Well, a Congress. Certainly not the current one. The
Continental Congress unanimously elected Henry Knox "Colonel of the Regiment of Artillery" on November 17, 1775. The regiment formally entered service on January 1, 1776. And, I would note, the artillery is the only
Federal branch (of any service) to have been in continuous existence since the Founding. The militias have their own claims.
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