Chief Of The Staff Of The Salvation Army
The Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army is the officer who is second in command of the Army internationally, only behind the General, and is stationed at International Headquarters in London.
The office of Chief of the Staff was created in 1880 by General William Booth. The first officer to take the position was his son, Bramwell Booth, in 1881.
The Chief of the Staff also calls in the Commissioners of The Salvation Army to form a High Council to elect a new general.
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