Brigadier General William T. Nesbitt
Director, NGB-J3
Brigadier General William T. Nesbitt is the Assistant Adjutant General-Army and also serves as the commander of the Georgia Army National Guard. General Nesbitt’s military career began in February 1966 when he was drafted into the United States Army. He completed basic training at Fort Benning, GA, and Infantry Advanced Individual Training at Fort Ord, CA. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in January 1967 after completion of Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning. Following completion of the US Army Special Forces Officer’s Course at Ft Bragg, NC, he was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in the Republic of Vietnam. General Nesbitt entered the Georgia Army National Guard in June 1973. Prior to his current assignment, he was assigned as Commander of the 48th Brigade (Rear). As Acting Commander, he was responsible for the readiness and training of the portion of the Brigade that did not deploy to Bosnia. Previously, BG Nesbitt served as Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Georgia Army National Guard.