Jack L. Tilley
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 SMA Jack L. Tilley |
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| Born | December 3, 1948 Vancouver, Washington |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1966-1969 1971-2004 |
| Rank |  Sergeant Major of the Army |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star with V Device Meritorious Service Medal (2) Army Commendation Medal (3) Army Achievement Medal(3) Presidential Unit Citation |
Jack L. Tilley was sworn in as the 12th Sergeant Major of the Army on June 23, 2000 and served until January 15, 2004.
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[edit] Early life
Tilley was born in Vancouver, Washington, on December 3, 1948.
[edit] Military career
He entered the U.S. Army in November 1966 and attended basic training at Fort Lewis, Washington, and advanced individual training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Following tours in Vietnam and Fort Benning, Georgia, SMA Tilley left the Army for two years before enlisting again in September 1971.
He held a variety of important positions culminating in his assignment as the Sergeant Major of the Army. He previously held the senior enlisted position as Senior Enlisted Leader of the United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Other assignments he held as Command Sergeant Major were 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry, Fort Knox, 194th Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Bad Kreuznach, Germany and United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Arlington, Virginia.
Throughout his 36-year career, SMA Tilley held every key leadership position including tank commander, section leader, drill sergeant, platoon sergeant, senior instructor, operations sergeant and first sergeant. His military education includes the First Sergeants Course and the Sergeants Major Academy. He is also a graduate of the basic airborne course, drill sergeant school and master gunner's course.
Jack is currently Senior Instructor, Operations Sergeant And First Sergeant at Oak Grove Technologies in Falls Church VA
[edit] Awards and decorations
 Parachutist Badge |
 Army Staff Identification Badge |
 Drill Sergeant Identification Badge |
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Defense Superior Service Medal |
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Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters |
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Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device |
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Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster |
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Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster |
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Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters |
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Presidential Unit Citation |
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Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
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Valorous Unit Award |
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Superior Unit Award |
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Army Good Conduct Medal |
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National Defense Service Medal with award star |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal |
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Vietnam Service Medal with two award stars |
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Armed Forces Service Medal |
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NCO Professional Education Ribbon with award numeral 4 |
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Army Service Ribbon |
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Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 2 |
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Vietnam Campaign Medal |
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United Nations Medal |
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Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.army.mil/leaders/leaders/sma/former/tilley.html".
The Sergeants Major of the Army, Daniel K. Elder, Center of Military History, United States Army Washington, D.C. 2003.
[edit] External links
Media related to Jack L. Tilley at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by Robert E. Hall |
Sergeant Major of the Army 2000—2004 |
Succeeded by Kenneth O. Preston |
