Talk:Surgeon General of the United States Army

message: I think Maj. Gen. Pollock should be removed from this list.  There are a number of instances where Surgeons General have had Acting Surgeons General fill in the gaps between the retirement of a former and the Senate Approval of the following.  During the period between Lt. Gen. Peake and Lt. Gen Kiley's Surgeon Generalships Maj. Gen. Joseph Webb was the Acting Surgeon General, but we don't list him.  Admittedly, Maj. Gen. Pollock assumed the position of Acting The Surgeon General (her correct title during the period) under extraordinary circumstances, but she still was not The Surgeon General, which requires Senate confirmation, and when the Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Schoomaker as Maj. Gen. Kiley's successor, Maj. Gen. Pollock reverted to the position of Deputy Surgeon General, which she retained until her retirement the following year.Eltrace (talk) 17:40, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: No doubt Pollock is there because of the "extraordinary circumstances" you mention, among which was that no female had even held the position of Acting SG before. I agree with the observation that it's inconsistent to not include other "acting" SGs, so I propose that they all be included in the list, with "Acting" substituted for the number at left, as is the case now for Pollock. (That will explain any gap in dates that will be apparent between SGs....) 143.85.18.26 (talk) 14:03, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Surgeons General of the U.S. Army and their precursors:  Acting The Surgeon General Pollock 

message: "On Thursday, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Major General Nadja Y. West to be promoted to lieutenant general and become the next United States Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command.  MG(P) West is currently serving as the Joint Staff Surgeon, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.  MG(P) West is a family medicine doctor who formerly served as the commander of Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, N.C. and went on to be the Commanding General, Europe Regional Medical Command.
To read more about her biography, visit http://www.jcs.mil/Leadership/ArticleView/tabid/3893/Article/572002/maj-gen-nadja-y-west.aspx"
Article about LTG Horoho stepping down. http://www.fayobserver.com/military/trailblazing-fayetteville-native-relinquishes-army-surgeon-general-post/article_7d2eac36-ad93-5478-a4ee-da62bb88e82e.html
Army.mil article. http://www.army.mil/article/159884/Maj__Gen__Nadja_West_confirmed_as_44th_Army_Surgeon_General/
WiiWillieWiki 23:51, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Surgeon General 

message: Should Acting Army Surgeon General Charles Richard who acted in 1918 be added? Gbawden (talk) 10:16, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: If there's a citation for it from a reliable secondary source, I don't see why not. Marking it as (acting) or with the typical colour used for acting officials would be in order, however. That being said, that would mean all acting surgeons general per the topmost section of this page would need to be added. Best to read that as well. SuperWIKI (talk) 13:25, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

text: Friends, I would recommend against trying to identify all those who have at some point served as Acting Surgeon General over the years.  Thomas Lawson accompanied Scott's Army during the Mexican-American War and someone in Washington DC was acting as The Surgeon General during that time.  But they weren't The Surgeon General, Lawson was.  This page is a list of people who have served as The Surgeon General.  It is an appointed position and serving in that capacity during an interim period does not make you the de facto Surgeon General of the Army.  I would recommend limiting the names on this list to those who have served in that appointed capacity.  Thanks for your consideration! Eltrace (talk) 20:41, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acting Surgeon General