re: The President of Chad has died....in battle

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Madison led soldiers in battle while President

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Civilian control of the military is something that took time to be codified into the U.S. tradition. I know that SecDef must be a civilian, or be provided with a Congressional waiver if they are still in the military. That’s a law that came about in the 1940s.

I don’t know for sure if the president has to be a civilian now, but I would assume so.