Leslie C. Smith
Appearance
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Alma mater | Georgia Southern University (BBA) Central Michigan University (MS) National Defense University (MA) |
Lieutenant General Leslie C. Smith is a US Army lieutenant general currently serving as the 66th Inspector General of the US Army.[1]
Awards, Medals and Certification
Military Awards:[2]
- Defense Superior Service Medal
- Legion of Merit with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Bronze Star Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Army Commendation Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- National Defense Service Medal
- Armed Force Expeditionary Medal
- Southwest Asia Service Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Armed Forces Service Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- Army Service Ribbon
- Army Overseas Service Ribbon
- Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
- Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
- Army Meritorious Unit Ribbon
- Senior Parachutist Badge
- Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
- Army Staff Identification Badge
Educational Awards:
Career
From 1981 to 1985, L. C. Smith earned a BBA in Accounting from Georgia Southern University, then went on to get a MS in Accounting from Central Michigan University and then a Masters of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies from the National Defense University.[4]
When he graduated with a BBA in Accounting, he also commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer, and then assigned as a Chemical Army Officer. Lt General Smith has had inter-Army training which qualifies him for different roles. The official titles of training he has completed are:[5]
- Chemical Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
- Airborne School
- Jumpmaster School
- Command and General Staff College
- National War College
References
- ^ https://www.army.mil/article/202181/army_swears_in_promotes_new_inspector_general
- ^ http://www.militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=230102
- ^ http://www.alumni.georgiasouthern.edu/s/1544/bp/interior.aspx?sid=1544&gid=2&pgid=3373
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-smith-4a263711
- ^ https://www.ndia.org/events/2018/7/24/cbrn/speaker-biographies/smith