On 21 February 2025, President Donald Trump dismissed Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, naming Caine as his nominee to replace him.[24][18] Speaking at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump said he had met Caine in Iraq in December 2018.[24] According to Trump, Caine told him, "I love you, sir. I think you're great, sir. I'll kill for you, sir."[9] Caine allegedly claimed that ISIS could be defeated in a week. Caine was said by Trump to have worn a MAGA hat, a detail disputed by his aides. According to The New York Times, Caine met with Trump and vice president JD Vance the week prior.[24] The Times later reported that Caine was considered for the position over Michael Kurilla, the commander of United States Central Command.[25] Title 10 of the United States Code requires the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be selected from the officers of the regular components of the armed forces and only if the officer had served as a combatant, unified, or specified commander, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the highest uniformed officer in one of the six military service branches, though that requirement may be waived if "necessary in the national interest."[24]
Caine's nomination was officially sent to the Senate on 10 March.[26] He testified before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on 1 April.[27] The Committee on Armed Services voted to advance his nomination 23–4 on 8 April.[28] Caine was confirmed on 11 April in a 60–25 vote.[29] He was promoted to a four-star general prior to the vote.[30] Caine was sworn in on 14 April.[31] He is the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to have never served at the rank of four-star general or four-star admiral before assuming the position[15] and the first to have been retired at the time of confirmation. Caine is the second retired general to serve as chairman after Maxwell Taylor in 1962, though Taylor was recalled to active duty the year prior, after retiring in 1959.[1] Caine is also the first chairman to have never served within the Joint Chiefs of Staff since Hugh Shelton in 1997[1] and the first Air National Guardsman to become chairman.[28]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Caine#Nomination_and_confirmationIf he's telling Hegseth it's wrong, you know it's really wrong.
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