The General Commandings-Retired is a group of past international leaders that are still in our ranks to provide support through advice, leadership, and expertise. Each one brings a different aspect of the history of the Patriarchs Militant and are highly considered as mentors to others.
| General and Year | Commander-in-Chief | |
|---|---|---|
 | General Gayle N. Snowden 1992-1993 | General Lloyd D. Shelvey * |
| General Clement H. Olson 1993-1994 | General Charles E. Worrell, Sr. |
| General Donald C. Brooking 2001-2002 | General Harry V. Lohman |
| General Ralph A. Carman 2004-2005 | General C. LaVaughn Lawson * |
 | General Bob Leib, Sr. 2005-2006 | General Michael W. Dutton |
 | General Jack L. Reasoner 2006-2007 | General Robert J. Robbins |
 | General Donald E. McLaren 2007-2008 | General Richard S. Kim |
 | General Robert D. Vickrey 2008-2009 | General Richard G. Proulx |
 | General Joseph M. Strausser 2009-2010 | General Paul J. Cuminale |
 | General John H. Reynolds 2010-2011 | General George L. Glover, III |
 | General John C. Beebe, III 2011-2012 | General Delmar L. Burns |
 | General Jerald T. Sarnes 2012-2013 | General Charles L. Renninger |
 | General K. D. Toney 2013-2014 | General Robert W. Smith * |
 | General Donald R. Thomas 2014-2015 | General Jimmy C. Humphrey |
 | General Emil R. Suder 2015-2016 | General Danny M. Wood |
 | General Dan E. Mathews 2016-2017 | General W. Larry Ferguson |
 | General Richard L. Lasswell 2017-2018 | General John A. Miller, Sr. |
* – Denotes that the leader has passed away.