. . . "Army"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1079503048"^^ . . . . . "9650"^^ . . . . . . "New Zealand Army Logo.png"@en . . "Chief of Army (CA) is the effective commander of the New Zealand Army, responsible to the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) for raising, training and sustaining those forces necessary to meet agreed government outputs. The CA acts as principal advisor to the CDF on Army matters, though for operations the Army's combat units fall under the command of the Land Component Commander, Joint Forces New Zealand. The rank associated with the position is major general, and CAs are generally appointed on a three-year term."@en . . . . . . "Chief of Army (CA) is the effective commander of the New Zealand Army, responsible to the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) for raising, training and sustaining those forces necessary to meet agreed government outputs. The CA acts as principal advisor to the CDF on Army matters, though for operations the Army's combat units fall under the command of the Land Component Commander, Joint Forces New Zealand. The rank associated with the position is major general, and CAs are generally appointed on a three-year term. The position was originally formed as Commandant and General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Military Forces in 1910, changing to Chief of the General Staff in 1937 and, finally, CA in 2002. Major General , the incumbent CA, has held the post since 1 September 2018."@en . . . . "Three years,"@en . . . . . . "renewable"@en . . . . . . "CA"@en . "1910-12-07"^^ . . . . "Maj Gen Sir Alexander Godley"@en . . . . . . . . . "Chief"@en . . . . "2018-09-01"^^ . . "43123308"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Chief of Army (New Zealand)"@en . . . . .