born ▁ 1 9 3 2 ) ▁Susan ▁M . ▁Butler ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 8 ), ▁Australian ▁lex ic ograph er <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Jordan ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁( J AF ) ▁( , ▁Al - Qu w at ▁Al - Mus alla ha ▁Al - U rd uni y ya ), ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁ ▁Arab ▁Army ▁( , ▁Al - J ay sh ▁Al - A rab i ), ▁are ▁the ▁military ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Hash em ite ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Jordan . ▁They ▁consist ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁forces , ▁air ▁force , ▁and ▁n avy ▁and ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Jordan ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁The ▁current ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff ▁is ▁Major ▁General ▁You sef ▁H une iti , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁King ' s ▁military ▁advis er . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁organized ▁army ▁in ▁Jordan ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁" Mobile ▁Force ". ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁only ▁had ▁ 1 5 0 ▁men ▁in ▁its ▁ranks . ▁On ▁its ▁third ▁anni versary ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁force ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Arab ▁Leg ion , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁men . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Jordan ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁state ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁Arab ▁Leg ion ▁number