After a variety of postwar assignments, including command of a second submarine named Trigger, Captain Beach served as naval aide to President Eisenhower from 1953 to 1957.
"He now has all the authorities bestowed on the president by the Constitution," Mr. Shoukry said of Mr. Suleiman in an interview, including command of the military.
But the president, who leads the opposition Freedom Party, is elected separately and has broad powers, including command of the armed forces.
During his career as an artilleryman, he held various appointments in Canada and Germany, including command of the 5e Régiment d'Artillerie Légère du Canada in Quebec.
After tours of duty in the field, including command of an infantry battalion in South Korea, he spent four years in the Pentagon under President Jimmy Carter, followed by a year as a senior aide in the Energy Department.
Philip made his brother rector Orientis, an executive position with extraordinary powers, including command of the armies in the Eastern provinces.
But Medvedev will be a less influential prime minister than Putin, who has remained Russia's dominant leader for the last four years even though the presidency has much more power, including command of the armed forces.
Those include command of military operations, legal immunities for civilian contractors and the authority to detain prisoners.
Promoted to major general, his command responsibilities were quickly expanded to include command of troops in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, western Pennsylvania and western Virginia as well.
Petraeus came into the CIA job after a highly decorated Army career that included command of the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, which made him one of the most venerated officers of his generation.
