The Joint Chiefs of Staff

The joint chiefs of staff is a statutory body, which you can find in title ten, section one 51 of the us. Code. It's not to be confused with the joint staff, which is a military staff much like you'd find in any organization. And that joint staff advises the chairman and the vice chairman on all issues across the military that involvepe ational matters. But since the 19 86 gold water nichols act, the chairman is not in the chain of command.