Question

how did the reorganization act of 1947 change the us military? check all that apply. it created the position of secretary of defense to oversee military services. it abolished the departments of the army and navy and created the war department. it removed all of the cabinet seats formerly held by military branches. it created the department of the air force to defend the nations skies. it called for the creation of a cabinet department in charge of homeland security.

Explanation:

The Reorganization Act of 1947 created the position of secretary of defense to oversee military services and also created the Department of the Air Force to defend the nation's skies. It did not abolish the Departments of the Army and Navy to create the War Department (the War Department already existed before and was re - organized in other ways), did not remove all cabinet seats held by military branches, and did not call for a cabinet department in charge of homeland security (homeland security as a concept and department came much later).

Answer:

It created the position of secretary of defense to oversee military services.
It created the Department of the Air Force to defend the nation's skies.