The position Chief of Army was introduced in 1937 and the current form in 2014.

The CA would under the King in Council exercise the highest military leadership of the Land Defense (Swedish: Lantförsvaret).

Instead, the post Chief of Army Command (Swedish: Chefen för arméledningen) was created at the then newly instituted Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.

Most of the duties of the Chief of Army Command were transferred to the newly instituted post of "Inspector General of the Army" (Swedish: generalinspektören för armén).

[6] Tasks of the Chief of Army:[7] The command flag of the Chief of Army is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand by the Kedja studio, Heraldica.