U.S. Army Geospatial Center

For 250 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has accomplished its missions to serve the nation, its Armed Forces and its citizens. USACE’s history is America’s history.

In celebration of America's 250th, we are asking a series of questions about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers every Friday until Independence Day. Think you know the answer? Let us know in the comments! Each Monday we will provide the answer in the comments. Today's question:

In the current era, most Army officers who serve as Chief of Engineers do so for stints of approximately 4 years, but such regularity hasn’t always been the case. Roughly how long were the tenures of the longest- and the briefest-serving Chiefs of Engineers?

A. 9 years vs. 14 months
B. 14 years vs. 364 days
C. 19 years vs. 3 days
D. 25 years vs. 1 day