inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily. 2. occupied with or skilled in criticism. 3. involving skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc.; judicial: a critical analysis. 4. of or relating to critics or criticism:
The Commander-in-Chief of the United States military is the President of the United States. This is pursuant to Article II, Section 2, Clause I of the Constitution which states that The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States.... the US President.
Practically, the sitting president, as Commander In Chief, has the highest military authority. However, in 1976, President Gerald Ford posthumously awarded George Washingtonâ¦ with the rank of General of The Armies of The United States, stating that he would forever outrank all officers past, present, and future. So technically, he has the highest rank of any American.