03:55:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-ranking-officer-in-the-us-military-likely-to-be-in-front-line-combat/954548/10 "2021-11-18T09:34:41Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> I think I may have asked this before but I cannot find it. So…

Was it [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-military-rank-that-gets-its-hands-dirty/146419) one?

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