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IOTL, the 5-star general rank in the US has generally been considered primarily ceremonial and for distinguished wartime leadership. There was a push by some Air Force officers to make Curtis LeMay (commander of SAC) a 5-star general in the '50s, but it was never seriously considered. How might this be changed? In other words, how might the 5-star rank be integrated into the standard US rank structure, say as the rank of a Chief of Staff or possibly the commander of a combat command such as CINCPAC or the commander of SAC?
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