haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪn pɹˈæktɪs ðɪs həznɑːt bˌɪn ðə kˈeɪs; ʌv ˈeɪtiːn ɐpˈɔɪntiːz, nˈaɪn hɐvbɪn fɹʌmðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, fˈaɪv fɹʌmðə nˈeɪvi ænd fˈoːɹ fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs.
However, in practice this has not been the case; of eighteen appointees, nine have been from the Army, five from the Navy and four from the Air Force.