Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, the incumbent Chief of Army, has held the post since 2 July 2022.

[2] Experience soon showed that the position concentrated more power than the Ministers for Defence—of whom there were twelve in as many years in 1901–1913—liked.

[4] In 1904, Minister for Defence Anderson Dawson commissioned a report which recommended a similar system for Australia, with a board consisting of four military members, the minister, and a finance member.

[9] Reflecting this change from a staff to a command role, the post was renamed Chief of Army in 1997.

[10] The following table lists all those who have held the post of Chief of Army or its preceding positions.