Command Sergeant Major Michele S. Jones assumed command on October 28, 2002. Command Sergeant Major Jones is the principal enlisted advisor to the Chief, Army Reserve.

Jones entered the Army in 1982. She attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC, Advanced Individual Training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN.

Jones has held every key NCO position, to include squad leader, platoon sergeant, first sergeant and command sergeant major. She was the first woman to serve as class president at the United States Sergeants Major Academy (Class 48).

Additionally, she was selected by the Chief, Army Reserve, to serve as the U.S. Army Reserve representative for the Chief of Staff of the Army, Army Development System XXI Task Force and was subsequently chosen as the Core Team Leader for the Enlisted Personnel Management System section of the task force.

Her previous assignments include: Command Sergeant Major, 3d Battalion, 78th Regiment, Baltimore, MD; Instructor, Sergeant's Major Academy, Fort Bliss, TX; Acting Command Sergeant Major, 2d Battalion, 78th Regiment, Baltimore; First Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Battalion, 78th Regiment, Baltimore; Mobilization, Validation and Training Team NCOIC, Fort Bragg, NC; First Sergeant, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (Troop Program Unit), Fort Bragg; First Sergeant, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg; Senior Legal NCO, Fort Bragg; Legal Instructor, First United States Army, Fort Meade, MD; Legal NCO, 510th Theater Army Support Group, Fort Belvoir, VA; Legal Specialist, Fort Carson, CO.

Her overseas assignments include Hanau and Rhineberg, Germany, Honduras and Panama. She was called to active duty for Operations Desert Shield/Storm, Restore Hope, Provide Comfort, Joint Endeavor and Noble Eagle.

Jones' military education includes the Primary Leadership Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, Battle Staff Operations Course and the First Sergeant's Course. She is a graduate of the Instructor Training Course, Small Group Instructor Course, Civil Affairs Operations Course, Master Fitness Course, Retention NCO Basic and Advanced Courses and the Sergeants Major Course (Class 48).

She has an Associate of Arts Degree in General Studies and a Bachelor of Science Degree (Cum Laude) in Business Administration from Fayetteville State University. She is currently completing her Master of Arts in Management/International Relations.

Jones' awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with 3d Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (with 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster), Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (4th Oak Leaf Cluster), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device, and Numeral 4 affixed), Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (with Numeral 4), Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2), Army Service Ribbon, Army Parachutist Badge, German Army Forces Airborne Wings and Royal Thai Airborne Wings.

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