Inspector General of the United States Army
The Office of the Inspector General is designed to be an impartial and neutral inspection service for the branches of the armed services in the United States.
History
the first Inspector General was Augustin de la Balme. 1777, who was made inspector-general of the cavalry of the United States of America and Philippe-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Tronson Du Coudray as "Inspector General of Ordnance and Military Stores" during the United States Revolutionary War.
The first inspector general was Thomas Conway Next, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was selected by Washington.
The position continued, variously merged with, commanding or being commanded by the Adjutant General of the United States Army until after the United States Civil War, when it was formally established as an office equivalent to other Army departments.
Within the United States Armed Forces, the position of inspector general is normally part of the personal staff serving a general or flag officer in a command position. The inspector general's office functions in two ways. To a certain degree they are ombudsmen for their branch of service. However, their primary function is to ensure the combat readiness of subordinate units in their command.
It has grown progressively larger and larger over the years.
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