Michele S. Jones | |
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![]() Command Sergeant Major Michele S. Jones | |
Born | [1] Randallstown, Maryland, United States[2] | 24 November 1962
Allegiance | United States |
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Years of service | 1982–2007[3] |
Rank | Command Sergeant Major |
Michele S. Jones is the first woman in the United States Army Reserve to reach the position of command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve.[4] She is the first female non-commissioned officer to serve in the highest enlisted position of a component of the U.S. Army, active or reserve, and was at one time the highest-ranking African-American female enlisted person in any branch of the United States military, as well as the highest-ranking enlisted African American in the Army Reserve.[5]
Jones serves as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense.
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