
Traditionally, the post doesn't require Senate confirmation, but it's still unclear whether that will change since McMaster is a three-star general taking on a new assignment, The Associated Press reported. He's the first active-duty officer to serve in the role since Colin Powell, then a three-star general, assumed the job in President Ronald Reagan's final two years in office. Army Training and Doctrine Command, based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia.

military who most recently served as director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center and deputy commanding general at U.S.

He's known as a strategic thinker within the U.S.

McMaster has been selected to serve as national security adviser to the Trump administration.
