<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Secretary of the Army </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Emblem of the Department of the Army </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Flag of the Secretary of the Army </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Incumbent Ryan McCarthy Acting since August 2, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Department of the Army </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Style </Th> <Td> Mister Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reports to </Th> <Td> Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Appointer </Th> <Td> The President with the advice and consent of the Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Term length </Th> <Td> No fixed term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Precursor </Th> <Td> Secretary of War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inaugural holder </Th> <Td> Kenneth Claiborne Royall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formation </Th> <Td> September 18, 1947 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succession </Th> <Td> 2nd in SecDef succession </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> The Under Secretary (principal civilian deputy) The Chief of Staff (military advisor and deputy) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Salary </Th> <Td> Level II of the Executive Schedule </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Official website </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Secretary of the Army </Th> </Tr>

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